This page contains key outcome data for the Engineering Mechanics Physics and 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: $66,000 (Rank: 31 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $37,000
- Unemployment Rate: 0.90% (Rank: 3 of 171)
- Percent Female: 17.1%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 36.8%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.2%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 15.2%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 143 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.
- Engineers, : 10.13% (Average Income: $89,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 8.27% (Average Income: $101,000)
- Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics: 4.19% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Mechanical Engineers: 4.10% (Average Income: $74,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 4.04% (Average Income: $83,000)
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: 4.03% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety: 4.01% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineers: 3.61% (Average Income: $81,000)
- Civil Engineers: 3.40% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 2.64% (Average Income: $75,000)
- Management Analysts: 2.33% (Average Income: $156,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.21% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Mathematical science occupations, : 2.18% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers: 1.90% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Drafters: 1.82% (Average Income: $14,000)
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: 1.66% (Average Income: $11,000)
- Computer Programmers: 1.61% (Average Income: $67,000)
- Aerospace Engineers: 1.58% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.55% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Materials Engineers: 1.29% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.25% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers: 1.21% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Insurance Sales Agents: 1.21% (Average Income: $112,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 1.18% (Average Income: $100,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.17% (Average Income: $48,000)
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