Field of degree: Communications technology
Table 1. Communications technology degree, 2019
Data |
Communications technology |
All fields |
Employment
|
116,000 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
45,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
15 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
43 |
61 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
13 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of communications technology major, 2019
Communications technology major |
Major share |
Communication Technologies
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a communications technology degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
24% |
Management occupations
|
16 |
Sales and related occupations
|
10 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
9 |
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
34 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a communications technology degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2020–30 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Audio and video technicians
|
26% |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
3% |
7% |
Producers and directors
|
24 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
17 |
Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers
|
22 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
34 |
Art directors
|
11 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
14 |
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other
|
7 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
20 |
Graphic designers
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
7 |
Designers, all other
|
0 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
14 |
Retail salespersons
|
-1 |
No formal educational credential |
3 |
3 |
Customer service representatives
|
-1 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
4 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-6 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
5 |
Last Modified Date:
Friday, December 3, 2021