Table 1
Mean age-adjusted earnings of men and women, by field of study, 2010

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Table 1
Mean age-adjusted earnings of men and women, by field of study, 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mean age-adjusted earnings of men and women. The information is grouped by CIP Code (appearing as row headers), Field of Study, College, Bachelors, Masters, Men and Women, calculated using earnings (2010 dollars) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
CIP Code Field of Study College Bachelors Masters
Men Women Men Women Men Women
earnings (2010 dollars)
1.00 Agriculture, general 54,095Note *   71,610Note * 59,829    
1.03 Agricultural production operations 48,329Note *          
1.06 Applied horticulture/horticultural business services 58,948Note * 38,855Note *        
3.01 Natural resources conservation and research 73,514Note *   79,448Note * 65,014 86,788Note * 76,566
3.02 Natural resources management and policy 67,374 60,126Note *        
3.05 Forestry 63,693Note * 47,135 72,277Note *      
3.06 Wildlife and wildlands science and management 61,992Note *          
4.02 Architecture     78,738Note * 64,290 84,446Note *  
4.03 City/urban, community and regional planning     84,319 66,414 90,274Note * 74,163
4.09 Architectural sciences and technology 69,677Note * 53,502Note *        
5.01 Area studies       56,851Note *    
9.01 Communication and media studies 67,594 53,607Note * 71,466Note * 61,712Note *    
9.04 Journalism 59,027Note * 55,221Note * 73,217Note * 67,580    
9.09 Public relations, advertising and applied communication 64,652 57,860Note *   64,610    
10.02 Audiovisual communications technologies/technicians 58,561Note * 51,968Note *        
10.03 Graphic communications 53,390Note * 46,424        
11.01 Computer and information sciences and support services, general 65,011Note * 53,390Note * 80,290Note * 63,534    
11.02 Computer programming 67,801 54,900Note *        
11.05 Computer systems analysis/analyst 65,480 54,578Note *        
11.06 Data entry/microcomputer applications   42,046Note *        
11.07 Computer science 66,965 59,657Note * 85,992 74,972Note * 95,606Note * 77,776
11.08 Computer software and media applications 56,356Note * 42,860Note *        
11.10 Computer/information technology administration and management 60,765Note * 47,120        
12.03 Funeral service and mortuary science 60,860          
12.04 Cosmetology and related personal grooming services   36,158Note *        
12.05 Culinary arts and related services 47,212Note * 37,066Note *        
13.01 Education, general   43,272Note * 66,900Note * 61,985Note * 82,166Note * 71,313Note *
13.04 Educational administration and supervision         84,008Note * 74,090Note *
13.10 Special education and teaching 50,280Note * 41,908Note *   51,927Note *    
13.11 Student counselling and personnel services           59,944Note *
13.12 Teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods     62,567Note * 54,703Note *   65,342Note *
13.13 Teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas     67,080Note * 61,563Note *   65,941Note *
13.15 Teaching assistants/aides   37,684Note *        
14.01 Engineering, general     107,941Note * 85,603Note * 117,160Note * 91,249Note *
14.07 Chemical engineering     120,148Note * 94,385Note * 107,371  
14.08 Civil engineering     99,644Note * 81,075Note * 106,007  
14.09 Computer engineering     93,373Note * 78,363Note * 98,201Note *  
14.10 Electrical, electronics and communications engineering     94,132Note * 80,576Note * 102,559Note *  
14.19 Mechanical engineering     103,600Note * 86,549Note * 99,288Note *  
14.35 Industrial engineering     89,770      
15.00 Engineering technology, general 77,765Note * 60,104Note *        
15.02 Civil engineering technology/technician 75,478Note * 58,544Note *        
15.03 Electrical and electronic engineering technologies/technicians 70,475Note * 54,911Note *        
15.04 Electromechanical and instrumentation and maintenance technologies/technicians 76,179Note *          
15.05 Environmental control technologies/technicians 66,791 59,966Note *        
