First jobs and career attainments soon after graduation of college graduates with baccalaureate degrees in the humanities were studied. Outcomes for humanities majors were also compared to social science, business, and education majors, as well as graduates who majored in interdisciplinary studies in the liberal arts and sciences. Data were obtained from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, which involved surveys in spring 1972 and followups in the fall and winters of 1973, 1974, 1976, and 1979. Consideration was given to: family background (e.g., parents' education and occupation), students' self-concept, personal goals, academic performance in college, and the quality of the institution attended. Multivariate analysis was used to investigated three dimensions of early career attainment: type of job obtained, income, and job satisfaction. Each occupation was also assigned a Duncan Socioeconomic prestige score. Additional study variables included work activities, supervisory responsibility, and personal career goals. Separate analyses were performed across majors by sex. It is concluded that while a sizable proportion of humanities graduates have not been launched on professional careers during the early post-college years, their work experiences have not been discouraging and have differed little from their contemporaries who majored in other fields. Detailed findings are presented, along with appendices that explain study variables and provide information on the number of bachelor's and master's degrees conferred, by major, for U.S. colleges since 1968-1969 (reported in 2-year intervals). (SW)