This page contains key outcome data for the Soil Science Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $46,000 (Rank: 100 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $30,000
- Unemployment Rate: 0.40% (Rank: 1 of 171)
- Percent Female: 26.0%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 23.8%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 2.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 9.4%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 169 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 11.90% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Agricultural and Food Scientists: 10.98% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Agricultural workers, : 8.08% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 4.94% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other: 4.68% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 3.91% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders: 3.75% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.33% (Average Income: $72,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 2.95% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.75% (Average Income: $15,000)
- Water Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators: 2.19% (Average Income: $67,000)
- Counselors: 2.13% (Average Income: $45,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.01% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Firefighters: 1.93% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.65% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.65% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Opticians, Dispensing: 1.58% (Average Income: $18,000)
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders: 1.52% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Personal Care Aides: 1.52% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.49% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Cashiers: 1.44% (Average Income: $7,000)
- Agricultural and Food Science Technicians: 1.37% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Including Wind Turbine Service Technicians, and Commercial Divers, and Signal and Track Switch Repairers: 1.32% (Average Income: $54,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers: 1.29% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.29% (Average Income: $44,000)
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