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Table 388. Employment status of 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 4 years after graduation, by field of study and occupational area: 1997 [Percentage distribution]

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                                    |        |      Professional/technical fields         |                Arts and sciences                        |
                                    |  All   |____________________________________________|_________________________________________________________|
        Status in April 1997        | fields |        |        |        |        | Public |        | Mathema- |        |        |        |          |
                                    |   of   |Business|        |        |        |affairs | Biolo- |tics, com-|        |        |        |          | Other
                                    | study  |  and   | Educa- | Engin- |Health  |  and   | gical  |puter, and| Social |History |Humani- |Psychology| fields
                                    |        |manage- |  tion  | eering |profes- | social |sciences| physical |sciences|        |  ties  |          |
                                    |        |  ment  |        |        | sions  |services|        | sciences |        |        |        |          |
____________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________
                 1                  |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |    9     |   10   |   11   |   12   |    13    |   14
____________________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________
Total 1992-93 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\1\ |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
4 years or less ....................|   31.1 |   27.5 |   28.0 |   21.4 |   18.0 |   24.3 |   47.7 |     35.0 |   45.1 |   43.2 |   34.3 |     36.6 |   29.9
More than 4, up to 5 years .........|   27.6 |   27.2 |   30.9 |   35.2 |   26.2 |   28.3 |   22.7 |     22.8 |   24.7 |   19.3 |   26.0 |     26.5 |   30.3
More than 5, up to 6 years .........|   11.2 |    9.4 |   10.5 |   16.2 |   12.7 |   11.9 |   11.7 |     10.1 |   10.1 |   16.8 |   11.0 |      7.2 |   13.3
More than 6, up to 10 years ........|   12.7 |   13.3 |   12.1 |   13.4 |   15.1 |   14.5 |    6.8 |     16.1 |   12.7 |    6.5 |   14.1 |      9.8 |   11.7
More than 10 years .................|   17.4 |   22.6 |   18.5 |   13.8 |   28.1 |   21.0 |   11.1 |     15.9 |    7.4 |   14.3 |   14.6 |     20.0 |   14.7
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  Enrollment status in April 1997   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
Enrolled full-time .................|    8.5 |    3.7 |    5.5 |    6.6 |    7.6 |    4.1 |   33.9 |     12.6 |   10.9 |   13.8 |   10.5 |     18.8 |    6.3
Enrolled part-time .................|    9.2 |    5.7 |   16.9 |   11.1 |    6.5 |    9.0 |    8.2 |      8.3 |   11.9 |    9.2 |    8.3 |      7.7 |    8.1
Not enrolled .......................|   82.4 |   90.7 |   77.7 |   82.3 |   86.0 |   86.9 |   58.0 |     79.2 |   77.3 |   77.1 |   81.2 |     73.4 |   85.8
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         Employment status          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
Employed ...........................|   89.3 |   93.2 |   91.1 |   94.1 |   89.1 |   92.8 |   67.3 |     87.6 |   87.7 |   84.6 |   85.3 |     82.1 |   91.7
  Full time ........................|   81.0 |   89.2 |   80.8 |   91.1 |   76.6 |   83.8 |   56.8 |     80.4 |   79.3 |   76.7 |   71.0 |     71.5 |   82.7
  Part time ........................|    8.3 |    4.0 |   10.3 |    2.9 |   12.5 |    9.0 |   10.5 |      7.2 |    8.4 |    8.0 |   14.3 |     10.7 |    9.0
Unemployed\2\.......................|    2.7 |    2.1 |    2.1 |    1.2 |    2.6 |    2.0 |    5.2 |      2.4 |    3.5 |    2.9 |    4.0 |      4.4 |    2.3
Not in labor force\3\...............|    8.1 |    4.6 |    6.8 |    4.8 |    8.4 |    5.3 |   27.5 |     10.0 |    8.8 |   12.5 |   10.7 |     13.5 |    6.0
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   Unemployment experiences since   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
             graduation             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
Experienced any unemployment .......|   39.8 |   36.2 |   46.8 |   39.2 |   27.9 |   35.8 |   39.4 |     36.3 |   43.7 |   44.3 |   43.6 |     39.2 |   43.1
Average total number of months      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
   unemployed ......................|    7.3 |    7.1 |    6.9 |    7.5 |    6.6 |    6.8 |    8.6 |      8.4 |    7.5 |    7.5 |    7.9 |      9.2 |    6.8
April 1997 unemployment rate\4\ ....|    2.9 |    2.2 |    2.3 |    1.2 |    2.8 |    2.1 |    7.2 |      2.7 |    3.8 |    3.3 |    4.4 |      5.1 |    2.5
