Industry: Intern

September 14, 2012
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Top Five Industries: Intern



New Hires by Industry: 2012 Intern



IndustryPercent
of Hires		Number
of Hires(1)		Minimum
Monthly Salary(2)		Maximum
Monthly Salary(2)		Median
Monthly Salary(2)
Advertising/Marketing Services/Communications 0.7% 4 Insufficient Data(2)    
Chemicals/Plastics 1.4% 8 $6,000 $9.600 $7,800
Consulting 20.4% 115 $2,500 $25,300 $10,500
Consumer Products 2.8% 16 $2,500 $7,083 $6,569
Energy 1.4% 8 $1,000 $7,200 $5,075
Financial Services 41.2% 233 $1,000 $14,500 $8,225
Commercial Banking 0.2% 1 Insufficient Data(2)



Diversified Financial Services 5.5% 31 $1,400 $11,154 $8,300
Insurance 1.2% 7 $1,800 $9,000 $7,200
Investment Banking/Brokerage 15.6% 88 $1,000 $12,000 $8,333
Investment Management/Research 9.2% 52 $1,000 $14,500 $8,000
Mutual/Hedge Funds 1.2% 7 $1,000 $9,000 $7,300
Private Equity 5.5% 31 $2,167 $10,417 $5,000
Venture Capital 2.8% 16 $1,000 $10,000 $4,250
Food Service/Lodging 0.9% 5 Insufficient Data(2)
Food/Beverage/Tobacco 3.9% 22 $2,807 $8,000 $6,923
Government/Nonprofit/Education 2.7% 15 $900 $4,880 $2,800
Manufacturing 1.9% 11 $3,500 $8,333 $6,835
Media/Entertainment/Sports 2.1% 12 $3,200 $8,167 $6,000
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/
Healthcare Products and Services		 3.7% 21 $4,000 $15,000 $7,417
Real Estate 0.9% 5 Insufficient Data(2)    
Retail 1.1% 6 $6,500 $10,000 $6,967
Technology 13.3% 75 $550 $10,000 $7,300
E-Commerce and Internet 6.7% 38 $550 $10,000 $7,000
Hardware 1.9% 11 $5,000 $10,000 $8,000
Software 3.0% 17 $3,200 $8,200 $7,300
Telecommunications 1.2% 7 $5,600 $6,850 $5,800
Other 0.4% 2 Insufficient Data(2)    
Transportation Services 1.1% 6 $5,000 $7,500 $6,750
Other 0.5% 3  Insufficient Data(2)    
Total 100.0% 565 $550 $25,300 $8,000

(1) Twelve students in the Class of 2013 reported having two internships.
(2) Compensation information is self-reported. Ninety-seven percent of students reporting accepted intern offers included salary information. Of that, 2% reported receiving no salary. For the 95% who were paid, the minimum, maximum and median monthly salaries are represented above. Insufficient data indicates less than 1% reporting offers and /or less than 50% with salary information.


Last Updated 11/13/12