Table 505.80.

Percentage distribution of 2007-08 and 2015-16 bachelor’s degree earners' prekindergarten through 12th-grade regular classroom teaching status 4 years after degree completion, by selected characteristics: 2012 and 2020

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic	2007-08 bachelor's degree earners in 20121												2015-16 bachelor's degree earners in 20202
	Never regular classroom teacher			New regular classroom teacher3			Continuing regular classroom teacher4			No longer regular classroom teacher5			Never regula classroom teacher			New regular classroom teacher3			Continuing regular classroom teacher4			No longer regular classroom teacher5
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9
Total	86.5		(0.37)	1.4		(0.14)	4.8		(0.24)	7.3		(0.32)	84.6		(0.33)	8.3		(0.28)	5.3		(0.24)	1.8		(0.12)
Sex6
Male	92.2		(0.48)	0.7		(0.17)	2.3		(0.27)	4.8		(0.38)	90.2		(0.52)	5.3		(0.37)	3.4		(0.31)	1.0		(0.16)
Female	82.4		(0.55)	1.9		(0.21)	6.6		(0.37)	9.1		(0.46)	80.5		(0.45)	10.5		(0.41)	6.7		(0.33)	2.3		(0.17)
Race/ethnicity
White	85.3		(0.45)	1.5		(0.18)	5.6		(0.29)	7.6		(0.36)	84.9		(0.48)	8.2		(0.39)	5.2		(0.28)	1.7		(0.16)
Black	88.7		(1.43)	0.6	!	(0.28)	2.4		(0.54)	8.3		(1.31)	84.0		(1.29)	9.0		(1.15)	4.3		(0.63)	2.8		(0.57)
Hispanic	88.4		(1.17)	1.8		(0.43)	3.7		(0.76)	6.1		(0.97)	80.6		(1.20)	10.1		(0.92)	7.9		(0.88)	1.5		(0.29)
Asian	94.9		(1.17)	‡		(†)	0.8	!	(0.35)	4.2		(1.13)	90.1		(1.15)	5.7		(1.02)	3.1		(0.67)	1.1	!	(0.42)
Pacific Islander	88.2		(5.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	82.7		(9.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	95.1		(3.58)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	86.7		(5.73)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races7	86.8		(2.29)	‡		(†)	4.7	!	(1.45)	7.0		(1.91)	84.1		(1.95)	7.6		(1.46)	5.5		(1.28)	2.8	!	(1.25)
Control of bachelor’s degree-granting      institution
Public	85.7		(0.53)	1.5		(0.19)	5.7		(0.34)	7.2		(0.39)	84.3		(0.44)	8.7		(0.39)	5.3		(0.31)	1.7		(0.17)
Private nonprofit	86.7		(0.70)	1.3		(0.23)	3.7		(0.32)	8.3		(0.61)	83.8		(0.57)	8.5		(0.47)	5.7		(0.35)	2.0		(0.20)
Private for-profit	97.2		(0.84)	‡		(†)	1.3	!	(0.64)	1.3	!	(0.58)	92.1		(0.65)	3.6		(0.40)	3.1		(0.35)	1.2		(0.24)
Major for bachelor’s degree8
STEM9	92.5		(0.83)	0.8	!	(0.23)	1.6		(0.35)	5.1		(0.73)	91.4		(0.61)	4.5		(0.49)	3.2		(0.40)	0.9		(0.23)
Computer and information sciences	95.5		(1.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.8	!	(1.56)	97.2		(0.77)	1.1		(0.47)	1.7	!	(0.58)	‡		(†)
Engineering and engineering technology	98.2		(0.72)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.6	!	(0.69)	94.1		(0.94)	3.1		(0.79)	2.5		(0.59)	‡		(†)
Biological and physical sciences,       science technology, mathematics, and       agricultural sciences	86.7		(1.54)	1.3	!	(0.41)	3.5		(0.77)	8.4		(1.36)	88.4		(0.94)	6.3		(0.79)	4.0		(0.59)	1.4		(0.38)
General studies and other10	84.0		(2.39)	1.6	!	(0.62)	4.9	!	(1.54)	9.5		(1.85)	75.3		(3.89)	16.0		(3.51)	6.7	!	(2.23)	2.0	!	(0.83)
Social sciences	89.8		(1.05)	1.9		(0.53)	1.2		(0.31)	7.0		(0.81)	83.4		(1.22)	9.3		(0.97)	5.0		(0.74)	2.2		(0.38)
Humanities	81.8		(1.49)	2.4		(0.54)	3.5		(0.64)	12.3		(1.37)	77.9		(1.34)	12.1		(1.28)	7.7		(1.07)	2.3		(0.47)
Health care fields	96.7		(0.77)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.0	!	(0.60)	92.5		(0.75)	4.1		(0.60)	2.9		(0.45)	0.6	!	(0.26)
Business	97.8		(0.45)	‡		(†)	0.3	!	(0.17)	1.6		(0.36)	93.5		(0.77)	3.1		(0.52)	3.0		(0.50)	0.4	!	(0.16)
Education	24.4		(1.63)	4.9		(0.78)	40.8		(1.95)	30.0		(1.68)	10.2		(1.64)	44.0		(2.04)	33.4		(1.93)	12.3		(1.20)
Other applied11	93.1		(0.72)	0.7	!	(0.28)	1.9		(0.46)	4.3		(0.56)	87.3		(0.97)	8.1		(0.74)	2.9		(0.41)	1.8		(0.44)
Ever enrolled in postbaccalaureate      degree/certificate program as of 4 years      after bachelor’s degree completion12
Yes	81.6		(0.67)	2.3		(0.27)	6.5		(0.43)	9.5		(0.54)	81.4		(0.62)	10.5		(0.48)	5.9		(0.38)	2.2		(0.24)
No	90.5		(0.44)	0.6		(0.14)	3.4		(0.27)	5.5		(0.35)	86.9		(0.48)	6.8		(0.36)	4.8		(0.29)	1.5		(0.16)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1Data represent 2007–08 bachelor's degree earners' classroom teaching statuses as of the interview, about 4 years after completing their bachelor's degree.

