Class of 2006 Employment Report
Class of 2006 Employment Report
Within nine months of graduating, 95.3 percent (287 of 301) of the class of 2006 who were seeking employment were employed.
| Class of 2006 | Total |
|---|---|
| Total in Class | 321 |
| Unknown Employment Status | 4 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 5 |
| Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program | 1 |
| Full-Time Bar Study | 10 |
| Total Seeking Employment | 301 |
| Employed | 287 |
| Unemployed, Seeking Employment | 14 |
| Geographic Distribution | Total |
|---|---|
| Employed in Minnesota | 240 |
| Twin cities metro | 199 |
| Minnesota out-state | 41 |
| Out of state | 38 |
| Not reported | 9 |
| New England | 0 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 4 |
| East North Central | 11 |
| West North Central | 253 |
| South Atlantic | 5 |
| East South Central | 0 |
| West South Central | 3 |
| Mountain | 5 |
| Pacific | 4 |
| Total | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Private Practice | 128 | 45% |
| Self-Employed | 10 | |
| 2 to 10 | 53 | |
| 11 to 25 | 22 | |
| 26 to 50 | 15 | |
| 51 to 100 | 12 | |
| 101 to 250 | 12 | |
| 251 to 500 | 2 | |
| 501 + | 2 | |
| Business and Industry (includes in-house legal) | 71 | 24.7% |
| Accounting Firm | 8 | |
| Banking/Financial | 3 | |
| Legal Temporary Agency | 18 | |
| Insurance Company | 6 | |
| Management Consulting Firm | 1 | |
| Publishing House | 6 | |
| Technology/E-Commerce | 3 | |
| Other Business | 26 | |
| Government (includes military) | 29 | 10.1% |
| Federal Level | 3 | |
| State Level | 20 | |
| Local Level | 6 | |
| Judicial Clerkship | 32 | 11.1% |
| Federal Clerkship | 2 | |
| State Clerkship | 28 | |
| Local Clerkship | 2 | |
| Public Interest | 16 | 5.6% |
| Academic | 2 | .7% |
| Not Specified | 9 | 3.1% |
Of the 220 graduates who reported their salary information, average private practice salary was $71,073, while the overall average salary was $63,611.
| Low | Median | High | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Practice | $35,000 | $60,000 | $141,000 | $71,073 |
| 2 to 10 | $40,000 | $49,000 | $113,000 | $53,400 |
| 11 to 25 | $50,000 | $60,000 | $109,000 | $64,095 |
| 26 to 50 | $0 | $64,000 | $125,000 | $65,846 |
| 51 to 100 | $65,000 | $102,000 | $141,000 | $98,125 |
| 101 to 250 | $85,000 | $105,000 | $125,000 | $101,364 |
| 251 to 500 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $115,000 | $110,000 |
| 501 + | * | * | * | * |
| Business and Industry (includes in-house legal) |
$30,000 | $53,500 | $300,000 | $74,777 |
| Government (includes military) | $25,000 | $42,000 | $91,000 | $45,251 |
| Judicial Clerkship | $35,000 | $40,000 | $54,999 | $41,783 |
| Academic & Public Interest | $39,500 | $51,000 | $65,000 | $50,000 |
* 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.