Social Psychology Major Salary and Careers Data

This page contains key outcome data for the Social Psychology 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: $43,000 (Rank: 124 of 173)
  • 25% Make Less Than: $25,000
  • Unemployment Rate: 3.20% (Rank: 55 of 171)
  • Percent Female: 67.6%
  • Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 30.9%
  • Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.4%
  • Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.9%
  • Major Popularity Ranking: 167 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.

  1. Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 7.03%
  2. Counselors: 6.98% (Average Income: $37,000)
  3. Childcare Workers: 6.46% (Average Income: $22,000)
  4. Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 5.39% (Average Income: $68,000)
  5. Food Service and Lodging Managers: 4.77% (Average Income: $55,000)
  6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 4.77% (Average Income: $46,000)
  7. Social Workers: 4.51% (Average Income: $38,000)
  8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 4.23% (Average Income: $32,000)
  9. Accountants and Auditors: 3.68% (Average Income: $61,000)
  10. Managers,  (including Postmasters): 3.27% (Average Income: $51,000)
  11. Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges: 3.06% (Average Income: $9,000)
  12. Customer Service Representatives: 2.60% (Average Income: $44,000)
  13. Secondary School Teachers: 2.56% (Average Income: $1,000)
  14. Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 2.53% (Average Income: $36,000)
  15. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.44% (Average Income: $32,000)
  16. Database Administrators: 2.41% (Average Income: $73,000)
  17. Cashiers: 2.38%
  18. Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers: 1.79% (Average Income: $39,000)
  19. First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.72% (Average Income: $6,000)
  20. Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 1.72% (Average Income: $43,000)
  21. Police Officers and Detectives: 1.70% (Average Income: $94,000)
  22. Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 1.61% (Average Income: $30,000)
  23. Social and Community Service Managers: 1.60% (Average Income: $15,000)
  24. Meeting and Convention Planners: 1.56% (Average Income: $40,000)
  25. Office Clerks, General: 1.42% (Average Income: $22,000)

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