60% of workers waste 1.7 hours a day

60% of workers surveyed by Salary.com admit to wasting time at work with the average employee wasting 1.7 hours of a typical 8.5 hour working day. Personal Internet use topped the list as the leading time-wasting activity according to 34% of respondents, with 20.3% then listing socializing with co-workers and 17% conducting personal business as taking up time.

Published on: July 27, 2007 Department: Employment

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62% of salaried Americans happy with their medical and retirement benefits
Most dangerous US jobs: fishing, flying, logging
Highest-paid US public company executives
62.7% of US employees choose PPO plan for their medical insurance
78% of US employees feel burned out on the job
Small business salaries down 0.4% in June 2008
31% of US organizations have weight-loss programs
20% drop in Computer Science majors in 2008
40% of US employees completely satisfied with their jobs
37% of US IT workers would take a pay cut if it involved telecommuting
78% of companies using social networks to find candidates
67% of Canadian execs see professional networking sites useful
91,400 high-tech jobs added in the US in 2007
21,400 IT jobs added in California in 2006, 5.9 mln Americans were employed by tech
37% of US employees were bullied on the job
74% of Californians noticed a weaker economy in February 2008
63K jobs lost in February 2008
16.2% of top CEOs left their jobs in 2007
23% of Americans regularly work from offsite locations
Average IT worker earned $32.39 an hour in October 2007
48% of Americans have known of a married colleague having an affair
Top European job sites in Q4 2007
Top employment sites in January 2008
By 2011 75% of the US workforce will be mobile
1.4 mln Americans unemployed for long-term in January 2007
17K US jobs lost in January 2007
Top European job sites in Q4 2007
20% of employees casually browse Internet, use P2P at work
Only 27% of CIOs have enough people to work on the business needs
80% of Japanese workforce to be mobile by 2011
Average American worked a 45-hour week in 2007
50% of US small business owners telecommute
23% of US workers regularly telecommute
Base salaries will increase 3.9% in 2008
42% of US employees plan to give bonuses
166k new US jobs added in October 2007
College tuitions up 6.6% in 2007
41 mln Americans cannot afford health care and housing
Online job sites market shares
Techiest US cities: San Jose, Washington DC, Raleigh
88% of workers consider themselves creative, 37% consider their companies dull
Online job posts up 4% in September 2007
22% of computer science degrees were awarded to women in 2005
11% of UK employees telecommute
45% of Americans think economy is declining
Top starting salaries for IT professionals
17% of US work force are baby boomers
78.9% of execs plan to take a vacation in 2007
85% of job applicants think a tattoo impedes getting a job
60% of workers waste 1.7 hours a day
66% of US companies plan to hire more IT staff
45% of US employees did not use all vacation days in 2006
71% of interns in 2007 were paid
5.8 mln Americans work in IT, 1.5 mln of them are software engineers
148 mln US employees in 2007
US unemployment rate is at 4.4%
44% of federal workers have an option to telework
Small business employment up 0.7% so far in 2007
Only 47% of Americans like their jobs
1.804 mln of new jobs in 2000-2005 taken by men, 1.996 mln - by women
Half of Americans are looking for new jobs
IT exec salaries in large companies up 1.92% in Q4 2006
Smal business salaries up 7.4% in 2006
US office workers interrupted 11 times an hour
132k new jobs in November 2006
76% of Americans earning more than $100,000 say leisure time is important
48% of UK IT workers are looking for another job
Top European employment sites
71% of top performers switch companies due to pay levels
Top US companies founded by immigrants: Intel, Solectron, Sanmina-SCI, Sun
Newspaper industry shed 18% of its jobs between 1990 and 2004
US unemployment at 4.4% in September 2006
Obesity costs US companies $13 bln a year
25% of US retailers to increase counterfraud measures this holiday season
67% of employees report information overload
