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Field of degree: Family and consumer sciences

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Family and consumer sciences field of degree. Employment: 477,410. Median annual wage: $40,000.

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Table 1. Family and consumer sciences degree, 2018
Data	Family and consumer sciences	All fields
Employment	477,410	55,381,020
Median wage	$40,000	$59,000
Percent employed part time	23	15
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	51	59
Percent with an advanced degree	32	37
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 1. Types of family and consumer sciences major, 2018
Family and consumer sciences major	Major share
Family and consumer sciences	100%
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a family and consumer sciences degree, by occupational group, 2018
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Educational instruction and library occupations	24%
Management occupations	13
Office and administrative support occupations	12
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	9
Community and social service occupations	8
Other	34
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a family and consumer sciences degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2019–29	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018
Registered nurses	7%	Bachelor's degree	2%	12%
Social workers, all other	5	Bachelor's degree	3	38
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary	4	Some college, no degree	2	7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	4	Bachelor's degree	13	50
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary	4	Master's degree	3	55
Accountants and auditors	4	Bachelor's degree	2	26
Preschool teachers, except special education	2	Associate's degree	4	11
Childcare workers	2	High school diploma or equivalent	3	3
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other	-2	Bachelor's degree	2	21
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	-10	High school diploma or equivalent	3	4
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: Family and consumer sciences,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/family-and-consumer-sciences/family-and-consumer-sciences-field-of-degree.htm (visited April 15, 2021).

Last Modified Date: Monday, November 30, 2020