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A new set of reports from Robert Half International finds that starting salaries for receptionists will actually decrease by less than 1 percent in 2011, to the range of $21,000 to $28,500 per year.
Senior business analysts are expected to see a 5 percent rise in starting salaries, to the range of $66,500 to $85,500, however.
In general, the annual guide finds, average starting salaries for accounting and finance professionals should go up by 3.1 percent in the coming year. Starting salaries for people in technology professions are expected to go up by an average of 3.4 percent.
By contrast, salaries for administrative positions are expected to rise by only 1.1 percent in the coming year, according to the guide.
The salary estimates are based on the staffing firm's experience placing employees and analyzing work trends.
Want to know how much you may be able to earn in a new job? Check out the salary calculators for finance jobs here, for administrative jobs here, and for technology jobs here.
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my experience with Robert Half International is they are very out of touch with reality so i wouldnt jump on this too quickly.
Business analysts have been around forever. They've already "analyzed" us into a recession/depression.
Stupid to trust them now, and even more stupid to up their salary.
where is the money coming from to pay for these raises??
where is the money for the raises coming from??
Mimi, do you even have any idea what IT business analysts actually do? They haven't had anything to do with the recession.
I find it interesting that there is no catagory for engineering or manufacturing. Should that be taken as a very bad omen independant of who is in control of Congress?
FlyNavy1 you have hit the nail on the head. So few people in this country have any idea how wealth is created to support all of these relatively meaningless service jobs. The current political powers believe in the Marxist concept that everyone can work for the government and that independent business is fundamentally evil. There is no example in history where this works and we only need to look to the socialist systems in Europe today that are beginning to implode under the weight of this kind of thinking. Consulting, governing and cutting hair will not put food on your family's table nor shelter over their head.
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. This country is far from Marxist and is getting closer to fascist. The reality is that in almost every state, government jobs are shrinking rapidly. Although independent business is clearly not evil, what exactly do hedge fund managers do to add actual products to society. They just move money around, mostly from your and my pocket into theirs. As Flynavy was saying, engineering and manufacturing create products and jobs. Too many people are moving into business fields because they believe it leads to the BMWs and McMansions, not because it creates anything of value to society. Let's support real businesses, not those that print money for their executives.
Hedge funds smooth out the risks for everybody else who makes the things but cant handle all the risks themselves. Just like you buy car insurance cuz you cant handle the risk (and consequences) of causing an accident. Or crop insurance so one bad year doesnt collapse a farm. Did you really think ALL our businesses are 100% risktakers. No. The long-term successful ones hedge their bets; sometimes through a hedge fund.
Robert Half interests are self promotional. It's dumb to follow iconish names instead of relying on your own intelligence. Why waste time over one or two percent which may or may not happen?
I'm a Social Security recipient. I got no raise this year and will get no raise next year. What kind of percentage increase did the people who made that decision in my behalf (congress) get for the same time period? Further, how many billions of dollars with those same people pilfer from Social Security surplus to pay for their raises and pet projects? For the politically inclined, it doesn't make any difference which party controls congress ~ we get the same outcome.
Hey, what about social security?????
If you're getting a raise, shut up and quit grumbling and be thankful to God that you were not one of those "downsized" or "rightsized" at the hands of those Business Analyst!!! Oh, and while you're at it, if you are under the age of 50, thank God again because if you are over 50 and unemployed, you can expect to wait another 2 - 4 years before you find a job that pays 60% of what you previously earned. Get over yourself already.
