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| Table 391. | 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 | Other fields | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and management |
Education | Engineering | Health professions |
Public affairs and social services |
Biological sciences |
Mathematics and physical sciences |
Social sciences |
History | Humanities | Psychology | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 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.) |