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538 - Economic Guide to Picking a College Major

The data behind the story The Economic Guide To Picking A College Major.

Raw data

All data is from American Community Survey 2010-2012 Public Use Microdata Series.

Original data and more: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/pums.html

Documentation here: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/pums.html

Data Dictionary

Header Description
Rank Rank by median earnings
Major_code Major code, FO1DP in ACS PUMS
Major Major description
Major_category Category of major from Carnevale et al
Total Total number of people with major
Sample_size Sample size (unweighted) of full-time, year-round ONLY (used for earnings)
Men Male graduates
Women Female graduates
ShareWomen Women as share of total
Employed Number employed (ESR == 1 or 2)
Full_time Employed 35 hours or more
Part_time Employed less than 35 hours
Full_time_year_round Employed at least 50 weeks (WKW == 1) and at least 35 hours (WKHP >= 35)
Unemployed Number unemployed (ESR == 3)
Unemployment_rate Unemployed / (Unemployed + Employed)
Median Median earnings of full-time, year-round workers
P25th 25th percentile of earnigns
P75th 75th percentile of earnings
College_jobs Number with job requiring a college degree
Non_college_jobs Number with job not requiring a college degree
Low_wage_jobs Number in low-wage service jobs