Table 1. English degree, 2022
Data |
English |
All fields |
Employment
|
1,878,040 |
62,187,580 |
Median wage
|
60,000 |
66,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
19 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
63 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
47 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of English, 2022
English majors |
Major share |
English Language And Literature
|
91% |
Composition And Rhetoric
|
9 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an English degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
21% |
Management occupations
|
17 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
10 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
|
8 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
36 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an English 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 |
5% |
72% |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
21 |
Chief executives
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
31 |
Lawyers
|
5 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
6 |
92 |
Writers and authors
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
31 |
Librarians and media collections specialists
|
3 |
Master's degree |
2 |
59 |
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 |
4 |
56 |
Editors
|
-2 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
26 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, August 29, 2024