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| Table 383. | Percent distribution of 1999-2000 bachelor's degree recipients one year after graduation, by field of study, occupational area, job characteristics, and annual salaries: 2001 |
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Status | of| Business| Education| Engineering| Health| Public affairs| Biological| Mathematics| Social| History| Humanities| Psychology| Other fields
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Total 1999-2000 graduates .....| 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†)
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Time between high school | | | | | | | | | | | | |
graduation and degree completion | | | | | | | | | | | | |
4 years or less .................| 32.7 (0.79)| 28.2 (1.72)| 25.6 (1.80)| 23.0 (2.26)| 26.2 (2.05)| 27.6 (2.58)| 44.5 (2.40)| 32.5 (2.42)| 44.7 (2.37)| 42.5 (4.42)| 38.1 (2.07)| 42.8 (2.37)| 31.3 (1.55)
More than 4, up to 5 years .......| 22.9 (0.59)| 19.7 (1.40)| 25.8 (1.67)| 32.4 (2.49)| 21.5 (1.75)| 23.1 (2.70)| 24.6 (2.27)| 22.2 (2.00)| 22.1 (1.98)| 18.3 (2.95)| 20.2 (1.50)| 18.4 (1.86)| 26.3 (1.38)
More than 5, up to 6 years .......| 10.8 (0.48)| 10.0 (1.14)| 14.2 (1.14)| 15.3 (1.14)| 11.1 (1.14)| 9.1 (1.14)| 6.5 (1.14)| 11.8 (1.14)| 9.5 (1.14)| 7.4 (1.14)| 11.6 (1.14)| 8.5 (1.14)| 11.2 (1.14)
More than 6, up to 10 years ......| 14.8 (0.56)| 15.3 (1.49)| 15.7 (1.66)| 15.4 (2.13)| 14.9 (1.59)| 15.7 (2.93)| 16.6 (2.18)| 15.0 (2.06)| 11.5 (1.43)| 12.3 (2.74)| 15.4 (1.55)| 14.0 (1.78)| 14.3 (1.40)
More than 10 years ...............| 18.9 (0.62)| 26.8 (1.78)| 18.6 (1.79)| 13.9 (1.81)| 26.3 (1.77)| 24.6 (2.71)| 7.8 (1.44)| 18.4 (2.13)| 12.2 (1.52)| 19.5 (3.47)| 14.8 (1.45)| 16.4 (1.92)| 17.0 (1.45)
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Enrollment status | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Enrolled full-time ...............| 14.2 (0.49)| 7.0 (0.91)| 6.8 (1.00)| 9.7 (1.47)| 16.4 (1.35)| 11.5 (1.86)| 41.5 (2.79)| 17.2 (2.00)| 23.9 (2.00)| 16.7 (2.48)| 14.7 (1.24)| 23.3 (2.02)| 11.1 (0.97)
Enrolled part-time ...............| 6.5 (0.31)| 5.4 (0.80)| 11.2 (1.15)| 8.9 (1.55)| 5.6 (1.00)| 7.6 (1.76)| 4.0 (0.92)| 7.2 (1.40)| 4.7 (0.90)| 12.2 (3.20)| 6.5 (0.94)| 7.7 (1.15)| 5.0 (0.72)
Not enrolled .....................| 79.4 (0.54)| 87.6 (1.09)| 82.0 (1.45)| 81.4 (2.03)| 78.1 (1.62)| 80.9 (2.34)| 54.6 (2.73)| 75.6 (2.38)| 71.5 (2.14)| 71.1 (3.67)| 78.9 (1.53)| 69.0 (2.13)| 83.9 (1.18)
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Employment status | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Employed .........................| 87.4 (0.44)| 91.8 (1.05)| 93.9 (0.91)| 93.0 (1.39)| 88.5 (1.25)| 90.9 (1.90)| 70.2 (2.49)| 88.4 (1.59)| 81.2 (1.70)| 88.7 (2.27)| 85.2 (1.49)| 80.8 (1.97)| 87.0 (1.02)
Full time ......................| 76.5 (0.54)| 85.5 (1.29)| 84.0 (1.44)| 86.0 (1.78)| 74.8 (1.67)| 85.1 (2.21)| 52.6 (2.78)| 80.7 (2.02)| 66.0 (2.18)| 76.8 (2.99)| 67.5 (1.83)| 64.0 (2.50)| 78.6 (1.27)
