Table 385.

Percentage distribution of 1999–2000 bachelor's degree recipients 1 year after graduation, by field of study, time to completion, enrollment status, employment status, occupational area, job characteristics, and annual salaries: 2001

Status	All fields of study		Professional/technical fields										Arts and sciences
			Business and management		Education		Engineering		Health professions		Public affairs and social services		Biological sciences		Mathematics and physical sciences		Social sciences		History		Humanities		Psychology		Other fields
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14
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	(†)
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)
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)
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)
Unemployed1	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 force2	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)
Unemployment rate3	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)
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	(†)
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 profession4	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)
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)
Annual salaries5
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 salary6	$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)

†Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. 1 Percent of all persons (including those not in the labor force) who are not working, but are looking for work. 2 Percent not working and not looking for work. 3 Percent of persons in the labor force (excluding those not in the labor force) who are not working, but are looking for work. 4 All other professional occupations excluding business, teaching, engineering, and health. 5 Salaries for those employed full time. 6 Respondents reporting salaries less than $1,000 or more than $500,000 were excluded. 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:2000/01). (This table was prepared September 2003.)