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| Table 44. Employment sector and median salary of full-time employed recent graduates with master's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by occupation: October 2010 |
| (Dollars) |
| Occupation | All employed | Educational institutiona | Governmentb | Private industry and businessc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | Median salary | SE | |
| All occupationsd | 62,000 | 1,500 | 47,000 | 500 | 60,000 | 1,000 | 68,000 | 1,000 |
| Science occupations | 62,000 | 1,000 | 44,000 | 3,500 | 60,000 | 2,000 | 69,000 | 1,000 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life scientist | 51,000 | 2,500 | 36,000 | 2,500 | 55,000 | 7,500 | 59,000 | 8,000 |
| Computer/ information scientist | 70,000 | 2,500 | 52,000 | 9,000 | 76,000 | 2,500 | 70,000 | 4,500 |
| Mathematical scientist | 61,000 | 3,000 | 41,000 | 5,500 | 58,000 | 5,500 | 84,000 | 16,500 |
| Physical scientist | 51,000 | 1,000 | 43,000 | 4,000 | 60,000 | 7,000 | 55,000 | 3,500 |
| Psychologist | 46,000 | 1,500 | 46,000 | 2,500 | * | * | D | D |
| Social scientist | 56,000 | 1,500 | 42,000 | 2,500 | 57,000 | 1,500 | 61,000 | 1,500 |
| Engineering occupations | 72,000 | 1,000 | 54,000 | 3,000 | 78,000 | 4,500 | 72,000 | 1,000 |
| S&E-related occupations | 67,000 | 3,500 | 51,000 | 2,000 | 68,000 | 5,000 | 73,000 | 4,500 |
| Health occupation, except manager | 68,000 | 5,000 | 51,000 | 4,000 | 69,000 | 9,000 | 73,000 | 3,000 |
| S&E manager, including health | 89,000 | 3,000 | D | D | 90,000 | 11,500 | 89,000 | 3,000 |
| S&E precollege teacher | 50,000 | 1,500 | 50,000 | 1,500 | D | D | D | D |
| S&E technician/ technologist | 68,000 | 3,500 | 48,000 | 15,500 | 42,000 | 7,000 | 70,000 | 10,000 |
| Other S&E-related occupation | * | * | D | D | D | D | * | * |
| Non-S&E occupations | 48,000 | 4,000 | 43,000 | 1,500 | 51,000 | 1,500 | 47,000 | 4,000 |
| Arts/ humanities-related occupation | 54,000 | 1,000 | * | * | D | D | 54,000 | 2,000 |
| Management-related occupation | 60,000 | 2,000 | 47,000 | 11,000 | 58,000 | 2,500 | 65,000 | 5,500 |
| Non-S&E manager | 69,000 | 11,000 | * | * | 104,000 | 5,000 | 63,000 | 12,000 |
| Non-S&E postsecondary teacher | * | * | * | * | D | D | D | D |
| Non-S&E precollege/ other teacher | 46,000 | 4,500 | 46,000 | 4,500 | D | D | D | D |
| Sales/ marketing occupation | 40,000 | 11,500 | D | D | D | D | S | S |
| Social service-related occupation | 38,000 | 1,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 37,000 | 2,500 | 38,000 | 2,500 |
| Other non-S&E occupation | 47,000 | 4,500 | 37,000 | 12,500 | 51,000 | 1,000 | 45,000 | 4,000 |
| * = value < 500; D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards. |
| S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error. |
| a Educational institution includes elementary and secondary schools, 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities, medical schools, university-affiliated research organizations, and all other educational institutions. |
| b Government includes local, state, and federal government; military; and commissioned corps. However, it does not include those reported as educational institutions. |
| c Private industry and business includes all private for-profit and private not-for-profit companies, businesses, and organizations, except those reported as educational institutions. It also includes persons reporting they were self-employed. |
| d Science occupations and engineering occupations include postsecondary teachers. For details, see technical notes. |
| NOTES: Salaries are rounded to the nearest $1,000. Standard errors for salaries are rounded up to the nearest $500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere. Salary data are for principal job only. Full-time employed persons are those working at least 35 hours per week at their principal job. Self-employed persons and full-time students are excluded from salary data. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010. |
| Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012. |
