IA Institute Salary Survey 2012

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2012

SalarySurvey

Annual IA Salary and Benefits Survey


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2012IASalaryandBenefitsSurvey

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AbouttheIASalaryandBenefitsSurvey

TheInformationArchitectureInstituteconductsanannualsalarysurveytocapture

informationoncompensation,dailyworkhabitsanddemographicsofinformation

architecturepractitioners.Summarydata,aswellasopen-endedresponsesarepresented,helpingformulatequestionsfornextyear'ssurvey.ThemostrecentSalary

Surveyaswellaspastyearssurveyscanbefoundonlineathttp://iainstitute.org.Please

[email protected].

Methodology

The2012IAInstituteSalarySurveywasconductedfromJulytoNovember2012.

MembersoftheIAInstitute,IxDAandsigia-lwereinvitedtoparticipate.Alinktothe

surveywasalsopromotedviatheIAInstitutehomepage,newsletterandTwitter

account.Atotalof309responseswerecollected.Respondentswhodidnotenterasalaryrangewerefilteredoutforsalarycalculationpurposes.Youmaydownloadthe

expandedresultsfromhttp://iainstitute.org.Weremovedcitydatafromtheresultsdue

toconcernsabouttheprivacyofindividualsinplaceswhereasmall,easilyidentifiable

populationofrespondentslive.Alistofcitiesisavailableinthecommentssectionanda

narroweranalysisbylocationisavailablebyrequest.

SurveyresponseswerecollectedviaaSurveymonkeyformlocatedat:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012-IA-Salary-Survey.Thesurveycontained

nineteenquestionscoveringsalary,age,gender,education,benefits,typicaltasks,

managementandjobsatisfaction.Additionalopenendedresponseswerecollectedtohelpillustratetheresults,includingadditionaljobtitlesandbenefitsnotincludedinour

survey,previouspositionsheld,coursesordegreeprogramstakenandanyadditional

informationtherespondentwishestocontribute.

AllfigureswererepresentedinUSdollars.Acurrencyconverterwasprovidedinthe

surveyforthosewhousenon-UScurrency.Sincerespondentsgaveusasalaryrange

insteadofanexactsalaryfigure,itisimpossibletoestimateatrueaverageormedian

salary.Inouranalysis,wehaveestimatedthemedianforvariousdatapointsbytaking

themidpointofthesalaryrangeapersonselectedandthenaveragingthatfigurefor

variousdatapoints,eliminatingthe"Over$200,000"and"Under$10,000"groups,

whichdonothaveamidpoint.Wealsopresentmediansalaryestimates,basedonmidpoints,forcomparisonpurposes,butitisbettertoreadthesurveyresultsinterms

ofapercentagethatfallswithinarangeratherthanthinkingintermsofaspecificsalary.


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AbouttheInformationArchitectureInstitute

TheInformationArchitectureInstitute(IAInstituteformerlyTheAsilomarInstitutefor

InformationArchitectureAIfIA)is501(c)6professionalorganizationthatsupportsthe

practiceofInformationArchitecture.Througheducation,advocacy,services,andsocialnetworking,theInstitutesupportsacommunityofpractitioners,leadingthewayin

demonstratingthevalueofinformationarchitecturetotheworldatlarge,andproviding

aframeworkformemberstoimprovetheirskillsandenhancetheirprofessional

standing.


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TableofContentsSALARYANDWAGES

SalaryRange ...................................................................................................................5

FreelanceRates ..............................................................................................................6

Region.............................................................................................................................7

Country...........................................................................................................................9

MetropolitanArea........................................................................................................10

SalaryIncreases ............................................................................................................11

Age................................................................................................................................11

Gender..........................................................................................................................12

EducationLevel ............................................................................................................13

EXPERIENCE

JobTitle ........................................................................................................................15

ExperienceLevel...........................................................................................................16

Tenure ..........................................................................................................................16

IndustryExperience......................................................................................................18

HoursWorked ..............................................................................................................20

Management ................................................................................................................20

ORGANIZATIONTypeofOrganization ....................................................................................................21

TypeofProduct ............................................................................................................21

WorkingGroup .............................................................................................................23

TasksPerformed...........................................................................................................23

Benefits.........................................................................................................................25

JOBSATISFACTION

OverallJobSatisfaction ................................................................................................29

APPENDIX

FullSurveyResults ................................................................................................ 30-82


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SALARYANDWAGES

SalaryRange:

ThesalaryrangewiththemostresponseswasUSD$90,000-99,999,representing

13.3%ofthetotalresponses.

TherangesbetweenUSD$100-109,999,USD$80,000-89,999andUSD$70,000-

79,000weresecond,thirdandfourthhighest.

ThetopfiverangesclusteredbetweenUSD$60,000andUSD$109,000,

representing48.2%ofthetotal.

Usingmidpoints,theaveragesalarywasestimatedtobeUSD$99,152.The

mediansalarywasUDS$94,999.

Usingmidpointsisinexact;particularlysincethetopandbottomrangesdonot

haveidentifiablemidpoints.Whenexcludingthetopandbottomranges,the

averagesalaryisUSD$96,744,or2.4%lower,thanwhentheserangesare

included.

SalaryratesappeartobejustunderUSD$6,000peryearhigherthanlastyear's

report,aconsiderablechangesincethepreviousyearwhenaveragesalaryhad

droppedbyUSD$2,000.


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FreelanceRates:

ResponsesforfreelancehourlyraterangedfromUSD$6.00toUSD$600per

hour.Oneoutlierwasremovedfromthischart,USD$600,leavingthemaximumrateatUSD$295/hour.Theaveragefreelancerate(excludingoutliers)was

USD$94.59.ThemedianratewasUSD$90.00andthemodalratewas

USD$100.00,withsixpeopleindicatingthatrate.Averagefreelancerateisup

USD$4.01over2011,medianupUSD$5.00andmodeupUSD$10.00.

NoteonOutliers:WeperformedaGrubbstestandeliminatedthenumbers

aboveUSD$295.TheInterquartileTestforoutliersissomewhatmore

aggressive,asfollows:

o GrubbsTest:Eliminatesallnumbersfrom295andupinthislist,leavinga

medianrateofUSD$94.59.(http://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/Grubbs1.cfm)

o InterquartileTest:Eliminatesvaluesthataremorethan1.5timesthe

interquartilerange(82.5),oraboveUSD$201.38,leavingamedianrateof

USD$88.56.

Oneresponsethatwasnon-numericalwaseliminatedfromthestudy.

Weaskedwhetherrespondentswerepaidhourly,perdiem,perprojectorby

commissionorequityshare.Respondentswereabletoselectmorethanone

answer.Sixty-fiverespondentsentered87answerstothisquestion.Some

respondentsreportedmorethanoneanswer.


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Mostresponses(59.8%)indicatedthattheywerepaidanHourlyRate.Another

24.4%arepaidPerProjectRate,10.3%receiveaPerDiemRate,whileone

respondenteachindicatedCommissionorShareofEquity.

Wealsohadtwowrite-inquotesfromfreelancersindicatingtheywerepaidaPerWeekRateanddonutsandcoffee.

Region:

TheAustraliaandPacificRimheldthetopmediansalarybyRegionat

USD$124,999.At66responses,secondplaceUS:Northeasthasamorereliable

mediansalaryatUSD$114,999,followedbyUS:WestwithUSD$104,999(78

responses).

TheUnitedKingdom'smediandroppedsignificantlysince2011,howeverthere

weremanyfewerresponses,makingthedeclinedifficulttosupport.

Theregionsrankingsareasfollows(withnumberofresponsesinparentheses):

AustraliaandPacificRim(8),US:Northeast(66),US:West(78),Non-EUEurope

(2),US:Midwest(50),US:South(35),Canada(25),UnitedKingdom(9),EU

(excepttheUK)(14),SouthAmerica(7),Africa(1),India(3),Asia(exceptIndia)

(4)

NoresponseswerecollectedfortheMiddleEastorUS:Alaska&Hawaiiinthis

year'ssurvey.

Notethatacarefulcostoflivinganalysisshouldbeconsideredwhencomparing

oneregionormetroareatoanother,sincelivingcostscanbemuchhigherin

someareasthaninothers.Alsowhencomparingoneregiontoanother,consider

differencesinbenefitsthatareofferedthroughtheemployerversusthosethat

mustbepaidforbytheindividualorthataresubsidizedbygovernment

programs.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,whilemedicalinsuranceis

consideredabenefit,thedifferenceinactualcostofmedicalcarecanbe

significantcomparedtoothercountries.

OnceagainoursurveyhadanoverwhelmingresponsefromtheUnitedStates,

with75.8%ofresponsescomingfromtheUS.ItisagoaloftheIAInstituteto

betterrepresentnon-USregionsmorethoroughly.


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RegionNumbero

Respondents

InferredAverage

Salary($USD)

MedianSalary

($USD)

AustraliaandPacificRim 8 130,624 124,999

US:Northeast 66 118,863 114,999

US:West 78 112,820 104,999Non-EUEurope 2 99,999 99,999

US:Midwest 50 95,799 94,999

US:South 35 90,713 84,999

Canada 25 86,999 84,999

UnitedKingdom 9 68,332 54,999

EU(excepttheUK) 14 54,285 44,999

SouthAmerica 7 46,428 34,999

Africa 1 34,999 34,999

India 3 28,332 14,999

Asia(exceptIndia) 4 26,249 24,999US:Alaska&Hawaii NR NR NR

MiddleEast NR NR NR


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Country:

OnceagainoursurveyhadanoverwhelmingresponsefromtheUnitedStates,

with74.4%ofresponsescomingfromtheUS.Highercountindicatesgreater

reliability;unfortunately,fewcountrieshadenoughresponsestoindicateareliablemediansalaryoutsidetheUnitedStates.

Switzerlandwasthetopearner(basedonasingleresponse)withamedian

salaryofUSD$154,999.Thissampleistoosmalltoshowanyreliabilityforthe

countryasawhole.Ofthosecountrieswithmorethanfiveresponses,Australia

wasthehighestatUSD$124,999(8),followedbytheUnitedStates(229)at

USD$104,999,Canada(25)atUSD$84,999andtheUnitedKingdom(9)at

USD$54,999. Othercountrieswithlessthan5responsesincludedGermany(3)atUSD$94,999,

Sweden(2)atUSD$59,999,Italy(2)at$49,999,TheNetherlands,Argentinaand

SpainatUSD$44,999,ChinaatUSD$39,999,BrazilandSouthAfricaat

USD$34,999,LatviaandPolandatUSD$24,999,ColombiaatUSD$19,999,India

andthePhilippinesatUSD$14,999andThailandatUnderUSD$10,000.Country

Numberof

Respondents

InferredAverage

Salary($USD)

MedianSalary

($USD)

Switzerland 1 $154,999 $154,999

Australia 8 $130,624 $124,999

UnitedStates 230 $107,466 $104,999

Germany 3 $84,999 $94,999Canada 25 $86,999 $84,999

NA 8 $83,570 $64,999

Sweden 2 $59,999 $59,999

UnitedKingdom 9 $68,332 $54,999

Italy 2 $49,999 $49,999

Netherlands 3 $44,999 $44,999

Argentina 1 $44,999 $44,999

Spain 1 $44,999 $44,999

China 2 $39,999 $39,999

Brazil 4 $59,999 $34,999

SouthAfrica 1 $34,999 $34,999

Latvia 1 $24,999 $24,999

Poland 1 $24,999 $24,999

Colombia 2 $19,999 $19,999

India 3 $28,332 $14,999

Philippines 1 $14,999 $14,999


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MetropolitanArea:

ResponsessortedbymetroareawerehigherintheUS,TorontoandLondonthan

inothercities.OnlySanFranciscoreportedmorethan20responses.Also,given

lowresponseratesinsomemetroareas,thedatapotentiallycouldbepersonallyidentifiable;thereforewehesitatetoreportresultsformetroareaswithlow

responserates.