15.06 Industrial production technologies/technicians 74,418Note * 56,349Note *        
15.07 Quality control and safety technologies/technicians 70,898 55,664Note *        
15.08 Mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians 73,283Note *          
15.09 Mining and petroleum technologies/technicians 102,986Note *          
15.10 Construction engineering technology/technician 76,831Note *          
15.11 Engineering-related technologies 69,549          
15.12 Computer engineering technologies/technicians 65,959 56,645Note *        
15.13 Drafting/design engineering technologies/technicians 66,684 48,830        
15.99 Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, other 79,098Note *          
16.01 Linguistic, comparative and related language studies and services     58,301Note * 57,849Note *   62,614Note *
19.01 Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, general       53,761Note *    
19.05 Foods, nutrition and related services   45,521   62,526    
19.07 Human development, family studies and related services 45,618Note * 39,371Note *   50,607Note *    
22.03 Legal support services 63,618Note * 48,448Note *        
23.01 English language and literature, general     73,027Note * 58,891Note *   72,012Note *
23.14 English literature     71,598Note * 57,717Note *    
24.01 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 53,937Note * 42,120Note * 81,204Note * 60,836Note *   73,144
25.01 Library science and administration         66,456Note * 67,439Note *
25.03 Library and archives assisting   44,065Note *        
26.01 Biology, general     73,251Note * 60,761Note * 81,665Note * 66,407Note *
26.02 Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology     75,542Note * 63,951   66,245Note *
26.05 Microbiological sciences and immunology     73,944Note * 63,847    
27.01 Mathematics     95,587Note * 79,852Note *    
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 66,558 50,952Note * 79,812Note * 62,570Note * 104,330 71,979Note *
30.08 Mathematics and computer science     85,003      
30.16 Accounting and computer science   41,064Note *        
31.01 Parks, recreation and leisure studies 57,131Note * 47,328 65,423Note * 52,714Note *    
31.05 Health and physical education/fitness 59,323Note * 46,062 75,937Note * 63,259    
38.01 Philosophy, logic and ethics     66,592Note *      
39.06 Theological and ministerial studies 49,336Note *   51,791Note *   50,184Note * 49,415Note *
40.05 Chemistry 68,684   79,534Note * 68,805 82,945Note *  
40.06 Geological and Earth sciences/geosciences     119,397Note * 80,314Note * 132,787  
40.08 Physics 73,366Note *   85,983   83,526Note *  
41.00 Science technologies/technicians, general   52,251Note *        
41.03 Physical science technologies/technicians 74,872Note * 60,167Note *        
42.01 Psychology, general     68,905Note * 58,282Note * 74,091Note * 66,128Note *
42.27 Research and experimental psychology       57,278Note *    
42.28 Clinical, counselling and applied psychology       53,877Note *   67,450Note *
43.01 Criminal justice and corrections 73,719Note * 58,085Note *        
43.02 Fire protection 75,600Note *          
44.00 Human services, general 50,105Note * 45,191Note *   50,624Note *    
44.04 Public administration         93,377Note * 83,196Note *
44.07 Social work 53,919Note * 44,548Note * 56,407Note * 56,717Note * 62,958Note * 67,453Note *
45.01 Social sciences, general 57,877Note * 42,449Note * 74,354Note * 61,836    
45.02 Anthropology     69,949Note * 54,901Note *    
45.04 Criminology 76,813Note * 63,721Note * 79,744Note * 61,410Note *    
45.06 Economics     93,256Note * 69,814Note * 112,519 81,987
45.07 Geography and cartography 61,151Note *   76,031Note * 59,713Note * 80,344Note *  
45.10 Political science and government     85,069 66,182 89,773Note * 78,393
45.11 Sociology     73,934Note * 59,502Note *   68,619Note *
46.00 Construction trades, general 59,776          
46.02 Carpentry/carpenter 55,822Note *          
46.03 Electrical and power transmission installers 70,034Note *          
46.04 Building/construction finishing, management and inspection 59,263Note *          
