Program job outlook

Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign).

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=050122&institution=kctcs

KCTCS graduates: 2
Employment rate: —
Median annual wages: —
Annual openings: 6
Occupational median wages: $74,690
Occupational entry wages: $16,410

Program details

Program: Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign).
National program area: Appalachian Studies
Academic year: 2025-2026
CIP: 050122
Institution: Statewide kctcs
Region: Kentucky
Area level: State Level

Occupations

1 occupation

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1062.00 Typical education: BA+

Entry annual wages

$16,410

Median annual wages

$74,690

2024 employment: 79
2034 projected: 81
10-year change: 2 (2.5%)
Annual growth: 0.2%
Annual openings: 6
10-year openings: 59

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=050122&institution=kctcs

{
    "academic_year": "2025-2026",
    "cip": "050122",
    "institution": "kctcs",
    "program_area": "Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign).",
    "national_program_area": "Appalachian Studies",
    "region": "Kentucky",
    "area_aggregation_level": "State Level",
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count": 2,
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": "2",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate": null,
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": null,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": null,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": null,
    "average_annual_openings": 6,
    "average_annual_openings_formatted": "6",
    "median_annual_wages": 74690,
    "median_annual_wages_formatted": "74,690",
    "median_entry_annual_wages": 16410,
    "median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "16,410",
    "occupation_outlooks": [
        {
            "occupation_code": "25-1062.00",
            "occupation_title": "Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary",
            "occupation_description": "Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.",
            "typical_education_level": "BA+",
            "estimated_employment": 79,
            "estimated_employment_formatted": "79",
            "projected_employment": 81,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "81",
            "employment_change": 2,
            "employment_change_formatted": "2",
            "percent_change": 0.025,
            "percent_change_formatted": "2.5%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.002,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.2%",
            "average_annual_openings": 6,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "6",
            "openings": 59,
            "openings_formatted": "59",
            "entry_annual_wages": 16410,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "16,410",
            "median_annual_wages": 74690,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "74,690",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        }
    ]
}