| Occupation | Avg. Salary | Pct of English Language and Literature/Letters grads in this occ |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
$40,400 | 6.8% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
$33,500 | 3.9% |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School |
$44,200 | 3.8% |
| Managers, All Other |
$65,100 | 3.6% |
| Editors |
$45,900 | 3.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
$54,100 | 3.1% |
| Customer Service Representatives |
$31,600 | 2.8% |
| Retail Salespersons |
$28,000 | 2.5% |
| Writers and Authors |
$63,500 | 2.3% |
| Sales Managers |
$71,700 | 2.1% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
$40,200 | 1.7% |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
$24,800 | 1.7% |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
$34,100 | 1.6% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
$40,600 | 1.4% |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
$65,100 | 1.3% |
