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Description for Chart 4
earnings (2010 dollars) | |
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Finance and financial management services* | 111,713.69 |
Business/commerce, general* | 111,326.60 |
Business administration, management and operations* | 99,367.15 |
Accounting and related services* | 99,059.75 |
Engineering, general* | 91,248.70 |
Public administration* | 83,195.79 |
Human resources management and services | 82,609.71 |
Economics | 81,986.91 |
Registered nursing, nursing administration, nursing research and clinical nursing | 80,615.33 |
Rehabilitation and therapeutic professions | 80,090.09 |
All fields of study | 78,788.23 |
Political science and government | 78,393.38 |
Computer science | 77,776.23 |
Public health | 76,621.10 |
Natural resources conservation and research | 76,565.92 |
City/urban, community and regional planning | 74,162.50 |
Educational administration and supervision* | 74,090.00 |
Communication disorders sciences and services* | 73,462.82 |
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 73,144.27 |
English language and literature, general* | 72,011.70 |
Biological and physical sciences* | 71,978.86 |
Education, general* | 71,312.80 |
History* | 69,038.61 |
Sociology* | 68,619.08 |
Social work* | 67,453.45 |
Clinical, counselling and applied psychology* | 67,449.63 |
Library science and administration* | 67,438.91 |
Biology, general* | 66,406.81 |
Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology* | 66,244.51 |
Psychology, general* | 66,128.40 |
Teacher education and professional development, specific subject areas* | 65,941.22 |
Teacher education and professional development, specific levels and methods* | 65,342.12 |
Linguistic, comparative and related language studies and services* | 62,614.41 |
Student counselling and personnel services* | 59,944.29 |
Theological and ministerial studies* | 49,414.78 |
*
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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