Employment Statistics | 2002
Base Salaries by Industry — Full Time
| Major Industries Chosen by Graduates 1998-2002 |
Percent of Acceptances |
| Industry |
|
'02 |
'01 |
'00 |
'99 |
'98 |
| Auto/transportation equipment |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Chemicals |
|
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
| Commercial banking |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Computers/consumer products |
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Consulting |
|
23 |
39 |
33 |
36 |
36 |
| Diversified financial services |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| E-commerce |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
— |
| Food/beverage/tobacco |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
| Household/personal products |
|
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| Investment banking/brokerage/securities |
|
15 |
15 |
14 |
10 |
17 |
| Other manufacturing |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
| Petroleum/energy |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
| Pharmaceuticals / biotechnology / health products |
|
8 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
| Private equity/venture capital |
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Real estate |
|
2 |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
| Transportation services |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Widely diversified (manufacturing) |
|
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
| Graduate Salary Acceptances by Industry |
| Industry |
|
Percent* |
Range |
Average |
| Manufacturing |
|
35 |
|
|
| Agribusiness |
|
† |
|
|
| Auto/transportation equipment |
|
2 |
$85,000- 97,600 |
$88,700 |
| Chemicals |
|
1 |
40,000-100,000 |
78,800 |
| Computers/consumer products |
|
1 |
70,000-140,000 |
95,600 |
| Extractive minerals/metals |
|
† |
|
|
| Food/beverage |
|
6 |
65,000- 90,000 |
79,300 |
| Forest products/packaging |
|
† |
|
|
| Household/personal products |
|
3 |
75,000- 88,000 |
81,000 |
| Other manufacturing |
|
2 |
50,000-100,000 |
80,800 |
| Petroleum/energy |
|
3 |
36,000- 95,600 |
78,400 |
Pharmaceuticals/biotechnology/
health products |
|
8 |
70,000-110,000 |
88,100 |
| Software/printing/publishing |
|
3 |
75,000-100,000 |
93,300 |
| Telecommunications |
|
1 |
95,000-105,000 |
100,000 |
| Textiles/clothing |
|
† |
|
|
| Widely diversified |
|
3 |
80,000-110,000 |
89,900 |
| Services |
|
65 |
|
|
| Accounting |
|
† |
|
|
| Advertising |
|
† |
|
|
| Commercial banking |
|
1 |
70,000-110,000 |
89,000 |
| Computer-related services |
|
† |
|
|
| Construction |
|
† |
|
|
| Consulting |
|
23 |
50,000-115,000 |
97,300 |
| Diversified financial services |
|
3 |
65,000-105,000 |
85,800 |
| E-commerce |
|
1 |
70,000-100,000 |
83,000 |
| Education |
|
1 |
56,000- 75,000 |
65,800 |
| Entertainment/leisure |
|
1 |
65,000- 73,000 |
69,900 |
| Food service/lodging |
|
† |
|
|
| Government |
|
† |
|
|
| Healthcare services |
|
2 |
38,000-150,000 |
88,800 |
| Import/export/trading companies |
|
† |
|
|
| Insurance |
|
† |
|
|
Investment banking/brokerage/
securities |
|
15 |
50,000-105,000 |
83,800 |
| Investment management |
|
3 |
70,000-100,000 |
88,600 |
| Law |
|
1 |
76,800-125,000 |
114,500 |
| Media |
|
1 |
65,000- 95,000 |
81,300 |
| Nonprofit |
|
† |
|
|
| Other services |
|
† |
|
|
| Private equity/LBO |
|
1 |
80,000-175,000 |
110,000 |
| Private equity/venture capital |
|
2 |
80,000-125,000 |
95,000 |
| Real estate |
|
2 |
70,000- 90,000 |
83,000 |
| Retail |
|
2 |
70,000- 85,000 |
79,200 |
| Telecommunications |
|
† |
|
|
| Transportation services |
|
1 |
68,000-100,000 |
82,800 |
| Utilities |
|
† |
|
|
| Widely diversified |
|
† |
|
|
* Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
† Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers. |
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