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Elementary School Teachers
A description of the the work done by "Elementary School Teachers" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Elementary School Teachers" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$31,643 $29,000 1414 61.40 16122.74 Education: Elementary teacher education
$33,372 $30,000 125 5.43 17556.18 Education: OTHER education
$30,138 $28,900 92 3.99 10280.46 Education: Physical education/coaching
$34,135 $31,208 48 2.08 18800.77 Music, all fields
$33,870 $30,000 48 2.08 19668.42 English Language and Literature/Letters
$31,165 $29,000 47 2.04 12077.49 History, other
$33,815 $33,000 42 1.82 10595.99 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$34,110 $32,750 40 1.74 11867.37 Sociology
$28,926 $24,228 36 1.56 22127.93 Education: Secondary teacher education
$32,490 $32,000 34 1.48 10948.71 Fine arts, all fields
$30,541 $28,000 33 1.43 9814.01 Education: Special education
$31,510 $31,648 30 1.30 11145.09 Psychology: General
$36,424 $29,500 29 1.26 23616.08 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$29,345 $27,000 27 1.17 9091.64 Home Economics
$29,577 $27,798 16 .69 6661.17 OTHER social sciences
$29,652 $23,000 15 .65 12127.68 Education: Social science teacher education
$37,031 $28,800 14 .61 32757.64 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$33,150 $30,000 13 .56 8331.77 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$34,563 $35,987 12 .52 12470.85 Psychology: Educational
$34,563 $35,987 12 .52 12470.85 Education: Educational psychology
$30,341 $23,000 11 .48 14309.38 Political science and government
$27,230 $26,505 10 .43 6392.86 Business administration and management
$24,800 $21,800 9 .39 6598.32 Mathematics, general
$30,254 $25,000 7 .30 9726.54 OTHER communications
$32,533 $27,000 7 .30 8204.72 Education: Science teacher education
$30,299 $31,985 6 .26 8441.63 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$29,032 $31,000 6 .26 5895.15 Accounting
$24,332 $23,450 6 .26 3581.46 Social Work
$33,587 $27,310 6 .26 14796.00 Biology, general
$23,540 $21,000 5 .22 3439.53 Journalism
$32,901 $22,800 5 .22 18876.97 Communications, general
$39,440 $36,000 5 .22 6880.00 Economics
$29,741 $27,000 5 .22 6975.60 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$30,856 $25,000 5 .22 8149.78 Area/Ethnic Studies
$22,358 $24,000 4 .17 6600.86 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$31,897 $25,240 4 .17 15919.90 Audiology and speech pathology
$32,800 $30,000 4 .17 10833.28 OTHER psychology
$36,688 $39,000 4 .17 12041.09 Anthropology and archeology
$24,650 $24,950 4 .17 3106.85 OTHER visual and performing arts
$31,500 $32,500 4 .17 10012.49 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$33,323 $36,646 4 .17 6904.85 OTHER biological sciences
$26,000 $15,600 3 .13 9414.88 Business, general
$25,533 $16,600 3 .13 10323.22 Psychology: Counseling
$30,433 $19,500 3 .13 10722.67 Business marketing/marketing management
$25,635 $21,600 3 .13 4554.24 Financial management
$35,344 $19,760 3 .13 11058.79 OTHER health/medical sciences
$23,207 $23,207 2 .09 8807.29 OTHER business management/administrative services
$55,518 $55,518 2 .09 13517.60 Zoology, general
$32,090 $32,090 2 .09 11590.00 Public administration
$33,500 $33,500 2 .09 6500.00 Business/Managerial economics
$23,500 $23,500 2 .09 1500.00 Geology
$27,000 $27,000 2 .09 9000.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$22,000 $22,000 2 .09 3000.00 Chemistry
$44,000 $44,000 2 .09 1000.00 History of science
$26,750 $26,750 2 .09 3250.00 Geography
$24,350 $24,350 2 .09 2650.00 International relations
$40,652 $40,652 2 .09 5348.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$40,000 $40,000 2 .09 5000.00 Linguistics
$24,700 $24,700 2 .09 14300.00 Plant sciences
$39,000 $39,000 2 .09 3000.00 Dramatic arts
$31,152 $31,152 2 .09 1848.00 Animal sciences
$39,855 $39,855 1 .04 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$25,000 $25,000 1 .04 0.00 Microbiology
$32,000 $32,000 1 .04 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$23,000 $23,000 1 .04 0.00 Criminology
$150,000 $150,000 1 .04 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$33,000 $33,000 1 .04 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$42,500 $42,500 1 .04 0.00 Earth sciences
$30,000 $30,000 1 .04 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$32,000 $32,000 1 .04 0.00 Mathematics: Applied
$19,200 $19,200 1 .04 0.00 Computer programming
$30,000 $30,000 1 .04 0.00 Computer science
$15,800 $15,800 1 .04 0.00 Information services and systems
$40,000 $40,000 1 .04 0.00 Health/medical technologies
$23,750 $23,750 1 .04 0.00 Environmental science studies
$27,000 $27,000 1 .04 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$24,100 $24,100 1 .04 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$28,000 $28,000 1 .04 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$31,000 $31,000 1 .04 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$33,000 $33,000 1 .04 0.00 Education: Administration
$31,300 $31,300 1 .04 0.00 Education: Computer teacher education
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$38,438 $36,386 876 47.05 15267.32 Education: Elementary teacher education
$36,437 $35,000 354 19.01 10436.13 Education: OTHER education
