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Description for Chart 2
| earnings (2010 dollars) | |
|---|---|
| Management sciences and quantitative methods* | 94,525.12 |
| Chemical engineering* | 94,385.05 |
| Mechanical engineering* | 86,548.90 |
| Engineering, general* | 85,603.30 |
| Civil engineering* | 81,074.91 |
| Electrical, electronics and communications engineering* | 80,576.07 |
| Geological and Earth sciences/geosciences* | 80,314.16 |
| Mathematics* | 79,851.97 |
| Accounting and related services* | 78,801.70 |
| Computer engineering* | 78,363.01 |
| Business/commerce, general* | 75,905.30 |
| Finance and financial management services* | 75,265.81 |
| Computer science* | 74,971.67 |
| Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing* | 71,446.18 |
| Management information systems and services* | 70,790.42 |
| Economics* | 69,814.05 |
| Chemistry | 68,805.30 |
| Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions* | 68,532.40 |
| Marketing* | 68,266.28 |
| Journalism | 67,580.05 |
| City/urban, community and regional planning | 66,413.71 |
| Political science and government | 66,181.61 |
| Human resources management and services | 65,867.09 |
| Natural resources conservation and research | 65,013.86 |
| Public relations, advertising and applied communication | 64,609.85 |
| All fields of study | 64,419.76 |
| Architecture | 64,289.56 |
| Business administration, management and operations | 64,125.85 |
| Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology | 63,951.27 |
| Microbiological sciences and immunology | 63,847.45 |
| Computer and information sciences and support services, general | 63,533.86 |
| Health and physical education/fitness | 63,259.30 |
| Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions | 63,113.04 |
| Biological and physical sciences* | 62,570.37 |
| Foods, nutrition and related services | 62,526.30 |
| Education, general* | 61,985.27 |
| Social sciences, general | 61,836.38 |
| Communication and media studies* | 61,712.46 |
| Health services/allied health/health sciences, general* | 61,677.11 |
| Teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas* | 61,563.49 |
| Criminology* | 61,410.46 |
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities* | 60,836.11 |
| Biology, general* | 60,760.71 |
| Dietetics and clinical nutrition services* | 60,141.20 |
| Agriculture, general | 59,828.56 |
| Geography and cartography* | 59,713.14 |
| Sociology* | 59,502.18 |
| Design and applied arts | 59,240.13 |
| English language and literature, general* | 58,890.97 |
| French language and literature, general* | 58,489.83 |
| Psychology, general* | 58,281.57 |
| History* | 58,131.13 |
| Linguistic, comparative and related language studies and services* | 57,848.76 |
| English literature* | 57,716.91 |
| Research and experimental psychology* | 57,278.36 |
| Area studies* | 56,851.16 |
| Social work* | 56,717.02 |
| Hospitality administration/management* | 56,537.11 |
| Anthropology* | 54,901.06 |
| Teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods* | 54,703.01 |
| Clinical, counselling and applied psychology* | 53,877.45 |
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences, general* | 53,761.38 |
| Drama/theatre arts and stagecraft* | 53,412.26 |
| Fine arts and art studies* | 53,040.03 |
| Parks, recreation and leisure studies* | 52,714.01 |
| Music* | 52,515.55 |
| Special education and teaching* | 51,926.67 |
| Human services, general* | 50,624.19 |
| Human development, family studies and related services* | 50,606.83 |
| French literature* | 50,327.68 |
*
significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)
Notes:
The 5% significance level indicates that the field of study is different than the average across all fields. The sample includes 25- to 54-year-olds who completed their highest level of education in Canada, who worked full year, full time (i.e., 49 to 52 weeks, mainly full time) as a paid employee, with positive wages and zero self-employment income. CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs.
Source:
Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.
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