• 2009 Employment Report
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    Industry Groups Chosen by Graduates 2005-2009
    Percent of Acceptances
    Industry '09 '08 '07 '06 '05
    Consulting  38 33 31 33 32
    Consumer & packaged goods  10 10 10 11 11
    High tech manufacturing & services  9 9 9 11 8
    Investment banking / brokerage / securities  5 12 11 8 11
    Media & entertainment  2 1 2 -- --
    Other financial services, private equity & venture capital  10 13 14 10 11
    Other manufacturing  5 6 5 7 5
    Other services  13 10 13 13 13
    Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare  8 6 7 7 9

     

    Graduate Base Salary Acceptances by Industry
    Industry %* Range Average Median
    Manufacturing 27 34,000-185,000 34,000-185,000 96,000
    Biotechnology 1 $95,800-110,000 100,075 97,250
    Computer hardware 2 $93,000-125,000 $106,625 $103,000
    Computer software 3 $80,000-140,000 $110,143 $113,500
    Energy 2 $105,000-132,000 $115,875 $112,500
    Food/beverage 8 $50,000-185,000 $95,359 $95,000
    Healthcare products 3 $63,600-128,000 $100,186 $101,250
    Household / personal products 2 $80,000 - 97,000 $93,227 $95,000
    Medical devices 2 $34,000-117,000 $89,438 $99,250
    Pharmaceuticals 1 $85,000-120,000 $101,168 $99,000
    Widely diversified manufacturing 1 $85,500-95,750 $91,687 $92.750
    Services 73 $50,00-320,000 $114,964 $116,500
    Computer services 1 $120,00-129,000 $125,180 $125,860
    Consulting 33 $80,000-191,000 $120,861 $125,000
    Diversified financial services 3 $90,000-123,000 $99,500 $96,000
    E-commerce 2 $80,000-110,000 $96,563 $96,250
    Education 1 $85,000-100,000 $90,833 $90,000
    Entertainment 1 $85,000-105,000 $92,500 $90,000
    Government 1 $50,000-87,000 $65,539 $62,570
    Healthcare consulting 1 $110,000-115,000 $111,250 $110,000
    Healthcare services 1 $53,000-90,000 $75,125 $78,750
    Investment banking 5 $50,000-125,000 $94,880 $95,000
    Investment management 2 $80,000-140,000 $123,500 $100,000
    Law 2 $146,000-165,000 $159,074 $160,000
    Media 2 $160,000-120,000 $93,333 $105,000
    Other services 1 $90,000-130,000 $106,000 $100,000
    Private equity/leveraged buyout 2 $80,000-320,000 $160,545 $115,000
    Private equity/venture capital 1 $100,000-140,000 $121,000 $125,000
    Real estate services 1 $90,000-125,000 $112,500 $117,500
    Retail 3 $82,000-125,000 $101,143 $94,000
    Strategy consulting 5 $87,300-250,000 $125,452 $125,000
    Transportation services 1 $85,000-105,000 $96,000 $96,500

    * Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
    † Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers.

    The following industries were each represented by less than 1% of reported acceptances and are not included in the above table: Advertising, Aerospace, Agribusiness, Alternative energy, Automotive, Brokerage/securities, Chemicals, Commercial banking, Construction, Consumer electronics, Electronic equipment manufacturing, Food service, Heavy equipment/machinery, Import/export/trading, Insurance, Minerals/metals, Non-profit, Other manufacturing, Petroleum, Real estate development, Technology consulting, Telecommunications manufacturing, Telecommunications services, Travel/leisure services, Utilities, Widely diversified services

    Graduate Base Salary Acceptances by Function
    Function %* Range Average Median
    Business development 4 $75,000-117,000 $98,105 $100,000
    Consulting 41 $80,000-250,000 $121,179 $125,000
    Finance: 15  
      Financial analysis/ treasury 3 $70,000-130,000 $100,200 $96,000
      Investment banking 4 $50,000-200,000 $98,130 $95,000
      Investment management / research 3 $80,000-320,000 $145,846 $105,000
      Other finance 4 $90,000-300,000 $123,306 $108,500
      Sales and trading 1 $95,000-95,000 $95,000 $95,000
    General management / leadership development 6 $68,000-185,000 $100,242 $95,000
    Marketing: 20  
      Business to business 2 $40,000-127,700 $97,210 $95,750
      Merchandising / retail 1 $85,000-125,000 $101,929 $97,500
      Other marketing 2 $80,000-97,500 $90,038 $90,000
      Product management 13 $34,000-125,000 $95,263 $95,000
      Sales 1 $88,000-110,000 $102,667 $110,000
    Operations / production 1 $85,000-120,000 $108,750 $115,000
    Other 4 $50,000-165,000 $129,455 $160,000
    Real Estate: 2  
      Development 1 $90,000-150,000 $115,000 $110,000
      Finance 1 $100,000-125,000 $118,750 $125,000
    Strategic planning 7 $50,000-150,000 $101,670 $100,000

    *Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

    The following functions were each represented by less than 1% of reported acceptances and are not included in the above table: Administration, Engineering, Human resources, Lending, Market research, Service marketing,

