Employment Statistics | 2006
Base Monthly Salaries by Industry—Summer Interns
| Major Industries Chosen by Summer Interns 2002-2006 |
Percent of Acceptances |
| Industry |
'06 |
'05 |
'04 |
'03 |
'02 |
| Consulting |
16 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
| Consumer & packaged goods |
14 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
11 |
| High-tech manufacturing & services |
12 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
16 |
| Investment banking / brokerage / securities |
13 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
17 |
| Other financial services, private equity & venture capital |
10 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
| Other manufacturing |
9 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
| Other services |
16 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
| Pharmaceuticals / biotechnology / health products |
10 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
| Summer Intern Monthly Salary Acceptances by Industry |
| Industry |
%* |
Range |
Average |
Median |
| Manufacturing |
35 |
|
|
|
| Agribusiness |
1 |
$2,000-10,000 |
5,625 |
5,250 |
| Alternative Energy |
† |
|
|
|
| Automotive |
1 |
6,000- 7,000 |
$6,350 |
$6,275 |
| Biotechnology |
1 |
5,300- 7,500 |
6,187 |
6,000 |
| Chemicals |
† |
|
|
|
| Computer hardware |
2 |
4,800- 6,600 |
5,464 |
5,288 |
| Computer software |
2 |
5,600- 7,000 |
6,220 |
6,250 |
| Consumer electronics |
† |
|
|
|
| Electronic equipment |
† |
|
|
|
| Energy |
1 |
5,800- 7,550 |
6,760 |
6,579 |
| Food/beverage |
8 |
2,100- 6,600 |
5,431 |
5,592 |
| Healthcare products |
1 |
3,300- 6,384 |
4,357 |
5,000 |
| Heavy equipment/ machinery |
† |
|
|
|
Household/personal
products |
5 |
670- 7,585 |
5,664 |
6,000 |
| Medical devices |
2 |
4,500- 8,000 |
6,046 |
5,700 |
| Other manufacturing |
1 |
5,000- 6,000 |
5,200 |
5,000 |
| Petroleum |
† |
|
|
|
| Pharmaceuticals |
4 |
1,875- 8,000 |
6,145 |
6,500 |
| Printing/publishing |
† |
|
|
|
| Sporting goods |
1 |
5,000- 6,000 |
5,680 |
5,860 |
| Telecommunications |
3 |
1,200-10,000 |
5,441 |
5,200 |
| Textiles/clothing |
† |
|
|
|
| Widely diversified |
2 |
5,503- 7,000 |
6,528 |
7,000 |
| Services |
65 |
|
|
|
| Advertising |
† |
|
|
|
| Brokerage/securities |
† |
|
|
|
| Commercial banking |
† |
|
|
|
| Computer-related services |
† |
|
|
|
| Construction |
† |
|
|
|
| Consulting |
15 |
1,200-10,180 |
9,102 |
9,800 |
Diversified financial
services |
3 |
2,133- 7,916 |
5,891 |
6,154 |
| E-commerce |
3 |
5,667-15,000 |
7,336 |
6,300 |
| Education |
1 |
1,000- 4,800 |
2,850 |
2,450 |
| Entertainment |
2 |
4,800- 6,667 |
5,840 |
6,000 |
| Food service |
† |
|
|
|
| Government |
† |
|
|
|
| Healthcare consulting |
† |
|
|
|
| Healthcare services |
1 |
3,000- 7,500 |
4,857 |
4,000 |
| Investment banking |
13 |
1,500-20,000 |
8,003 |
7,917 |
| Investment management |
3 |
2,500- 9,000 |
7,021 |
7,500 |
| Insurance |
† |
|
|
|
| Law |
2 |
5,600-12,000 |
10,208 |
10,200 |
| Media |
1 |
4,000- 8,333 |
6,017 |
6,200 |
| Nonprofit |
1 |
2,167- 6,000 |
3,753 |
2,800 |
| Other services |
2 |
500- 6,300 |
4,085 |
5,625 |
| Private equity/LBO |
2 |
1,000-10,000 |
5,837 |
6,200 |
Private equity/venture
capital |
1 |
1,000- 7,000 |
4,457 |
4,000 |
| Real estate development |
1 |
3,520- 5,500 |
4,505 |
4,500 |
| Real estate services |
1 |
5,000- 8,667 |
7,026 |
7,218 |
| Retail |
3 |
2,500-15,000 |
6,273 |
6,000 |
| Sports events/groups/ services |
† |
|
|
|
| Strategy consulting |
1 |
7,000-10,500 |
8,500 |
8,000 |
| Telecommunications |
† |
|
|
|
| Transportation services |
1 |
2,800- 9,583 |
6,946 |
7,700 |
| Travel/leisure |
† |
|
|
|
| Widely diversified |
† |
|
|
|
* Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
† Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers. |
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