Class of 2009 salary survey…
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Members of the Class of 2009 who were business majors received more job offers than their colleagues in other majors, according to results of NACE’s Summer 2009 Salary Survey.
Employers with openings in public accounting, financial/treasury analysis, private accounting, management training, consulting, and sales all made more offers than employers in any other industry. Those seeking project engineers and registered nurses were the most active non-business employers in terms of extending offers.
Following are the top jobs by major for 2008-09 bachelor’s degree recipients. The rankings are based on the number of offers reported.
Top Jobs for 2008-09 Bachelor’s Degree Business Majors*
Job Function
Average Salary Offer
Accounting (Public)
$50,403
Financial/Treasury Analysis
$52,412
Accounting (Private)
$46,684
Management Trainee (Entry-Level Mgmt.)
$40,917
Consulting
$56,754
Sales
$41,851
Auditing (Private)
$48,228
Investment Banking (Corporate Finance)
$52,151
Auditing (Public)
$49,680
Investment Banking (Sales & Trading)
$57,929
Jena joined the CSPD as the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Professional Development with over 4 years career services experience including a background in corporate recruiting. She is excited to work collaboratively with the Fox School students regarding career search strategies and hopes students gain some additional insight into the job search through “Opportunity Knocks”.
Kel is an undergrad majoring in Management Information Systems, graduating in 2010. He is very involved and hopes to share some of his experiences with other students. His goal is to motivate others to do their best. He believes that with a little inspiration you can get where you want to be. Through this blog, he wants to show you that opportunities are out there.