ThetoptenmetropolitanareasbysalarywereallUScitieswithatleast7

responses.ThetopsevencitieswerealloverUSD$100,000.Themetropolitan

areawiththehighestsalarywasSanFranciscoat(USD$134,999)followedby

NewYorkCityandBoston,tiedat(USD$124,999).Thenextrankingcitieswere

ChicagoatUSD$114,999,LosAngelesatUSD$109,999,Washington,DCand

PhiladelphiaatUSD$104,999.Seattle,Atlanta,Detroit,andMinneapoliscamein

atUSD$94,999.TorontoandAustintiedfor12thplaceatUSD$74,999and

Londoncamein15thatUSD$69,999. Usecautionwheninterpretingthesefiguresasthenumberofresponsesforeach

citywasrathersmall.

MetropolitanAreaNumbero

Respondents

InferredAverage

Salary($USD)

MedianSalary

($USD)

SanFrancisco 24 $136,457 $134,999

NewYorkCity 17 $134,411 $124,999

Boston 15 $113,332 $124,999Chicago 17 $114,999 $114,999

LosAngeles 16 $124,374 $109,999

Washington,DC 14 $117,142 $104,999

Philadelphia 7 $112,142 $104,999

Seattle 16 $91,874 $94,999

Atlanta 11 $102,272 $94,999

Minneapolis 9 $93,888 $94,999

Detroit 7 $93,181 $94,999

Toronto 14 $84,285 $74,999

Austin 6 $79,999 $74,999London 6 $79,999 $69,999


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SalaryIncreases:

38.3%ofrespondentsnoted1-5%annualincreaseinsalary,down0.6%from

2011.

14.3%indicateda6-10%annualincrease,up0.3%from2011.

2.7%notedadecreaseinincome,down0.8%from2011.

6.2%reportedanincreaseof11-15%overthepreviousyearand6.3%hadan

increaseof16-20%.

11peoplereportedanincreaseover30%ofthepreviousyearssalary.

22.7%enterednotapplicablewhichcouldindicatenochange.

Age:

Thefieldispredominantly26-45yearsold,althoughthereisalsoalargegroup

(10%)inthe46-50yearoldcategory.36-40yearoldshavethehighestmedian

SalaryatUSD$114,999.Thisis21.1%greaterthanthenextyoungestgroup.

(TherewasonepersonintheOver65groupearningmorethanUSD$200,000).

Thereislittlevariationbetweenthe41-45,46-50and51-55yearoldgroups.

EachearnsamediansalaryofUSD$104,999,whichis8.7%lessthanthe31-35yearoldgroup.

Afterage55,mediansalarydroppedagainby9.5%,animprovementonthe

previousyearwhenthedifferencewasnegative24%.Averagesalarieswere

somewhatmorestablefortheseagegroups,withthe46-50groupearningthe

mostatUSD$116,718.Averagesalarydidnotdropuntilthe56-60yearold

group,buttherewerefewerrespondents,soitisdifficulttoconcludeanything

fromthischange.

Welookedatresponsesforgender,educationlevel,experiencelevelandyearsintheindustrytoseeiftheremightbeareasonforthe8.7%dropafterage50. Therewasnosignificantdifferencebasedoneducationlevel.Almostthesame

percentagehadaMastersDegreeorhigher.Infact,intheoldesttwocohort

groups,themajorityhadatleastaMastersDegree.


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Gendercouldbeafactor.Fiftypercentofthe46-50agegrouparefemaleversus

73.3%ofthe51-55,80.0%ofthe56-60groupand66.7%inthe61-65group,

comparedtounder45%inthe36-40and41-45group.

Therewasaslightlyhigherpercentageofparttimeworkersinthe56-60agegroup,versus36.7%inthe36-40agegroupand36.5%inthe41-45agegroup,

butfewerinthe46-50agegroup(21.9%)andthe61-65agegroup(33.3%).

Industryexperiencealsodidnotseemtocontributetolowersalariesforany

group,exceptthe56-60agegroup,where80%ofrespondentshadlessthan10

yearsexperienceintheIAfield.

Itseemsthatthemaindifferenceforthedropinsalaryafterage50maybe

attributedtothesecohortshavingmorewomenservinginlowerlevelpositions.

Havingahigherdegreedoesnotappeartoincreasesalaryoverage56,thoughit

ismorecommonintheseagegroups.

Age

Numbero

Respondents

Percentof

Responses

InferredAverage

Salary($USD)

MedianSalary

($USD)

21-25 12 3.9% $41,249 $39,999

26-30 61 19.9% $72,376 $74,999

31-35 61 19.9% $93,933 $94,999

36-40 60 19.5% $112,582 $114,999

41-45 52 16.9% $115,768 $104,999

46-50 32 10.4% $116,718 $104,999

51-55 15 4.9% $114,332 $104,99956-60 5 1.6% $104,999 $94,999

61-65 3 1.0% $104,999 $104,999

Over65 1 0.3% $200,000 $200,000

Gender:

Thisyearthegenderbreakdownwas47.4%femaleand52.6%malerespondents,

anearlyequalswapofgenderratesfrom2011.

Themediansalaryforfemalesandmaleswasthesame(USD$94,999)and

unchangedfrom2011.

AveragesalarieswerehigherformalesatUSD$100,156versusUSD$97,781for

females.Indicatingapossiblelossofgenderparity.Theaveragesalarydifference

betweenmenandwomenofUSD$2,376haswidenedversusthesalaryleadfor

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managementandhigherpositionsatasimilarrate,16.4%ofmenversus16.1%

ofwomen. Whilethisyear,morewomenreportedworkingattheExecutive/CEO/President

level,4.9%versus3.1%ofmalerespondents,maleswhoareCEOstendtoearnmorethanfemaleCEOs.Also,MenwithPhDdegreestendtoearnmorethan

womenwithPhDs.Thesetwofactorscouldexplainthedisparityinaverage

salary.

EducationLevel:

Thisyear,weaddedanewseriesofquestionsabouteducation,includingnamesof

schools,degreeprogramsandcertificates.Theseresponsesareincludedinthe

AppendixandwillbeincorporatedinourSchoolsTeachingIApageonthewebsitein

2013.

ThehighestlevelofeducationalattainmentforthemajorityofrespondentsisaMaster'sDegree(50.0%),followedbyBachelor'sDegree(30.5%)andSome

GraduateSchool(8.1%).95.5%ofrespondentshaveatleastaBachelor'sDegree. 64.9%ofrespondentspursuedpost-baccalaureatedegreesand/orcertificates.

Thisishigherthaninpreviousyear'ssurveys,acontinuationofatrendnotedlast

year.


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HighestDegreeEarned

Respondents

Inferred

AverageSalary

($USD)

MedianSalary

($USD)

Nodegree 3 $118,332 $134,999

Highschooldegree 7 $89,285 $104,999

Juniorcollegedegree 4 $112,499 $104,999

Bachelor'sdegree 94 $92,339 $94,999

CertificateProgram 10 $88,999 $79,999

Somegraduateschool 25 $101,599 $104,999

Master'sdegree 154 $101,176 $94,999

Doctorate 10 $131,499 $134,999

Post-doctorateprogram 1 $104,999 $104,999

NoResponse 0 $- $-

Note:WedidnotaskwhethertheCertificatewaspre-orpost-baccalaureate.

CertificatesmaybeearnedwithorwithoutaBachelororJuniorCollegedegree.

Therefore,placingitafterBachelorsdegreeissomewhatarbitrary.

ThoughthemediansalaryforrespondentswithaMaster'sDegreewasequalto

thosewithBachelor'sDegrees(USD$94,999),theaveragesalarywasUSD$8,836

higher.Evensomegraduateschoolcreditishelpful.Infactthosecitingsome

graduatecredits,thoughnotaMaster's,earnedUSD$9,260morethanthose

withBachelor'sDegreesandareinahighermedianbracket. WhilethenumberofrespondentsholdingDoctorateDegreesisonly3.2%of

totalrespondents,figuresindicatethatonaveragetheyearnnearly30.0%morethanthosewithMaster'sDegreesand42.4%morethanthosewithBachelor's

Degrees. SevenrespondentsindicatedtheirhighesteducationalattainmentwasHigh

SchoolandalsoheldahealthymediansalaryofUSD$104,000,indicating,

perhaps,thatwithdiligence,aHighSchoolgraduatecanearnasalary

comparabletothatoftheirpeerswithdegrees.


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JobTitle:

154respondents,or50.2%ofthetotal,describedthemselvesasUserExperience

Designer/Planner/Architects.89respondentsheldExperienced/Seniorlevel

positionswith29inExperienced/MidLeveland24inSeniorManagement/VP/Director.

ThenextlargestgroupwasInformationArchitectsat16.5%ofrespondentsand

InteractionDesignersat10.1%.InteractionDesignerswereprimarily

Experienced/SeniorLevel,whileInformationArchitectsweresplitsomewhat

evenlybetweenExperienced/SeniorLevelandExperienced/MidLevel. MediansalarywasUSD$104,999forUserExperience

Designer/Planner/Architects,whichmayreflectahigherproportionofSenior

Managementusingthistitle.MediansalarywasUSD$89,999forInformation

ArchitectsandUSD$84,999forInteractionDesigners.InformationArchitect

salarieswerehigherthanInteractionDesigners,despitehavingfewerSenior

Levelworkersasaproportionofthetotal.

OffiverespondentsenteringOther,threeenteredavariationofUser

ExperienceManagerorUserExperienceDirector,presumablybecausethey

identifiedthePlanner/Designer/Architectlabelwithlowersenioritylevels.

BecausetheJobTitlequestionisnotintendedtorepresentseniority,wemoved

theseentriestotheUserExperiencePlanner/Designer/Architectcolumnto

reflectaUserExperiencefocus.Theremainingtworesponsesthatindicated

OtherintheJobTitlequestionwereProductDesignerandBehavior

Designer.


