The Relationship Between Major and Current Job by Gender

Of the respondents from the Class of 2000, males were more likely to see their jobs as slightly or moderately related to their majors. Whereas, females (38.4%) were slightly more likely to see their jobs as being highly related to their major than males (26.7%).  When this same group was surveyed one year after graduation, women (40.8%) were more likely to state that they felt their jobs were highly related to their majors than men (35.8%).

Table 11
The Relationship Between Major and Current Job by Gender (%)



Females Males
Not related    24.5    22.7
Slightly related    15.7    25.3
Moderately related    18.5    24.0
Highly Related     38.4    26.7
Total 100.00
N =216		 100.00
N = 75

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