Top Jobs + Salaries for 2007 College Grads
Good news! 2007 college graduates are earning higher salaries than last year’s grads, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Starting pay offers rose for bachelor’s-degree graduates in 26 out of 29 majors, the study shows. Among business majors, marketing graduates enjoyed the largest increase — 10.3% — for an average salary offer of $41,285.
60% of employers surveyed by NACE report plans to hire more college graduates this year than last. They expect to increase recruiting for this group by about 20%, the survey shows.
Job / Salary
Accounting – $47,975
Consulting - $51,120
Management Trainee (Entry-Level Mgmt.) – $41,894
Sales – $39,316
Public Accounting – $46,289
Financial / Treasury Analysis – $50,476
Project Engineering – $52,258
Design / Construction Engineering – $48,731
Teaching – $32,488
Software Design & Development- $54,624
Wow! I am absolutely shocked my the job/salary survey listed. I graduated from college with a BA in Communications over 10 years ago, then completed an interior design degree a few years ago and can barely find a job that will pay anywhere near what your survey states. I have never been able to top $38k a year after working for nearly 20yrs. I would be delighted to be able to start at $48k right out of college. If you know of any openings,please pass along my name so I can get hired. And, with all the years of experience I have, I’m assuming I should be making more like 100k at this point? This is not a realistic survey in my experience. I’m in the 30 something range and have had to get help from my parents because I can’t afford my living expenses, car payments and $70k past student loans. Like myself, several of my friends are in the same boat…4 year degrees, Masters Degrees, etc. The salaries offered for those of us with experience is laughable.
Hi Rochelle,
I’m fairly certain this survey is based on location, but could be wrong. I got my associate degree in accounting, then my cpa certification, and have found that my salary drastically varied from when I moved from the mid-west to the west coast. It seems that the higher the cost of living matters more than my actual experience and schooling.
-Webbie reader