$40,446 $40,000 145 7.79 11675.62 Education: Administration
$37,194 $36,000 77 4.14 12204.52 Education: Special education
$42,408 $38,000 52 2.79 28977.47 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$38,037 $35,000 36 1.93 9564.53 Education: Physical education/coaching
$37,785 $36,000 35 1.88 11991.06 Music, all fields
$34,824 $32,000 32 1.72 9247.57 Education: Secondary teacher education
$42,050 $35,000 29 1.56 23557.36 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$40,028 $36,000 18 .97 13357.70 English Language and Literature/Letters
$38,818 $33,000 17 .91 11650.41 Education: Educational psychology
$38,818 $33,000 17 .91 11650.41 Psychology: Educational
$41,397 $42,260 16 .86 11166.79 Fine arts, all fields
$41,620 $43,500 12 .64 10200.94 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$37,839 $36,000 12 .64 8817.07 Psychology: Counseling
$35,683 $36,500 12 .64 9595.35 Education: Computer teacher education
$40,264 $37,000 11 .59 6856.86 Library Science
$35,021 $27,120 9 .48 10808.52 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$33,611 $25,000 9 .48 12622.24 Business administration and management
$53,511 $32,900 7 .38 42395.02 Sociology
$46,774 $36,000 7 .38 17186.86 Education: Science teacher education
$38,286 $30,000 7 .38 9735.27 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$26,145 $24,640 6 .32 11029.54 Audiology and speech pathology
$44,508 $42,000 5 .27 8170.13 OTHER communications
$44,400 $40,000 5 .27 11829.62 History, other
$42,300 $42,000 5 .27 8316.25 Education: Social science teacher education
$30,500 $26,000 5 .27 11300.62 Social Work
$35,843 $36,185 4 .21 4745.46 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$35,671 $35,342 4 .21 5247.24 Home Economics
$46,947 $40,000 3 .16 5344.69 Biology, general
$44,667 $38,000 3 .16 6236.10 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$39,100 $29,500 3 .16 7568.80 OTHER visual and performing arts
$38,467 $33,000 3 .16 4665.71 OTHER psychology
$29,693 $20,078 3 .16 6810.82 Psychology: General
$25,650 $16,000 3 .16 6823.61 Communications, general
$42,500 $42,500 2 .11 7500.00 OTHER physical sciences
$35,733 $35,733 2 .11 8797.28 Geography
$34,018 $34,018 2 .11 981.52 OTHER health/medical sciences
$34,000 $34,000 2 .11 4000.00 Public administration
$31,372 $31,372 2 .11 5372.00 Mathematics, general
$30,500 $30,500 2 .11 4500.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$30,250 $30,250 2 .11 2250.00 Plant sciences
$27,900 $27,900 2 .11 12900.00 OTHER social sciences
$24,200 $24,200 2 .11 1800.00 Psychology: Clinical
$21,552 $21,552 2 .11 8448.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$69,420 $69,420 1 .05 0.00 Ecology
$60,300 $60,300 1 .05 0.00 Economics
$56,000 $56,000 1 .05 0.00 Computer science
$42,000 $42,000 1 .05 0.00 Information services and systems
$41,200 $41,200 1 .05 0.00 Environmental science studies
$38,500 $38,500 1 .05 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$34,200 $34,200 1 .05 0.00 OTHER mathematics
$33,400 $33,400 1 .05 0.00 Health services administration
$30,000 $30,000 1 .05 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$30,000 $30,000 1 .05 0.00 Chemistry
$27,600 $27,600 1 .05 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$26,000 $26,000 1 .05 0.00 Political science and government
$26,000 $26,000 1 .05 0.00 Earth sciences
$24,820 $24,820 1 .05 .00 Business marketing/marketing management
$23,000 $23,000 1 .05 0.00 International relations
$21,840 $21,840 1 .05 0.00 Linguistics
$17,000 $17,000 1 .05 0.00 Philosophy of science
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$41,266 $37,375 8 21.05 9974.99 Education: Administration
$37,449 $40,500 8 21.05 9818.00 Education: OTHER education
$40,766 $32,360 7 18.42 12505.12 Education: Elementary teacher education
$60,656 $60,656 2 5.26 9844.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$38,000 $38,000 2 5.26 2000.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$37,000 $37,000 2 5.26 11000.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$33,750 $33,750 2 5.26 1250.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$52,000 $52,000 1 2.63 0.00 History, other
$47,500 $47,500 1 2.63 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$45,000 $45,000 1 2.63 0.00 Fine arts, all fields
$42,000 $42,000 1 2.63 0.00 Education: Special education
$40,000 $40,000 1 2.63 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$35,000 $35,000 1 2.63 0.00 Botany
$15,600 $15,600 1 2.63 0.00 OTHER communications
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$31,129 $27,600 7 30.43 7831.85 Education: Elementary teacher education
$44,667 $25,500 6 26.09 47977.59 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$51,255 $45,000 3 13.04 5689.26 Education: Administration
$53,500 $53,500 1 4.35 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$44,000 $44,000 1 4.35 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$43,000 $43,000 1 4.35 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$40,000 $40,000 1 4.35 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$36,000 $36,000 1 4.35 0.00 Education: Computer teacher education
$25,000 $25,000 1 4.35 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$18,624 $18,624 1 4.35 0.00 Engineering: Industrial
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu