Employment Statistics | 2004

Base Monthly Salaries by Industry—Summer Interns

Summer Intern Salary Acceptances by Industry
Industry	%*	Range	Average	Median
Manufacturing	39
Aerospace	†
Agribusiness	†
Auto/transportation equipment	2	$3,000- 6,700	$5,600	$6,000
Chemicals	1	3,600- 7,500	5,800	5,900
Computers-consumer products	2	4,500- 7,000	5,400	5,300
Food/beverage	10	1,250- 7,500	5,200	5,400
Forest products/packaging	†
Household/personal products	5	1,000- 6,300	5,300	5,800
Machinery	†
Other electronic equipment	†
Other manufacturing	1	2,000- 7,000	5,200	5,800
Petroleum/energy	1	6,300- 7,200	6,800	6,950
Pharmaceuticals/biotech- nology/health products	10	1,200- 8,000	5,600	5,800
Software/printing/publishing	3	1,000- 6,500	5,000	6,200
Telecommunications	3	4,600-10,000	6,300	6,000
Textiles/clothing	†
Widely diversified	†
Services	61
Advertising	†
Commercial banking	†
Computer-related services	1	5,600- 6,300	6,000	6,000
Consulting	15	2,100-12,500	8,000	8,400
Diversified financial services	3	1,000- 7,200	5,500	6,200
E-commerce	†
Education	†
Entertainment/leisure	4	2,100- 7,500	4,600	4,800
Food service/lodging	†
Government	†
Healthcare services	2	2,900- 6,500	4,900	4,850
Insurance	†
Investment banking/ brokerage/securities	12	1,000-10,000	6,800	7,100
Investment management	4	1,400- 8,000	5,300	6,000
Law	1	2,400-12,000	8,800	10,000
Media	2	1,500- 7,000	4,200	5,000
Nonprofit	2	1,300- 4,000	2,800	3,000
Other services	2	4,000- 8,000	5,600	5,800
Private equity/LBO	2	1,000- 7,500	4,900	4,800
Private equity/venture capital	1	1,000- 5,000	3,100	3,250
Real estate	3	1,500- 7,300	4,800	5,000
Retail	4	2,800- 7,000	5,300	5,500
Telecommunications	1	4,800- 6,700	5,600	5,500
Transportation services	1	2,800- 6,000	4,800	5,000
Widely diversified	†
* Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. † Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers.