Getting the Most From the Job Market

GETTING THE MOST FROM THE JOB MARKET Percent of Distribution TOP TEN* HIGHEST PAYING JOBS By Income Ranking by Average Yearly Salary Average Years of College Surgeon $225,390 Anesthesiologist 0000 $220,100 1980 2008 Chief Executive Officer $173,350 $100,000 $75,000 to $99.999 $50,000 to $74.999 Dentist • $35,000 to $49,000 $158,770 $25,000 to $34.999 • $15,000 to $24.999 Lawyer $129,440 under $15,000 $44,410 Natural Science Manager $129,320 THE AVERAGE YEARLY SALARY IN 201o Petroleum Engineer 0000000000 Top Ten Lowest Paying Jobs $127,970 Architectural and Engineering Manager $125,900 1. $18,540 Cooks, fast food 2. $18,610 Food preparation 3. $18,680 Dishwashers Computer and Information Systems Manager 1$123,280 4. $19,140 Shampooers, hair 5. $19,280 Counter attendants fcofeteria. food concession Marketing Manager 10 $122,720 ... 6. $19,600 Hosts and hostesses $73.86 "Since o out of 10 of the highest paying jobs are in the medical feld, we modified the list to avoid monotony. Here's the un-modified list: 7. $19,750 Amusement and recreation attendants THE AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF THE TOP 10 1 $225,390 Surgeons 6 $189,480 Internists, general 8. $19,810 Cashiers $9.32 O $220,100 Anesthesiologists O $180,870 Physicians and surgeons, all other O $214,120 Oral and maxillafacial surgeons O $210,340 Obstetricians and gynecologists Chief executives 6 $200,290 Orthodontists 8 $173,860 Family and general practitioners THE AVERAGE HOURLY 9. $20,040 WAGE OF THE LOWEST 10 Farmworkers end loberers, croa nusery O $173,350 $7.25 10. $20,290 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers 10 $167,610 Paychiatrists THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE Median Salary by Education $55,242 $42,877 $31,988 $27,351 $21,332 is how much more manay goull make if you have a Bachelor's degree, instead of some high school Not a High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College Bachelor Degree Advanced Degree Top Ten Majors with Highest Median Earnings Earnings for the Top 10 Most Popular Majors Business Management and Administration $58,000 General Business $60,000 Petroleum Engineering 1 $120,000 Accounting $63,00 Pharmacy Pharmaceutical es and Administration Nursing $60,000 $105.000 Psychology Marketing and Marketing Research $45,000 Mathematics and 3 Computer Science $98,000 $58,000 Communications $50,000 Aerospace Engineering $87000 Elementary Education $40,000 Chemical Engineering Computer Science $75,000 $86,000 Electrical Engineering $85.000 Finance $65,000 Naval Architecture Earnings for the Top 10 Least Popular Majors 7 and Marine Engineering $82,000 8 Mechanical Engineering $80,000 Actuarial Science $68,000 Electrical and Mechanic $57,000 Metallurgical Engineering $80,000 Repairs and Technologies Metallurgical Engineering $80,000 Mining and Mineral Engineering 10 $80,000 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering $82,000 Botany $42,000 Mining and Mineral Engineering $80,000 28% ►34% Oceanography $70,000 HOW MUCH THE U.S. LABOR Physical Sciences $69,000 FORCE HAS GROWN SINCE 1992 Mathematics and Computer Science $98,000 Miscellaneous Agriculture $47,000 Percentage of Employment by Education 86.2% 82.9% 70,7%..77.4% 51.7% -. Not a High School Graduate Some College High School Graduate Bachelor Degree Advanced Degree Top 10 Majors with Highest Employment Rate 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% COST OF COLLEGE Geological and Geophysical Engineering Military Technologies 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR Pharmacology PUBLIC 2-YEAR School Student Counseling Tuition & Fees $2,713 Medical Assisting Services PUBLIC 4-YEAR IN-STATE Tuition & Fees $7.605 Metallurgical Engineering Room & Board $8,535 Treatment Therapy Professions Total $16,140 Agricultural Economics PUBLIC 4-YEAR OUT-OF-STATE Tuition & Fees $19.595 Agriculture Production and Management Room & Board $8.535 Total $28,130 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology PRIVATE NONPROFIT 4-YEAR Tuition & Fees Top 10 Majors with Highest Unemployment Rate $27,293 Room & Board $9.700 Total $36,993 0% 20% 4o% 60% 80% 100% Social Psychology PUBLIC DOCTORAL IN-STATE $8,503 $8.998 Tuition & Fees Nuclear Engineering Room & Board Total $17.501 Educational Administration and Supervision PUBLIC MASTER'S IN-STATE Biomedical Engineering Tuition & Fees $6.588 Room & Board $7,822 Linguistics and Comparative Language and Literature Total $14.410 Mathematics and PUBLIC BACHELOR'S IN-STATE Computer Science Tuition & Fees $6,224 United States History Room & Board $7.935 Total $14.159 Court Reporting PRIVATE DOCTORAL Counseling Psychology Tuition & Fees $33.679 Room & Board $11,306 Studio Arts Total $44.985 Is School Worth the Cost? PRIVATE MASTER'S Tuition & Fees $24,438 The cost to become a Lawyer BACHELOR'S DEGREE PUBLIC 4-YEAR IN-STATE Tuition & Fees $7,605 x 4 • Room & Board $8,535 x 4 Room & Board $9.284 $107,790 Total $33.722 Total కర4,560 vs PRIVATE BACHELOR'S MASTER'S DEGREE PUBLIC, IN-STATE Tuition & Fees $38,939 $24.555 Room & Board $8,846 Tuition & Fees $4,588 x 3 The low end starting salary for a Lawyer • Room & Board $7,822 x3 Total $33.401 -Total $43.230 SOURCES rhtp//www.hgoolecobcesoehimAttp//wwwblagenbcabcaschem im n/e aneorobest p/tebhgekg INFOGRAPHIC BROUGHT TO YOU BY binprint plhevarelaaseacwagehen. http://www.heabaorg/lamepublicationa ewwspeaainngkertiatianphe wwwognagetownedretpit atutwrth complete.gd Attp//nance.ehen.com/e/e study tel shadents the apfaohtmPod hetp//randi.colageboardorg wwcenger Pwwweesgrees iemate dltsai hp/ecenaageskompendioslatabcota/ncome cpendturepeverty weallh/houanholdncomehim. hpecenaagekanpendeialatykotncoma aperlu paariy w nhenpnylecom/fese US emey anye/alerghy eas Epenience Desgred by Clae ron MASTER-DEGREE-ONLINE.COM CREATED BY OBIZMEDIA.COM