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Table 43. Employment sector and median salary of full-time employed recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by occupation: October 2010
(Dollars)

Occupation              All full-time employed Educational institutiona Governmentb Private industry and businessc
Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE Median salary SE
All occupationsd 42,000 500 38,000 500 45,000 500 43,000 2,000
Science occupations 46,000 3,000 36,000 1,500 46,000 3,000 48,000 4,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life scientist 35,000 1,000 30,000 500 33,000 12,000 38,000 2,000
Computer/ information scientist 52,000 3,000 50,000 1,000 53,000 5,500 52,000 3,500
Mathematical scientist 51,000 2,500 D D 55,000 5,500 47,000 3,000
Physical scientist 43,000 4,500 34,000 4,000 51,000 5,000 43,000 2,000
Psychologist D D D D D D D D
Social scientist 43,000 2,500 D D 43,000 18,500 43,000 3,000
Engineering occupations  59,000 1,500 S S 58,000 1,500 59,000 1,500
S&E-related occupations 47,000 3,500 39,000 2,000 50,000 2,500 49,000 1,500
Health occupation, except manager 49,000 1,500 44,000 7,500 50,000 3,000 49,000 1,500
S&E manager, including health 77,000 16,500 D D S S 81,000 11,500
S&E precollege teacher 38,000 500 38,000 500 D D D D
S&E technician/ technologist 39,000 1,000 34,000 4,500 S S 40,000 1,000
Other S&E-related occupation 46,000 5,000 D D D D 46,000 5,000
Non-S&E occupations 34,000 500 35,000 2,500 38,000 5,000 32,000 500
Arts/ humanities-related occupation 32,000 10,000 D D D D S S
Management-related occupation 45,000 500 43,000 2,500 46,000 3,500 43,000 4,000
Non-S&E manager 42,000 14,000 D D D D 40,000 2,500
Non-S&E postsecondary teacher D D D D D D D D
Non-S&E precollege/ other teacher 35,000 1,500 37,000 2,000 S S 25,000 2,500
Sales/ marketing occupation 32,000 2,000 D D D D 32,000 4,000
Social service-related occupation 30,000 500 D D 31,000 1,500 29,000 2,000
Other non-S&E occupation 29,000 500 29,000 1,500 38,000 3,500 28,000 500

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.