Other Science Technologies
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Add ComparisonThe locations with the highest concentration of Other Science Technologies degree recipients are Reno, NV, Las Vegas, NV, and Bloomfield Hills, MI. The locations with a relatively high number of Other Science Technologies degree recipients are Bloomfield Hills, MI, Las Vegas, NV, and Reno, NV. 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. Mountwest Community and Technical College awards the most degrees in Other Science Technologies in the US, but University of Arizona-Sierra Vista and Mountwest Community and Technical College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies.
Tuition costs for Other Science Technologies majors are, on average, $6,972 for in-state public colleges, and $34,290 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 (50 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,543 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies, is Public, 2-year (1,543 completions).
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.
Mountwest Community and Technical College has the most Other Science Technologies degree recipients, with 595 degrees awarded in 2020.
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, University of Arizona-Sierra Vista has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Science Technologies, with 48.7%.
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 $76,158 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 Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing.
The average salary for Science Technologies majors is $76,158 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.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary 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.
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 Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.479%, from 14,195 in 2019 to 14,263 in 2020.
The largest single share of Science Technologies graduates go on to work as Radiologic technologists and technicians (26.3%). 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, Outpatient care centers, and Offices of physicians.
The highest paying industries of Science Technologies majors, by average wage, are Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.479%, from 14,195 in 2019 to 14,263 in 2020.
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 Outpatient care centers. 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 40.4.
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 (1,841 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 6.63% and 5.22% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Science Technologies are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors 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 India that hold Science Technologies degrees (2.47 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 (316 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 Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Troubleshooting.
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 Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.