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Field of degree: Culture and gender studies

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Culture and gender studies field of degree. Employment: 324,360. Median annual wage: $63,000.

Table 1. Culture and gender studies degree, 2022.

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Table 1. Culture and gender studies degree, 2022
Data	Culture and gender studies	All fields
Employment	324,360	62,187,580
Median wage	63,000	66,000
Percent employed part time	19	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	65	62
Percent with an advanced degree	53	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of culture and gender studies major, 2022.

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Chart 1. Types of culture and gender studies, 2022
Culture and gender studies major	Major share
Area Ethnic And Civilization Studies	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a culture and gender studies degree, by occupational group, 2022.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a culture and gender studies degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Educational instruction and library occupations	18%
Management occupations	18
Business and financial operations occupations	11
Office and administrative support occupations	7
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	7
Other	40
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a culture and gender studies degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a culture and gender studies degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2023–33	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	19%	Doctoral or professional degree	4%	72%
Management analysts	11	Bachelor's degree	1	35
Social and community service managers	8	Bachelor's degree	2	32
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	4	21
Chief executives	5	Bachelor's degree	2	31
Lawyers	5	Doctoral or professional degree	5	92
Physicians, all other	4	Doctoral or professional degree	2	100
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary	-1	Master's degree	3	56
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	2	56
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Culture and gender studies,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/culture-and-gender-studies/culture-and-gender-studies-field-of-degree.htm (visited May 12, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024