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Foreign Languages
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Foreign Languages. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Foreign Languages, and those who get either a masters
in Foreign Languages, a Ph.D. in Foreign Languages.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Foreign Languages some students with a bachelors degree in Foreign Languages will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Foreign Languages.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Foreign Languages Salaries.
Histogram of Foreign Languages Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Foreign Languages who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Foreign Languages Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Foreign Languages while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Foreign Languages.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$34,934 77 12.92 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$50,274 49 8.22 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$27,293 31 5.20 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$44,721 30 5.03 OTHER management related occupations
$36,424 29 4.87 Teachers: Elementary
$30,190 24 4.03 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$34,444 23 3.86 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$42,827 22 3.69 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$30,986 21 3.52 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$35,522 20 3.36 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$41,073 19 3.19 OTHER service occupations, except health
$42,212 18 3.02 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$46,381 16 2.68 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$31,732 15 2.52 Social Workers
$44,140 14 2.35 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$45,080 13 2.18 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$45,681 12 2.01 Computer system analysts
$26,800 12 2.01 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$40,714 12 2.01 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$40,886 11 1.85 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$22,957 9 1.51 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$47,367 9 1.51 Transportation/material moving occupations
$29,488 8 1.34 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$38,535 8 1.34 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$36,376 7 1.17 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$26,492 7 1.17 OTHER health occupations
$41,726 6 1.01 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$36,723 6 1.01 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$26,884 6 1.01 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$24,880 5 .84 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$44,566 5 .84 Information systems scientists or analysts
$34,006 5 .84 Professors: Foreign Language
$31,319 5 .84 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$42,582 4 .67 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$24,951 3 .50 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$30,500 2 .34 Lawyers, Judges
$30,910 2 .34 Mechanics and repairers
$22,215 2 .34 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$64,950 2 .34 Computer engineer - software
$47,300 2 .34 OTHER social scientist
$41,340 2 .34 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$31,639 2 .34 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$26,234 2 .34 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$38,700 2 .34 OTHER postsecondary
$70,370 2 .34 Unknown
$23,286 2 .34 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$80,000 1 .17 Actuaries
$124,800 1 .17 Statisticians
$63,000 1 .17 Economists
$46,800 1 .17 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$10,400 1 .17 Professors: Theology
$41,600 1 .17 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$37,502 1 .17 Engineers: Environmental
$30,000 1 .17 Surveying and mapping
$30,000 1 .17 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$26,280 1 .17 Professors: Business Commerce and Marketing
$26,000 1 .17 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$20,800 1 .17 Professors: English
$16,640 1 .17 Professors: Trade and Industrial
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in Foreign Languages.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$41,713 71 32.27 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$34,760 31 14.09 Professors: Foreign Language
$38,027 12 5.45 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$63,223 12 5.45 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$35,021 9 4.09 Teachers: Elementary
$78,375 8 3.64 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$59,372 7 3.18 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$34,703 7 3.18 OTHER management related occupations
$56,165 6 2.73 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$29,700 5 2.27 Professors: English
$29,665 5 2.27 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$50,500 4 1.82 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$28,209 4 1.82 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$62,110 4 1.82 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$35,157 3 1.36 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$35,275 3 1.36 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$27,750 2 .91 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$25,450 2 .91 OTHER health occupations
$41,500 2 .91 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$17,459 2 .91 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$45,000 2 .91 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$48,250 2 .91 Computer system analysts
$56,420 1 .45 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$85,000 1 .45 Transportation/material moving occupations
$100,000 1 .45 Computer engineer - software
$150,000 1 .45 Professors: History
$54,536 1 .45 Professors: Theology
$16,453 1 .45 OTHER service occupations, except health
$48,000 1 .45 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$46,000 1 .45 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$44,000 1 .45 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$31,200 1 .45 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$28,398 1 .45 Statisticians
$28,000 1 .45 Professors: Education
$25,000 1 .45 Unknown
$25,000 1 .45 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$25,000 1 .45 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$22,660 1 .45 Professors: Trade and Industrial