2Data represent 2015–16 bachelor's degree earners' classroom teaching statuses as of a specific date 4 years after the month of completing their bachelor’s degree.

3Includes those who reported working as a regular classroom teacher 4 years after completing their bachelor’s degree but had not reported working as a regular classroom teacher the year after completing their bachelor's degree.

4Includes those who reported working as a regular classroom teacher 4 years after completing their bachelor’s degree and had previously reported working as a regular classroom teacher the year after completing their bachelor's degree.

5Includes those who reported ever working as a regular classroom teacher but reported no longer working as a regular classroom teacher 4 years after completing their bachelor’s degree.

6Data on 2015-16 bachelor’s degree earners are based on sex assigned at birth, while data on 2007-08 bachelor’s degree earners are based on gender because sex assigned at birth was not collected for these students.

7In 2012, includes a small number of 2007–08 bachelor's degree earners who were classified as an "Other" race. This category did not exist for 2015–16 bachelor's degree earners.

8Respondents with multiple majors were classified by the first field of study reported.

9Includes majors in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

10Includes liberal arts and sciences; general studies and humanities; multi/interdisciplinary studies; basic skills; citizenship activities; health-related knowledge and skills; interpersonal and social skills; leisure and recreational activities; personal awareness and self-improvement; high school/secondary diplomas and certificates; and other majors. In 2012, includes a small number of 2007–08 bachelor's degree earners whose major was "Undeclared."

11Includes personal and consumer services; manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation; military technology and protective services; architecture; communications; public administration and human services; design and applied arts; law and legal studies; library sciences; and theology and religious vocations.

12Refers to enrollment in any degree/certificate program, in whole or in part after completion of a bachelor's degree, regardless of the level of the degree/certificate program.

NOTE: Estimates pertain to individuals who were awarded their degree by a Title IV-eligible postsecondary institution in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. In 2012, a regular classroom teacher was a teacher in a regular full- or part-time teaching position at the kindgergarten through 12th-grade level. In 2020, a regular classroom teacher was a teacher in a regular full- or part-time teaching position at the prekindergarten through 12th-grade level. Regular classroom teachers do not include itinerant teachers, support teachers, teacher's aides, substitute teachers, student teachers, or other teaching positions. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2008/12 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12); 2016/20 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:16/20). (This table was prepared December 2022.)