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FIGURE 7 AVERAGE SALARY BY hOuRS wORkEd PER wEEk General Standards Board (CGSB); Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB); Frosio, the Norwegian Professional Council for Education and Certifcation of Inspectors for Surface Treatment; Institute of Corrosion (ICORR); National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER); National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET); Ontario Association of Certifed Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT); Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI); SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings; and Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). Corrosion Control Professionals Are Experienced and Stable Across all surveys, respondents serving in the industry for 10 years or more outnumber those with less corrosion experience. In the U.S. survey, 63% of participants have been professionally involved in corrosion prevention and mitigation for 10 years or more (same as 2012), while 42% have worked in the industry for 20 years or more (vs. 40% in 2012). Results indicate that 20% of U.S. respondents have worked in corrosion control for four years or less (vs. 17% last year). Canadian members who have worked in the corrosion feld for 10 years or more comprise 55% of survey participants (down from 58% in 2012), with 30% reporting 20 years or more of corrosion experience (compared to 31% in 2012). The percentage of Canadian respondents joining the corrosion profession within the last four years increased to 26% this year vs. 25% last year. In Europe, 53% of respondents have worked in corrosion control for at least 10 years (up from 49% in 2012), with 27% having 20 or more years of experience (up from 24% in 2011). The number of respondents entering the feld in Europe has declined—18% report entering the corrosion feld within the last four years, which is a 9% decrease over last year. In past surveys, respondents with more years of corrosion experience earned higher average annual salaries in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with NACE International, Vol. 52, No. 7 $143,428 CAN 150,000 U.S. EURO 120,000 $117,485 $124,850 $108,520 $94,818 $115,033 $93,920 90,000 $95,789 $62,850 €94,500 $86,207 €82,277 60,000 €65,617 €50,928 30,000 N/A 0 <30 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 60+ N/A: No respondents selected this category. the highest average annual salary earned by those with 20-plus years of experience in corrosion control. The same is reported this year by Canadian respondents, with average annual salaries rising as years of experience increase. The U.S. and European survey results for this year, however, don't necessarily correlate higher average annual salaries with increasing experience, although the highest European average annual salary calculated was for 20-plus years of experience. The highest average annual salary in the United States was seen for fve to nine years of experience. Figure 5 shows average annual salaries by years of corrosion experience. In the United States, average annual salaries increased as years of NACE membership increased and the highest average annual salary by membership ($127,562) was reported for those with 20 or more years with NACE. The highest average annual salary by membership (€125,500) was also reported for European respondents with 20 or more years with NACE, although higher average annual salaries didn't always correspond with more years of membership at levels below 20-plus years. The highest average annual salary by membership for Canadians was CAN$129,492 for those with 10 to 19 years with NACE. Figure 6 shows average annual salary by years of NACE membership. Over the past year, the number of participants who have been a NACE member for 20 years or more has increased for all three groups surveyed, with the number of respondents increasing from 20 to 22% in the United States, 12 to 15% in Canada, and 3 to 6% in Europe. In contrast, the number of respondents who have less than 10 years of NACE membership has decreased for all three groups: down from 57 to 56% for the United States, 65 to 61% for Canada, and 85 to 80% for Europe. The percentages of respondents joining NACE within the past two years are 19% for the United States, 29% for Canada, and 25% for Europe. In May 2013, total NACE membership was 31,344—an ~8% increase in membership since May 2012. In addition to continuing in the corrosion profession for many years, a number of respondents have stayed with their employers on a long-term basis. About 44% of U.S. participants have worked for their current employer for 10 or more years (vs. 42% in 2012), and 26% (vs. 24% in 2012) have been with the same employer for 20 years or more; the results are similar to last year's survey results. About 18% of U.S. respondents have been with their employer less than two years. The percentage of Canadian respondents working for the same employer for 10 or more years is 35% (vs. 37% last year), with 18% (vs. 17% in 2012) staying with the same frm for 20 or more years—also similar to results from 2012. About 21% of respondents have been with their employer less than two years. The percentage of European respondents who have worked for their July 2013 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE 157