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What Pacific grads actually do

Based on 58 notable Pacific alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
16
writer
6
American football player
5
journalist
4
lawyer
3
university teacher
3
singer-songwriter
3
editor
3
novelist
3
poet
2
association football player
2
children's writer
2

Notable Pacific alumni

Thomas H. Tongue
Thomas H. Tongue
politician · lawyer
William N. Barrett
William N. Barrett
lawyer · politician
Jeannine Hall Gailey
Jeannine Hall Gailey
writer · poet
Shirley Abbott
Shirley Abbott
diplomat · politician
Sam Willard
Sam Willard
basketball player
Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
singer-songwriter · singer
George H. Merryman
George H. Merryman
politician
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
pole vaulter · inventor

Salary outlook for top Pacific career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
editor
10th–90th percentile: $38,790$138,920
$75,020
median / yr
novelist
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About Pacific

Pacific University is a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Tualatin Academy, the original Forest Grove campus is 23 miles (37 km) west of Portland. The school maintains one other campus, in Hillsboro, and an office in Portland, and has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students. The university has Oregon's only optometry school, and offers doctorates in 14 programs. Pacific competes in NCAA Division III as part of the Northwest Conference, with its teams known as the Boxers.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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