Experience Salary Survey Results 2006
From May to September 2006, Experience asked graduating students (2006) to share their success in getting a full-time job. Based on member feedback, we are pleased to share this hiring information so you can benefit from the experience of other members in the Experience community.
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High-level results found that the majors most in demand were engineering, computer science/MIS, business (accounting, finance and marketing) and education. 0 X: B7 I' o/ a9 Y$ ]
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Consistent with the majors sought, the industries that hired the most new graduates were technology, finance and education. Job functions filled by these majors were in engineering, finance, accounting and teaching. " Q6 \$ ^7 f& R) j' P W
; R' ^; U. ^! A$ V8 UAs far as finding jobs, new grads felt their university career center was the most effective resource, followed by direct application to the company and networking.
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Salary expectations shared with Experience in April 2006 matched those reported in this placement survey. The median salary for full-time entry-level hires across all industries, job functions and regions fell into the $36,000-$46,000 range.
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! I% i1 m- ~5 S% ^, xTop paying industries, those which pay an annual salary $46,000-$55,000, included accounting, biotech & pharmaceutical, consulting, defense, energy & utilities, manufacturing and technology. Highest paying positions within those industries were in engineering and finance. 2 U4 {$ q3 K$ q4 S
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Median Salary
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6 v* m A+ }* P3 Z6 IAccounting ) x3 V7 O( S- b$ O9 W) I; @; t$ j
$46k-$55k , t- L5 H: B! e) Y4 Z; C6 M
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4 u2 n2 l- O& ^* `( k3 `Arts & Entertainment
! i& @( I+ L5 H' j( ? $26k-$35k 6 Y0 Z9 U/ U* `$ x l
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$46k-$55k
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/ P$ S1 D" X$ T" {3 e+ mDefense
9 _ x) W' Y: d% u $46k-$55k - y" X8 P* v H+ u, q8 Y
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4 ^# l2 E& i* D $26k-$35k ' _5 |; i5 {* m7 a6 q. y
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Energy & Utilities
, I* U/ Y; g1 y% a4 K) x $46k-$55k : o0 ~9 `- m" l' R3 D
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5 a0 K: N- I6 C4 k $36k-$45k
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Government
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% X7 ~ a; P( j8 J2 ?: {7 t1 `4 ~. RHealthcare - p8 H& C6 {& }* I" ?$ b4 n0 M
$26k-$35k
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$26k-$35k
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+ X0 W9 ?* S4 b3 S7 Y$ C/ Q% sManufacturing
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( u2 X7 O& Y- R$ WMarketing
- i, h; T' M: e" K0 T! O0 _ $26k-$35k
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$26k-$35k
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Retail/Merchandising
0 E: _5 k" o- x) ? $36k-$45k
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' Q2 C0 X, X9 KTechnology
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Accounting
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4 R1 @( g" A K+ F YClient support
4 L+ T2 h0 O5 J& c9 M* w $26k-$35k - |6 f; A6 n6 \4 B4 Q
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Engineering & s# x% X: x" l5 D
$46k-$55k
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$36k-$45k
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$26k-$35k 0 a5 `! v( t3 r7 i
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8 I, F: r3 s9 N- u. x" O* p) ` $26k-$35k
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Sales
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$26k-$35k % Z0 p( m2 y, L7 G; \
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$36k-$45k V, J+ A( z! o5 g
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$36k-$45k
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$36k-$45k / Z, r8 R+ V" \5 ]' _' O
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$36k-$45k 8 |! p2 x0 D3 }( [
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