Posted on: Sunday, April 1, 2007
Higher education takes you to top of salary scale
Compiled by John MacIntyre
Percentage difference in the average annual income of a person holding an advanced university degree over someone holding less than a high school diploma, according to a study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau: 400
Average annual income for a person age 18 and older possessing a master's, professional or doctoral degree: $79,946
Average annual income for a person age 18 and older holding less than a high school diploma: $19,915
Average annual income for a person age 18 and older holding a high school diploma: $29,448
Average annual income for a person age 18 and older holding a bachelor's degree: $54,689
BUSINESS PARTNERS
Percentage of U.S. workers who say they think a workplace romance would jeopardize their job security or advancement opportunities, according to a survey conducted by Spherion: 41
Of U.S. workers who say they have had a relationship with a co-worker,
Percentage who kept it a secret: 35
Percentage who didn't: 45
Percentage of U.S. workers who say they are "not sure" if their employer has a policy regarding workplace romance: 31
WORKOUTS
Percentage of U.S. earners in the top 6 percent income bracket who work more than 70 hours a week, according to a study published by Harvard Business Review: 56
Percentage of U.S. earners in the top 6 percent income bracket who say they are working 16 hours a week more than they did five years ago: 48
Number of U.S. workers who hold an "extreme job," defined as a job that requires more than 60 hours per week and fits various parameters regarding travel and responsibilities away from the office: 1.7 million
JOB DISSATISFACTION
Percentage of chief financial officers leaving their place of employment who do so for reasons other than finding another job, according to a survey conducted by Right Management: 50
Percentage that cited incompatibility with the culture of the organization as a reason for leaving: 23
Percentage that cited a stressful work environment and/or job as a reason for leaving: 22
Percentage of companies at which CFOs lasted in their positions for more than five years: 48
Percentage at which CFOs stayed in their positions for less than 3: 25
NOBODY ASKED
Percentage of employees who say their boss seldom or never asks their advice on solving a problem at work, according to a survey by CO2 Partners: 32.6
Percentage who said they are asked for advice often or occasionally: 62.6
Percentage of employees earning less than $25,000 annually who reported never or seldom being consulted in spite of the fact they are the ones actually making the stuff or are on the front line dealing with customers: 45.7
FROM WITHIN
Percentage of all open positions filled by internal transfer or promotion, according to CareerXroads' "Sources of Hire Study": 33.9
Percentage of positions filled by referrals: 26.5
Of these, percentage who were employee referrals: 95
Percentage of all external hires that are attributed to the company Web site: 20.7
Percentage of all external hires that are attributed to specific "job boards" (e.g., www.Monster.com, CareerBuilder, HotJobs, etc.): 12.3
HIRE TIMES
Average number of days it takes to hire a new IT employee, according to a survey of chief information officers conducted by Robert Half Technology: 56
Average number of days it takes to hire a new manager: 87
HARE APPARENT
Percentage of people who say they would prefer a chocolate or candy bunny for Easter versus a real live Peter Cottontail, according to a national survey by the National Confectioners Association: 82
Percentage who said they would rather have a live rabbit: 4
Percentage of survey respondents who said the leading reason confectionery bunnies hop to the top of their gift-giving list is that they do not require feeding or cleanup: 38
Estimated number of chocolate bunnies that will be made this Easter: 90 million
IDLE THOUGHT
"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."
— Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher
