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Employment Statistics - May Class of 2009

  • Employment by Functional Area or Type of Job
  • Employment by Industry or Type of Employer
  • Employment by Geographic Region or Job Location

    Highlights

    Career Highlights Class of 2008 Class of 2009
    Average starting base salary $53,274 $52,155
    Median starting base salary $55,000 $55,000
    Employment by Functional Area or Type of Job**:
      Accounting
      Actuarial
      Consulting
      Finance
      Management
      Marketing
      Military
      Teaching
      Other

    1%
    1%
    20%
    47%
    4%
    16%
    1%
    1%
    8%

    3%
    0%
    27%
    42%
    4%
    18%
    1%
    3%
    2%
    Employment by Industry or Type of Employer**:
      Business
      Communication/Arts/Entertainment
      Government/Education/Nonprofit
      Health/Science-related
      Manufacturing
      Service
      Other

    56%
    0%
    2%
    2%
    5%
    33%
    1%

    42%
    2%
    7%
    2%
    9%
    31%
    6%
    Employment by Geographic Region or Job Location**:
      North Carolina
      Mid-Atlantic
      Midwest
      Northeast
      Southeast (not NC)
      West
      International

    33%
    16%
    1%
    21%
    20%
    7%
    1%

    33%
    16%
    1%
    21%
    20%
    7%
    1%
    Companies Hiring 2 or
     More Students:
    Banc of America Securities
    Bank of America
    BB&T
    BearingPoint
    Black & Decker
    Deloitte Consulting
    FTI Consulting
    General Mills
    Genworth Financial
    Goldman Sachs
    KMPG
    Macquarie Capital Advisors
    McColl Partners
    Morgan Keegan
    Morgan Stanley
    Navigant Consulting
    Oppenheimer & Co.
    Stockamp & Associates
    SunTrust
    The Hershey Company
    Triage Consulting Group
    Wachovia
    Bank of America
    BB&T
    Capital One
    Credit Suisse
    Deloitte Consulting
    GE
    Goldman Sachs
    Huron Consulting Group
    IBM
    Morgan Stanley
    Pepsi Co.
    Teach for America
    Triage Consulting

    Students Satisfied or
    Very Satisfied with Job

    97%

    81%
    Graduate School Admissions:
      Law School
      Master of Accounting
      Other
    24%
    13%
    76%
    11%
    31%
    1%
    56%
    43%

    Employment by Functional Area or Type of Job**

    Salary figures are based on accepted offers (in U.S. dollars); base pay only.
    *Salary figures not reported for categories listing 1 percent.
    **Discrepancy between cumulative and individual percentages due to rounding.
    ***To ensure confidentiality, salary figures not reported.

    Area Percent Salary Range Average
    Accounting
    3%
    $32,000-$49,000 $43,333
    Consulting
    27%
    $17,000-$65,000
    $57,722
    Finance**
    42%
    $35,000-$70,000
    $55,688
    Commercial Banking (Consumer)*
    1%
    Commercial Banking (Lending)*
    1%
    Finance, Taxation, Monetary Policy
    9%
    $41,000-$70,000
    $54,222
    Financial/Treasury/Analysis
    9%
    $35,000-$70,000
    $51,333
    Investment Banking (Corporate Finance)
    11%
    $46,000-$70,000
    $58,412
    Investment Banking (M&A)
    5%
    $45,000-$70,000
    $58,000
    Investment Banking (Real Estate)*
    1%
    Investment Banking (Sales and Trading)***
    2%
    $60,000
    Portfolio Manager/Brokerage
    3%
    $45,000-$60,000
    $53,000
    Management
    4%
    $33,000-$70,000
    $54,750
    Management Trainee (Entry-level Mgt)
    2%
    $33,000-$70,000
    $51,500
    Management, General (Mid- to Upper-level
    2%
    $46,000-$70,000
    $58,000
    Marketing
    18%
    $15,600-$60,000
    $43,398
    Advertising*
    1%
    Brand/Product Management
    6%
    $15,600-$55,000
    $45,767
    Buyer/Merchandising*
    1%
    Marketing Research*
    1%
    Sales
    9%
    $27,500-$60,000
    $41,722
    Military*
    1%
    Teaching
    3%
    $14,400-$40,000
    $29,633
    Other and Unspecified
    2%
    $27,500-$42,000
    $34,750
    Fundraising/Development*
    1%
    Unspecified*
    1%

    Employment by Industry or Type of Employer
    Salary figures are based on accepted offers (in U.S. dollars); base pay only.
    *Salary figures not reported for categories listing 1 percent.
    **Discrepancy between cumulative and individual percentages due to rounding.
    ***To ensure confidentiality, salary figures not reported.

