This page contains key outcome data for the General 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: Liberal Arts
- Average Income: $50,000 (Rank: 78 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $28,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.10% (Rank: 105 of 171)
- Percent Female: 55.7%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 17.7%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 11.6%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 5.5%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 36 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.
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 5.62%
- Registered Nurses: 4.33% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 4.14% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.57% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.50% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 2.46% (Average Income: $64,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.27% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.02% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.76% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.70% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.67% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.30% (Average Income: $23,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 1.30% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 1.28% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 1.27% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.27% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.18% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Social Workers: 1.10% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 1.03% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Cashiers: 1.03% (Average Income: $18,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 0.95% (Average Income: $61,000)
- Designers: 0.95% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians: 0.94% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Engineers, : 0.93% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Food Service and Lodging Managers: 0.92% (Average Income: $34,000)
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