2025 MSI Employment Report
About this report
The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) Career Development Office surveys our graduates to identify their post-graduation plans and outcomes. This report summarizes UMSI first-destination outcomes from 2024 MSI graduates who completed the survey by the deadline or for whom a known outcome was reported in other ways. Of the 338 MSI students who graduated in 2024, 58% responded to the survey or reported their outcomes in other ways.
Average salary overall
Average salary (male)
Average salary (female)
Average salary private sector
Average salary public/nonprofit
Have high levels of job satisfaction
Employment rate
Based on survey respondents who reported a job outcome by the deadline.
Where our graduates are working
Midwest
West
Northeast
South
International
States employing the most grads
Michigan
California
New York
Top industries our graduates are working in
Technology
Consulting
Health/medicine
Financial services
Academic library
Manufacturing
University/college
Government
Nonprofit/NGO
Consumer goods & services
Public library
Start-up/entrepreneurial
Entertainment/gaming/sports
Marketing/design agency
Energy/natural resources
Museum
Transportation/ logistics
Salary by industry
Technology
Financial services
Consulting
Health/medicine
Manufacturing
Consumer goods & services
University/college
Academic Library
Nonprofit/NGO
Public library
Industries in which not enough salary data was reported
Corporate/special library • Energy/natural resources • Entertainment/gaming/sports • Government
Marketing/design agency • Museum • Startup/ entrepreneurial • Transportation/ logistics
Our graduates say...
MOST VALUABLE CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS
- Project-based/client courses
- Internship & career course
MOST VALUABLE CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE FOR JOB OUTCOME/SUCCESS
- Career coaching/CDO events
- Instructional experience
- On-campus jobs
Top hiring companies
University of Michigan | Michigan Medicine | Google | Cisco
JPMorgan Chase & Co | Deloitte | Moody’s | BCBSM | Praxis Analytics
Internships
of graduates say internships were important to their job outcome.
Job search timing
Average job search length.
35% accepted a job between
September and December.
34% accepted a job between
January and May.
31% accepted a job in
June and August.
Salaries by top regions
West
Northeast
South
Midwest
Signing bonus/relocation package
Average, specific to tech &
private sector outcomes
Most effective job search methods
JOB BOARD
Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs,
ArchivesGig, etc.
NETWORKING
Former employer,
alumni/industry or
personal contact
COMPANY WEBSITES
UMSI/U-M CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES & RESOURCES
OTHER
SOCIAL MEDIA
TikTok, Discord, Slack, etc.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
What matters most: critical factors for job decision-making
COMPANY CULTURE
inclusion, support,
values & beliefs
TYPE OF COMPANY/SPECIFIC COMPANY
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
NATURE OF THE JOB
COMPETITIVE SALARY
BENEFITS/PERKS
SPONSORSHIP
Degree impact
How has your MSI degree made an impact on your career goals?
Most frequently cited
- Discovered new career opportunities
- Refined my career goals
- Expanded my professional network
- Identified skills to develop for my aspirational role
- Started a new role in my career of interest
- Enhanced skills to be more strategic or impactful in my career
- Expanded knowledge development or application of my top skills
- Had more opportunities to engage in or create new projects that I enjoy
- Started a portfolio to start my career
2025 Job Outcomes
Bold text indicates an international student’s job outcome.
ACADEMIC LIBRARY
Digital Archivist, Alfred University
Assistant Librarian, Assessment Librarian, Grand Valley State University
Research and Assessment Librarian, Saginaw Valley State University
Archivist, University of Michigan
Information Resources Specialist, University of Michigan
Information Resources Specialist Intermediate, University of Michigan - Institute for Social Research - ISR
Circulation & Access Services Senior Assistant, University of Michigan - Music Library
Course Materials Coordinator, University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Marketing Coordinator, University of Michigan - William L. Clements Library
Reference Librarian, University of Michigan Library
Special Collections & Archives Asst, University of Michigan Library
Data Services Librarian, University of Notre Dame
Global Studies Librarian, University of Oregon
Librarian for Geospatial Systems and Data, Vanderbilt University
CONSULTING
Analyst, Aurora Energy Research
CX/UX Specialist, BlueWater Federal Solution
Project Manager & UX Specialist, BlueWater Federal Solutions
Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
UX Web Designer, Chief Executive Group
Geospatial Technician, Davey Resource Group
Associate Consultant, Deloitte
Associate Data Analyst, Deloitte
Business Analyst, Efficio
Business Analyst, GroupSoft US Inc
Senior Data Science Consultant, Guidehouse
Researcher & UX Designer, Mathematica
Associate, McKinsey & Company
UX Designer, On Beat Digital
Human Centered Product Manager & Software Developer, Praxis Analytix
Human Factors Engineer, Praxis Analytix
CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES
Archives and Digital Asset Management Assistant, Carhartt
Data Scientist, Dick's Sporting Goods
Data Scientist, Target
UX Designer, Tyson Foods, Inc
Full Stack Developer, Best Buy
User Researcher, Wayfair
Data Engineer, Travelers
ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES
Sr Associate GIS, Scout Clean Energy
ENTERTAINMENT/
GAMING/SPORTS
Digital Collections Archivist, Illitch Holdings
Product Manager, oever
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Business System Analyst, Ally Financial
Business Analyst I, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - BCBSM
Data Analyst, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - BCBSM
Enterprise and Public Affairs Associate, Citigroup Inc.
