Class of 2005 Employment Report
Class of 2005 Employment Report
Within nine months of graduating, 96.9 percent (277 of 286) of the class of 2005 who were seeking employment were employed.
| Class of 2005 | Total |
|---|---|
| Total in Class | 312 |
| Unknown Employment Status | 6 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 6 |
| Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program | 2 |
| Full-Time Bar Study | 12 |
| Total Seeking Employment | 286 |
| Employed | 277 |
| Unemployed, Seeking Employment | 9 |
| Geographic Area | Total |
|---|---|
| Employed in Minnesota | 250 |
| Twin Cities Metro Area | 185 |
| Minnesota Out-State | 65 |
| Out of State | 27 |
| Foreign | 0 |
| East North Central | 13 |
| West North Central | 253 |
| South Atlantic | 2 |
| West South Central | 1 |
| Pacific | 0 |
| Foreign | 0 |
| New England | 0 |
| Mid Atlantic | 4 |
| East South Central | 0 |
| Mountain | 4 |
| Total | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Private Practice | 128 | 46.2% |
| Self-Employed | 5 | |
| 2 to 10 | 65 | |
| 11 to 25 | 19 | |
| 26 to 50 | 13 | |
| 51 to 100 | 4 | |
| 101 to 250 | 14 | |
| 251 to 500 | 5 | |
| 501 + | 1 | |
| Firm size not reported | 1 | |
| Business and Industry (includes in-house legal) | 75 | 27.1% |
| Accounting Firm | 3 | |
| Banking/Financial | 3 | |
| Entertainment/Sports Mgmt. | 2 | |
| Insurance Company | 4 | |
| Management Consulting Firm | 4 | |
| Publishing House | 9 | |
| Technology/E-Commerce | 2 | |
| Other Business | 48 | |
| Government (includes military) | 16 | 5.7% |
| Federal Level | 5 | |
| State Level | 6 | |
| Local Level | 5 | |
| Level not reported | 0 | |
| Judicial Clerkship | 35 | 12.6% |
| Federal Clerkship | 1 | |
| State Clerkship | 34 | |
| Local Clerkship | 0 | |
| Public Interest | 15 | 5.4% |
| Academic | 3 | 1.1% |
| Not Specified | 5 | 1.8% |
Of the 197 graduates who reported their salary information, average private practice salary was $66,477, while the overall average salary was $58,353.
| Low | Median | High | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Practice | $35,000 | $60,000 | $125,000 | $66,477 |
| 2 to 10 | $35,000 | $48,750 | $85,000 | $49,539 |
| 11 to 25 | $41,000 | $52,000 | $96,000 | $56,393 |
| 26 to 50 | $40,000 | $87,500 | $99,000 | $78,650 |
| 51 to 100 | $75,000 | $95,000 | $125,000 | $97,500 |
| 101 to 250 | $75,000 | $90,000 | $100,000 | $88,214 |
| 251 to 500 | $90,000 | $100,000 | $125,000 | $101,000 |
| 501 + | * | * | * | * |
| Business and Industry (includes in-house legal) |
$21,000 | $55,000 | $130,000 | $62,755 |
| Government (includes military) | $30,000 | $44,000 | $52,000 | $41,622 |
| Judicial Clerkship | $31,000 | $39,714 | $52,000 | $41,327 |
| Academic & Public Interest | $35,500 | $45,600 | $85,000 | $46,717 |
* Not enough salaries were reported in the individual categories to create a sample of sufficient size to avoid identification of individuals. Private practice salaries include full-time associate salaries only. Salaries reported for solo practice are excluded.