2004 EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
STATISTICS WERE GATHERED BY PHONE AND WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS
IN THE YEAR FOLLOWING GRADUATION
Class of 2004 Employment Statistics
| Class Composition |
Employment Rate |
|
| # in Class |
82 |
|
|
| # of Respondents |
82 |
% of Women |
88% |
| # of Women |
39 |
| # of Men |
43 |
% of Men |
92% |
| Employment Status of All Grads |
Source of Job |
| Legal position FT |
73.0% |
CAREER SERVICES OFFICE |
57% |
| Legal position PT |
1% |
Job Posting |
46% |
| Non-legal professional FT |
1% |
On-Campus Interviews |
11% |
| Non-legal professional PT |
1% |
OTHER |
43% |
| Unemployed and seeking |
9% |
Self Initiated Contact |
2% |
| Unemployed and not seeking |
11% |
Referral by Colleague/Relative |
27% |
| Enrolled in degree program |
3% |
State Bar Website/ other websites |
7% |
|
|
Pre Law School Employer |
2% |
|
Recruited by Firm |
null |
|
|
Started Own Practice |
5% |
|
|
Employed w/Friend or Relative |
null |
| Employment Settings |
|
Timing of Offer |
|
| Private practice |
47% |
Before Graduation |
45% |
| Business or industry |
5% |
After Grad/Before Bar Results |
15% |
| Government (not clerkships) |
22% |
After Bar Results |
30% |
| Judicial Clerkships |
22% |
|
|
| Public interest |
5% |
Search Status of Employed Grads |
|
| Other |
null |
Continues to seek a different position |
19% |
| Military |
null |
Not seeking a different position |
81% |
| Graduate Location by Region (regardless of employment status) |
|
| Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT,NV,NM,UT,WY) |
88% |
|
|
| South Atlantic (DC,DE,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV) |
2% |
In Wyoming |
63% |
| Mid Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) |
null |
|
|
| Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) |
10% |
Out of State |
37% |
| New England (CT,MA,ME,NH,RI,VT) |
null |
|
|
| East North Central (IL,IN,MI,OH,WI) |
null |
|
|
| West North Central (IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,SD) |
null |
|
|
| East South Central (AL,KY,MS,TN) |
null |
|
|
| West South Central (AR,LA,OK,TX) |
null |
|
|
| International |
null |
|
|
| Number of states in which graduates are located -9 |
|
|
|
| Employment Setting Breakdown for Private Practice
and Government |
| Private Practice |
47% of employed graduates |
| Percentage of Graduates Working in Private Practice
Broken Down by Size of Firm |
| Firm Size |
All |
Women |
Men |
| 1 (self employed) |
10.0% |
3.3% |
6.7% |
| 2 to 10 |
66.7% |
26.7% |
40.0% |
| 11 to 25 |
13.3% |
3.3% |
10.0% |
| 26 to 50 |
6.7% |
3.4% |
3.3% |
| 51 to 100 |
3.3% |
3.3% |
0% |
| 101 to 250 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| 251 to 500 |
5% |
0.0% |
5.0% |
| Government |
44% of employed graduates |
| Percentage of Graduates Graduates Employed in Government
Broken Down by Type of Government Agency |
|
All |
Women |
Men |
| Federal |
17.86% |
10.71% |
7.14% |
| Local |
14.29% |
10.71% |
3.57% |
| State |
67.86% |
28.57% |
39.29% |
| Total |
100.0% |
45.5% |
54.5% |
| Percentage of Graduates Employed in Government Broken
Down by Type of Position |
|
All |
Women |
Men |
| Judicial Clerkship |
50% |
28.57% |
21.43% |
| Military Position |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Public Defender Offices |
3.57% |
0% |
3.57% |
| Prosecution |
35.71% |
17.86% |
17.86% |
| Other |
10.71% |
3.57% |
7.14% |
| Total |
100.0% |
50.0% |
50.0% |
| Average and Median Starting Salaries (Range
for 2004: $22,000-$96,000) |
| (salaries reported from 51 graduates) |
|
|
|
Average |
Median |
Women (avg.) |
Men (avg.) |
| 2004 salaries (full-time, 51 reported) |
$44,544 |
$41,000 |
$44,329 |
$44,751 |
| 2003 salaries reported |
$45,440 |
$40,800 |
$45,670 |
$45,266 |
| 2002 salaries |
$40,430 |
38,400 |
37,738 |
42,631 |
| 2001 salaries |
$38,903 |
37,850 |
39,963 |
38,430 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Law firms 2004 salaries |
$45,714 |
|
| Government positions 2004 salaries |
$43,452 |
|
