Human Nutrition

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Average Wage

$68,955

growing 3.51%

People in Workforce

433,073

growing 1.97%

Average Employee Age

42.5

declining 0.0142%

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Human Sciences Foods, Nutrition, & Related Services

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Human Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $68,955 and the most common occupations are N/A.

The industry that employs the most Human Sciences majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

$68,955

Average Wage in Workforce

± $2,548

3.51%

1 Year Growth

± 5.1%

The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $68,955 and the most common occupations are N/A.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Human Sciences majors.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

The most common occupations for Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are N/A.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Human Sciences majors working as N/A.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Human Sciences majors are N/A.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

433,073

2024 Workforce

± 16,134

1.97%

1 Year Growth

± 5.19%

The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.97%, from 424,717 in 2023 to 433,073 in 2024.

The largest single share of Human Sciences graduates go on to work as N/A (NaNM%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Human Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

The most common industries that employ Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Child day care services.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

The highest paying industries of Human Sciences majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, and Miscellaneous paper & pulp products.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

433,073

2024 Workforce

± 16,134

1.97%

1 Year Growth

± 5.19%

The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.97%, from 424,717 in 2023 to 433,073 in 2024.

The industry which employs the most Human Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Human Sciences.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Human Sciences is 42.5.

N/A

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Human Nutrition is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

42.5

Average Age in 2024

± 0.497 Years

0.0142%

1 Year Change

± 1.66%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are N/A and N/A years old, which represent N/A% and N/A% of the population, respectively.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Human Nutrition field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Human Nutrition majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Human Nutrition majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Quality Control Analysis.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Human Nutrition majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.