70% of companies have hired high schoolers with poor grammar or writing skills
Average small business owner salary is $233,600
Best commuter workplaces in 2006
19% of US employees would post resumes on social networking sites
18% of IT workers expect their employers to make cuts
51K new jobs added in September 2006
100,315 Americans laid off in September 2006
140k new tech jobs in the first half of 2006
Top-growing occupations 2004-2014
Top companies for women
Only 33% of employees satisfied with employer-employee communication
70% of baby boomers do not plan to retire after reaching 65
60% of tech workers are looking for new jobs
538,914 Americans laid off so far this year
45% of employees got raises in 2005
20% of US families control 50.4% of US income
In 2006 US executives received a 58.8% raise
29% of workers work longer hours today than a year ago
Average programmer got a 8.7% increase in 2006
Post-secondary education enrollment to grow 13% between 2004 and 2014
88% of companies added health benefits to retain employees
$1.1 trillion to be spent on engineering services by 2020
39% of IT employees to look for new jobs in Q3 2006
13% of US males 30-55 do not work
Most prestigious US occupations: firefighters, doctors, nurses, scientists
73% of HR execs blame low morale on leadership problems
Turnover at tech companies was at 12.3% in Q2 2006
Both males and females prefer male bosses to female
2% of large US companies have fired employees for inappropriate blogging
Only 11% of employees take advantage of telecommuting policies
Most affordable US cities: Knoxville, Tennessee, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Kokoma, Indiana
US incomes up 0.4% in May 2006
75% of information workers have made decisions based on bad data
Data on 2005 H1-B applications
Cell phones ringing #1 annoyance at work
22.1% of self-employed Europeans work from home
56% of US small business owners hired or have tried to hire staff in May 2006
50% of employees 18 to 24 do not plan to stay with their companies
70% of hiring managers plan to recruit college grads in 2006
Unemployment in Canada is at 6.1%
36% of telecommuting CSRs say their decision was influenced by gas prices
75K new jobs added in May 2006
Monster Employment index up 25% in May 2006
144,000 Americans employed with video game industry
New Zealand wages up 3.1% in Q1 2006
138K Americans got hired in April 2006
Average tech salary in Silicon Valley is $85,600, C/C++ the most demanded skill
Top employers for MBAs: McKinsey, Google, Goldman Sachs
In March 2007 unemployment level was at 4.7%, 2.2% for college-educated workers
Pay for certified IT skills up 2.6% in 2005, pay for non-certified up 4.4%
IT staffing in healthcare down by 38% in 2005
3.472 mln IT workers in the US in Q1 2006
Best US jobs: software engineer, college professor, financial advisor
60% of Americans think they will never be too old to start a business
Canadian unemployment at 6.3%
211K jobs added in March 2006
72% of US companies plan to hire 2006 graduates
Online recruitment ads to grow 20-30% in 2006
Online job postings up in 28 US markets in February 2006
US GDP up 8.4% in 5 years, wages down 0.3%
Hiring better finance people will lead 30% of customers to pay their bills faster
March Madness cost US employers $3.8 bln in productivity
25% of US employees use work Internet for job hunting
US jobless benefit claims down by 11K in one week
54% of US workers do not want the job of their boss
31% of US companies plan to continue hiring in Q2 2006
US unemployment rate up to 4.8% in February 2006
2-3% of US IT jobs to go offshore by 2016
Canada unemployment rate at 6.6% in January 2006
Internet sources produced 51% of all new hires in 2005
IT wages up 3.1% in 2005
US unemployment is at 4.7%
13% of UK parents take work home every day
125K tech jobs created in 2005, 217K new tech jobs in 2006
IT unemployment rate stayed at 2.9% in 2005
1.63 mln jobs posted online in December 2005
Silicon Valley employment up 0.2% in 2005
In 2004 61% of new hires were referred by Internet postings
Best companies to work for: Genentech, Wegmans Food Markets, Valero Energy
Foreign student enrollment at US universities down 3%
48 mln Americans have no pension benefits