    Area Percent Salary Range Average
    Business
    42%
    $30,000-$70,000
    $55,081
    • Accommodation & Food Services*
    1%
    • Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping & Payroll*
    1%
    • Advertising & Related Services*
    1%
    • Banking (Commercial)
    10%
    $45,000-$60,000
    $53,400
    • Banking (Investment & Securities Dealing)
    20%
    $45,000-$70,000
    $58,450
    • Insurance Carriers & Related Activities
    3%
    $41,000-$50,000
    $44,000
    • Retail Trade
    6%
    $30,000-$70,000
    $45,167
    Communication/Arts/Entertainment
    2%
    $15,600-$32,000
    $23,800
    • Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
    2%
    $15,600-$32,000
    $23,800
    Government/Education/Nonprofit
    7%
    $14,000-$42,000
    $32,158
    • Educational Services
    3%
    $14,400-$40,000
    $29,633
    • Government (Federal)
    2%
    • Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations*
    1%
    • Social Assistance*
    1%
    Health/Science-related
    2%
    $36,000-$55,000
    $45,500
    • Healthcare Services (for profit)*
    1%
    • Medical Equipment & Supplies*
    1%
    Manufacturing**
    9%
    $35,000-$65,000
    $52,917
    • Beverage & Tobacco Products***
    2%
    $54,000
    • Computer & Electronic Products***
    2%
    $65,000
    • Food Manufacturing*
    1%
    • Household & Personal Care Products*
    1%
    • Printing & Related Support Activities*
    1%
    • Other Manufacturing
    2%
    $50,000-$55,000
    %52,500
    Services**
    31%
    $27,500-$70,000
    $46,891
    • Computer Systems Design/Computer Consulting (incl. computer programming)
    3%
    $40,000-$49,000
    $46,000
    • Consulting Services (Management)
    15%
    $53,500-$65,000
    $61,867
    • Consulting Services (Other)
    8%
    $46,00-$65,000
    $53,813
    • Financial Services (Securities, Commodity Contracts & Other Investments)
    3%
    $54,000-$70,000
    $64,667
    • Real Estate*
    1%
    • Software Publishers*
    1%
    Other**
    6%
    $32,000-$56,000
    $46,100
    • Unspecified
    5%
    $35,000-$56,000
    $51,200
    • Any Other Employer Type
    1%
    $32,000-$50,000
    $41,000

    Class of 2008 Employment by Geographic Region or Job Location**
    *Salary figures not reported for categories listing 1 percent.
    **Discrepancy between cumulative and individual percentages due to rounding.
    ***To ensure confidentiality, salary figures not reported. Starting salary in Other Northeast is in $40K range.

    Region Percent Salary Range Average
    Mid-Atlantic**
    16%
    $38,000-$65,000
    $53,263
  • Maryland
    3%
    $50,000-$55,000
    $52,333
  • Virginia
    6%
    $46,000-$65,000
    $54,333
  • Washington, D.C.
    6%
    $51,000-$60,000
    $54,667
    Midwest
    1%
    Northeast**
    21%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $55,733
  • New York, N.Y
    17%
    $40,000-$70,000
    $58,154
  • Other Northeast***
    4%
    Southeast (not N.C.)**
    20%
    $45,000-$65,000
    $53,875
  • Atlanta, GA
    15%
    $50,000-$65,000
    $56,167
  • Florida
    2%
    $45,000-$51,000
    $47,000
  • Other Southeast
    3%
    $45,000-$48,000
    $47,000
    North Carolina**
    33%
    $24,000-$90,000
    $51,812
  • Raleigh
    5%
    $30,000-$60,000
    $41,842
  • Charlotte
    19%
    $30,000-$60,000
    $54,524
  • Durham*
    1%
  • Winston-Salem
    4%
    $24,000-$45,000
    $40,800
  • Other N.C. Cities
    4%
    $45,000-$90,000
    $67,500
    West**
    7%
    $40,000-$65,000
    $51,944
  • California
    4%
    $40,000-$65,000
    $54,250
  • Texas
    3%
    $40,000-$55,000
    $47,500
    International*
    1%





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