This page contains key outcome data for the Pharmacology 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: $54,000 (Rank: 65 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $37,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.40% (Rank: 119 of 171)
- Percent Female: 66.6%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 14.4%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 20.2%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 30.6%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 162 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.
- Physical Scientists, : 8.56% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 8.27%
- Registered Nurses: 6.79% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Pharmacists: 6.69% (Average Income: $139,000)
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food: 5.03% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 4.98% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Biological Technicians: 4.63% (Average Income: $65,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 3.61%
- Cashiers: 3.39% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 3.11%
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 3.05% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Biological Scientists: 3.05% (Average Income: $12,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 2.93% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Psychologists: 2.93% (Average Income: $75,000)
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 2.91% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.87% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other: 2.70% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 2.58% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Flight Attendants and Transportation Workers and Attendants: 2.49% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers: 2.39% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Childcare Workers: 2.24%
- Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety: 2.01% (Average Income: $120,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.97% (Average Income: $119,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.89% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Billing and Posting Clerks: 1.54% (Average Income: $54,000)
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