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| Table 398. | 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) |
| 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) |
| Other professional4 | 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) |
| 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 | (316.03) | $41,008 | (941.17) | $27,634 | (345.72) | $47,931 | (790.00) | $39,441 | (1089.63) | $30,400 | (1054.74) | $30,749 | (978.36) | $42,755 | (980.96) | $33,892 | (915.97) | $29,984 | (1053.22) | $30,102 | (846.49) | $28,835 | (905.66) | $32,780 | (627.52) |
| †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, health, and computer science. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Data exclude bachelor's degree recipients from U.S. Service Academies, deceased graduates, and graduates living at foreign addresses at the time of the survey. 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.) |
