Starting Salaries in 1997 by Bachelor's Degree*
The unemployment rate for Physics grads in 1995 was about 3% (American Institute of Physics Survey, 1995). Other tables available include Masters and PhD Salaries (1997), and Midcareer Salaries (1993).
| Chemical Engineering | 42802 | |||
| Electrical Engineering | 39546 | |||
| Computer Science | 37215 | |||
| Information Science | 35572 | |||
| Physics | 35554 | (breakdown by type of employer (scaled to 1997)) | ||
| ---> | Computers | 40015 (24%) | ||
| ---> | Research | 39854 (12%) | ||
| ---> | Engineering | 36814 (27%) | ||
| ---> | Manufacturing | 34576 (15%) | ||
| ---> | Other* | 29822 (15%) | ||
| ---> | Education | 22935 (7%) | ||
| Environmental Engineering | 34427 | |||
| Chemistry | 34135 | |||
| Civil Engineering | 33031 | |||
| Architectural Engineering | 32305 | |||
| Mathematics | 32151 | |||
| Economics | 32040 | |||
| Geology | 30303 | |||
| Accounting | 30154 | |||
| Agribusiness | 26973 | |||
| Biology | 25868 | |||
| Environmental Science | 22968 | |||
| Psychology | 23000 | |||
| Education | 23000 | |||