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ExperienceLevel:

Mostrespondents(48.9%)identifiedtheirpositionlevelas"Experienced/Senior

Level".ThenexthighestinnumberwereExperienced/Midlevelat27.8%of

respondentsfollowedbySeniorManagement/VP/Directorsat12.0%.EntryLevel/juniorswere6.8%ofrespondentsandExecutive/CEO/Presidentswereonly

3.9%.

Menandwomenoccupyhigher-levelpositionsatasimilarrate,withslightly

moremeninSeniorManagement/VP/Directorpositionsandslightlymore

womeninExecutive/CEO/Presidentpositions.

EXPERIENCE

Tenure:

Thelargestgroupofrespondents,21.0%,hasbeenintheircurrentjobfor1-2

years.Thenextlargestgroup,17.5%hasbeenintheircurrentjobforoverfive

years.Morethanonethird(37.9%)havebeenintheircurrentjobforlessthan

oneyear.

Respondentswithmorethantwoyearsintheircurrentjobtendtohavehigher

salaries.Theadvantageisstrongestafterfouryearsonthejob.


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TheonlyInternrespondenthaslessthanthreemonthsintheircurrentposition.

Entry-levelstafftypicallystaysintheircurrentjobnomorethan2years. TherewasabroadrangeoftenureforExperienced/MidLevelstaff.Data

suggeststhattheytendtomoveontonewopportunitiesaftertwoyears,butare

morelikelythanentrylevelstafftoremain. Experienced/Seniorlevelstaffrepresentedabroadrangeoftenureattheir

currentpositions.Atthislevel,theyarejustaslikelytohaveonly1-2yearswith

thefirm,astheyaretohavemorethan5years. Seniormanagement/VP/Directorsalsoexhibitedtwomanortenuregroups,

including37.8%inthe1-2and2-3yeargroupand24.3%intheOver5years

group. TwothirdsofExecutive/CEO/Presidentshavebeenwiththeircurrentpositionfor

morethanfiveyears. TwothirdsofExecutive/CEO/Presidentshavebeenwiththeircurrentpositionfor

morethanfiveyears.


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IndustryExperience:

Justunderone-quarterofrespondents(24.6%)havebeenintheircurrentfield1-

5years.Thisissimilarto2011figures.Only1.6%havebeeninworkinginthe

fieldforlessthanoneyear,halfthepercentageinthiscategoryin2011.

Asinlastyear'sreport,almostathird(29.4%)havebeeninthefield5-10years.

Respondentswhohaveatleasttenyearsofexperienceinthefieldreported

notablyhighermediansalariesthanthosereportinglessthaneightyearsinthe

field.Between2and5yearsofexperience,thedifferenceinmediansalary

doesn'tshowmuchchange.

Mediansalaryforthosereportingmorethantenyearsexperiencewas35.3%

higherthanthosereportingbetween9and10years.Thosewithatleastten

yearsexperienceearntwiceasmuchasthosewithlessthanayearof

experience.Thepremiumforthosewithmorethantenyearsexperiencewas

223%overentrylevel.


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Lookingatindustryexperiencebypositionlevel,theonlyInternrespondenthas

lessthanayearofindustryexperience.IndustryexperiencereportedbyEntry

Level/Junioremployeesrangedacrossseveralcategories,withmosthavingless

thanfouryearsofexperience.

MostExperienced/MidLevelrespondentshadbetweenoneandsevenyearsof

industryexperience(72.1%).Therewasasignificantgroup(16.3%)thathad

morethantenyearsofexperience.ThemajorityofExperienced/SeniorLevel

staffhadover10yearsexperience(53.6%).Stillalargegroup,43.7%hadbetween4and10yearsofindustryexperience,withmostoftheseclusteringin

the5-6and6-7yearranges.

Managementandhigherpositionsappeartorequireatleast8yearsof

experienceinthefield.Mostoftheserespondentshadmorethantenyearsof

industryexperience.73.0%ofSeniorManagement/VP/Directorshadover10

yearsindustryexperience.TenoutoftwelveExecutive/CEO/President

respondentshaveover10yearsofindustryexperience.


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HoursWorked:

Themajorityofrespondentsworked40-50hoursperweek(56.6%),withthe

secondlargestgroup(30.7%)working30-40hours.

Only4.2%worklessthan30hoursperweekand6.5%workmorethan50. Sixrespondentsdidnotanswerthisquestion.

Asexpected,themorehoursworked,thehigherthesalary.

Management:

Of309peoplewhoparticipatedinthesurvey,34.6%indicatedthattheymanage

staff,down0.1%since2011.

Fulltimeemployeesrepresent38.5percentofstaffundermanagement.Contract

staffmakesupanother30.8%andTempagencystaffmakeup2.9%. 27.8%ofthestaffundermanagementareatthemanagementlevelthemselves,

versus7.7%in2011. Thesefiguresindicatethatmanagementlevelemployeesmustbeableto

superviseasignificantnumberofcontractandtemporaryemployees.


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ORGANIZATION

TypeofOrganization:

Thehighestpaidgroupbyorganizationtypewasthosewhomarked"Other"atUSD$114,000mediansalary.Thehighestpaidrespondentinthisgroupwasa

gamedeveloper,earningoverUSD$200,000.TheOthergroupalsoincludeda

numberoffinancialservices,insurance,internetprovider,utilities,retail/e-

commerceemployeesandoneGoogleemployee. ThenexthighestpaidgroupstiedatUSD$104,999werethoseworkingat

Consultingfirms,FreelancersandaRecruiter. Thoseatgovernment(USD$64,999)andEducationalInstitutions(USD$74,999)

werepaidtheleast.

TypeofProduct:

Thisisanewquestionthisyear.Allbut3respondentsenteredanswerstothis

question.Weallowedrespondentstoselectmorethanoneanswer. 87.3%workonwebsites,70.6%workonmobileapplications,52%workon

Desktop/websoftware,25.5%workonsocialmediaapplications,12.7%workon

physicalproducts,9.8%publickiosksand4.9%workonentertainmentconsoles,

includinggamesystems,DVDsandBlue-Rayapplications.


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IntheOthercategory,whichrepresented10.5%ofresponses,wereceivedthe

followingwrite-inresponses:o Advertisingandexperientialcampaigns

o Artwork(stills/movingpictures)o ATM

o designprocess

o Digitalrepository

o EIM

o Emailmarketing

o EmailMarketing(Designandcoding)

o ENGSERVICES&PLANING&DESIGN

o EnterpriseApps

o EnterpriseContentandRecordsManagementSystems

o Fullecosystems,includingenvironments&services.

o InthatpastIhavealsoworkedonphysicalproductsordevices,includingpackagingandinstructions/help.

o IntelligentTransportationSystems,in-vehicledevices,connectedvehicles

o Interactiveenvironments,POS,CRM,iPadapps,non-screendevices

o intranets

o Intranets(ifnotincludedunderwebsitesdefn)

o medicaldevices,services

o Outdoorexperiencesincludingprojections

o PCGames

o Printmaterials

o searchengines,technicaldocumentationin.htmland.pdf,etc.o servicedesign

o Servicedesign,entertainmentsystems(non-gameboxesorDVDplayers

listedabove

o Software,SAAS

o Tablet

o Tablet

o tabletsoftwareandcross-deviceexperiences

o Telematics,in-storeUI,POSUI,InteractiveTelevision,etc.

o workforcecommunicationshigh-leveldecision-makingmaterials


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WorkingGroup:

35%ofrespondentsworkatorganizationsemployingmorethan3,000people.

Only5.6%wereself-employed.22.1%workatorganizationsemployinglessthan

50people. 72.5%workonateamof1-5people.24.7%indicatedthattheyaretheonly

personperformingIAworkintheirworkgroup.14.1%indicatedthattheywere

theonlypersonattheircompanyperformingIAwork. 57%spend75-100%oftheirtimeworkingattheirEmployer/Companyoffices.

74.3%spendupto25%oftheirtimeworkingathome.Thereisalsoasignificant

numberofrespondentswhospendupto25%oftheirtimeworkingatClient

office/premises(31.2%ofrespondents)orOtherlocations,suchasairports,

trains,cars,cafes,etc.(38.8%ofrespondents).

TasksPerformed:

Wenotedahigherresponserateforthisquestionthanlastyear.Asinprevious

surveys,themostfrequentlyperformed,handsontasksare

Wireframing/sitemapsandUserFlow/scenariodevelopment.91.4%of

respondentsreportedeitherperformingorreview/delegatingthesetasks.84.6%

workonWireframing/sitemapsatleastsomeofthetimeand81.0%doatleast

someUserflow/scenariodevelopment.

ThethirdmostlikelytaskperformedisInteractiondesign:11.5%reviewand/or

delegatethistaskwhile79.7%performthistaskthemselvesatleastsomeofthe

time. Atleasttwo-thirdsofrespondentsindicatedhands-oninvolvement(occasionally

orfrequentlyperformingthetaskwith78.4%doingsomeStrategicwork

(businessmodels,high-levelcategorization,requirementsanalysis,lifecycle

assessment),74.4%performingAudiencedefinitions/personadevelopment,and

70.2%doingOtheruserresearch. Tasksthatweremostlikelyreviewedand/ordelegatedtoothersincluded

Graphic/interfacedesign,Contentgeneration/copywriting,Design

template/styleguides,Contentmanagement/inventory/strategyand

Accessibilityreviews. Tasksthatwereleastlikelytobeperformedbysurveyrespondentsincluded

Databasedesign(76.1%arenotinvolved),Programming/ITintegration(75.7%

notinvolved),GeneralITconsulting(also75.7%notinvolved)andNon-IA


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Businessadministrationandoperations(61.3%notinvolved). WenotedanincreaseinthenumberofrespondentswhoaredoingContent

management/strategyworkandStafftraining/recruiting/teammanagement. Stafftraining/recruiting/teamdevelopmentwasarecentlyaddedcategory.

Whilemostrespondentsdonotperformthistaskfrequently,66.2%havesome

involvementand16.7%performthistaskfrequently.

Task

Frequently

perform

thesetasks

Occasionally

perform

thesetasks

Review

and/or

Delegate NotInvolved

Taxonomydevelopment

(thesauri,metadata,

controlledvocabularies,etc.)