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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 ................|   20.9 |   39.2 |    6.6 |    5.7 |   16.6 |   11.5 |   11.4 |     11.4 |   26.5 |   16.7 |   16.5 |     18.1 |   20.1
Educator ...........................|   16.2 |    2.6 |   64.6 |    1.5 |    3.2 |    4.8 |   17.5 |     16.4 |    9.4 |   35.3 |   17.0 |     14.2 |   12.2
Engineering ........................|    5.1 |    1.7 |    0.5 |   49.9 |    4.1 |  (\5\) |    2.6 |      6.4 |    1.1 |    0.5 |    1.7 |      0.4 |    2.2
Health professions .................|    7.8 |    1.6 |    3.3 |    0.1 |   62.6 |    5.5 |   15.0 |      3.8 |    2.9 |    4.0 |    3.3 |      8.0 |    3.9
Other profession\6\ ................|   11.1 |    4.3 |    5.5 |    9.1 |    2.5 |   25.3 |   14.4 |     10.0 |   15.1 |    7.0 |   22.5 |     26.4 |   18.0
Computer science/programming .......|    5.0 |    5.3 |    0.6 |   11.2 |    1.4 |    1.0 |    3.3 |     25.2 |    2.5 |    2.9 |    5.4 |      2.5 |    3.0
Non-computer technician ............|    0.8 |    0.3 |    0.2 |    1.1 |    1.1 |    0.3 |    6.0 |      1.9 |    0.3 |    2.0 |    0.3 |    (\5\) |    1.4
Administrative/clerical/support ....|   13.6 |   19.4 |    8.1 |    2.2 |    3.5 |   17.5 |    9.2 |     11.6 |   17.6 |   10.5 |   16.2 |     14.5 |   16.3
Mechanic operator/laborer ..........|    5.6 |    6.7 |    2.9 |    6.0 |    1.4 |    5.1 |    7.5 |      7.8 |    7.0 |    3.1 |    5.8 |      4.3 |    6.9
Sales ..............................|    8.1 |   13.8 |    3.0 |    9.6 |    1.5 |    3.9 |    5.3 |      3.6 |    8.6 |   12.3 |    6.2 |      7.0 |    9.5
Service ............................|    2.9 |    2.9 |    2.7 |    1.5 |    0.7 |    3.7 |    3.0 |      0.6 |    4.2 |    3.0 |    3.8 |      2.0 |    4.2
Military/protective service ........|    2.4 |    1.7 |    1.6 |    2.0 |    0.5 |   20.9 |    1.7 |      1.4 |    3.1 |    2.6 |    0.8 |      1.9 |    1.9
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 Job characteristics in April 1997  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
Definite career potential ..........|   57.3 |   60.0 |   51.4 |   65.0 |   58.4 |   47.1 |   50.1 |     64.6 |   58.2 |   55.8 |   52.2 |     50.6 |   59.0
Job closely related to              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
  bachelor's degree ................|   56.0 |   57.6 |   67.7 |   61.2 |   85.0 |   59.6 |   49.0 |     65.6 |   31.2 |   34.6 |   41.0 |     46.3 |   50.1
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         Annual salaries\7\         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |          |        |        |        |          |
Less than $10,000 ..................|    1.6 |    1.1 |    2.6 |    1.1 |    0.6 |    0.7 |    1.2 |      0.5 |    2.1 |    8.3 |    1.7 |      2.8 |    1.5
$10,000 to $14,999 .................|    3.7 |    1.9 |    5.4 |    0.7 |    1.4 |    3.5 |    7.6 |      3.8 |    5.1 |    4.3 |    6.4 |      4.2 |    4.2
$15,000 to $19,999 .................|    8.3 |    5.3 |   16.0 |    1.0 |    3.8 |   13.6 |    9.2 |      4.4 |    5.0 |    7.0 |   10.2 |      9.9 |   12.9
$20,000 to $24,999 .................|   14.2 |   11.9 |   26.6 |    1.8 |    5.1 |   17.3 |   19.0 |     11.5 |   14.5 |   17.6 |   17.4 |     19.1 |   12.7
$25,000 to $34,999 .................|   33.2 |   29.7 |   39.2 |   13.2 |   29.9 |   38.3 |   37.1 |     26.3 |   34.9 |   35.4 |   37.9 |     40.9 |   39.7
$35,000 to $49,999 .................|   25.8 |   32.8 |    6.3 |   54.9 |   36.5 |   20.2 |   20.7 |     35.4 |   23.3 |   22.6 |   19.3 |     19.2 |   18.0
$50,000 to $74,999 .................|   10.4 |   13.1 |    2.7 |   24.5 |   21.1 |    6.0 |    4.7 |     12.2 |    9.7 |    4.0 |    5.5 |      3.4 |    7.9
$75,000 or more ....................|    3.0 |    4.3 |    1.1 |    2.9 |    1.6 |    0.3 |    0.5 |      6.0 |    5.4 |    1.0 |    1.6 |      0.4 |    3.1
Average annual salary\8\ ...........|$34,252 |$37,454 |$26,513 |$44,524 |$39,421 |$30,563 |$29,331 |  $38,418 |$35,536 |$28,147 |$30,179 |  $28,197 |$32,208
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\1\Data from 1994 "First Follow-up" survey.
\2\Percent not working, but looking for work.
\3\Percent not working.
\4\Excluding those not in the labor force.
\5\Less than 0.05 percent.
\6\All other professional occupations excluding business, teaching, engineering, and health.
\7\Salaries for those employed full time in April 1997.
\8\Respondents reporting salaries less than $1,000 were excluded, those reporting salaries greater than $500,000 were reset to $500,000.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, First and Second Follow-up" surveys. (This table was prepared April 2001.)


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