Post Secondary Options

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Family and Consumer Sciences Post Secondary
Options
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F.C.S Career options with a High School Diploma

• High School Graduate
• Early Childhood
• Line/prep Cook
• Bank Teller
• Hotel Staff
• Server

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F.C.S. Degree Options and Careers

• Degree
• Human Development and Family Science
• Early Childhood Education
• Adoption Services
• Social Work/ Human Services
• Family Life Education Classes
• Consumer Sciences and Finance
• Financial Counselor or Planner
• Non-Profit Consumer Organization

Average Earnings
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F.C.S. Degree Options and Careers Cont.

• Nutrition and Foods
• Dietitian
• Nutrition Counselor
• Chef
• Textiles and Clothing
• Clothing Designer
• Seamstress
• Merchandising
• Housing
• Low income housing inspections

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Average Income for Someone with a High School
Diploma

• Early Childhood Educator less than 19,000 per
  year
• Textiles and Apparel 8-13 per hour
• Floral design and visual merchandising 13,000-
  23,000 per year

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Average Income for Someone with a Degree

• Early Childhood less than 19,000 per year
• Secondary Education Family and Consumer Sciences
  24,000-44,000 per year
• Social Workers 28,000-44,000 per year
• Fashion Designers 35,000-51,000 per year
• Financial Advisor 34,000-51,000 per year
• Dietitian 25,000 per year

F.C.S degree options and careers
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Average Earnings in 2002 by Educational Attainment
Not a high school graduate 18,826 per year High
school graduate 27,280 per year Some college or
associates degree 31,046 per year Bachelors
degree 51,194 per year Advanced degree 72,824
per year
SOURCE http//www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p20-550
.pdf
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