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Synthetic Work-Life Earnings by Field of Bachelor’s Degree and Occupation Group for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Whose Highest Attainment is a Bachelor’s Degree

April 4, 2013

All majors

Engineering

Computers and math

Science and engineering-related

Business

Physical science

Social science

Communications

Biological sciences

Literature

Liberal arts

Psychology

Arts

Education

All occupations

2.4

3.5*

3.1*

2.6*

2.5*

2.3**

2.1**

2.0**

1.8**

Architecture and engineering

3.4*

3.6*

3.3*

3.0*

2.9*

3.3*

2.6

2.4

2.8*

3.5*

2.8*

2.6

Computer and math

3.2*

3.7*

3.4*

3.0*

3.4*

3.2*

1.5

3.0*

2.9*

2.8*

2.7*

2.6

Management

3.2*

4.1*

3.7*

3.0*

3.3*

3.4*

3.1*

2.9*

2.8*

3.0*

2.7*

2.8*

2.3

Business and financial

2.7*

3.5*

2.9*

2.6

2.8*

2.9*

2.8*

2.4

2.6*

2.5

2.6*

2.4

2.3

2.1**

Healthcare practitioners and technicians

2.6*

2.7*

2.3

2.4

2.2**

2.3

2.2

2.1**

Sales and related

2.5*

3.3*

2.6

2.7*

2.6*

2.4

2.2**

2.4

1.9**

Science

2.5*

2.9*

2.5

2.4

2.7*

2.4

2.8*

Arts and media

2.3**

3.0*

2.4

2.7*

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.2**

1.9**

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

2.0**

2.3**

2.2**

2.0**

1.9**

2.0**

1.7**

1.9**

1.7**

2.1**

1.9**

1.8**

Production, transportation, and material moving

1.9**

2.4

2.2**

1.7**

1.9**

2.0**

1.7**

2.0**

1.4**

1.6**

1.7**

1.6**

Education

1.8**

1.9**

1.8**

1.9**

1.8**

Community service and legal

1.8**

3.2*

2.0**

1.9**

1.8**

1.9**

2.2

2.0**

1.7**

1.8**

1.6**

Office support

1.7**

2.1**

1.8**

1.7**

1.8**

1.6**

1.5**

Service

1.7**

1.4**

1.5**

1.6**

1.8**

2.0**

1.5**

1.7**

1.4**

1.6**

1.7**

1.3**

* Indicates values that are statistically higher than the average for all bachelor's degree holders--2.4 million.
** Indicates values that are statistically lower than average for all bachelor's degree holders.
Blank cells indicate small sample size

Notes: Synthetic work-life earnings represent expected earnings over a 40-year time period for the population aged 25-64 who maintain full-time, year-round employment the entire time. Calculations are based on median annual earnings from a single point in time for eight 5-year age groups multiplied by five.
Not all fields of degree and occupations are shown here. Please see Appendixes A and B at <www.census.gov/library/publications/2012/acs/acsbr11-04.html> for more details on the creation of these categories.