Millennials - most important attributes when considering a job, 2012

The statistic shows the job attributes that are most important to millennials in the United States in 2012. In 2012, 48 percent of millennials cited a competitive salary as an important job attribute.

Most important attributes when considering a job among millennials in the United States in 2012 (in percent)

Important attributes	Share of respondents
Competitive salary	48%
Benefits /health insurance, 401k, etc)	43%
Work/life balance	34%
Career advancement possibilities	25%
Flexible working arrangements	21%
Oppurtunities to learn	20%
Variety of work to keep job interesting	15%
Industry that the job is in	15%
Oppurtunity to make a difference in people's lives	15%
Oppurtunities to improve society as a whole	9%
Corporate values that match my own	6%
Use of the latest technology	8%
Other	4%
None of these	5%

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Release date

February 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Februrary 2012

Number of respondents

n = 634

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The question posed 'When considering a job that you would want, what are the 3 most important attributes which you considers? (Please select up to 3 responses).

Millennial generation = 643
Students = 224; Note that students are a sub-set of millennials.

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