Contents | Survey Highlights
Statistics Charts
Employment and Compensation
Career Fields | Fields & Industries Breakdown
Compensation by Career Field		 Compensation Trends
Dot Coms | Job Offers | Company Size

Attitudes and Goals
Goals | Most Admired

Primary Objectives | Location
Career Decision | Career Choices

Comparison of Male and Female Responses
Employment & Compensation | Most Admired

Career Field Comparison

Attitudes and Goals
2003 2000 1998
Indicate how important the following goals are to you
Rate on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - Not Important,5 - Very Important)
  Marriage (having a successful relationship) 4.7 4.6 4.7
  Health (physical well-being) 4.6 4.6 4.6
  Ethics (having strong moral principles) 4.6 4.4 4.6
  Career (having a successful career) 4.5 4.4 4.5
  Leisure (enjoying life beyond work) 4.4 4.4 4.4
  Children (having and raising them) 4.3 4.2 4.3
  Leadership (inspiring and motivating others) 4.2 4.1 4.2
  Wealth (making a lot of money) 3.6 3.5 3.4
  Service (giving time to worthy causes) 3.6 3.5 3.5
  Authority (responsibility for managing others) 3.6 3.3 3.5
  Prestige (gaining the admiration of others) 3.5 3.4 3.5
   
How important were the following factors in your job selection process?
  Job responsibilities 4.4 4.3 4.5
  People I met at potential company 4.3 4.5 3.9
  Long term career opportunities 4.3 4.0 n/a
  Company culture 4.3 4.4 4.5
  Long term compensation potential 4.0 4.0 n/a
  Lifestyle (balance between career and personal) life) 3.9 3.9 4.0
  geographic location 3.8 3.9 2.7
  Type of industry 3.8 3.9 4.0
  Prestige of employer 3.7 3.6 3.7
  Initial compensation package 3.4 3.4 3.5
  Job security 3.2 n/a n/a
  Hours in work week 3.2 3.1 3.3
  Diverse workforce of company 2.8 2.7 2.7
 
Are there industries in which you would not work because of political, social or ethical concerns?
Yes: 63% 64% 64%
         
  Industries *  
  Tobacco Producers 58% 94% 91%
  Firearms 36% 3% N/A
  Alcohol Manufacturers 15% 26% 22%
  Defense Contractors 12% 16% 12%
  Oil and Gas Companies 7% 5% 8%
  Government 4% N/A N/A
  Accounting Firms 3% N/A N/A
  Foreign Owned Firms 1% 3% 3%
*Percentages of respondents who indicated that there were industries in which they would not work
N/A - questions not asked in 2000/98