This page contains key outcome data for the Health and Medical Preparatory Programs 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: Health
- Average Income: $46,000 (Rank: 107 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $24,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.90% (Rank: 95 of 171)
- Percent Female: 62.3%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 11.0%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 56.1%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 15.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 114 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: 8.88%
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 6.55% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Registered Nurses: 4.38% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 3.51% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 3.11% (Average Income: $72,000)
- Social Workers: 2.75% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians: 2.29% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.12% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 1.96% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 1.89% (Average Income: $25,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.72% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.66% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.59% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.54% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.53% (Average Income: $13,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.50% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Medical and Health Services Managers: 1.34% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.33% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.32% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 1.22% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Medical, Dental, and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: 1.14% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 1.13% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other: 1.12% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 1.07% (Average Income: $13,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.03% (Average Income: $53,000)
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