    Major Industries Chosen by Summer Interns 2005-2009
    Percent of Acceptances
    Industry '09 '08 '07 '06 '05
    Consulting 15 23 20 16 18
    Consumer & packaged goods 14 12 14 14 17
    High-tech manufacturing & services 12 11 10 12 11
    Investment banking / brokerage / securities 7 11 14 13 9
    Media & entertainment 2 3 3 -- --
    Other financial services, private equity & venture capital 12 14 12 10 11
    Other manufacturing 7 7 8 9 7
    Other services 18 12 10 16 18
    Pharmaceuticals / biotechnology / health products 13 7 9 10 9

     

    Summer Intern Monthly Salary Acceptances by Industry
    Industry %* Range Average Median
    Manufacturing 26  
    Biotechnology 1 5,693-8,500 6,564 6,200
    Chemicals 1 3,200-8,875 6,019 6,000
    Computer hardware 2 5,280-8,833 6,376 6,000
    Computer software 3 2,000-8,096 5,994 6,720
    Energy 3 3,200-9,625 6,727 7,667
    Food/beverage 10 2,720-10,000 6,094 6,342
    Healthcare products 4 1,000-8,667 5,668 6,067
    Household/personal products 3 1,188-10,000 6,138 6,400
    Medical devices 1 3,00-8,000 5,448 5,600
    Other manufacturing 1 4,000-6,000 5,285 5,770
    Pharmaceuticals 4 1,300-7,500 6,135 6,460
    Telecommunications 1 3,800-7,000 5,158 4,806
    Widely diversified 2 5,960-8,875 7,852 8,500
    Services 64  
    Advertising 1 3,200-7,000 4,960 5,179
    Brokerage/securities 1 3,000-7,800 4,933 4,000
    Computer services 1 5,600-6,600 6,089 6,067
    Consulting 14 3,200-12,500 8,808 10,000
    Diversified financial services 1 3,200-9,000 6,534 7,307
    E-commerce 3 3,200-8,000 5,517 5,019
    Education 1 2,800-8,000 4,732 3,556
    Entertainment 1 4,000-6,000 5,110 6,220
    Healthcare services 2 2,000-8,333 5,079 4,500
    Investment banking 6 4,000-9,167 7,071 7,916
    Investment management 3 2,909-20,000 7,724 7,212
    Law 3 3,077-14,000 12,128 12,400
    Media 1 3,200-6,000 4,200 3,800
    Non-profit 3 1,200-4,000 2,636 2,800
    Other services 3 1,000-8,499 4,085 4,000
    Private equity/LBO 3 1,000-12,000 5,954 4,000
    Private equity/venture capital 3 2,000-5,000 3,304 3,200
    Real estate development 1 3,200-8,000 5,140 4,000
    Real estate services 2 2,000-5,000 3,795 4,000
    Retail 2 3,200-6,500 4,500 4,000
    Sports events/groups/ services 1 1,250-4,000 2,863 3,100
    Strategy consulting 1 6,000-10,400 9,486 10,000
    Telecommunications 1 4,333-6,400 5,524 6,000
    Transportation services 1 5,600-10,000 6,672 6,000
    * Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

    The following industries were each represented by less than 1% of reported acceptances and are not included in the above table:  Accounting, Aerospace, Agribusiness, Alternative energy, Automotive, Commercial banking, Construction, Consumer electronics, Electronic equipment , Government, Healthcare consulting, Insurance, Minerals/metals, Supply chain consulting, Technology consulting, Textiles/clothing, Transportation equipment, Travel/leisure services, Widely diversified services

    Major Functions Chosen by Summer Interns 2005-2009
    Percent of Acceptances
    Function '09 '08 '07 '06 '05
    Business development 3 5 5 3 5
    Consulting* 19 25 21 18 20
    Finance 22 25 27 24 21
    General management/Leadership development 4 2 3 7 3
    Marketing 30 25 28 32 33
    Other 14 9 9 9 9
    Strategic planning 8 9 7 7 9
    *Includes consulting positions with public accounting firms.

     

    Summer Intern Monthly Salary Acceptances by Function
    Function %* Range Average Median
    Business development 3 2,400-8,667 5,115 4,000
    Consulting 19 1,200-12,500 8,286 9,800
    Finance: 22  
      Financial analysis / treasury 4 2,800-9,208 6,089 6,500
      Investment banking 5 1,000-9,167 6,678 7,916
      Investment management / research 4 2,909-20,000 6,573 4,000
      Other finance 6 2,000-10,000 4,647 4,000
      Sales & trading 1 5,000-8,750 7,402 7,800
    General management / leadership development 4 2,000-9,625 6,348 6,500
    Marketing: 30  
      Business to business 2 2,000-8,500 5,339 6,000
      Market research 1 3,000-6,160 4,745 5,000
      Other marketing 5 2,000-8,499 5,861 6,132
      Product management 20 1,000-10,000 6,085 6,080
      Service marketing 1 4,000-6,600 5,550 5,800
    Operations/production 2 3,200-8,000 5,458 6,000
    Other 9 1,00-14,000 7,321 5,600
    Real Estate Finance 2 3,200-5,000 3,994 4,000
    Strategic planning 8 2,800-10,000 5,579 5,220
    *Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

    The following functions were each represented by less than 1 of reported acceptances and are not included in the above table:  Advertising, Human resources, Lending, Merchandising/retail, Public finance, Real estate development, Sales