You have just graduated from college and secured a position with
a large management consulting firm. Your first responsibility
requires a thorough analysis of salary levels and salary trends
over the past several years in the United States.
The data shown here provide the starting salaries
for several undergraduate baccalaureate degrees. The data were
collected and disseminated by various federal agencies.
|
Baccalaureate Curriculum |
Salary |
|
Chemical Engineering |
59361 |
|
Electrical/electronics Engineering |
55292 |
|
Computer Science |
53396 |
|
Civil Engineering |
48509 |
|
Economics |
48483 |
|
Finance |
47239 |
|
Accounting |
46718 |
|
Business Administration/Management |
43701 |
|
Chemistry |
41506 |
|
Marketing |
40161 |
|
Biological/Life Sciences |
34953 |
|
History |
33768 |
|
Sociology |
32033 |
|
Psychology |
31631 |
Source: The Commission on Professionals in Science and
Technology (CPSTWashington, DC 2007)
In addition, the data in the table below show the
percentages of women in various fields.
|
Women in S&E occupations: 1993–2008 |
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|
(Percent) |
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|
Year |
All S&E |
Computer/ |
Biological/ |
Physical |
Social |
Engineers |
|
1993 |
22.9 |
30.8 |
34.0 |
21.3 |
50.7 |
8.6 |
|
1995 |
22.4 |
29.0 |
34.7 |
21.5 |
49.9 |
8.6 |
|
1997 |
22.7 |
27.0 |
36.0 |
21.7 |
51.9 |
9.0 |
|
1999 |
23.6 |
27.1 |
36.4 |
23.0 |
54.0 |
9.5 |
|
2003 |
26.3 |
28.4 |
40.3 |
28.5 |
52.2 |
11.1 |
|
2006 |
26.1 |
26.5 |
43.7 |
28.4 |
54.2 |
11.6 |
|
2008 |
26.8 |
26.3 |
45.0 |
29.7 |
52.9 |
12.9 |
It is your responsibility to prepare a extensive account of
these data by providing ALL numerical descriptive measures examined
in this chapter. Produce a complete formal report
analyzing the data and summarizing your conclusions regarding the
overall nature of the data. Using Excel or your preferred software
produce all relevant graphs, figures and pictorial displays that
further describes the data presented here. Include complete
discussions and descriptions of the displays.





