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Trends by Industry
career Trends by Industry
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Consulting
25% 23% 25% 21% 24%
Consumer Products
3% 4% 3% 3% 3%
Entertainment / Media
3% 3% 4% 3% 2%
Financial Services
28% 31% 29% 29% 34%
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
5% 5% 6% 3% 3%
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
9% 6% 6% 4% 7%
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
13% 18% 15% 20% 22%
Other Financial Services
2% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Health Care
8% 7% 6% 7% 7%
Biomed / Pharmaceutical
3% 3% 3% 2% 3%
Health-Related Services
5% 4% 3% 4% 3%
Manufacturing
5% 5% 5% 7% 4%
Aero / Auto / Transport Equipment
<1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Cleantech
0% <1% <1% <1% 0%
Energy / Extractive Minerals
2% 1% <1% 2% 1%
Highly Diversified
1% 2% 2% 2% 1%
Other Manufacturing
<1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Nonprofit / Government
2% 4% 2% 5% 4%
Government
1% 2% 1% 2% 1%
Nonprofit
1% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Retail / Trading
2% 3% 3% 3% <1%
Services
4% 4% 3% 3% 3%
Real Estate
2% 4% 3% 2% 2%
Other Services
2% <1% <1% 1% <1%
Technology
19% 16% 19% 20% 19%
Consumer Electronics
3% 2% 1% 1% 1%
E-Commerce
2% 4% 4% 2% 3%
Equipment / Hardware / Networking
2% <1% <1% 0% <1%
Internet Services
6% 5% 5% 5% 6%
Software
4% 3% 6% 8% 5%
Other Technology
2% 1% 2% 4% 3%
Trends by Function
career Trends by Function
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Business Development
7% 6% 8% 9% 5%
Consulting
27% 25% 26% 22% 26%
Finance
29% 32% 29% 29% 32%
Corporate Finance
1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Investment Banking / Sales & Trading
4% 5% 5% 3% 3%
Investment Management / Hedge Fund
8% 6% 4% 4% 5%
Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO
12% 17% 14% 18% 21%
Other Finance
3% 3% 3% 2% 2%
General Management
12% 13% 16% 16% 14%
Operations / Manufacturing
1% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Project Management
1% 1% 1% 2% <1%
Rotational / Leadership Development
3% 5% 4% 3% 4%
Other General Management
6% 5% 7% 9% 6%
Marketing
13% 12% 11% 13% 13%
Brand Management
2% 2% <1% <1% <1%
General Marketing
2% 2% 1% 2% 2%
Product Management
7% 7% 8% 8% 9%
Sales
1% 1% <1% <1% 1%
Other Marketing
<1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Strategic Planning
7% 8% 8% 6% 7%
Other
4% 5% 3% 4% 4%
Human Resources
<1% <1% 0% 0% <1%
Information Systems Management
0% <1% 0% 0% 0%
Product Development
<1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Real Estate
2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
All Other
1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
Trends by Location
career Trends Statistics
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Mid-Atlantic
5% 5% 4% 4% 3%
Washington - DC
3% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Other Mid-Atlantic
1% 2% 2% 2% <1%
Midwest
6% 6% 7% 7% 8%
Chicago - IL
3% 3% 4% 3% 5%
Other Midwest
3% 3% 3% 3% 3%
Northeast
43% 44% 41% 40% 41%
Boston - MA
14% 14% 11% 14% 13%
New England (Except Boston)
4% 3% 4% 3% 3%
New York - NY
23% 24% 24% 21% 22%
Other Northeast
3% 3% 2% <1% 2%
South
3% 4% 4% 3% 3%
Atlanta - GA
2% 1% 2% <1% 1%
Other South
1% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Southwest
5% 3% 4% 7% 6%
Texas
4% 3% 3% 5% 5%
Other Southwest
1% <1% 1% 1% <1%
West
24% 25% 26% 26% 25%
California - Bay Area
15% 15% 16% 20% 15%
California - Los Angeles Area
4% 6% 5% 3% 6%
California - Other
<1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Pacific Northwest
4% 4% 5% 2% 3%
Other West
<1% 0% <1% <1% <1%
Other United States
0% 0% 0% <1% <1%
Asia
5% 4% 4% 4% 3%
China
1% 1% <1% <1% <1%
Hong Kong, SAR
<1% <1% <1% 0% <1%
India
<1% <1% <1% 1% <1%
Other Asia
3% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Australia & Oceania
<1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Canada
1% 1% 1% <1% 2%
Europe
5% 5% 5% 6% 7%
United Kingdom
3% 3% 3% 4% 4%
Other Europe
2% 2% 1% 2% 3%
Latin America
1% 2% 3% 2% 1%
Brazil
<1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Other Latin America
1% 2% 2% 1% <1%
Middle East & North Africa
<1% 1% <1% 1% <1%
Sub-Saharan Africa
<1% 0% <1% <1% <1%
United States
86% 87% 86% 86% 85%
International
14% 13% 14% 14% 15%
All Locations
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
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