7.9% 35.4% 15.1% 40.7%

Strategicwork(business

models,high-level

categorization,requirements

analysis,lifecycle

assessment)

38.7% 39.7% 6.2% 14.4%

Wireframing/sitemaps 67.5% 17.0% 9.5% 5.6%

Audiencedefinitions/

personadevelopment

28.2% 46.2% 12.8% 12.5%

Userflow/scenario

development

48.9% 32.1% 13.1% 4.6%

Usabilitytesting 22.6% 42.0% 24.3% 10.8%

Otheruserresearch 23.9% 46.2% 16.4% 12.1%

Heuristicanalysis/review 23.6% 41.3% 15.4% 18.4%

Accessibilityreview 5.9% 28.9% 22.0% 41.3%

Designtemplates/

styleguides

16.4% 35.4% 28.9% 17.7%

Contentgeneration/

copywriting

9.5% 22.0% 31.1% 35.7%

Contentmanagement/

inventory/strategy

19.3% 25.2% 26.9% 27.9%

Interactiondesign 56.1% 23.6% 11.5% 7.5%Socialmediaintegration 9.2% 28.9% 21.0% 39.0%

Graphic/interfacedesign 16.1% 19.7% 39.7% 22.6%

Databasedesign 2.0% 5.6% 14.4% 76.1%

Programming/ITintegration 2.0% 5.6% 15.1% 75.7%

Projectmanagement 16.7% 31.1% 15.4% 35.1%

Evangelizing/publicspeaking/

blogging/whitepapers

11.8% 36.1% 9.2% 41.3%


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Task

Frequently

perform

thesetasks

Occasionally

perform

thesetasks

Review

and/or

Delegate NotInvolved

Generalbusiness

consulting/analytics

10.5% 27.9% 11.5% 48.5%

GeneralITconsulting 2.6% 10.5% 9.2% 75.7%

Marketing/proposalwriting 7.9% 22.3% 10.5% 55.7%

Businessadministration/

operations(non-IA)

7.5% 19.7% 8.2% 61.3%

Stafftraining/recruiting/team

development

16.7% 42.3% 7.2% 31.5%

Benefits:

ThemostcitedbenefitswereHealth/MedicalInsurance,citedby86.8%of

respondents,401KorOtherPension/InvestmentPlan(73.0%),LifeInsurance

Plan(70.6%),FlexibleSchedule(68.5%),DisabilityInsuranceat(66.1%),Family

Leave(Maternity/Paternity/Partner/Adoption)(59.9%),Professional

Training/ContinuingEducation/TuitionReimbursement(58.8%),PretaxFlexible

SpendingAccount(e.g.medicalorchildcareuse)(56.4%),BonusPay(55.7%)and

ConferenceRegistration(50.5%)ExceptforConferenceRegistration,thenumber

ofresponsesinthesecategorieswasdownacrosstheboardfrom2011. WhileProfessionalTraining/ContinuingEducation/TuitionReimbursementand

ConferenceRegistrationwereotherwisesimilarto2011figuresandmore

respondentsreceivedProfessionalDuesReimbursement(26.0%)thanlastyear

(24.3%).

While55.7%receiveBonusPayand48.1%getPersonalTimeofforSabbatical

Leave,only29.1%getCompensatoryTime,oradditionaltimeoff.(Checkyour

locallaws,though.Compensatorytimeoffinlieuofpayisillegalinmanyareas.)

11.1%receiveOvertimePayupfrom8.8%in2011. Inadditiontothe73.0%receivinga401KorOtherPension/InvestmentPlan,

27.7%receiveaStockOptions/PurchasePlanfromtheircompanies,9.3%indicatedOtherProfitSharingPlanand38.4%haveaccesstocorporate

discounts. Asforfamilyrelatedbenefits,while59.9%getFamilyLeave

(Maternity/Paternity/Partner/Adoption)benefits(adropof10%since2011),

only34.9%receivebenefitscoveringDomesticPartnerships;68.5%haveaccess

toaFlexibleSchedule,ifneededadropfrom72.6%in2011),20.4%haveaccess

toaDependentCare/ChildCare/BabysittingProgram(up18.6%over2011);and


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16.3%getHousing/Relocationassistance(up13.7%over2011). Ahealthy27.3%getaHealthClub/GymMembershipreimbursement.Though

downapercentfrom2011,thisindicatesthatsomecompaniesaretakingcareof

theiremployees'bodiesaswellastheirprofessionaldevelopment.Transportation/CommutingReimbursement(21.5%)andMeals/Entertainment

(21.1%,upfrom17.7%lastyear)roundoutthephysicalneedsofour

respondents.

Forvacation,77.0%receivemorethantwoweeks,withthemajority,28.3%,in

the11-15Daysrange.77.0%getanadditionalfourtoelevenpublicholidaysin

additiontotheirpaidvacation.Alucky11.6%getmorethan11publicholidaysto

topofftheirvacations.

Benefit

Response

Percent

Health/Medical/Dental/VisionInsurancePlan 89.4%

401KorOtherPension/InvestmentPlan 74.8%

LifeInsurancePlan 73.9%

FlexibleSchedule 72.6%

FamilyLeave(Maternity/Paternity/Adoption) 69.9%

DisabilityInsurancePlan 68.6%

ProfessionalTraining/ContinuingEducation/Tuition

Reimbursement

62.4%

PretaxFlexibleSpendingAccount(e.g.medicalorchildcareuse) 61.5%

BonusPay 55.8%

ConferenceRegistration 50.4%

PersonalTimeOff/SabbaticalLeave 42.5%

CorporateDiscountProgram(shopping,hotels,travel,etc) 41.6%

DomesticPartnerBenefits 38.9%

HealthClub/GymMembership 28.3%

StockOptions/StockPurchasePlan 27.0%

CompensatoryTime(timeoffinlieuofpay) 26.1%

ProfessionalAssociationDuesReimbursement 24.3%

Transportation/CommutingReimbursement 23.0%

DependentCare/ChildCare/BabysittingProgram 18.6%

Meals/Entertainment 17.7%

Housing/Relocationassistance 13.7%

OtherProfitSharingPlan 11.5%

OvertimePay 8.8%

UnionMembership 2.7%


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Write-inbenefitsandadditionalcommentsincluded:o PensionPlan

o PretaxCommutingSpendingAccount

o Providesboth401kmatchingandaseparatepensionplan


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o Mobilephonediscount,priortoalargeprojectwehadworkfromhome

1dayperweek

o Familyleaveispossiblebutpossiblystopsonescareer;disability

insuranceforleadingmanagement

o Healthcare/massageo Flexiblepaidvacation(noquota)

o Awesometeam,7.5hourworkday,andmanagementtotallyhasmyback

o Medicalbenefitsnegotiatedbycompany,butpremiumsare100%

employeepaid.

o Enjoyableculture,recruitmentincentives

o R+Rtimeoffwhentravelingalot

o Conferencesareeveryotheryear

o Freecompanyservices&products

o I'mself-employedasaconsultant.


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JOBSATISFACTION

OverallJobSatisfaction:

Overalljobsatisfactionwaspositivewithmore75.4%statingtheyareeithersatisfiedorverysatisfiedwiththeirjob.Individualcommentsareincludedinthe

Appendix.


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APPENDIX:CompleteSurveyResults

Belowarethecompletequestion-by-questionresults:

2012INFORMATIONARCHITECTURESALARYANDBENEFITSSURVEY

1.Whichofthefollowingjobtitlesbestrepresentsyourcurrentposition?PLEASEbe

flexibleandconsideronefromourlistbeforeyouresortto"Other."Closenessisworth

moretousthanabsoluteaccuracy.(Forexample,ifyouareaUXDirector,please

select"UserExperienceDesigner/Planner/Architect"here.Youwillhaveachanceto

select"Director"inquestion6.)

Response

Percent

Response

Count

CEO/President/Owner 1.6% 5

InformationArchitect 16.8% 51InteractionDesigner 10.5% 32

UserExperienceDesigner/Planner/Architect 49.7% 151

UserResearcher 3.0% 9

UsabilityEngineer/Designer 1.3% 4

Consultant 2.6% 8

HumanFactorsEngineer 1.6% 5

BusinessAnalyst 1.0% 3

ContentStrategist 1.3% 4

ArtDirector 0.0% 0

EnterpriseArchitect(EIA)

0.7% 2

Interface/GUIDesigner 2.3% 7

Librarian 0.0% 0

KnowledgeManager 0.3% 1

Programmer 0.0% 0

ProjectManager 2.3% 7

ProductManager 1.6% 5

Taxonomist 0.7% 2

TechnicalWriter 0.3% 1

Technical/KnowledgeArchitect 0.0% 0

WebCoordinator 0.0% 0

WebDesigner/Developer 2.0% 6

WebEditor 0.3% 1

Webmaster 0.0% 0

Copywriter 0.0% 0

Other(pleasespecify)ShowResponses 14

answeredquestion 304

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Showing 14 text responses

IndependentConsultantwithLLC

Emailspecialist

DepartmentHead

AlsoinvolvesIAandID.Didn'tseeaplacetonoteDirectorinquestion6.

UXStrategist(IncludedinUserExperienceDesigner/Planner/Architect)

UserExperienceSpecialst(IncludedinUserExperienceDesigner/Planner/Architect)

UserExperienceManager(IncludedinUserExperienceDesigner/Planner/Architect)

UserExperienceDirector(IncludedinUserExperienceDesigner/Planner/Architect)

ProductDesigner(IncludedinProductManager)

SearchApplicationsAdministrator

InteractionDesigner

BehaviourDesigner


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2.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourpositionlevel?

Response

Percent

Response

CountExecutive/CEO/President/Owner 3.9% 12

SeniorManagement/VP/Director 12.0% 37

Experienced/SeniorLevel 49.0% 151

Experienced/MidLevel 27.9% 86

EntryLevel/Junior 6.8% 21

Intern 0.3% 1

AdministrativeStaff 0.0% 0


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3.Whatisyourhighestattainededucationallevel?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

Nodegree 1.0% 3Highschooldegree 2.3% 7

Juniorcollege 1.3% 4

Bachelor'sdegree 30.7% 95

Certificateprogram 3.2% 10

Somegraduateschool 8.1% 25

Master'sdegree 49.8% 154

Doctoratedegree 3.2% 10

Post-doctoralprogram 0.3% 1


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4.Academicdegrees(foreachprogram,entertheschool,programnameandmajor):

Response

Percent

Response

Count

Program1:ShowResponses 100.0% 253





skippedquestion 56

Showing text responses

SilpakornUniversity,VisualCommunicationDesign

AnnaUniversity,ComputerScienceandEngineering

CarnegieMellonUniversity,Master'sinInteractiondesign

UFRJ-LibraryScience

UniversityofMichigan,MSI,SchoolofInformation

NID,PGDPD,UXDesign

Uniciencia,IngenieraInformtica,UniversidadPompeu-Fabra;MasterenDocumentacinDigital

UniversityofSouthernDenmark,ITProductDesign,Master;RigaTechnicalUniversity,SystemsAnalysis,

Bachelor

HfGSchwbischGmnd,BachelorofArts,CommunicationDesign,HfGSchwbischGmnd,Masterof

Arts,CommunicationPlanningandDesign

UFRJ(Brazil)-CommunicationStudies-RadioandTV-CollegeDegree,UFRJ(Brazil),Cultureand

CommunicationStudies-Master'sDegree,PUC-RIO(Brazil)-IAandErgodesign-SpecialistDegree

UniversityofQueensland,Australia,BachelorofArts,CurtinUniversity,Australia,MasterofInformation

Management

CapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,Bachelor'sdegreeinIndustrialDesign,BTechIndustrialDesign,CapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnologyMaster'sdegreeinDesign,MTech:Design,ServiceDesignand

