Museum Studies

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

836

growing 2.45%

Average Wage

$91,197

growing 7.34%

People in Workforce

979,354

growing 2.68%

Average Employee Age

41.4

declining 0.19%

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Interdisciplinary Studies Museum Studies

Employment

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

The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $91,197 and the most common occupations are .

The industry that employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Clay building material & refractories manufacturing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

$91,197

Average Wage in Workforce

± $2,422

7.34%

1 Year Growth

± 3.54%

The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $91,197 and the most common occupations are .

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Interdisciplinary Studies majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.

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

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The most common occupations Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are .

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Chiropractors, and Dentists.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Interdisciplinary Studies majors are Surgeons, Financial examiners, and Physicians.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

979,354

2022 Workforce

± 24,218

2.68%

1 Year Growth

± 3.43%

The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.68%, from 953,786 in 2021 to 979,354 in 2022.

The largest single share of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates go on to work as false (0%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The most common industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The highest paying industries of Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by average wage, are Clay building material & refractories manufacturing, Agricultural chemical manufacturing, and Metal ore mining.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

979,354

2022 Workforce

± 24,218

2.68%

1 Year Growth

± 3.43%

The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.68%, from 953,786 in 2021 to 979,354 in 2022.

The industry which employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies 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 Interdisciplinary Studies.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors

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

Diversity

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

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is 41.4.

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Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

41.4

Average Age in 2022

± 0.319 Years

0.19%

1 Year Change

± 1.09%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 28 years old, which represent 3.27% and 3.19% of the population, respectively.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Interdisciplinary Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Museum Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Interdisciplinary Studies.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
25,807 degree recipients
Mexico
9,699 degree recipients
Philippines
8,642 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Latvia
4.18 times more than expected
Georgia (country)
3.74 times more than expected
Jordan
3.62 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Latvia that hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees (4.18 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (25,807 degree recipients).

Skills

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

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 Museum Studies 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 Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.