Senior UX Designer, Fidelity Investments
Software Engineer, Finys
Senior Product Associate, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Analytics Solutions Associate, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
User Experience Designer, Look Capital
Associate UX Designer, Moody's Corporation
Associate Experience Designer, Moody's Ratings
Product Designer, National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System - Nasdaq
Associate Conversational AI Designer, Rocket Mortgage
GOVERNMENT
Data Scientist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Intern, Detroit Dept of Transportation
UX Researcher & Designer, Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics & Modeling
Data Scientist, National Security Agency
Archivist I, Tennessee State Library and Archives
Information Technology Auditor, United States - Government Accountability Office - GAO
Library Technician, United States - Library of Congress
Military Intelligence Officer, US Army
HEALTH/MEDICINE
Associate Data Scientist, Blue Health Intelligence - BHI
Associate UX Designer, Corewell Health
Digital Technology Felloe, Hackensack Meridian Health
Health Systems UX Researcher, Palo Alto Health Care System
Product Designer, HoneyHealth
Digital Product Consultant & Developer, Michigan Medicine Health System
Design Engineer, Michigan Medicine Health System
Project Manager, Michigan Medicine Health System
Software Developer, Michigan Medicine Health System
UX Designer, Michigan Medicine Health System
UX Designer, Michigan Medicine Health System
UX Research & Design Intern, Moon Surgical
Data Solutions Manager, Ribbon Health
Bioinformatician, UMPC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Software Engineer, United Imaging Healthcare
MANUFACTURING
Data Scientist, Daxwell
Product Designer, Ford Motor Company
Data Analyst, General Motors
VR/MR Product Manager, GoerTek
Data Analyst, Hensel Phelps
UX Designer, HNTB
Data Engineer, J&K Scientific
Project Manager, Merk
Product Data Specialist, NSK Corporation
Digitalization Engineer, Polymaker
Data Engineer Intern, Tesla
UX Designer, Toro TMS
MARKETING/DESIGN AGENCY
UX Analyst, OneMagnify
Associate Director, Data Science & Analytics, Razorfish
Landscape Architectural Designer, Volkert
Customer Insights Manager, ZoomInfo
MUSEUM
Cataloging and Special Collections Librarian, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Processing Archivist, The Henry Ford
NONPROFIT/NGO
Mixed Methods Researcher, a2ru
Processing Archivist, Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center
Product Designer, Greenstand
UX Designer, Project: Human City PHC
User Experience Designer, Strategic Alliance Veteran Integration
Product Designer, TIES (the Immigrant Education Society)
Operation Analyst, WINIT Information Technology Co.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Teen Librarian, Clinton-Macomb Public Library
Librarian II - Children's/Youth Services, Detroit Public Library
Reference Librarian, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Youth Services Librarian, Manchester District Library
Adult Services Librarian I, Westland Public Library
STARTUP/
ENTREPRENEURIAL
UX Designer, Freelance
Software Engineer, LearningClues
Product Designer, Sober Sidekick by Empathy Health Tech
Founding Product Designer, Stealth AI Startup
CEO & Founder, Talkney
TECHNOLOGY
UX Designer, Alibaba
Business Analyst, Amazon
Software Engineer, Apple
OS Product, PICO XR, ByteDance
UX Researcher, Cisco
UX Researcher, Cisco
Design Researcher, II Cisco
UX Design, Clinic, Inc
Gen AI Analyst, Cognizant
UX Design Intern, Dassault Systèmes
Frontend Engineer, Decide4Action
UX Designer & Researcher, DEKA Research and Development Corp.
Business Analyst, Didi
Product Owner, Enverus
Tech Solutions Engineer, Epic
Software Engineer, Google, Inc
Software Development Engineer, Google, Inc
UX Researcher, Google, Inc
User Experience Interaction Designer, Google, Inc
UI/UX Designer, Innovation AI
Data Mining Engineer, Kuaishou Technology
Senior Quality Engineer, LTIMindtree Ltd.
UX Designer, Lucid Software
Product Designer, Meta
Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Jr. Product Designer, Nutshell
Supply Chain Consultant, OMP
Data Engineer, Quantum Compliance Systems
Associate Product Designer, Red Ventures
Connected Experience Designer, Samsung
Product Designer, Sangria by DotKonnekt
Data Analyst Intern, Seniverse
Outbound Product Manager, ServiceNow
UX Researcher, TAL Education Group
Data Scientist, Talkney
Web Designer, TEKSystems
Market & User Researcher, Tencent Americas
UX/UI Engineer, Traxen
Data Analyst, Up to Date
Product Manager, Xiaomi Technology
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
User Experience Researcher & Designer, Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society
UX Researcher / Web Developer, University of Chicago
Data Analyst, University of Cincinnati
Assistant Director of Data Analytics and Development, University of Michigan
UX Research Post-Graduate Fellow, University of Michigan - Center for Academic Innovation
Data Analyst / Programmer, University of Michigan - Information and Technology Services - ITS
Design Research Intern, University of Michigan - School of Social Work
UX Designer, University of Michigan CLAWS (Collaborative Lab for Advancing Work in Space
Full Stack Developer, University of Michigan Information and Technology Services
UX Design & Research Consultant, University of Michigan School of Information
LEO Lecturer 1, University of Michigan School of Information
Research Administrator, University of Michigan, LSA Research Office
PhD Student, University of Michigan Computer Science & Engineering
PhD Student, Washington University
PhD Student, Northeastern University
PhD Student, University of California San Diego
PhD Student, University of California Irvine
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