InteractionDesign

UniversityofPennsylvania,B.A.English

EnglishTranslation

BachelorofScience

NewYorkUniversity,BSinCulturalandCommunicationStudies

UCLIKMastergrade,Sociologygrade,EbusinessMaster

TwenteUniversity,ComputerScience,InformationErgonomics

ConcordiaUniversityIrvine,BachelorofArts:Theology

WayneStateUniversity,MSLibraryandInformationScience

Duquesne-InteractiveMediaDesign,Duquesne-MultimediaDesignDuquesne-Journalism

FloridaStateUniversity,InformationStudies,InformationArchitecture

JamesMadisonUniversity,BAinEnglish

Louisianastateuniversity,Bachelorsofarchitecture;CarnegieMellonuniversityMastersofdesignin

communicationplanningandinformationdesign

Human-CenteredComputing,MS,Journalism,BA

FloridaStateUniversity-Accounting

UniversityofHouston,BBAMarketing;HoustonCommunityCollegeA.A.S.DigitalComm.-WebPublishing

Bachelorincognitivescience,Masterininteractiondesign

UnionUniversity,BachelorofTheatre/Speech

DelhiUniversity,BachelorofInformationTechnology,I.T.;NationalInstituteofDesign,PGDiplomain

Design,Information&DigitalDesign


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OCADUniversity,BDes.,IndustrialDesign,IndustrialDesign;GeorgeBrownCollege,GraduateCertificate,

AdvancedDigitalDesign,AdvancedDigitalDesign

ElonUniversity:BusinessAdministration

UniversityofPugetSound,Bachelor'sinMathematics,PrattInstitute,Master'sinInformationandLibrary

Science

WashingtonStateUniversity,B.S.ArchitecturalStudiesAquinasCollege,VisualBusinessAdministration(dualmajorinBusinessandArt);UniversityofMichigan,

SchoolofInformation,Human-ComputerInteraction

UniversityofWindsor,HonoursBAInternationalRelations;TheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofCanada,MAWar

Studies;UniversityofNewBrunswick,MAHistory,University,Phdinprogress,InterdisiplinaryStudies

UniversityofIllinois,CollegeofMedia,B.S.inAdvertising,UniversityofIllinois,CollegeofLiberalArts&

Sciences,B.A.inSociology

UniversityofWaterloo,BASc:SystemsDesignEngineering:UniversityofWaterlooMASc:SystemsDesign

Engineering

UniversityofEdinburgh,MThinMinistry;UniversityofStAndrews,BD(Hons)inPracticalTheologyand

ChristianEthics

FloridaStateUniversity,MLIS,InformationStudies

DurhamCollege-WebDeveloperDiploma

UniversityofBritishColumbia,MLIS;UniversityofVic,BA

GriffithUniversity,Bachelor'sofMultimedia,majorinDesign,QUT,MastersofInformationManagement,

majorinLibraryScience

VictorianCollegeoftheArts,BachelorCreativeArts,Media

Multimediapedagogic

UniversityofWisconsin-Whitewater,Financewithanemphasisonplanning;UniversityofWisconsin-

Whitewater,ComputerEnd-UserTechnology

DurhamCollege-WebDevelopmentDiploma

BethelUniversity,SocialWork

DrexelUniversityiSchool,B.S.InformationSystems;DrexelUniversityiSchool,M.S.Library&Information

Science

UniversityofMichigan-Dearborn,Bachelor's,Communication;WayneStateUniversity,Master's,Library

andInformationScienceUniversityofWashington,PhD,English;UniversityofWashington,MA,English;UniversityofWashington,

BA,English;UniversityofWashington,BA,French

Anthropology,Corporatecommunication

UofWaterloo,EnvironmentalStudies,Environment&ResourceStudies,;WilfridLaurierU,Religion&

Culture

MasterofScienceInformatics

IITInstituteofDesign,MasterofDesign;UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,BA,Communication

UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,BA,English&Women'sStudies

CollegeforCreativeStudies,Animation&DigitalMedia,ConcentrationInteractive;SavannahCollegeof

Art&Design,InteractiveDesign&GameDevelopment

FloridaStateUniversity,MLIS,LibraryandInformationStudies;FullSailUniversity,AS,ShowProduction&

Touring;ElizabethtownCollege,BA,CommunicationswithaconcentrationinCorporateMedia

CalvinCollege,CommunicationArtsandSciences;UniversityofMichigan,SchoolofInformation,HCIUniversityofBritishColumbia,BachelorofAppliedScience,MaterialsEngineering;UniversityofToronto,

MasterofHealthSciences,ClinicalBiomedicalEngineering

DeVryUniversity,EET

MountUnionCollege,BachelorofScienceinMathematics;KentStateUniversity,CollegeofInformation,

MastersofLibraryandInformationScience;KentStateUniversity,CollegeofInformation,Mastersof

Science,IAKM(InformationArchitectureandKnowledgeManagement),concentrationinInformation

Architecture

NewYorkUniversity,GallatinDivision,BALiberalArts;RioHondoCollege,AALiberalArts


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UT-Dallas,M.F.A.,ArtandTechnology;UT-Dallas,M.A.,ArtandTechnology,B.A.A.S.,;AUT-Brownsville,

AppliedBusinessTechnology;TSTC-Harlingen,A.A.S.,InformationManagementTechnology

UniversityofToronto,IndustrialEngineering(Bachelors),HumanFactors;RyersonUniversity,Industrial

Engineering(Masters),HumanFactors

B.Sc.ComputerScience

UCLA,CommunicationStudies,ArtHistory;TheNewSchool,MediaStudiesUniversityofCalgary,Psychology;UniversityofCalgary,ExperimentalPsychology,Humanfactors

ArizonaStateUniversity,GraphicInformationTechnology

WestVirginiaUniversity,BFA,GraphicDesign;CarnegieMellonUniversity,SchoolofDesign,M.Des.,

InteractionDesign

AASIntegratedDigitalImaging

NortheasternUniversity,CollegeofComputerandInformationScience,DualMajorInformationScience&

CognitivePsychology

RiponCollege,BachelorofArts,Philosophy;UniversityofMichigan,MasterofLibraryScience

NewYorkUniversity,GallatinDivision,BALiberalArts

UniversityofWaterloo,BachelorofMathematics;UniversityofWesternOntario,MasterofLibraryand

InformationScience

BrynMawrCollege,Anthropology,B.A.;UniversityofMinnesota,Anthropology,Ph.D.;Universityof

Redlands,GIS,MS

UniversityofNorthCarolinaChapelHill,BA,Women'sStudies

UniversityofLeeds,BAinCommunicationStudies;CityUniversity,London;MScinInformationScience

BAHonsProductDesign

MedailleCollege,BusinessAdministration,Business(BBA);FingerLakesCommunityCollege,Electronics

andComputerTechnology(AAS)

St.AnselmCollegeBusinessDegree

PrattInstitute,DigitalArts,BFA

St.Olaf,BA,English/Religion/Philosphy

BachelorofBusinessAdministration

PrattInstitute,BFAinDigitalDesign

Engineering,UniveristyofAlberta,Civil

CUBoulder-BSComputerScience;UNCChapelHill-MSInformationScienceHopeCollege,B.S.ComputerScience;UniversityofMichigan,MasterofScienceinInformation,Human

ComputerInteraction

BS;MA

WayneStateUniv.,MastersofLibraryandInformationScience;MichiganStateUniv.BAHistory,Michigan

StateUniv,BAGerman

UniversityofWashington,MasterofScienceinHuman-CenteredDesignandEngineering

UCLA,bachelorofarts,communicationstudies

UBC,BComm(MarketingMajor)

GraphicDesign,BFA;InstructionalPsychology&Technology,MS

IndianaUniversityBMMusic,TheJuilliardSchoolMMMusic

UmassAmherst,Business,BBA

York/Sheridan-Design

UniversityofGeorgia,MasterofMassCommunication;EmoryUniversity,BachelorofArtsinEnglishIowaStateUniversityMastersinHumanComputerInteraction;TaylorUniversityBachelorsinComputer

Science

SouthernPolytechnicStateUniversity,MasterofScienceinInformationDesign&Communication;Troy

University,BachelorofScienceinEnglish(Professional&TechnicalWritingemphasis)withaWeb

Developmentminor

Journalism,AdvertisingDesign,MasterinBusinessAdministration

B.A.EnglishLiterature,M.L.SLibraryScience

ComputerScience

UniversityofFlorida,liberalarts&sciences,English/AmericanLit


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FloridaStateUniversity,BAEnglishLiterature

EmersonCollege,Writing,Literature&Publishing

NewYorkUniversity,MasterofProfessionalStudies,BachelorofGeneralStudies,UniversityofMichigan

WesternMichiganUniversity,BachelorofBusinessAdministration,Entrepreneurship;WesternMichigan

University,MasterofBusinessAdministration,ComputerInformationSystems

FloridaAtlanticUniversity,Undergrad,ManagementInformationSystemsLouisianaStateUniversity,Counseling,BS,UNM,MBA

Oberlin,BA:Psychology

UniversityofCincinnati,GeneralStudies,AssociatesofArts

DePaulUniversity,Human-ComputerInteraction;ArtInstituteofAtlanta,GraphicDesign

UniversityofMinnesota-Management,BethelUniversity-MBA

MastersIM&C,Walsh,Journalism,MSU

PsychologyBS

StaatsexamenII/LMUMunich

UniversityofBritishColumbia,M.Sc.,HCI;CarletonUniversity,B.Sc.,ComputerScience

BSinScienceTechnologyandCulture;GeorgiaTech,MSinInformationDesignandTechnology,

GeorgiaTech

HCI

DePaulUniversity,MastersofScience,Human-ComputerInteraction;FrostburgStateUniversity,

BachelorsofScience,ComputerScience;FrostburgStateUniversity,BachelorsofFineArts,Art&Design

ArtInstitutesofPittsburgh,InteractiveMediaDesign

biology

Communications

DuquesneUniversity,Journalism

SanJoseStateUniversity,Master'sinLibraryandInformationScience

SanJoseStateUniversity,Master'sinLibraryandInformationScience

UniversityofTexasAustin,BA,MS,InformationScience;ColoradoUniversityBoulder,Philosophy

MaristCollege,BACommunications

BAEnglish,WebDeveloperCertificate

UniversityofWashington,BachelorofCommunication;UniversityofWashington,MastersinHuman

CenteredDesignandEngineeringArtinstituteofSeattle,BachelorFineArts,GraphicDesign

MiamiUniversityofOhio,Business,MIS

EnglishLiterature

DrexelInformationScienceandTechnology,BachelorsofScience;DrexelInformationScienceand

Technology,MastersofSciencewithafocusinHCIandbusinessanalysis

UniversityofVermont,CollegeofArts&Sciences,EnglishMajor

NorthwesternCollege,BA,English/FrenchLiterature;UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark,Master'sof

InformationManagement

StanfordUniversity,CommunicationDepartment(MediaStudies,HCIconcentration)MA;Stanford

