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Average Wage
$112,593
growing 2.66%
People in Workforce
1.12M
growing 1.7%
Average Employee Age
44.9
growing 0.342%

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

The average salary for History majors is $112,593 and the most common occupations are N/A.

The industry that employs the most History majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.
$112,593
Average Wage in Workforce
± $2,956
2.66%
1 Year Growth
± 3.64%

The average salary for History majors is $112,593 and the most common occupations are N/A.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.

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

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Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.

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

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.

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

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.
1.12M
2024 Workforce
± 25,845
1.7%
1 Year Growth
± 3.23%

The number of History graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.7%, from 1.1M in 2023 to 1.12M in 2024.

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

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.

The most common industries that employ History majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Legal services.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.

The highest paying industries of History majors, by average wage, are Pipeline transportation, Commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing, and Cutlery & hand tool manufacturing.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.
1.12M
2024 Workforce
± 25,845
1.7%
1 Year Growth
± 3.23%

The number of History graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.7%, from 1.1M in 2023 to 1.12M in 2024.

The industry which employs the most History graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in History.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.

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

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

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Diversity

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

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in History is 44.9.

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Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Other History is from the 2 Digit Course History.
44.9
Average Age in 2024
± 0.314 Years
0.342%
1 Year Change
± 0.993%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in History. 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.

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