Small business hiring up 0.3% in 2005
300K customer care reps to work from home by 2010
Silicon Valley employees earning 17% more than US average
100 mln Americans to telecommute in 2008
26.1 mln Americans work from home at least 1 day a month
Phone companies shed 15.5% of their jobs between 1998 and 2003
IT vendors to increase customer support staffing by 40% a year through 2008
25% of Europeans have visited a job site in Q3 2005
Venture-funded firms created 630K European jobs in 2000-2004
UK attracted 22K foreign workers in 2004
Worldwide recruiting market to grow at 8.3% a year
2 mln help-wanted ads posted online in October 2005
41% of US companies will give employees holiday bonuses
15% of immigrants to the USA go into architecture and engineering
21% of UK IT workers are female
56K new jobs in October 2005
Best states to work in: Delaware, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont
41 mln will work from home at least once a week by 2008
IT salaries up 3% in 2005
Only 48% of US middle managers are satisfied with their jobs
41K tech jobs eliminated in Q3 2005
Public university tuition up 7.1% in 2005
26 mln Western European teleworkers by 2010
68% of Chinese companies expect to increase staffing
500,000 networking technology vacancies will not be filled in 2008
HCL Infosystems, Infosys and TCS top Indian employers
IT worker confidence index down in August 2005
190K tech jobs added in the first half of 2005
Most popular employers among US computer science students: Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Apple
16% of CIOs plan hiring, 4% - firing
US median household income was $44,389 in 2004
Tech paychecks down 1.2% in Q2 2005
Silicon Valley job count up by 900 in July 2005
Number of female students entering computer science down 80% in 2004 from 1998 levels
41% of Americans dated a co-worker
States with most new tech jobs in July 2005: California, Texas, New Jersey
Hiring by small businesses up 0.1% in July 2005
207K new jobs added to the economy in July 2005
Most US small businesses with employees stay open for 11 hours a day
63% of financial companies and 62% of government organizations plan to hire IT staff
Silicon Valley created 6,900 jobs in June 2005
Salaries for certified tech workers up 3% for the past 12 months
Tech unemployment is at 3.7%
Tech layoff numbers down 33%
Average employee goofs off 2.09 hours a day
IT employee confidence index up in June 2005
Computer science jobs up 7.7% in Q1 2005
UK IT contractor average rate was $49.87 per hour in June 2005
32% of IT workers are women
Most expensive cities in the world: Tokyo, Osaka, London, Moscow, Seoul
40% of Canadian small business owners to retire by 2010
Average IT salary is $77,249 in June 2005
14% of CIOs plan to hire IT staff in Q3 2005
10,000 Brits under 30 went bankrupt in Q1 2005
26.1% of new US tech jobs are in California
Pay for certified tech skills up 6% in Q1 2005
82,283 people laid off in May 2005
Tech employment up by 700 jobs in May 2005
75,000 medical experts do side work for Wall Street
42% of baby boomers will retire, but 70% plan to work after retirement
15% reduction in IT workforce by 2010
5% of UK IT specialists satisfied with their jobs
39% of 2003 H1B approvals were for tech industry, 37% brought people from India
20,000 college graduates with computer-related degrees in 2004
Software and services added 30K jobs in 2004
High-tech industry lost 333,000 jobs in 2003 and 25,000 jobs in 2004
Fastest-growing job markets: Rutherford County, Tennessee, Clark County, Nevada
60% less incoming college students want to major in Computer Science
Job posting on Dice.com up 22% in Q1 2005
UK gaming industry employs 22,000 people
80% of college grads will look for jobs on the Web, 51% will check out newspapers
33% of companies plan to add workers in Q2 2005
220,000 jobs to be added in March 2005
Only 19% of tech workers expect layoffs in February 2005
40% of fast-growing tech companies will expand workforce by 25%
11% of workforce to retire within next 5 years due to babyboomer issue
Silicon Valley loses jobs in December, January
Tech support a $23.3 bln industry by 2009
Software engineer and system analyst among the top 10 US jobs
US added 225,000 jobs in February 2005
