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What Roanoke grads actually do

Based on 65 notable Roanoke alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
22
lawyer
11
writer
5
university teacher
4
baseball player
4
actor
3
judge
3
basketball coach
3
jurist
2
television actor
2
stage actor
2
film actor
2

Notable Roanoke alumni

Henry H. Fowler
Henry H. Fowler
lawyer · politician
Cornelius T. Jordan
Cornelius T. Jordan
politician
John Payne
John Payne
entrepreneur · voice actor
Carol M. Swain
Carol M. Swain
university teacher · political scientist
Henry S. Trout
Henry S. Trout
banker · politician
W. A. R. Goodwin
W. A. R. Goodwin
cleric · writer
Stuart T. Saunders
Stuart T. Saunders
executive
Rob Balder
Rob Balder
singer-songwriter · journalist

Salary outlook for top Roanoke career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About Roanoke

Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries. The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional programs. Roanoke awards bachelor's degrees in arts, science, and business administration and is one of 280 colleges with a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Roanoke is an NCAA Division III school competing in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The college fields varsity teams in eleven men's and ten women's sports. Roanoke's athletic nickname is Maroons and the mascot is Rooney, a maroon-tailed hawk.

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

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