Bhiggy, the article discusses IT business analysts, who have nothing to do with human resource decisions. They analyze business processes and write technical documentation used in projects to develop/improve IT systems. Please get a clue before you hurt yourself. You didn't lose your job because of system development work. If you haven't landed a job, look in the mirror not at your buirth certificate.
more simply put, the figure out what technology is good for. ;)
Jim in Texas - well said and accurately at that! It makes me sick that this Government has plunged this country into the depths of debt that has no chance of being paid off for generations to come. If this country thinks it has seen a recession, just let countries like China (one of the fastest growing economies) wake up and decide that they don't want to invest in our treasury bills any longer because our debt is too high and the rate of return on those T-Bills just isn't what it use to be and other countries are a better investment and we'll see an economic "disruption" like we've never seen. Does anyone remember when Bill Clinton was president and when he left office this country had something that we have not been able to talk about in many, many years......we had a BUDGET SURPLUS and a BALANCED BUDGET. I don't care how many blue dresses he stained. This country wasn't in the poor house! Anyone remember what he proposed and in fact earmarked the majority of that surplus for......funding SOCIAL SECURITY and securing its future. What has Mr. Obama (I have a dream, yeah RIGHT) done for Social Security lately. And yes, I am on disability so I FEEL what I'm saying also.
You make some good points, but who took the Clinton surplus and turned it into a deficit? Who took the country to the brink of financial disaster and left a mess for Obama. Do I agree with everything Obama has done? No. But Bush had 8 years to drive us into the ditch and Obama isn't fixing it fast enough for everyone's liking. Would your rather he did nothing and we had the second Great Depression? What we are bitching about now would be the least of our worries. Let's ask our Congress to start doing some real problem solving, explain what and why they are doing it, and stop what seems to be solely an attempt to grab power.
In March, before the November Election that put Bush in office the first time, IN MARCH the stock market lost more in a few weeks than any period in history other than the 30's. Bush inherited one of the worst economies in history and while I am no big fan of his, he stopped a recession from turning into a full blown recession. Do your homework Guys, before you place blame. Regardless of who is President, Congress is to blame for the shape the country is in. Take a VERY GOOD look at how your Senator and Representative have voted for the last 15 years - then throw the bum out !!
the economy always sucks before a party changing election. Thats WHY the party changes. If it was good at the time, we'd continue with the same party/policies.
FlyNavy1,
That is an interesting observation. However, I would think that the reason engineering and manufacturing areas aren't mentioned is because Robert Half doesn't source people for those particular industries. At the very least, that is not their specialty.
Robert Half is basically an outfit that sources people for finance and accounting firms. Thus, this survey is kind of pointless. Of course, the accountants need secretaries, so that group is included. Accountants also work with computers like all the time, so accounting firms usually have internal IT departments. So basically, you've got three types of people/professions that Robert Half reviewed.
why do poor people need money so they can be happy not going to happen. if everyone made good money (80,000 plus ) we would we have to feel sorry for the broke stay and the rich get richer share the wealth not. call it stag nation inflation do mot mess with my money that's just the way it is .i all ways hear (poor people) say IF I ONLY HAD SOME MONEY.well let me tell you about if . if died in a train reck looking for when.
UNIONS got raises! Teachers, cops and fire. You're lucky to have a damn job. WHERE ARE THE JOBS??? Stimulus my arse!!
That actually was my point but clearly I did not phrase it well, I was agreeing with FlyNavy that there was a conspicuousness to the absence of focus or simple reference to engineering and manufacturing. What people do on Wall Street would fall into the category of services, simply skimming off of transactions is not productive for anyone but the skimmers. The original purpose of Wall Street was to gather and direct capital to productive (wealth creating) enterprise such as agriculture and manufacturing. Not sure how you read this as supporting these skimmers on Wall Street who clearly have lost any sense of purpose other than self enrichment at all others' expense.
I'm sitting here in Geneva Switzerland - "implode" is not exactly the word I would use for this economy. There's no sign of economic distress here.
hmm, looking at your stats, high education leading to high skills, high income, low unemployment therefore low "unproductive" welfare. Stable, long-term policies leading to small booms and small busts. Policies seem to take the pain earlier than most countries. Above average dependency on foreign investment but given the stability, it doesnt look like a problem. Looks like Switzerland has taken a consistent "slow and steady" approach as opposed to US's big boom, big just wealth creation. You're not nose diving cuz you never really had a boom in the first place.