Part time ......................| 10.9 (0.42)| 6.2 (0.90)| 9.8 (1.15)| 6.9 (1.23)| 13.7 (1.29)| 5.8 (1.23)| 17.6 (1.88)| 7.7 (1.23)| 15.2 (1.71)| 11.9 (2.11)| 17.7 (1.55)| 16.8 (1.92)| 8.4 (0.86)
Unemployed\1\ ....................| 6.2 (0.33)| 5.4 (0.90)| 2.2 (0.49)| 4.4 (1.06)| 4.9 (0.90)| 4.9 (1.32)| 6.7 (1.31)| 4.4 (1.06)| 7.8 (1.08)| 5.5 (1.80)| 8.1 (1.07)| 9.8 (1.58)| 7.8 (0.78)
Not in labor force\2\ ............| 6.4 (0.32)| 2.9 (0.59)| 4.0 (0.74)| 2.7 (0.83)| 6.6 (0.89)| 4.2 (1.04)| 23.2 (2.26)| 7.3 (1.26)| 11.0 (1.40)| 5.8 (1.47)| 6.7 (0.93)| 9.5 (1.38)| 5.2 (0.74)
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Unemployment rate\3\ ...............| 4.0 (0.33)| 2.9 (0.65)| 2.6 (1.38)| 2.9 (0.86)| 3.1 (0.78)| 3.5 (1.01)| 8.6 (2.08)| 2.8 (1.09)| 6.1 (1.25)| 7.2 (2.06)| 4.9 (1.02)| 3.9 (0.92)| 3.9 (0.69)
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Total employed ..................| 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†) | 100.0 (†)
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Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business management ..............| 25.3 (0.57)| 55.4 (1.78)| 4.2 (0.83)| 11.1 (1.85)| 10.8 (1.37)| 19.0 (2.68)| 15.2 (2.12)| 14.6 (2.17)| 33.7 (2.07)| 22.5 (4.14)| 18.1 (1.65)| 19.8 (2.24)| 22.9 (1.51)
Education ........................| 18.1 (0.56)| 3.2 (0.65)| 81.9 (1.67)| 3.0 (1.01)| 7.6 (1.08)| 11.0 (2.69)| 12.6 (1.91)| 11.7 (1.90)| 13.5 (1.69)| 24.0 (3.90)| 24.5 (1.72)| 21.9 (2.36)| 14.2 (1.26)
Engineering ......................| 4.8 (0.31)| 1.2 (0.33)| # (†) | 53.0 (3.11)| # (†) | 0.7 (0.47)| 1.2 (0.81)| 9.2 (1.40)| 0.5 (0.24)| # (†) | 0.5 (0.37)| # (†) | 3.9 (0.76)
Health professions ...............| 7.8 (0.38)| 1.0 (0.36)| 1.6 (0.51)| 0.4 (0.30)| 61.8 (2.27)| 4.3 (1.15)| 15.6 (1.96)| 2.0 (0.77)| 3.4 (0.96)| 2.0 (1.97)| 1.5 (0.42)| 7.9 (1.28)| 3.6 (0.67)
Other profession\4\ ..............| 11.2 (0.42)| 2.3 (0.51)| 1.5 (0.37)| 13.5 (2.08)| 5.7 (1.06)| 26.7 (2.78)| 32.7 (2.82)| 16.7 (1.82)| 15.2 (1.78)| 9.1 (2.34)| 10.8 (1.28)| 21.2 (2.09)| 14.7 (1.19)
Computer science/programming .....| 6.8 (0.37)| 9.0 (1.05)| 1.2 (0.41)| 10.1 (1.93)| 0.8 (0.33)| 2.3 (1.00)| 2.3 (0.70)| 35.9 (2.42)| 4.9 (1.22)| 1.8 (0.97)| 5.4 (0.99)| 2.1 (0.73)| 4.8 (0.94)
Administrative/clerical/support ..| 5.4 (0.33)| 5.7 (0.91)| 3.5 (0.74)| 1.6 (0.60)| 2.8 (0.70)| 5.1 (1.30)| 5.0 (1.40)| 3.0 (0.82)| 8.8 (1.27)| 7.6 (2.15)| 8.6 (1.05)| 5.9 (1.39)| 5.1 (0.73)
Mechanic/operator/laborer ........| 3.3 (0.27)| 3.8 (0.78)| 1.1 (0.41)| 3.6 (1.08)| 2.0 (0.74)| 2.0 (0.96)| 6.1 (1.72)| 1.8 (0.68)| 1.2 (0.57)| 8.3 (2.47)| 4.7 (0.85)| 2.0 (1.01)| 4.8 (0.75)
Sales ............................| 6.8 (0.38)| 12.2 (1.21)| 1.0 (0.45)| 1.3 (0.53)| 2.9 (0.69)| 2.2 (0.79)| 3.3 (1.08)| 2.0 (0.96)| 4.0 (0.91)| 11.1 (2.44)| 6.8 (1.07)| 4.3 (0.93)| 12.3 (1.13)
Service ..........................| 8.1 (0.41)| 5.1 (0.83)| 3.3 (0.86)| 1.7 (0.57)| 4.4 (1.05)| 5.4 (1.61)| 5.0 (1.09)| 1.5 (0.54)| 11.1 (1.75)| 12.2 (2.84)| 18.5 (1.60)| 11.3 (1.74)| 10.7 (1.15)
