Field of degree: Liberal arts
Table 1. Liberal arts degree, 2021
Data |
Liberal arts |
All fields |
Employment
|
730,760 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
54,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
17 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
52 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
31 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of liberal arts, 2021
Liberal arts majors |
Major share |
Liberal Arts
|
91% |
Humanities
|
9 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a liberal arts degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
19% |
Management occupations
|
15 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
10 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Sales and related occupations
|
8 |
Other
|
38 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a liberal arts degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Lawyers
|
8% |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2% |
91% |
Human resources specialists
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
19 |
Registered nurses
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
13 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
72 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
21 |
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
|
1 |
Master's degree |
2 |
57 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
8 |
49 |
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
55 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-7 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
5 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
|
-12 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
5 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023