46.05 Plumbing and related water supply services 67,399          
47.00 Mechanics and repairers, general 58,229Note *          
47.01 Electrical/electronics maintenance and repair technology 60,968Note *          
47.02 Heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician 64,987          
47.03 Heavy/industrial equipment maintenance technologies 72,339Note *          
47.05 Stationary energy sources installer and operator 95,567Note *          
47.06 Vehicle maintenance and repair technologies 61,136Note *          
48.05 Precision metal working 61,442Note *          
48.07 Woodworking 49,989Note *          
49.01 Air transportation 85,556Note *          
49.02 Ground transportation 59,320Note *          
49.03 Marine transportation 79,132Note *          
50.04 Design and applied arts 54,600Note * 45,980Note * 65,476Note * 59,240    
50.05 Drama/theatre arts and stagecraft 54,825Note *     53,412Note *    
50.06 Film/video and photographic arts 54,651Note * 44,102Note * 64,988Note *      
50.07 Fine arts and art studies 54,032Note * 42,052Note * 62,189Note * 53,040Note *    
50.09 Music 52,817Note *   55,942Note * 52,516Note *    
51.00 Health services/allied health/health sciences, general   45,423Note *   61,677Note *    
51.02 Communication disorders sciences and services           73,463Note *
51.06 Dental support services and allied professions   45,753Note *        
51.07 Health and medical administrative services   40,636Note *        
51.08 Allied health and medical assisting services 60,631Note * 42,976Note *        
51.09 Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions 77,286Note * 62,415Note *   68,532Note *    
51.10 Clinical/medical laboratory science/research and allied professions 61,537Note * 53,321Note *        
51.15 Mental and social health services and allied professions   43,645Note *        
51.18 Ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions   47,481        
51.22 Public health           76,621
51.23 Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions   44,656Note * 72,888Note * 63,113   80,090
51.26 Health aides/attendants/orderlies 45,193Note * 36,485Note *        
51.31 Dietetics and clinical nutrition services   41,547Note *   60,141Note *    
51.35 Somatic bodywork and related therapeutic services   43,670Note *        
51.38 Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing 67,023 62,441Note * 78,052Note * 71,446Note *   80,615
51.39 Practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants 47,186Note * 46,093Note *        
52.01 Business/commerce, general 72,607Note * 50,119Note * 104,880Note * 75,905Note * 154,758Note * 111,327Note *
52.02 Business administration, management and operations 66,646 48,487Note * 85,318 64,126 129,882Note * 99,367Note *
52.03 Accounting and related services 64,401Note * 48,767Note * 107,020Note * 78,802Note * 128,310Note * 99,060Note *
52.04 Business operations support and assistant services 52,141Note * 41,357Note *        
52.06 Business/managerial economics     85,888      
52.08 Finance and financial management services 73,266Note * 52,879Note * 116,473Note * 75,266Note * 160,100Note * 111,714Note *
52.09 Hospitality administration/management 55,439Note * 46,080Note *   56,537Note *    
52.10 Human resources management and services 62,025Note * 56,541Note * 78,152Note * 65,867   82,610
52.12 Management information systems and services 63,412   82,950Note * 70,790Note *    
52.13 Management sciences and quantitative methods     130,547Note * 94,525Note *    
52.14 Marketing 72,064Note * 53,225Note * 89,383 68,266Note *    
52.15 Real estate 66,037 50,931Note *        
52.17 Insurance 74,334 54,611Note *        
52.18 General sales, merchandising and related marketing operations 62,943 46,297        
52.19 Specialized sales, merchandising and marketing operations 53,149Note * 45,620Note *        
54.01 History     72,167Note * 58,131Note * 79,406Note * 69,039Note *
55.01 French language and literature, general   39,698Note *   58,490Note *    
55.14 French literature       50,328Note *    
  All fields of study 66,611 47,582 87,543 64,420 110,199 78,788
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