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Description for Chart 1
| earnings (2010 dollars) | |
|---|---|
| Management sciences and quantitative methods* | 130,546.73 |
| Chemical engineering* | 120,147.89 |
| Geological and Earth sciences/geosciences* | 119,397.36 |
| Finance and financial management services* | 116,472.58 |
| Engineering, general* | 107,940.94 |
| Accounting and related services* | 107,020.16 |
| Business/commerce, general* | 104,880.31 |
| Mechanical engineering* | 103,599.78 |
| Civil engineering* | 99,644.36 |
| Mathematics* | 95,587.17 |
| Electrical, electronics and communications engineering* | 94,131.54 |
| Computer engineering* | 93,373.13 |
| Economics* | 93,256.41 |
| Industrial engineering | 89,769.75 |
| Marketing | 89,382.97 |
| All fields of study | 87,543.12 |
| Computer science | 85,991.79 |
| Physics | 85,982.60 |
| Business/managerial economics | 85,887.72 |
| Business administration, management and operations | 85,317.77 |
| Political science and government | 85,069.49 |
| Mathematics and computer science | 85,003.04 |
| City/urban, community and regional planning | 84,319.48 |
| Management information systems and services | 82,950.18 |
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities* | 81,203.83 |
| Computer and information sciences and support services, general* | 80,289.82 |
| Biological and physical sciences* | 79,812.25 |
| Criminology* | 79,744.16 |
| Chemistry* | 79,533.50 |
| Natural resources conservation and research* | 79,447.73 |
| Architecture* | 78,737.96 |
| Human resources management and services* | 78,151.75 |
| Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing* | 78,052.19 |
| Geography and cartography* | 76,030.64 |
| Health and physical education/fitness* | 75,936.67 |
| Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology* | 75,541.87 |
| Social sciences, general* | 74,354.28 |
| Microbiological sciences and immunology* | 73,944.47 |
| Sociology* | 73,934.30 |
| Biology, general* | 73,250.95 |
| Journalism* | 73,217.17 |
| English language and literature, general* | 73,026.92 |
| Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions* | 72,888.27 |
| Forestry* | 72,277.11 |
| History* | 72,167.02 |
| Agriculture, general* | 71,609.60 |
| English literature* | 71,598.45 |
| Communication and media studies* | 71,466.13 |
| Anthropology* | 69,948.85 |
| Psychology, general* | 68,904.79 |
| Teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas* | 67,080.40 |
| Education, general* | 66,900.00 |
| Philosophy, logic and ethics* | 66,591.67 |
| Design and applied arts* | 65,476.12 |
| Parks, recreation and leisure studies* | 65,422.57 |
| Film/video and photographic arts* | 64,988.03 |
| Teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods* | 62,567.32 |
| Fine arts and art studies* | 62,189.06 |
| Linguistic, comparative and related language studies and services* | 58,301.03 |
| Social work* | 56,407.17 |
| Music* | 55,941.90 |
| Theological and ministerial studies* | 51,790.80 |
*
significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
Notes:
The 5% significance level indicates that the field of study is different than the average across all fields. The sample includes 25- to 54-year-olds who completed their highest level of education in Canada, who worked full year, full time (i.e., 49 to 52 weeks, mainly full time) as a paid employee, with positive wages and zero self-employment income. CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs.
Source:
Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.
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