Table 1. History degree, 2019
Data |
History |
All fields |
Employment
|
1,196,990 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
60,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
16 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
60 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
50 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of history majors, 2019
History majors |
Major share |
History
|
98% |
United States History
|
2 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a history degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
19% |
Management occupations
|
17 |
Legal occupations
|
12 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Sales and related occupations
|
9 |
Other
|
35 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a history degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Postsecondary teachers
|
12% |
Doctoral or professional degree |
4% |
73% |
Management analysts
|
11 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 |
32 |
Lawyers
|
10 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
10 |
92 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
20 |
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
|
5 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
54 |
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
|
5 |
Master's degree |
2 |
56 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
5 |
48 |
Retail salespersons
|
0 |
No formal educational credential |
1 |
3 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
4 |
Chief executives
|
-7 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
30 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022