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Employment Statistics | 2007

Base Salaries by Industry — Full Time

Industry Groups Chosen by Graduates 2003-2007
Percent of Acceptances
Industry
 '07
 '06
 '05
 '04
 '03
Consulting 31 33 32 24 27
Consumer & packaged goods 10 11 11 11 11
High tech manufacturing & services 9 11 8 7 10
Investment banking/brokerage/securities 11 8 11 10 8
Other financial services, private equity & venture capital 14 10 11 10 10
Other manufacturing 5 7 5 11 11
Other services 13 13 13 17 13
Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare 7 7 9 10 10


Graduate Base Salary Acceptances by Industry
Industry %* Range Average Median
Manufacturing
26
     
Aerospace
 
 
 
Agribusiness
 
 
 
Automotive
 
 
 
Biotechnology
 
 
 
Chemicals
 
 
 
Computer hardware
2
38,000-130,000
103,800
105,000
Computer software
2
100,000-120,000
106,000
103,000
Consumer electronics
 
 
 
Energy
1
75,000-106,000
95,250
100,000
Food/beverage
6
35,000-107,000
87,400
89,000
Healthcare products
1
80,000-105,000
93,625
93,000
Heavy equipment/machinery
 
 
 
Household/personal
products
4
85,000-106,000
90,500
90,000
Medical devices
2
77,000-110,000
98,900
100,000
Other manufacturing
1
85,000-120,000
96,000
90,000
Petroleum
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
2
85,000-120,000
99,600
90,000
Printing/publishing
 
 
 
Sporting goods
 
 
 
Telecommunications
 
 
 
Textiles/clothing
 
 
 
Widely diversified
2
88,000-115,000
107,400
115,000
Services
74
 
 
 
Advertising
 
 
 
Brokerage/securities
 
 
 
Commercial banking
2
$ 60,000-120,000
$83,300
$82,500
Computer services
1
$ 93,000-115,000
$104,600
$100,000
Construction
 
 
 
Consulting
29
50,000-160,000
116,600
120,000
Diversified financial services
3
65,000-111,000
95,000
95,000
E-commerce
2
90,000-128,000
105,400
105,000
Education
 
 
 
Entertainment
1
55,000- 90,000
82,600
90,000
Food service
 
 
 
Government
1
70,000-122,000
89,800
80,000
Healthcare consulting
1
100,000-120,000
113,000
115,000
Healthcare services
1
85,000-110,000
97,500
97,500
Import/export/trading companies
 
 
 
Insurance
 
 
 
Investment banking
11
50,000-140,000
94,900
95,000
Investment management
4
85,000-180,000
109,700
100,000
Law
2
50,000-170,000
142,100
145,000
Media
1
110,000-135,500
123,900
125,000
Nonprofit
 
 
 
Other services
 
 
 
Private equity/LBO
3
95,000-150,000
123,500
125,000
Private equity/venture capital
2
80,000-150,000
116,000
100,000
Real estate development
1
75,000-110,000
95,000
97,500
Real estate services
1
65,000-120,000
94,000
100,000
Retail
3
75,000-140,000
98,400
90,000
Sporting events/groups/ services
 
 
 
Strategy consulting
2
100,000-130,000
118,400
120,000
Technology consulting
 
 
 
Telecommunications
 
 
 
Transportation services
1
86,000-120,000
101,500
100,000
Travel/leisure
 
 
 
Utilities
 
 
 
Widely diversified
 
 
 
* Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
† Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers.
 
 
 
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