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Salary Data and Occupational Outcomes for Humanities Majors
October 15, 2015
46.9% of recent graduates in this major are employed full-time. These are the top occupations for recent graduates in Humanities:
Occupation | First Year Avg. Salary | Pct of Other Humanities grads in this occ |
Clergy | $31,700 | 8.4% |
Retail Salespersons | $26,000 | 4.7% |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $23,900 | 3.9% |
Customer Service Representatives | $27,000 | 3.3% |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $31,200 | 2.1% |
Receptionists and Information Clerks | $16,900 | 2.0% |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $29,100 | 1.9% |
File Clerks | $23,000 | 1.9% |
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $24,500 | 1.6% |
Waiters and Waitresses | $19,400 | 1.6% |
Note: Values in the right hand column do not total to 100% as we do not include occupations of less than 1%. Data courtesy of Educate to Career.
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