$20,800 1 .45 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
Foreign Languages.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$46,430 87 67.44 Professors: Foreign Language
$55,687 7 5.43 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$36,638 5 3.88 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$58,750 4 3.10 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$28,733 3 2.33 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$43,333 3 2.33 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$35,500 2 1.55 Professors: History
$37,000 2 1.55 Teachers: Elementary
$55,432 2 1.55 OTHER postsecondary
$43,377 2 1.55 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$104,000 1 .78 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$93,600 1 .78 Engineers: Mechanical
$75,000 1 .78 OTHER management related occupations
$55,000 1 .78 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$12,480 1 .78 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$45,100 1 .78 Professors: Theology
$40,000 1 .78 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$40,000 1 .78 Professors: English
$28,000 1 .78 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$24,000 1 .78 Chemists, except biochemists
$20,800 1 .78 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$18,000 1 .78 OTHER service occupations, except health
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Foreign Languages
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$44,153 120 24.34 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$41,308 41 8.32 Education: OTHER education
$60,361 34 6.90 Business administration and management
$37,888 28 5.68 Education: Secondary teacher education
$38,488 25 5.07 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$49,615 23 4.67 Education: Administration
$39,945 21 4.26 Library Science
$52,547 19 3.85 Social Work
$35,329 14 2.84 Linguistics
$36,272 13 2.64 English Language and Literature/Letters
$37,750 12 2.43 Education: Elementary teacher education
$35,406 11 2.23 Psychology: Counseling
$46,818 10 2.03 Education: Special education
$45,223 10 2.03 Business marketing/marketing management
$67,456 9 1.83 Financial management
$33,299 8 1.62 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$45,809 7 1.42 Information services and systems
$51,517 6 1.22 Computer science
$57,550 6 1.22 Business, general
$45,926 4 .81 Education: Educational psychology
$51,865 4 .81 OTHER business management/administrative services
$57,500 4 .81 International relations
$56,870 4 .81 Public administration
$56,294 4 .81 Area/Ethnic Studies
$45,926 4 .81 Psychology: Educational
$36,667 3 .61 OTHER communications
$58,333 3 .61 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$30,667 3 .61 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$52,667 3 .61 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$48,800 2 .41 Health services administration
$48,389 2 .41 OTHER social sciences
$23,200 2 .41 Accounting
$47,360 2 .41 Dramatic arts
$50,460 2 .41 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$44,184 2 .41 History, other
$43,894 2 .41 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$58,000 2 .41 Education: Physical education/coaching
$61,800 1 .20 Political science and government
$65,920 1 .20 Sociology
$59,200 1 .20 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$52,500 1 .20 Psychology: Clinical
$57,000 1 .20 Economics
$89,000 1 .20 Engineering: General
$52,000 1 .20 Computer programming
$59,500 1 .20 OTHER computer and information sciences
$15,602 1 .20 Education: Social science teacher education
$35,256 1 .20 OTHER mathematics
$19,200 1 .20 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$20,020 1 .20 Anthropology and archeology
$24,000 1 .20 Education: Computer teacher education
$26,400 1 .20 Home Economics
$29,000 1 .20 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$30,000 1 .20 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$30,000 1 .20 Fine arts, all fields
$31,400 1 .20 Geography
$50,000 1 .20 Public policy studies
$36,764 1 .20 OTHER psychology
$39,600 1 .20 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$41,784 1 .20 Data processing technology
$42,000 1 .20 Music, all fields
$45,000 1 .20 Psychology: General
$45,170 1 .20 Computer/information sciences, general
$48,000 1 .20 Journalism
$48,000 1 .20 Mathematics, general
$50,000 1 .20 Geology
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Foreign Languages
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$47,217 82 55.78 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$48,168 8 5.44 Education: OTHER education
$58,174 7 4.76 Education: Administration
$37,208 6 4.08 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$68,925 6 4.08 Linguistics
$37,399 4 2.72 History, other
$65,175 4 2.72 Psychology: Clinical
$61,000 2 1.36 Education: Educational psychology
$72,301 2 1.36 Library Science
$36,500 2 1.36 English Language and Literature/Letters
$61,000 2 1.36 Psychology: Educational
$51,000 1 .68 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$52,000 1 .68 Business administration and management
$52,000 1 .68 Statistics
$70,000 1 .68 OTHER computer and information sciences
$65,000 1 .68 Genetics, animal and plant
$77,500 1 .68 Physics
$82,000 1 .68 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$130,000 1 .68 Area/Ethnic Studies
$150,000 1 .68 Pharmacology, human and animal
$28,000 1 .68 Political science and government
$50,400 1 .68 Psychology: Experimental
$45,600 1 .68 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$45,000 1 .68 Geography
$43,316 1 .68 Education: Elementary teacher education
$43,000 1 .68 OTHER communications
$43,000 1 .68 Dramatic arts
$42,000 1 .68 History of science
$41,000 1 .68 Public administration
$40,000 1 .68 Anthropology and archeology
$38,100 1 .68 OTHER psychology
$34,600 1 .68 Mathematics, general
$30,500 1 .68 Biochemistry and biophysics
$30,500 1 .68 Biochemistry
$30,000 1 .68 OTHER mathematics
$30,000 1 .68 Home Economics
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Foreign Languages
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$68,391 39 60.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$109,867 20 30.77 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$79,667 3 4.62 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$32,188 1 1.54 Accounting
$33,000 1 1.54 OTHER communications
$56,000 1 1.54 OTHER foreign languages and literature
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com