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HOW LARGE IS OUR FIRM?
100+
15%

Almost half of us are in
firms with fewer than 10
employees.

30-100
13%

11-29

17%

Solo

NUMBER
OF
EMPLOYEES
19%

36%

2-10

WHAT KIND OF WORK ARE WE DOING?
Over 1/3 of us are spending
more than half our time on
municipal work

Municipal
Commercial
12%

Adademic
Almost half of us (48%) have
developed a special expertise
or niche.

13%

Institutional

37%

FIRM
FOCUS

13%
25%

Residential

HAS OUR CAREER DEVELOPED AS EXPECTED?
Yes, exactly.

About half of us have had
some surprises along the way

With plenty of recent
changes:
This year - 19%
In the past several years - 32%

No, it is really
quite different
than I anticipated

17%

11%

CAREER
PATH
It has evolved with
a few surprises

32%

39%

It has evolved
in a logical path

WE ARE A PRETTY INTERESTING GROUP OF FOLKS !
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