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Employment Statistics | 2006

Base Salaries by Industry — Full Time

Industry Groups Chosen by Graduates 2002-2006
Percent of Acceptances
Industry
 '06
 '05
 '04
 '03
 '02
Consulting 33 32 24 27 23
Consumer & packaged goods 11 11 11 11 10
High tech manufacturing & services 11 8 7 10 8
Investment banking/brokerage/securities 8 11 10 8 15
Other financial services, private equity & venture capital 10 11 10 10 11
Other manufacturing 7 5 11 11 12
Other services 13 13 17 13 11
Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare 7 9 10 10 10


Graduate Base Salary Acceptances by Industry
Industry %* Range Average Median
Manufacturing
26
     
Agribusiness
 
 
 
Automotive
1
$ 70,000-110,000
$ 94,800
$ 95,500
Biotechnology
1
85,000-112,000
100,125
101,750
Chemicals
 
 
 
Computer hardware
1
50,000-110,000
90,800
95,000
Computer software
3
60,000-130,000
101,800
100,000
Consumer electronics
 
 
 
Electronic equipment
 
 
 
Energy
1
80,000-105,000
94,250
96,000
Food/beverage
8
75,000-108,000
87,000
86,000
Forest products/packaging
 
 
 
Healthcare products
2
80,000-100,000
90,400
91,000
Household/personal
products
3
72,000-88,000
83,700
86,000
Medical devices
2
35,000-105,000
88,750
100,000
Other manufacturing
2
80,000-175,000
107,000
95,000
Petroleum
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
2
83,000-115,000
97,200
95,000
Telecommunications
1
95,000- 97,000
96,000
96,000
Textiles/clothing
 
 
 
Widely diversified
2
85,000-110,000
95,600
95,000
Services
74
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
Brokerage/securities
 
 
 
Commercial banking
 
 
 
Computer services
2
$ 88,000-165,000
$112,400
$102,000
Construction
 
 
 
Consulting
31
70,000-140,000
109,100
110,000
Diversified financial services
3
85,000-120,000
96,200
95,000
E-commerce
2
75,000-115,000
99,900
100,000
Education
 
 
 
Entertainment
1
75,000-105,000
92,200
93,750
Food service
 
 
 
Government
 
 
 
Healthcare consulting
 
 
 
Healthcare services
1
90,000-115,000
107,000
110,000
Insurance
 
 
 
Investment banking
8
78,000-110,000
95,400
95,000
Investment management
3
60,000-125,000
99,400
100,000
Law
 
 
 
Media
1
100,000-110,000
104,200
105,000
Nonprofit
 
 
 
Other services
1
80,000-110,000
95,000
100,000
Private equity/LBO
2
95,000-150,000
118,600
115,000
Private equity/venture capital
1
100,000-135,000
117,000
115,000
Real estate development
2
75,000-125,000
103,300
100,000
Real estate services
1
75,000- 95,000
87,000
90,000
Retail
2
60,000-100,000
89,800
90,000
Sporting events/groups/ services
 
 
 
Strategy consulting
2
90,000-120,000
111,600
115,000
Technology consulting
 
 
 
Telecommunications
1
82,000-105,200
89,300 
85,000
Transportation services
1
78,000-110,000
90,900
87,500
Travel/leisure
 
 
 
Utilities
1
100,000-112,000
103,000
100,000
Widely diversified
 
 
 
* Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
† Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers.
 
 
 
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