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Occupations of Alumni

Occupations  
'10-'11  
'09-'10  
'08-'09  
'07-'08  
'06-'07  
'05-'06  
'04-'05  
'03-'04  
'02-'03  
'01-'02  
'00-'01  
Accounting (incl. CPA)
250
250
259
272
279
279
271
286
287
298
300
Administration
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Advertising
34
39
43
44
38
36
35
37
36
31
29
Aeronautical Engineering
19
17
20
20
20
22
20
19
0
34
34
Aerospace Engineering
73
70
73
72
68
68
70
68
70
49
52
Agriculture
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Airline
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
25
24
25
27
Archaeology
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
11
11
Architecture/Planning
639
647
649
636
632
647
657
633
629
574
576
Art
88
92
94
92
94
89
93
100
98
74
74
Athletics & Sports
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aviation/Transportation
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Banking
118
128
134
141
133
133
128
121
117
123
118
Building/Construction
102
104
105
107
110
109
113
107
109
120
124
Chemical Engineering
244
246
257
257
262
270
275
282
279
260
261
Chemistry/Biochemistry
171
177
184
181
187
191
200
219
225
228
231
Chiropractic
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
Civil Engineering
164
164
169
165
164
163
172
164
163
152
152
Clerical/Secretarial
23
23
22
22
26
28
28
25
25
19
17
College Education
1,180
1,193
1,192
1,215
1,209
1,206
1,181
1,196
1,186
1,123
1,111
Communications
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Computing Fields
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Consulting
710
730
719
715
703
676
655
630
634
548
539
Dentistry
52
51
52
54
52
52
49
49
47
50
47
Education
561
541
508
445
425
408
367
351
355
365
345
Education Administration
91
104
103
99
101
96
88
81
81
37
30
Electrical Engineering
393
409
412
425
447
451
469
458
450
474
480
Elementary Education
65
63
64
66
68
69
73
72
71
61
60
Engineering (all)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Engineering (other)
269
273
272
270
275
273
273
248
239
184
153
Entrepreneur
64
64
65
57
51
45
37
23
23
13
12
Environmental Engineering
84
79
78
73
73
66
59
64
62
46
48
Environmental Science
69
72
74
73
74
80
83
86
85
99
99
Executive/Managerial
342
344
359
367
376
386
381
364
356
278
278
Farming & Ranching
30
31
33
32
34
38
36
38
39
35
34
Film/Photo/Broadcast
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Finance (other)
382
375
368
354
337
325
312
289
273
227
227
Financial Planning
101
103
104
105
107
110
109
105
109
53
52
Foreign Service/Trade
14
14
13
14
13
11
11
12
12
7
7
Fundraising
52
53
54
52
47
44
42
46
43
23
21
Geology/Geophysics
143
149
152
157
156
156
155
164
164
175
178
Government./Public Works
173
174
177
178
182
181
179
176
180
164
161
Hardware Development
21
22
20
19
21
24
30
38
38
21
21
Health Care (other)
173
175
174
144
148
141
135
111
108
85
66
Homemaking
351
361
374
385
397
416
421
422
425
329
330
Hotel/Restaurant
22
22
24
26
24
23
22
22
21
24
24
Human Resources
69
72
68
72
69
65
60
60
62
44
45
Import/Export
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
17
Information Services
250
259
266
272
278
285
285
275
268
129
139
Insurance
94
95
94
98
104
105
108
111
113
115
115
Interior Design
13
13
15
18
18
18
16
16
16
10
10
Investment Banking
125
133
141
146
135
124
130
130
131
78
86
Investments & Securities
213
231
240
253
267
251
241
234
238
189
204
Journalism & Publishing
67
68
67
70
70
69
70
67
70
72
72
Law
1,395
1,415
1,395
1,369
1,358
1,351
1,326
1,291
1279
1130
1134
Library/Museum
78
80
84
84
85
82
91
95
95
84
84
Management
257
242
228
215
207
189
161
120
105
97
85
Management/Administration
322
331
336
345
355
379
403
439
439
337
358
Manufacturing
99
104
108
114
110
115
116
120
121
123
129
Marine Science
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
Marketing/Sales
386
394
406
412
415
396
417
429
430
396
392
Mechanic
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
Mechanical Engineering
202
208
216
206
208
216
224
226
229
227
226
Media/Journalism
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Medical (all)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Medical Support
39
38
42
45
45
45
53
59
60
70
69
Military
87
86
88
87
86
89
88
84
83
96
97
Music
273
271
261
252
245
244
240
236
235
140
135
News
3
3
4
5
5
3
2
2
2
4
4
Nuclear Engineering
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
15
15
11
13
Optometry
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
2
1
Osteopathy
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Personnel Services
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Petroleum Engineering
67
72
74
71
74
76
75
68
69
77
83
Petroleum/Natural Gas
139
146
150
162
162
166
169
172
172
153
155
Photography
25
25
25
23
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Physics
141
143
144
147
156
161
163
162
165
183
180
Physician
1,256
1,226
1,200
1,216
1,190
1,164
1,121
1,104
1,078
934
952
Printing/Publishing
55
57
54
56
57
56
45
44
43
34
31
Psychology
88
91
97
97
96
97
96
95
94
94
93
Public Relations
42
44
45
41
45
48
47
48
49
66
64
Purchasing
20
20
16
17
15
11
11
8
8
4
4
Radio/TV/Film/Theater
77
76
75
77
78
81
81
82
82
67
64
Real Estate
255
258
257
257
249
245
241
245
247
205
201
Religion/Theology
102
100
107
105
105
105
108
110
112
98
99
Research & Development
373
372
370
363
365
368
365
355
354
308
300
Sales
77
76
81
77
68
68
64
48
43
20
17
Secondary Education
194
199
198
187
193
198
213
225
231
213
210
Sciences (all)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Self-Employed/Entrepreneur
383
364
359
350
356
357
355
323
306
356
329
Social Services
54
54
51
56
55
57
58
55
54
38
39
Software Development
513
511
520
522
519
533
528
518
499
257
256
Space Science
46
48
49
52
50
48
50
47
46
40
42
Sports/Recreation
67
70
63
65
68
60
55
57
59
44
38
Statistics/Information Services
39
39
34
32
33
35
36
38
41
35
36
Technical Writing
48
48
48
53
55
58
62
55
54
37
36
Technology
208
220
228
238
251
243
248
251
250
389
391
Telecommunications
43
44
48
49
53
54
59
59
57
29
29
Translating/Interpreting
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
Transportation
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
39
40
Trust/Tax/Estate Planning
25
28
27
25
25
24
22
26
26
32
35
Venture Capital
40
45
45
43
44
41
36
33
35
21
20
Veterinary Medicine
33
32
31
31
26
25
21
20
20
13
13
Volunteer
18
18
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
11
Writer/Novelist/Poet
47
47
49
49
51
52
54
53
53
34
36
Other
93
100
100
97
97
97
105
100
101
100
93
Occupational Title Unknown
7,709
7,177
6,885
6,461
6,087
6,067
6,024
5,815
5,559
24,088
23,189
GRAND TOTAL  
23,632 
23,270 
23,020 
22,549 
22,169 
22,081 
21,922 
21,468 
21,075 
37,853 
36,873 

Source: Resource Development alumni file (as of October 2010).

Alumni Occupations 1996-2010
 

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