Most employed young US fine-arts graduates hold jobs not requiring a degree
Among employed graduates aged 22–27: 58.9% for fine arts and 15.6% for civil engineering. Having a job and having a degree-level job are different questions.
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Among employed graduates aged 22–27: 58.9% for fine arts and 15.6% for civil engineering. Having a job and having a degree-level job are different questions.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- Fine arts %
2024: 58.9
- Civil engineering %
2024: 15.6
New York Fed, ACS 2024. Denominator: employed bachelor’s-or-higher graduates aged 22–27 in each major; numerator: those in occupations that typically do not require a college degree.
This does not measure talent, satisfaction, pay or the value of education. A job may be a deliberate choice. Do not confuse the rate with unemployment.
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