Health and Life Sciences

Employment of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians is projected to grow 7% from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 25,600 openings for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( _Occupational _ Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2020, the average starting salary reported for School of Medicine graduates with a bachelor's degree was $57,035, and the median was $56,673.

The national median annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians was $57,800 in 2021 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Criminal justice graduates often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Business
• Education
• Law

Employment of dental hygienists is projected to grow 11% from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. About 15,600 openings for dental hygienists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for School of Dentistry graduates with a bachelor's degree was $61,500, and the median was $60,000.

The median annual salary for dental hygienists was $77,810 in May 2021 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Dental hygiene students often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Business administration
• Dental hygiene
• Education

Employment of diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians is projected to grow 11% from 2023 to 2033, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 9,400 openings for diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024).

Employment of exercise physiologists is projected to grow 9% from 2021 to 2031, faster than the average for all occupations. About 1,700 openings for exercise physiologists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for School of Health and Human Science graduates was $35,968, and the median salary was $34,640.

The median annual salary for exercise physiologists was $47,940 in 2021 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Exercise science graduates often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Biomechanics
• Business
• Education
• Medicine
• Nutrition
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Physiology

Employment of fitness trainers and instructors is projected to grow 14% from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 69,000 openings for fitness trainers and instructors are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2023).

According to the IUPUI (now called IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2023, the average starting salary for School of Health and Human Sciences graduates was $47,329, and the median salary was $45,000.

The median annual salary for fitness trainers and instructors was $46,480 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Fitness management and personal training students often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Athletic training
• Biomechanics
• Exercise science
• Nutrition
• Occupational therapy
• Recreational therapy