Military/protective service ......| 2.4 (0.24)| 1.2 (0.41)| 0.8 (0.47)| 0.6 (0.36)| 1.2 (0.47)| 21.5 (2.89)| 1.0 (0.47)| 1.7 (0.62)| 3.6 (0.81)| 1.5 (0.88)| 0.6 (0.29)| 3.5 (1.02)| 2.9 (0.64)
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Job characteristics | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Job is start of career ...........| 71.4 (0.67)| 75.7 (1.60)| 86.6 (1.41)| 89.1 (1.61)| 73.4 (1.88)| 75.8 (2.62)| 60.0 (3.28)| 76.3 (2.37)| 62.4 (2.54)| 58.9 (4.08)| 61.7 (1.98)| 56.6 (2.84)| 68.1 (1.62)
Job closely related to | | | | | | | | | | | | |
bachelor's degree .............| 54.0 (0.72)| 55.8 (1.66)| 82.7 (1.48)| 69.3 (2.85)| 74.6 (1.95)| 59.3 (2.93)| 47.1 (3.06)| 66.3 (2.62)| 29.0 (2.09)| 24.8 (3.78)| 41.3 (1.95)| 35.8 (2.82)| 47.0 (2.14)
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Annual salaries\5\ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $10,000 ................| 1.4 (0.16)| 0.4 (0.20)| 1.8 (0.57)| 0.8 (0.74)| 0.6 (0.22)| 1.1 (0.58)| 1.8 (0.69)| 0.8 (0.64)| 2.2 (0.70)| 3.3 (2.14)| 1.8 (0.42)| 5.5 (1.48)| 1.3 (0.45)
$10,000 to $14,999 ...............| 2.6 (0.24)| 1.0 (0.41)| 1.6 (0.42)| 0.5 (0.37)| 1.3 (0.50)| 2.7 (1.44)| 4.7 (1.43)| 0.7 (0.33)| 2.9 (0.79)| 2.0 (0.85)| 5.4 (0.98)| 4.1 (1.24)| 3.0 (0.60)
$15,000 to $19,999 ...............| 5.4 (0.34)| 1.8 (0.57)| 7.3 (1.14)| 1.4 (0.58)| 2.8 (0.76)| 8.0 (2.16)| 9.7 (2.04)| 4.2 (1.06)| 4.3 (1.03)| 8.1 (3.02)| 9.1 (1.10)| 7.8 (1.85)| 7.4 (1.01)
$20,000 to $24,999 ...............| 11.2 (0.47)| 5.7 (0.92)| 16.4 (1.76)| 1.5 (0.64)| 6.4 (1.20)| 18.2 (2.74)| 13.7 (2.24)| 6.6 (1.41)| 13.6 (1.79)| 11.2 (2.63)| 14.7 (1.43)| 18.9 (1.99)| 15.0 (1.36)
$25,000 to $34,999 ...............| 36.4 (0.81)| 29.3 (1.96)| 62.0 (2.18)| 5.7 (1.54)| 30.2 (2.07)| 46.2 (3.38)| 37.1 (3.43)| 24.7 (2.87)| 39.0 (2.77)| 47.2 (4.85)| 43.3 (2.25)| 41.1 (3.12)| 37.3 (2.03)
$35,000 to $49,999 ...............| 28.0 (0.77)| 41.1 (2.01)| 9.5 (1.24)| 44.0 (3.20)| 40.3 (2.23)| 16.3 (2.39)| 25.5 (3.27)| 28.3 (2.83)| 26.7 (2.41)| 26.9 (4.48)| 20.2 (1.86)| 16.1 (2.38)| 24.4 (1.73)
$50,000 to $74,999 ...............| 12.3 (0.54)| 15.9 (1.48)| 1.4 (0.59)| 43.1 (3.19)| 14.7 (1.73)| 4.5 (1.38)| 5.8 (1.73)| 29.5 (2.94)| 8.4 (1.58)| 1.3 (1.08)| 4.9 (1.05)| 4.8 (1.22)| 9.5 (1.25)
$75,000 or more ..................| 2.9 (0.29)| 4.9 (0.90)| # (†) | 3.0 (0.93)| 3.8 (0.99)| 2.9 (1.44)| 1.7 (1.10)| 5.2 (1.13)| 2.8 (0.86)| # (†) | 0.7 (0.32)| 1.8 (1.13)| 2.2 (0.60)
Average annual salary\6\ ...........|$35,408(316.0)|$41,008(941.2)|$27,634(345.7)|$47,931(790.0)|$39,441(1,089.6)|$30,400(1,054.7)|$30,749(978.4)|$42,755(981.0)|$33,892(916.0)|$29,984(1,053.2)|$30,102(846.5)|$28,835(905.7)|$32,780(627.5)
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†Not applicable. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000/01 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:00/01), First Follow-up survey. (This table was prepared September 2003.) ields
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