Bachelor's degree Social sciences, general

Find key facts and figures about people who graduated in Social sciences, general (45.0101) and available program options in this field. This information is applicable to all programs found under Social Sciences, General.

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What jobs do graduates have?

Job title	% of graduates	National salary per hour	Job postings published on Job Bank from 2023 to 2025	Learn more
Social workers	4.62%	Low: $25.00 Median: $38.46 High: $50.26	12,942 job postings	Social workers - Learn more
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers	3.32%	Low: $26.67 Median: $43.27 High: $56.59	25,972 job postings	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers - Learn more
Administrative officers	3.22%	Low: $21.00 Median: $29.00 High: $44.15	63,002 job postings	Administrative officers - Learn more
Social and community service workers	3.12%	Low: $19.00 Median: $26.00 High: $36.06	22,647 job postings	Social and community service workers - Learn more
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	2.52%	Low: $26.67 Median: $42.56 High: $60.00	2,848 job postings	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers - Learn more
Human resources professionals	2.46%	Low: $26.00 Median: $40.87 High: $59.77	13,372 job postings	Human resources professionals - Learn more
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers	2.46%	Low: $15.00 Median: $17.31 High: $28.85	178,140 job postings	Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers - Learn more
Administrative assistants	2.42%	Low: $19.23 Median: $26.44 High: $36.88	87,967 job postings	Administrative assistants - Learn more
Other customer and information services representatives	2.09%	Low: $16.00 Median: $22.00 High: $33.14	68,695 job postings	Other customer and information services representatives - Learn more
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	2.09%	Low: $20.50 Median: $35.58 High: $57.44	25,793 job postings	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations - Learn more

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How much do graduates earn (data from 2021)?

Here’s how much graduates in Social sciences, general (45.0101) earned in 2021. The data shows their median wage 2, 5, and 10 years after graduation and includes earnings from all the jobs they held in each period.

On average, graduates of 2019 earned a median wage of

$42,200

(2 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2016 earned a median wage of

$57,100

(5 years after graduation)

On average, graduates of 2011 earned a median wage of

$70,000

(10 years after graduation)