Starting Salaries in 2001 by Bachelor's Degree*
The unemployment rate for Physics grads is very low (e.g. 3%, American Institute of Physics Survey, 1995). Other tables available include Starting Masters and PhD Salaries (2001), Median 2000 salaries by profession, and Midcareer 1993 Salaries by Bachelor's degree.
| Computer Science | 52473 | ||
| Electrical Engineering | 52092 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 51255 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 48588 | Physics | 48458 | (breakdown by type of employer) |
| ---> | Computers/Engineering | 55165 (36%) | |
| ---> | Research/Consulting | 46811 (27%) | |
| ---> | Other | 46840 (15%) | |
| ---> | Education | 29000 (12%) | |
| ---> | Manufacturing | 37770 (9%) | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 46678 | ||
| Mathematics | 44277 | ||
| Environmental Engineering | 42795 | ||
| Civil Engineering | 40979 | ||
| Economics/Finance | 40776 | ||
| Accounting | 39720 | ||
| Geology | 39037 | ||
| Chemistry | 38744 | ||
| Business/Management | 37844 | ||
| Environmental Science | 32705 | ||
| Political Science | 32665 | ||
| English | 31014 | ||
| Communications | 30943 | ||
| History | 30173 | ||
| Psychology | 29952 | ||
| Biology | 29846 | ||
| Sociology | 29571 | ||
| Education | 29183 |