This page contains key outcome data for the Oceanography 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: $45,000 (Rank: 114 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $25,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.80% (Rank: 87 of 171)
- Percent Female: 63.0%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 37.6%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.4%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 8.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 155 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.
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 6.11% (Average Income: $75,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 5.48% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Ship and Boat Captains and Operators: 4.58% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Biological Scientists: 3.99% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Nonfarm Animal Caretakers: 3.58% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 3.45% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Military, Rank Not Specified: 3.35% (Average Income: $86,000)
- Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders: 2.93% (Average Income: $72,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.22% (Average Income: $17,000)
- Teacher Assistants: 2.19% (Average Income: $12,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.92% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.88% (Average Income: $16,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.77% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 1.76%
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.60% (Average Income: $9,000)
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products: 1.55% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists: 1.51% (Average Income: $66,000)
- First-Line Enlisted Military Supervisors: 1.48% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members: 1.48% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Recreation and Fitness Workers: 1.28% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.27% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 1.23% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers: 1.14% (Average Income: $13,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.11% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.10% (Average Income: $40,000)
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