Table 1. English degree, 2021
Data |
English |
All fields |
Employment
|
1,815,820 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
56,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
19 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
62 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
48 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of English, 2021
English majors |
Major share |
English Language And Literature
|
92% |
Composition And Rhetoric
|
8 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an English degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
21% |
Management occupations
|
16 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
9 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
9 |
Other
|
36 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an English degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Lawyers
|
8% |
Doctoral or professional degree |
6% |
91% |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
5 |
72 |
Writers and authors
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
31 |
Librarians and media collections specialists
|
3 |
Master's degree |
2 |
57 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
21 |
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
|
1 |
Master's degree |
2 |
57 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
49 |
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
55 |
Editors
|
-4 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
27 |
Chief executives
|
-8 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
32 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023