University,SymbolicSystems(ConcentrationinHCI)BS

St.OlafCollege,BachelorofArts,English,Religion,Philospohy

MSinScientificandTechnicalCommunication;BAinJournalismandMassCommunication

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,MarshallSchoolofBusinessCityUniversityNewYork,NYC,English

DrexelUniversity,B.S.inInformationScience

CentralMichiganUniversity,BFA,Broadcasting,BrooklynCollege,MS,RadioandTV

LouisianaStateUniversity,BS,Counselling;UniversityofNewMexico,MBA

RochesterInstituteofTechnology,InformationTechnology;UniversityofBaltimore,InteractionDesign&

InformationArchitecture

UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign,MLIS

NationalInstituteofDesign,SwinburneUniversityofTechnology,B.Design(Hons),MultimediaDesign

DenisonUniversity,BA,JournalisticPhoto&Video;DePaulUniversity,MS,HCI


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UniversityofMichiganSchoolofInformation,LibraryandInformationStudies

UniversityofWisconsinBAAsianStudies;ClemsonUniversityMAEnglishandProfessional

Communications

CalvinCollege,BA,History;ColumbiaUniversity,MA,ArtHistory;ColumbiaUniversity,MPhil,

ArchitecturalHistory

UniversityofPennsylvania,Sociology,BA;UniversityofNorthCarolina,MS,InformationScienceUMBC,BA,Psychology,LoyolaCollegeinMaryland,MBA,BusinessManagement

BarnardCollege,BAinLinguistics;UniversityofIllinois,MAinLibrary&InformationScience

BrighamYoungUniversity,BA;BrighamYoungUniversity,English,MA;MiamiUniversity,Ph.D.English

(Rhetoric&Composition)

BA,AmericanStudies

UniversityofMD,BA,History

IowaStateUniversity,HumanComputerInteraction,MS

TulaneUniversity,BA,PhilosophyandPoliticalScience;UniversityofNewOrleans,MA,Sociology

RutgersUniviversity,BACommunicationsandVisualArts

CollegeofWilliam&Mary,BAEnglish;GeorgeMasonUniversity,MAEnglish/Writing&Editing

UniversityofKansas,BFA-IndustrialDesign

OhioUniversity(Athens),VisualCommunication,BFA

MastersofArt

BAHons,EnglishLiterature;MA,EnglishLiterature;PhD,EnglishLiterature

TrenrUniversity,CulturalStudies,BAHonours

CornellUniversity,BachelorofFineArtsinPainting;UniversityofPennsylvania,MasterofArchitecture

SanJoseStateUniversity,MastersofLibraryandInformationScience

DePaulUniversity(HCIprogram)

CityUniversityofNewYork,BAEnglish

UniversityofTampa,SykesCollegeofBusiness,MBA;UniversityofKentucky,CollegeofFineArts,BA

Design

ColumbiaCollegeChicago,interdisciplinarystudies,BachelorofArts

LargeStateUniversity,MEd,InstructionalTechnology;LiberalArtsCollege,BA,Government

SyracuseUniversity,BFACommunicationDesign

UniversityofMichigan,SchoolofInfo,HCIUCLA,MLIS,Rice,English/Art/ArtHistory

UniversityofHouston,BA,CreativeWriting,NewSchoolUniversity,MFA,Poetry

MiamiUniversity,Bachelors,ManagementInformationSystems;CarnegieMellonUniversity,Masters,HCI

UniversityofToronto,HonorsBAPoliticalScience;UniversityofToronto,MasterInformationScience

IndianaUniversitySchoolofInformaticsHCI

HofstraUniversity,BA,CommunicationArts(filmconcentration);WestChesterUniversity,MA,

CommunicationStudies

GeorgiaTech,MastersinDigitalMedia

UniversityofIowa,B.A.English

TuftsUniversity,BSinMechanicalEngineering;GeorgiaTech,MSinHCI

drsInformatica,VrijeUniversiteit,SoftwareEngineeringPsychologischevariant

GeorgiaTech,MS,HCI;NewSchoolUniversity,BA,LiberalArts

UniversityofMinnesota,English,UniversityofMinnesota,TheaterBrownUniversity,ReligiousStudies;BrownUniversity,VisualArt,honors;HarvardExtensionSchool,ALM

Biology

NewSchoolforSocialResearch:MediaStudies,MA;Lewis&ClarkCollege:Philosophy,BA

UCBerkeley,ISchool,M.I.M.S,InformationManagement;SanFranciscoStateUniversity,M.A.English

Literature;UCBerkeley,B.A.,Anthropology

BostonUniversity,BAinPsychology;BentleyUniversity,MSinHumanFactorsinInformationDesign

HampshireCollege,LiberalArts,BA;SchoolofVisualArtsNYC,ComputerArt,MFA


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AmericanUniversity,BA,Literature;GeorgetownUniversity,CultureCommunication&Technology

(Masters,notcompleted);SouthernPolytechnicStateUniversity,MS,InformationDesign&

Communication(inprogress)

BU,BSmagazinejournalism

BentleyUniversity,HumanFactorsinInformationDesign,Master'sDegree;BrownUniversity,Cognitive

Science,BachelorofArtsIvyLeagueUniversity,BS,HardSciencedegree;Somegraduateworkinaspecializeddesigngraduate

school;Somepost-bacvisualdesigncoursesatafineartsuniversity

St.LouisUniversity,BAinEnglish

BA,MDes

WheatonCollege,BA,ArtHistory

NewYorkUniversity,InteractiveTelecommunications,MasterProfessionalStudies;GeorgiaInstituteof

Technology,Science,TechnologyandCulture,BachelorofSciences

Drexel,InformationScience,PhD,Drexel,ComputerScience,B.S.

SCAD-ComputerArt(FocusonInteractiveDesign)BFA;BentleyUniversity-HumanFactorsinInformation

Design,MS

IndianaUniversity,CollegeofArtsandSciences,Theatre&Drama;DePaulUniversity,CollegeofComputer

andInformation,HumanComputerInteraction

AmericanUniversity,CollegeofArtsandSciences

BachelorofScience,PureMathematics

UniversityofChicago,CognitivePsychology;NationalTaiwanUniversity,ExperimentalPsychology

UCBerkeley,BAEnglish,;UCBerkeley,BAFrench

Vanderbilt,BA,Economics&Philosophy;Georgetown,MA,Communications,Culture&Technology

English

BentleyUniversity,MS,HumanFactorsinInformationDesign;SuffolkUniversity,MBA,International

Business

AIU,MIT,InformationTechnology;ArtInstituteofAtlana,AA,WebDesign;OrglethorpeUniversity,BA,

English

HopeCollege,BA,English;UniversityofMichigan,MILS,ArchivalAdministration

BachelorofArtsinEnglish

CarnegieMellonUniversity,ProfessionalWritingMastersofLibraryandInformationScience,MastersArts,ComparativeLiterature

PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,English,BAmajor;PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,MythologyandFolklore,

BAminor;UniversityofKansas,English,MA(focusincreativewriting,literarycriticism,andliterary

scholarship)

NorthwesternUniversity,BSTheater;NorthwesternUniversity,MALearningSciences

UTatAustin,MSIS;QueensUniversityofCharlotte,MBA;Univ.ofPennsylvania,BAPoliticalScience

SeattleUniversity,ArtHistory,BA,GeorgeMasonUniversity,InstructionalDesignandDevelopment,MEd

IllinoisInstituteofTechnology,MastersinComputerScience;DePaulUniversity,MastersinHuman

ComputerInteraction

SyracuseUniversity,M.A.,Philosophy;SouthernMethodistUniversity,B.A.,Philosophy;Southern

MethodistUniversity,B.A.,PoliticalScience

IsfahanUniversity,B.ScInGeologyAsFirstClassStudent;TehranUniversity,MScInEnvironmental,Engd;

AWUUniversity,Ma,Architecture2006,AWUUniversity,PhdInArchitectureCollegeofWilliamandMary,InterdisciplinaryStudies

UniversityofOttawa,VisualArtsBachelor,Photography;UniversityofMontreal,EducationScience

certificate,Arts;UniversityofMontreal,CommunicationSciencesMasters,Semiotics;EcolePolytechnique

deMontreal,IndustrialEngineeringMasters,ManagementofTechnology

StanfordBachelorssymbolicsystemsinteractiondesignconcentration;Stanfordmasters

Communications,MediaStudies

CaliforniaCollegeofArtsandCrafts,Illustration

UniversityofToronto,Hons.BAEnglishLiterature


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TheAmericanUniversity,CollegeofArtsandSciences,Literature;TheAmericanUniversity,CollegeofArts

andSciences,Interdisciplinary

Columbia,BS;U.VirginiaMS;RoyalInstituteofTechnology,Stockholm,PhD

MANMSU,CogPsych,HCI

JohnsHopkinsUniversity,InformationandTelecomSystems

AbileneChristianUniversity;B.A.inBibleandMissionsFullertonCollege,journalism,AA

BachelorDesign.VisualCommunication

UCLAInformationStudiesMLIS;USCAnnenbergCommunicationBA

UniversityofWaterloo,AppliedHealthScienceHonBScinKinesiologywithErgonomicsOption

UniversityofWisconsinEauClaire,BAMusic;CarnegieMellon,MSHCI

UniversityofDelaware,MBA;UniversityofDelaware,MSOrganizationalEffectiveness;Universityof

Greenwich,BSManagementofIT;UniversityofWolverhampton,BAEconomics

UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,BA,Psychology;UniversityofMichigan,MA,CognitivePsychology

UMUC,InternationalManagementMasters;TESC,LiberalStudies

GeorgiaTech,M.S.,InformationDesign&Technology;UCBerkeleySchoolofLaw,J.D.

