Field of degree: Science technologies
Table 1. Science technologies degree, 2019
Data |
Science technologies |
All fields |
Employment
|
17,030 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
70,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
12 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
26 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
15 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of science technologies major, 2019
Science technologies major |
Major share |
Nuclear, Industrial Radiology, And Biological Technologies
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a science technologies degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
63% |
Management occupations
|
7 |
Computer and mathematical occupations
|
3 |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
3 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
3 |
Other
|
20 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a science technologies 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 |
Physician assistants
|
28% |
Master's degree |
2% |
74% |
Diagnostic medical sonographers
|
15 |
Associate's degree |
4 |
11 |
Dental assistants
|
8 |
Postsecondary nondegree award |
2 |
2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
|
7 |
Associate's degree |
9 |
8 |
Radiologic technologists and technicians
|
6 |
Associate's degree |
30 |
4 |
Radiation therapists
|
6 |
Associate's degree |
7 |
13 |
Registered nurses
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
12 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
20 |
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
|
4 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
8 |
Physicians, all other
|
2 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
100 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022