Economist Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Economists hold about 15,000 positions nationally. As an occupation, this career is ranked low for unemployment rate. About 4% of employees could not obtain a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs in this career are most numerous in Washington (District of Columbia), Little Rock (Arkansas), and Tallahassee (Florida), and least common in St. Louis (Missouri), Santa Ana (California), and Tampa (Florida).

Salaries vary the US, with the highest being found in Bethesda (Maryland), Washington (District of Columbia), and New York (New York). The lowest salaries for this job are in Fort Worth (Texas), San Diego (California), and Little Rock (Arkansas).

Training and Education

Getting a master's degree will improve one'schance of landing a job in this field. Economists with at least a bachelor's degree are 100% of the total. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Approximately, 3% of economists work part-time. In this field, about 7% work for themselves.

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