Kansas,MBAinnovation,Kansas,MA-interactiondesign

SanFranciscoConservatoryofMusic,MusicPerformance

UniversityofHartford,TechnicalWriting;BentleyUniversity,MSinInformationDesign

AzStUniv,BS,Engineering,Mechanical(Astronautical),CMSU,MS,PublicServices,Safety;TxTechUniv,

PhD,IndusEngr,HumanFactors/Ergonomics

Harvard,BA,Architecture;Columbia,MArch,Architecture

UMASS,BFADesignandIllustration

UniversityofMichigan,ArtSchool,BFA;NewYorkUniversity,InteractiveTelecommunicationsProgram,

MPS

Princeton,AB,Philosophy

BA,Philosophy;MA,Leadership

UniversityofQueensland,MasterofHumanFactors,Maj.CognitiveErgonomics;GriffithUniversity,

BachelorofMultimedia,Maj.Design;CommercialArtTrainingCollege,DiplomaofDesign;AirTraining

Centre,CommercialPilot

Birmingham-SouthernCollege,B.A.FineArts,concentrationprintmaking;WinthropUniversity,MBA;UniversityofNorthCarolinaGreensboro,BS,InformationSystemsOperationsManagement


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5.Certificatesandadditionaltraining(foreachprogram,entertheinstitution,program

nameandtopicscovered):

Response

Percent

Response

CountProgram1:ShowResponses

100.0% 57

Program2:ShowResponses

19.3% 11


10.5% 6


1.8% 1

answeredquestion 57

skippedquestion 252


AccentureCertifiedUserExperienceArchitect

AIIM:SharePointforECMMaster;SharePoint2010planningAIIM:EnterpriseContentManagement

Specialist;ECM,IA,MIKE2.0AIIM:CertifiedInformationProfessional;access/use,capture/manage,

collaboration/deliver,secure/preserve,architecture/systems,plan/implement

AlgonquinCollege-TelevisionBroadcasting

AwardofAchievementinWebAnalytics,ContinuingStudies,UniversityofBritishColumbia

BehaviouralEconomics,ESS:LondonSchoolofEconomics

BentleyUniversity,HumanFactorsinInformationDesign

BrendaHoddinott,Drawspace.com,drawinglessons

BTECProductDesign

Candidate:NYUSCPSWebProducing:IA,usability,visualdesign,law

CentennialCollege,PostgraduateCertificateinTeacherofAdults

Certificate,InformationManagement

certifiedProjectManagementProfessional(PMP),ProjectManagementInstitute

CertifiedUsabilityAnalyst(CUA)HumanFactorsInternational

CinematographyCertificate,NWFC(BAequivalent)VideographyCertificate,NWFC(AAequivalent)

ClarkUniversity,Webdevelopment

Compact3month(Daily9HourClasses)WorkshopOn

Hydrogeology,Hydrology.Geoelectric,Hydrochemistry,DrillingAtTheTehranPolytechnicUniversity

OrderedByMinistryOfWater&Energy1982SurveyingWorkshopPooyeshprivacy

Instiyude1982GeotechnicalSiteInvestigationOfSlopeStabilityTehranPolytechnicRuralDevelopment@

NaturalHazardMinistryOfHousing&Urbanism1990

CooperU|DesignCollaborationCooperU,allcoursescompleted

CUA

DawnNidy

EdwardTuftetrainingAdobeCreativeSuite

GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,Landscapedesigncertificate

GeorgeWashingtonUniversity,projectmgmtcertification,320hoursoftraininginallfacetsofproject

mgmt

GraduateCertificateofArchivalAdministration

Graduatestudy,HCI,UMASS

graphicdesign-notcompleted


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HFI,CUACertification,Usability

HumanFactorsInternational,CertifiedUsabilityAnalyst

HumanFactorsInternational,CertifiedUsabilityAnalyst

HumanFactorsInternational,CertifiedUsabilityAnalyst,Usability&UIDesign

ISEBcertificateinrequirementsengineering

JournalismMBAKyotoUniversityofArt(Japan),ResearchStudentCertificate

LakeWashingtonTechnicalInstitute-WebGraphics&Print

LeadershipInstitute,NorthernLakesCollege

MultimediaArts,InterdecCollege

NAIT,ComputerSystemsTechnology

NewYorkUniversity,ContinuningandProfessionalStudies,IntermediateFlash

PMI,PMP

Post-bacinTeachingSecondaryEnglish,TexasWomen'sUniversity

PragmaticMarketingUBCE-BusinessCertificateITILCertified

ProjectManagement/IHK(1year)BasicsMarketing/Workshops(between1990and1994/via

Scholz&friends)

RedRocksCommunityCollege:WebDeveloperCertificate(ongoing)

selftaught

SeminarinInformationArchitecture,UCLAGraduateSchoolofEducationandInformationScience

SeminarinInformationArchitecture,UCLAGraduateSchoolofEducationandInformationScience

SENAC-DigitalandInteractiveMedia

SoftwareErgonomy

Stanford,HCI,interactiondesign,prototyping,usertestingWFMM,InteractionDesignProfessional

developmentconferences&workshops

UniveristyofNewBrunswick,MEdInstructionaldesignUniversityofMAnitoba,Connectivismand

ConnectedLearningCanadianArmedForcesArmouredOfficerTrainingincludingStaffofficertraining

UniversityofBaltimore,Mastersprogram-InteractionDesign&InfoArch,

UniversityofBaltimore,Mastersprogram-InteractionDesign&InfoArch,

UniversityofStAndrews,ITILv3Foundation

UniversityofWashington,CertificateinUserCenteredDesignUNIXSysAdmincertificate,UCSantaCruz

UsabilityBootCampBentleyUniversity

UsabilityWeekBootcamp(Nielsen)IASummit,UPA,AnEventApart,&otherconferences

UXInformationArchitecture


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6.Doyouteach?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

Yes 8.3% 25No 91.7% 276

IfyoumarkedYes,pleaseprovideinformationaboutthecourseyouteach,

thesponsor/hostinginstitutionandURL,ifavailable.ShowResponses24


skippedquestion 8


AdjunctFacultyatWestVirginiaUniversityteachingoneMasters-leveldesignclasseachsemester.Topic

varies.

ArtInstitute,ScreenDesign,Typography,Portfolio,aii.eduButI'dloveto!

CalStateFullertonCertificateinUX:http://www.csufextension.org/ux/

cca.edu/interaction

From5yearsagouptonowinfondamental0fislamicarchitecture,eastarchitecture,construction

materialdesign(2,3,4,5)finaldesign,thesise,undergraduate(b.alevel)&nowforundergraduate&post

graduatedesig1,2,environmentaldesign,landpreparation0inawu&yazdstateartcoplex&payamenoor

universities.from1984upto2007enggeologygeotechnicalengforcivilengineering.nowimthedeanof

graduateschoolofarchitecturebutjustcametou.s.aasanimmigrant.Ofislamic

architecture/constructurematerials/design(2,3,4,5)thesiseguide/desine1&environmentaldesignfor

postgraduatearchitecture/deanofundergraduate&postgraduatedesignofarchitectureawu

university/nowy

German/History/Arts

Guestteaching@UW,plantodomoreinthefuture.HavetaughtcollegelevelHCI/InteractionDesigncourses

http://www.fh-aachen.de/en/faculties/design/

Informallyatconferences(previouslytaughtatlocalcollege)

InformationArchitecture,Brainco,http://www.brainco.org/

InformationArchitecture,CreativeCircus,Atlanta-GeneralIA

InformationArchitecture,HumberCollege;UserInterfaceDesign,UofGuelph-Humber

InternalTrainingandcoaching

justinternalstaff

MultiplecoursesinInteractiveMediaatDCCCDandUTD

SIE410a,HumanFactors/ErgonomicsinSystemsDesign,UnivofAZ

Stanford,d.school,CrossCulturalDesign,http://dschool.stanford.edu/crosscultural/index.html

TeachintheIAKMprogramatKSUTheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofCanada.TechnologyandWarfare;CandianMilitaryHistory;CanadianCivics,

UserExperienceDesign,UCLAInformationStudiesMLISprogram,2001-2012

(http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/labuse/Courses/CoursesInstructor.html)

Variousuniversities

WorkshopsufUCD&rapidprototyping


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7.During2012,whatdoyouestimateyouwillearn,includingsalary,commissionand/or

bonus?(inUSDollars,beforetax.CurrencyConverter)

ResponsePercent ResponseCount

under$10,000 0.3% 1

$10,000-$19,999 2.3% 7

$20,000-$29,999 1.0% 3

$30,000-$39,999 3.6% 11

$40,000-$49,999 3.9% 12

$50,000-$59,999 6.2% 19

$60,000-$69,999 7.5% 23

$70,000-$79,999 8.1% 25

$80,000-$89,999 9.1% 28$90,000-$99,999 13.4% 41

$100,000-109,999 10.4% 32

$110,000-119,999 5.2% 16

$120,000-129,999 6.5% 20

$130,000-139,999 5.9% 18

$140,000-149,999 3.9% 12

$150,000-159,999 3.9% 12

$160,000-169,999 3.6% 11

$170,000-179,999 0.7% 2

$180,000-189,999

1.0% 3

$190,000-199,999 1.0% 3

$200,000-orover 2.6% 8


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8.Howlargewasyourlastsalaryincrease?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

notapplicable 22.7% 68mysalarydecreased 2.7% 8

1-5% 38.3% 115

6-10% 14.3% 43

11-15% 6.3% 19

16-20% 6.7% 20

21-25% 2.7% 8

26-30% 2.7% 8

31-35% 1.7% 5

36-40% 0.3% 1

41-45% 0.3% 146-50% 0.0% 0

over50% 1.3% 4


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9.Howlongagowasyourlastsalaryincrease?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

notapplicable 19.9% 600-3monthsago 21.3% 64

3-6monthsago 19.9% 60



1-2yearsago 8.0% 24

2-3yearsago 4.0% 12

3-4yearsago 1.3% 4

over4yearsago 0.7% 2


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10.Ifyouareafreelanceconsultant,howareyoutypicallypaid?(selectmorethanone

choiceifitvaries)

Response

Percent

Response

CountHourlyRate 80.0% 52

PerDiemRate 13.8% 9

PerProjectRate 32.3% 21

Commission 1.5% 1

ShareofEquity 1.5% 1

Other(pleasespecify)ShowResponses 3

Answeredquestion 65

Skippedquestion 244

Showing 3 text responsesdonutsandcoffee

Iamstaffbutonlyrecentlyso(inthelastyear).Ihadbeenhappilyfreelanceforafewyearsprior.

PerWeekRate


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11.Ifyouareafreelanceconsultant,whatistheaveragehourlyrateyouchargedin

2012(pleaseconvertamounttoUSDollars)?

ResponseCount

ShowResponses 63 answeredquestion 63

skippedquestion 246


6

75

$50.00

150

63.00

120

250

35

IDIDNTWORKHOURLYIWASTHEMANAGER

OFMYCONSULTANTENGDESIGNINTHEFIELD

OFARCHITECTURE,URBANISM

,STRUCTURE,INSTALLATION

,STRENGTHENING,GEOTECHNIC,GEOPHYSICS,GE

OLOGY.ROADCONSTRUCTION,POWER

PRODUCTION,DISTRIBUTION&GEOGRAPHICAL

SPACESTUDIES&NEWEERGY

$50

100.00

107.5

54.468$295

$59.00

63

60

20

$100(ApplicabletoAtlanta,BostonandSan

Franwork)

200

100

75

$120

24

125

150.00

98

90.00

165

$80.00

$6

25

$90

50USD

$30

120

$150

120

$45.00

$42

90.00

600

180$

100

85

100

80.00

7585

90perhour

175

$97

20

160

110

85

$200

$75

50

65

75.00

100

110


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12.Onaverage,howmanyhoursdoyouworkeachweek?

ResponsePercent ResponseCount

Under20hours 0.7% 220-30hours 3.6% 11

30-40hours 31.4% 95

40-50hours 57.8% 175

50-60hours 5.3% 16

over60hours 1.3% 4


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13.Howmuchofyourtimedoyouspendonthesetasks:

Iamnot

involvedwiththese

tasks

Ireview

and/or

delegatethesetasksto

others

I

occasionallyperform

thesetasks

I

frequentlyperform

thesetasks

Response

Count

Taxonomydevelopment

(thesauri,metadata,

controlledvocabularies,

etc.)

