Most Admired
tion and focused on the length of time with an employer, the number of jobs held, the types of degrees, baccalaure- ate-origin institutions, related earnings and exposure to STEM programs to provide insight on what makes these technology professionals tick and why they select certain opportunities.
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More than seventy-eight percent of doctorate holders surveyed and seventy percent of master’s degree holders have been with their employ- ers for more than five years. They have also held more than two or three jobs—with 45 percent of that number being master’s degree holders and 35 percent PhDs.
Minority educational institutions are the baccalaureate college of origin for more than 42 percent of the science and engineering doctorate respon- dents in this year’s survey. Thirty-six percent of the master’s degree par- ticipants in the survey have also listed minority institutions as baccalaureate origins. Recent reports show that over half of all minority professionals in the United States are graduates of nine of the top ten colleges that graduate the most minorities who go on to earn advanced degrees.
Within the six-figure income bracket, 21 percent of PhD’s earn $150,000 to 200,000, and 47.5 percent of mas- ter’s degree holders make between $100,000 to $149,999. A combined 13 percent of advanced degree holders earn more than $200,000 a year.
Our survey also shows that master’s degree and PhD holders made their career decisions early, with 37 percent of master’s degree holders choos- ing engineering between the ages of twelve and eighteen. 21 percent of PhD. holders made the decision aged between twelve and twenty-two.
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ur 2011 survey went beyond run-of-the-mill corporate diversity stats, hiring data, supplier spending informa-
National pre-college science, technol- ogy, engineering and math (STEM) awareness programs were popular with at least 57 percent of master’s degree holders. On the whole, engineering programs were the most popular at 48.7 percent, with science coming at 28 percent, followed by math and information technology.
HE&IT’s Most Admired Employer’s master’s degree respondents are aged from twenty-two to fifty plus, with 12 percent in the 22-30 age bracket, twenty-five percent at 31-40, and twenty-nine percent are aged 41-50. Over 32 percent are aged 50 and above. Twenty-eight percent of PhD holders are aged 31-40, with thirty- five percent aged 31-40 and over 50, respectively.
They are having families as they pursue jobs in challenging, innovative career fields, with 71 percent of doctorate holders having between one to three children as 59 percent of master’s degree holders. Sixty percent of female participants in the survey have mas- ter’s degrees, with 21 percent holding a doctorate. Forty percent of master’s degree respondents were male and a whopping 78 percent held PhD’s.
Although 41 percent of master’s holders are in engineering, there are more PhD holders in research and development, information technology, and other fields. Almost 25 percent of master’s degree holders plan to pursue a doctorate and 12 percent another master’s degrees. Advanced degree holders belong to a raft of professional associations including the American Society of Mechanical Engi- neers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, the AAAS and others.
The majority of the 2011 respondents are currently employed: master’s degree holders at a whopping 98.4 percent and 85.7 for all PhD holders. Corresponding unemployment num-
bers come in at a very low 1.6 percent for master degree holders but 7.1 percent for PhD’s. Generations in the 2011 Survey are Gen Y (people born after 1982), Gen X (born between 1961 and 1981) and Baby Boomers (1943 to 1960).
Here’s a list of the most admired em- ployers selected by minority technical managers and business leaders.
2011 MOST ADMIRED
EMPLOYERS FOR MINORITY TECHNOLOGY GEEKS
The Top Twenty
Apple Google
Lockheed Martin Corporation Northrop Grumman Corporation Deloitte CapGemini
Rockwell Collins 3M
ITT Defense & Information Systems Raytheon Company Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. IBM
General Electric Co. NASA Headquarters Johnson & Johnson Microsoft Corp. The Walt Disney Co. American Express Co. SAIC AT&T
The Roaring Forty
General Dynamics Corporation Intel Corp.
The Boeing Company Texas Instruments Cisco Systems Inc. Hewlett-Packard Co. Target Corp.
The Coca-Cola Co. The Procter & Gamble Co.
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