Top Jobs for 2008-09 Bachelor’s Degrees

(Job Function: Average Salary Offer)

Business Majors*
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

Computer Science Majors*
Software Design & Development: $66,290
Computer Programming: $58,312
Systems Analysis & Design: $51,572

Engineering Majors*
Project Engineering: $58,984
Design/Construction Engineering: $53,070
Field Engineering: $59,662
Production Engineering: $65,946
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering: $58,803
Software Design & Development: $66,134
Process Engineering (Chemical): $64,527
Systems/Programming Engineering: $61,206
Consulting: $60,457

Healthcare Majors*
Registered Nurse: $46,255
Pharmacist: $111,782

Liberal Arts Majors*
Teaching: $35,071
Sales: $42,677
Management Trainee (Entry-Level Mgmt.): $33,238
Social Work: $27,873
Law Enforcement: $43,806
Management, General (Mid to Upper Level): $45,775
Military: $39,806

Sciences Majors*
Research (Technical/Scientific): $34,103
Teaching: $36,461
Project Engineering: $56,553

* Source: Summer 2009 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers. Data are for bachelor’s degree graduates only.