Table A.21.1
Median earnings (in 2007 constant dollars) of doctoral graduates who reported being overqualified for their job, by field of study, Ontario and Canada without Ontario

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Table A.21.1
Median earnings (in 2007 constant dollars) of doctoral graduates who reported being overqualified for their job, by field of study, Ontario and Canada without Ontario
Table summary
This table displays the results of median earnings (in 2007 constant dollars) of doctoral graduates who reported being overqualified for their job class of 2005, class of 2000 and class of 1995, calculated using dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Class of 2005 Class of 2000 Class of 1995
dollars
Ontario
All fields of study
Overqualified 66,000 57,980Note 2 61,670Note 3
Not overqualified 67,500 65,589 59,204Note 3
Life sciences
Overqualified 60,000 46,830Note 2 43,169Note 3
Not overqualified 55,000 50,175 49,336
Engineering
Overqualified 72,000 Note F: too unreliable to be published 65,371
Not overqualified 74,194 88,085Note 2 69,688
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences
Overqualified 63,000 66,900 61,670
Not overqualified 63,000 65,228 56,737
Psychology and social sciences
Overqualified 68,000 65,005 59,204Note 3
Not overqualified 70,000 66,900 61,670Note 3
Humanities
Overqualified 45,000 51,848 51,803
Not overqualified 61,000 55,750Note 2 49,336Note 3
Education and other fields of study
Overqualified 75,000 62,571 80,171
Not overqualified 84,000 72,475Note 2 74,004Note 3
Canada without Ontario
All fields of study
Overqualified 60,000Note 1 60,210 55,503Note 3
Not overqualified 63,000Note 1 59,024Note 2 57,970Note 3
Life sciences
Overqualified 55,000 53,520 49,336
Not overqualified 50,000 52,182 49,336
Engineering
Overqualified 66,000 61,325 59,204
Not overqualified 69,000 69,130 64,137Note 3
Computer, mathematics and physical sciences
Overqualified 56,000 61,325 49,336
Not overqualified 59,140 65,589Note 2 55,257
Psychology and social sciences
Overqualified 61,000Note 1 55,750 55,503
Not overqualified 63,045Note 1 61,325 61,670
Humanities
Overqualified 50,500 65,785Note 2 53,283
Not overqualified 65,000Note 1 56,865Note 2 57,970Note 3
Education and other fields of study
Overqualified 65,000Note 1 66,900 65,371
Not overqualified 80,000 66,900Note 2 67,837Note 3
F too unreliable to be published
1. Significantly different between Ontario graduates and graduates from other provinces within the Class of 2005 (p<0.05).
2. Significantly different between the Class of 2005 and the Class of 2000 (p<0.05).
3. Significantly different between the Class of 2005 and the Class of 1995 (p<0.05).
Notes: Definition based on respondent's self identified perception.
Only includes respondents who worked full-time.
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Classes of 2005, 2000 and 1995).
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