41.1%(124) 15.2%(46) 35.8%(108) 7.9%(24) 302

Strategicwork(business

models,high-level

categorization,

requirementsanalysis,

lifecycleassessment)

14.6%(44) 6.3%(19) 40.1%(121)39.1%

(118)302

Wireframing/sitemaps 5.6%(17) 9.5%(29) 17.1%(52)67.8%

(206)304

Audience

definitions/persona

development

12.5%(38) 12.8%(39) 46.4%(141)28.3%(86) 304

Userflow/scenario

development4.7%(14) 13.3%(40) 32.6%(98)

49.5%

(149)301

Usabilitytesting 10.9%(33) 24.3%(74) 42.1%(128)22.7%(69) 304

Otheruserresearch 12.3%(37) 16.6%(50) 46.8%(141)24.3%(73) 301

Heuristicanalysis/review 18.6%(56) 15.6%(47) 41.9%(126)23.9%(72) 301

Accessibilityreview 42.1%(126) 22.4%(67) 29.4%(88) 6.0%(18) 299

Designtemplates/style

guides18.0%(54) 29.3%(88) 36.0%(108)16.7%(50) 300

Content

generation/copywriting36.3%(109) 31.7%(95) 22.3%(67) 9.7%(29) 300

Content

management/inventory/s

trategy

28.1%(85) 27.1%(82) 25.4%(77)19.5%(59) 303

Interactiondesign 7.6%(23) 11.6%(35) 23.9%(72)

56.8%

(171) 301Socialmediaintegration 39.8%(119) 21.4%(64) 29.4%(88) 9.4%(28) 299

Graphic/interfacedesign 23.1%(69) 40.5%(121) 20.1%(60)16.4%(49) 299

Databasedesign 77.6%(232) 14.7%(44) 5.7%(17) 2.0%(6) 299

Programming/IT

integration77.0%(231) 15.3%(46) 5.7%(17) 2.0%(6) 300

Projectmanagement 35.7%(107) 15.7%(47) 31.7%(95)17.0%(51) 300


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13.Howmuchofyourtimedoyouspendonthesetasks:

Iamnot

involved

withthesetasks

Ireview

and/or

delegate

thesetaskstoothers

I

occasionally

performthesetasks

I

frequently

performthesetasks

ResponseCount

Evangelizing/public

speaking/blogging/

whitepapers

42.0%(126) 9.3%(28) 36.7%(110)12.0%(36) 300

Generalbusiness

consulting/analytics49.3%(148) 11.7%(35) 28.3%(85)10.7%(32) 300

GeneralITconsulting 77.3%(231) 9.4%(28) 10.7%(32) 2.7%(8) 299

Marketing/proposal

writing57.8%(170) 10.9%(32) 23.1%(68) 8.2%(24) 294

Business

administration/operation

s(non-IA)

63.4%(187) 8.5%(25) 20.3%(60) 7.8%(23) 295

Staff

training/recruiting/team

development

32.2%(96) 7.4%(22) 43.3%(129)17.1%(51) 298


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14.Ifyouperformanytasksthatarenotontheabovelist,pleasedescribetheseother

activities.

ResponseCount


skippedquestion 277


Spec writing

Search experience design

prototyping (non-programming; Axure)(in case you see this as separate from wireframing &interaction design

QA

Web Development

Front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JQUERY)

CREATION @ INNOVATION

Prototyping, information graphics

Create integrated artwork

Business case writing; change management planning; capacity planning; infrastructure planning;governance planning; data migration; BI reporting; business development; BPM

prototyping

Development Backlog, Storymapping,

Concepting

UI prototyping and implementation, functional testing, training users, authoring user guides andtraining materials

Product Development, MVP Strategy

Training materials development

knoweldge mgmt and strategy, seo and strategy, web metrics/analytics and strategy

documentation of design and accessibility standards

business requirement gathering, user acceptance testing, managing translations process withvendor

Manage portfoliosprototyping (HTML/CSS/JS)

ideation / brainstorming, training / mentoring, platform selection, feature prioritization

customer ecosystem development, new business

Marekt and product Research/analysis

design research, directional user research, generative user research, research for productdevelopment, service design

scenario planning


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Project planning/estimation

Teaching, business development

Help desk response

Internal presentations, executive presentations, writing/pitching long-term research plans (3-12

months) for internal projects

Prototype development

Writing and illustrating design guidelines.


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15.Ifyoumanagestaff,howmanypeoplereporttoyouonatypicalproject?

Response

Average

Response

Total

Response

Count

FulltimeStaff 4.79 474 99ContractStaff 6.11 379 62

TempAgency 1.24 36 29

HowmanyareManagers? 6.58 342 52


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16.Howlongisyourannualpaidvacation?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

notapplicable 13.5% 41under6days 0.3% 1

6-10days 9.2% 28

11-15days 28.3% 86

16-20days 25.0% 76

21-25days 17.1% 52

over25days 6.6% 20


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17.Howmanypublicholidaysdoyougetinadditiontoyourpaidvacation?(Also

called"bankholidays")

Response

Percent

Response

Count0days 9.5% 28

1-3days 2.0% 6

4-6days 25.8% 76

7-9days 27.1% 80

9-11days 24.1% 71

11-13days 8.5% 25

13-15days 1.4% 4

over15days 1.7% 5


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18.Doesyouremployerprovideanyofthefollowingbenefits?(checkallthatapply)We

understandthatinsomecountries,certainofthesebenefitsmaybedirectlyprovidedby

yourgovernmentorrequiredbylaw.PleaseonlycheckanitemifyourEMPLOYER

providesthebenefit.Also,pleasenotethatsomebenefits,suchasgroupratemedicalinsuranceintheUnitedStates,actuallyresultindeductionsfromgrosspayandmay

varygreatly.Thesecostsshouldbeevaluatedwhencomparingsalariesfromoneregion

toanother.

Response

Percent

Response

Count

BonusPay 55.7% 161

OvertimePay 11.1% 32

CompensatoryTime(timeoffinlieuofpay) 29.4% 85

FlexibleSchedule 68.5% 198

Health/Medical/Dental/VisionInsurancePlan

86.9% 251

DisabilityInsurancePlan 66.1% 191

LifeInsurancePlan 70.6% 204

PretaxFlexibleSpendingAccount(eg.medicalorchildcareuse) 56.4% 163

DependentCare/ChildCare/BabysittingProgram 20.4% 59

FamilyLeave(Maternity/Paternity/Adoption) 59.9% 173

PersonalTimeOff/SabbaticalLeave 48.1% 139

DomesticPartnerBenefits(non-spousal) 34.9% 101

StockOptions/StockPurchasePlan 27.7% 80

401KorOtherPension/InvestmentPlan 73.0% 211

OtherProfitSharingPlan

9.3% 27

ProfessionalTraining/ContinuingEducation/Tuition

Reimbursement 58.8% 170

ProfessionalAssociationDuesReimbursement 26.0% 75

UnionMembership 2.4% 7

ConferenceRegistration 50.5% 146

Transportation/CommutingReimbursement 21.5% 62

Mobilephone/Wirelessaccount/HomeInternet 32.5% 94

HealthClub/GymMembership 27.3% 79

Housing/Relocationassistance 16.3% 47

Meals/Entertainment 21.1% 61CorporateDiscountProgram(shopping,hotels,travel,etc) 38.4% 111

Describeabovebenefitsorenteradditionalitems:ShowResponses 15


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Pension Plan

Pretax Commuting Spending Account

[Phone number, removed from analysis]

provides both 401k matching and a separate pension plan

Mobile phone discount, prior to a large project we had work from home 1 day per week

family leave is possible but possibly stops ones career , disability insurance for leadingmanagement

health care/massage,

flexible paid vacation (no quota)

awesome team, 7.5 hour work day, and management totally has my back

Medical benefits negotiated by company, but premiums are 100% employee paid.

enjoyable culture, recruitment incentives

R+R time off when traveling a lot

Conferences are every other year

Free company services & products

I'm self-employed as a consultant.


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19.Howlonghaveyouworkedatyourpresentjob?

Response

Percent

Response

Count

under3months 7.8% 243-6months 12.4% 38

6-9months 10.1% 31

9-12months 7.8% 24

1-2years 21.2% 65

2-3years 12.1% 37

3-4years 4.9% 15

4-5years 5.9% 18

over5years 17.6% 54


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20.Howlonghaveyouworkedinyourcurrentfield?(combinetimeworkedatyour

currentandpastpositionsinthisfield.)

Response

Percent

Response

Countunder1year 1.6% 5

1-2years 4.9% 15

2-3years 5.2% 16

3-4years 7.2% 22

4-5years 7.5% 23

5-6years 7.9% 24

6-7years 8.9% 27

7-8years 6.2% 19

8-9years 2.6% 8

9-10years 4.3% 13over10years 43.6% 133


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21.Whatpositionshaveyouheldpriortoyourcurrentjoborfield?

Response

Count


skippedquestion 72


Web Developer, UX Analyst, Interaction Designer

IA, Interactive Team Lead

research and writing positions

Lead UX/UI

Knowledge Manager

Graphic Designer, Web Developer, Interactive Architect

web Experience Manager, Information Architect/User Experience Designer, User ExperienceArchitect, Marketing Specialist

ux designer

marketing strategist, webmaster, marketing manager,

Creative Director, Manager of Operations

Graphic Artist, Animator

Project Manager, Iinformation Architect, Business Analyst, Digital Planner

Developer & Designer

Freelance Interaction Design

Interaction Design Freelance

writer, editor

Product coordinator

IT Consultant, Researcher, Admin Assistant, Librarian Intern

Information architect, user experience designer

User Experience Designer; prior: content manager, full-service website designer, copy editor

Web DesignerUsability Specialist, Human Factors Design Engineer

QA,, librarian

Librarian

Intern architect

Customer service

Website designer, website developer, ui designer

Senior Graphic Designer, Senior Lead Interactive Designer, User Interface Designer


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Sr. Web Developer, Creative Coordinator, Web Producer, Faculty

software engineer, information developer

SEO, web designer/developer

Multimedia Designer

Project Management

Senior UX Designer, Sr. Usability Specialist, UI Designer

Auditor, legal information systems consultant

Website Manager, Project Manager

Various, government, PR journalism information

Usability manager, product development manager, usability analyst, instructor

Project Manager, Executive Producer

Director, consultant

Animator, Graphic Designer, Technical Artist, Multimedia Artist

Design Consultant

Usability Coordinator, Webmaster, Product Manager

Project Manager

Senior Technical Writer

Lead UX Consultant, Senior UX Engineer, UI Architect, Senior UI Developer

Front-End Web Developer

UI Design; Interaction Design; Usability Specialist; IA

DIRECTOR MANAGER/HEAD OF THE BOARD/PROJECT MANAGER

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