92,351 jobs cut in January 2005, most in government sector
Average IT salary down 2.6% in 2004
IT salaries to oncrease 0.5% on average in 2005
75% of Americans are looking for a new job
Demand for IT security experts to grow at 14% a year
Electronic engineering salaries dropped for the first time in 31 years
21% of US employers plan to increase workforce in Q1 2005
9900 computer services jobs added in November 2004
27% of IT workers expect layoffs within the next few months
Online job postings hit year-high in November
US takes 17th place in science and engineering student proportion
Men work 49 hours a week, women - 43.5 on average
20% of IT professionals are women, only 10% of girls want to do science
928K tech jobs in California today
Third of UK firms unable to fill their IT vacancies
Worldwide recruiting services market to grow at 8.7% a year
US wages and salaries increased 0.7% in Q3 2004
IT salaries in India up 19% in 2004, Hewlett-Packard India has highest salaries
More than half of Silicon Valley employees left after the 2000 dotcom bust
IT contractor demand in UK almost doubled by Q3 2004
Tech layoffs up 60% in Q3 2004
Most IT departments will employ half as many people in 2008
In 2002 27.2% of computer science jobs belonged to women
IT salaries to grow 10-15% in the next three years
Most of recruiting happens through employee referrals and search firms
42.5% were satisfied with their financial situation in September
European IT to add 2 mln jobs in the next four years
Personal income rises in all 50 states, Washington leads with 2.4% increase
82% of companies need business skills, only 56% offer training
2004 salaries out of college: $52K for chemical engineering, $51K for engineering, $49K for computer science
200K IT jobs lost since Nov 2001
230K IT jobs waiting to be filled by the end of 2004
Salaries of CEOs who offshore grew 46% in 2003
11.2% of tech workers were laid off, 8.9% left their jobs themselves in 2003
Highest paying IT jobs
US to lose 6% of call centers by 2008
22% of science and engineering workers never finished college
IT optimism up, unemployment down
IT executive salary increased 1.9% in 2003
36% of employees spend at least 30 minutes a week on tech support
Average network executive salary is $111K
Average IT worker supports 120.3 users
44 mln telecommuting today, 51 mln by 2008
Average US pay raise will be 3.3% in 2004
94% of IT companies will be hiring next quarter
Small business employment grows 2.28%
11,000 computer jobs added in June
IT management salaries slide
IT morale low at 72% of US companies
3% of Americans work at call centers
US May layoffs stay on the same levels
1.1 mln Americans employed in IT
Computer Science enrollment dropped 18% in 2003
30% of executives engaged in workplace dating, 1% prohibit dating co-workers
42 mln. teleworkers in the US
Top-demand IT skills in Canada - TCP/IP, WinXP, Win2k, security, MS SQL
Computer science enrollment down 23%, computer engineering down 19%
Only 1 in 7 IT workers happy with their job
US jobless claims are at 3-year low
More than 50% of job applicants lie on their resume
Top jobs for now and 2010
Americans have mediocre work spaces, slack off 40-hour weeks
Average software engineering pay is $67,670
IT employment expected to pick up 3%
UK hourly IT contractor rates are at GBP 45
UK unemployment hits 30-year-low
Computer engineering and chemical engineering are the most lucrative jobs
US unemployment rate is 5.6%
IT salaries up 2% in 2003, average IT salary is $69.4K
US worker productivity increased 2.7% in Q4 2003
117K jobs lost in the US, India’s economy grows 8%
Silicon Valley will add 17K new jobs
UK IT job market on the rise in Q4 2003
Top concerns among Americans: health care costs and unemployment
Silicon Valley sheds 5% of jobs
Forrester: 26% of IT jobs gone by 2015
BrainBench: US IT salaries will grow 1-5% in 2004
US IT employment down 8% in 2003
US jobs up
US productivity up 9.4% in Q3 2003
AEA: tech job numbers in the US
High unemployment expected in Germany
Call-center workers in India
Reuters: Indian software salaries
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Russian IT job market
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