Table A.18
Median income of graduates who reported being overqualified1 for their job in 2007, by field of study
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| Median income | Confidence limits (95%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||
| dollars | |||
| All fields of study | |||
| Not overqualified | 65,000 | 64,090 | 65,910 |
| Overqualified | 60,000 | 58,680 | 61,320 |
| Life sciences | |||
| Not overqualified | 53,000 | 50,456 | 55,544 |
| Overqualified | 55,000 | 51,150 | 58,850 |
| Engineering | |||
| Not overqualified | 70,000 | 68,320 | 71,680 |
| Overqualified | 66,000 | 62,568 | 69,432 |
| Computer, mathematics and physical sciences | |||
| Not overqualified | 60,000 | 58,200 | 61,800 |
| Overqualified | 60,000 | 57,240 | 62,760 |
| Psychology and social sciences | |||
| Not overqualified | 65,000 | 63,440 | 66,560 |
| Overqualified | 60,000 | 57,000 | 63,000 |
| Humanities | |||
| Not overqualified | 61,000 | 59,658 | 62,342 |
| Overqualified | 44,000 | 39,336 | 48,664 |
| Education and other fields of study | |||
| Not overqualified | 79,600 | 78,167 | 81,033 |
| Overqualified | 65,000 | 62,010 | 67,990 |
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1. Overqualified: definition based on the respondent's self identified perception. Note: Excludes unpaid workers, respondents still taking education credits and those outside the labour force. Sources: Statistics Canada, National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005). |
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