Other Science Technologies
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Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Science Technologies degree recipients are Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV, and Warner Robins, GA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Science Technologies is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Science Technologies and the types of students that study this field. College of Southern Nevada awards the most degrees in Other Science Technologies in the US, but Truckee Meadows Community College and Frederick Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies.
Tuition costs for Other Science Technologies majors are, on average, $6,930 for in-state public colleges, and $36,650 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Science Technologies programs are Public, 2-year institutions (44 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,231 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies, is Public, 4-year or above (1,231 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Science Technologies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
College of Southern Nevada has the most Other Science Technologies degree recipients, with 470 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Science Technologies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Truckee Meadows Community College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies, with 12.8%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Science Technologies.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Science Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $82,824 and the most common occupations are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
The industry that employs the most Science Technologies majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $82,824 and the most common occupations are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Science Technologies majors.
The most common occupations Science Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Radiologic technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Diagnostic medical sonographers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Science Technologies majors working as Radiation therapists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Radiologic technologists and technicians.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Science Technologies majors are Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.37%, from 16,110 in 2021 to 16,330 in 2022.
The largest single share of Science Technologies graduates go on to work as Radiologic technologists and technicians (27%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Science Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Science Technologies majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Outpatient care centers.
The highest paying industries of Science Technologies majors, by average wage, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, and Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.37%, from 16,110 in 2021 to 16,330 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Science Technologies graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Science Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Science Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Science Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Science Technologies is 40.5.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Science Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Science Technologies (1,103 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Science Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 41 years old, which represent 6.79% and 5.39% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Science Technologies are Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Masters Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Science Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Science Technologies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Other Science Technologies.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Nigeria that hold Science Technologies degrees (6.43 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 (358 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Science Technologies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Science Technologies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Science Technologies majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.
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 Other Science Technologies 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 Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.
