Field of degree: Science technologies
Table 1. Science technologies degree, 2021
Data |
Science technologies |
All fields |
Employment
|
16,720 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
72,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
14 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
37 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
24 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of science technologies, 2021
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, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
|
47% |
Management occupations
|
11 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
7 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
5 |
Architecture and engineering occupations
|
4 |
Other
|
25 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a science technologies 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 |
Medical and health services managers
|
28% |
Bachelor's degree |
6% |
31% |
Diagnostic medical sonographers
|
14 |
Associate's degree |
8 |
10 |
Market research analysts and marketing specialists
|
13 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
20 |
Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
|
8 |
Associate's degree |
8 |
11 |
Registered nurses
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
13 |
Radiologic technologists and technicians
|
5 |
Associate's degree |
19 |
4 |
Engineers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
32 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
21 |
Office clerks, general
|
-7 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
4 |
Power plant operators
|
-13 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
5 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023