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marigolds6 t1_iwc3scy wrote

There is no way this is accurate for geography majors. $50k is would bottom decile (edit: for 3-10 years experience) based on the industry surveys I regularly see (Directions Magazine, GISUser, gisjobs, etc), and large percentages of geography majors work within their major field.

Edit: I see that geography has both the 3rd highest unemployment as well as the highest coefficient of variation for unemployment by a wide margin. And far lower degree holder numbers than are estimated. I suspect the survey is using a strict definition of the geography major and excluding geographic information systems and sciences majors.

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[deleted] t1_iwc6273 wrote

This is 25-29yr olds.

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marigolds6 t1_iwc8dn9 wrote

Added some context above. When i said bottom decile, i was referring to the experience range for people that age. At my experience range (15-20 years), we are having to offer salaries in the $150-200k range to be competitive in hiring.

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