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The Color of Money

May 24, 2008     Posted in College

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Just graduated? Entering the job market?

After the jump check out the starting salaries for entry level employees in various industries.
Accounting (private): $44,564

Management trainee: $35,811

Teaching: $29,733

Consulting: $49,781

Sales: $37,130

Accounting (public): $41,039

Financial/Treasury analysis: $45,596

Software design/development: $53,729

Design/construction engineering: $47,058

Registered nurse: $38,775

The fields with the biggest pay increases for college graduates from 2004-2005 are aerospace and aeronautical engineering majors (9 percent), marketing majors (6 percent) and economics and finance majors (5.1 percent).

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One Response to “The Color of Money”
  1. Boggle Brain says:

    You should really factor in commision when talking about an entry level sales job. In NYC it is not uncommon for those jobs to offer a base pay of 37k but a commision structure set up so that you will clear 100k if you hit your sales # for the year.

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