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TAbLE 3 Average Annual Salary by Company Function worked per week increased for all three surveys. The average annual salary in the United States for less than 30 hours worked per week did not ft the trend, which represents ~2% of the respondents for that survey. Figure 7 shows average annual salary by hours worked per week. Corrosion Professionals Work in Many Industries at a Variety of Jobs NACE members are corrosion-control professionals who are employed in many industries and perform a variety of jobs— from engineers and chemists to technicians and inspectors. In the United States, 28% of respondents report that their company's function is related to oil and gas pipelines/storage tanks, 15% selected coatings and linings, and 13% work for a natural gas utility, which is again similar to the survey results from previous years. In Canada, the top three industries that best describe the respondents' company function are oil and gas pipelines/storage tanks (24%), coatings and linings (18%), and oil and gas extraction (15%), the same top three industries reported in the 2012 survey. Survey results for European respondents were slightly different than last year's fndings, with the coatings and linings industry selected by 18% of European respondents, followed by oil and gas extraction (17%) and engineering/architectural consulting (14%). Reported average annual salaries by company function in the United States were highest for oil and gas extraction ($138,513), refining ($124,484), and chemical processing ($119,705); and lowest for academic ($78,533) and natural gas utility ($84,792). For Canada, the highest average annual salaries by company function were reported for construction (CAN$137,281), water distribution and treatment (CAN$135,250), and power plant/electric utility (CAN$135,000). The lowest were academia (CAN$79,333) and plastics/nonmetals (CAN$74,500). The highest average annual salaries by company function reported for Europe are academic and chemical processing (both are €109,500), and oil and gas extraction (€85,892); with the lowest reported NACE International, Vol. 52, No. 7 United States (U.S.$) Canada (CAN$) Europe Academic $78,533 $79,333(A) €109,500(A) Aerospace $93,250 N/A N/A Company Function Anodic/Cathodic Protection $96,694 $95,785 €44,300 $119,705 Chemical Processing $119,964 €109,500(A) Coatings & Linings $98,490 $113,537 €77,166 Construction $93,925 $137,281 €69,500(A) Engineering/Architecture Consulting Firm $114,048 $96,732 €54,041 Government $91,498 $84,500(A) €34,500(A) Instrumentation $90,650 $109,500(A) €54,500(A) Metals & Mining $108,531 $103,916 €62,500 $84,792 $86,075 €36,000(A) Natural Gas Utility $138,513 $120,413 €85,892 Oil & Gas Pipeline/Storage Tanks Oil & Gas Extraction $99,043 $118,642 €52,181 Original Equipment Manufacturer $110,958 $98,666 €34,500(A) Plastics/Nonmetals $118,666 (A) $74,500 N/A Power Plant/Electric Utility $100,490 $135,000(A) €36,750(A) $98,666 $103,333(A) N/A Refning $124,484 $120,545 €56,250 Research & Development $112,431 $84,500 €54,500(A) $94,169 $93,846 €51,400 Pulp & Paper Ships/Marine/Offshore Platforms Testing Services $94,533 $118,150 €56,916 Transportation $94,780 $125,800 €84,500(A) Water Distribution/Treatment $89,725 $135,250(A) €54,500(A) N/A: No respondents selected this category. (A) Based on fewer than fve responses. TAbLE 4 Average Salary by Job Type United States (U.S.$) Canada (CAN$) Europe Chemist $112,891 $94,454 €49,500(A) Consultant $125,580 $125,600 €55,750 Contractor $98,700 $110,650 €49,400 Designer/Architect $97,625 $94,500(A) N/A $117,457 $102,859 €68,121 Inspector/QC/QA $96,743 $117,526 €69,982 Maintenance $80,275 $121,055 €54,500(A) Management $120,618 $139,605 €62,000(A) Professor/Teacher $114,346 (A) €109,500(A) Purchasing $106,653 N/A €72,833 $81,833 $29,000(A) N/A $108,129 $105,026 N/A Student $34,125 (A) N/A Technician/Technologist $78,856 $96,088 €45,000 Job Function Engineer Retired Sales/Marketing $174,500 $31,750 N/A: No respondents selected this category. (A) Based on fewer than fve responses. for government and original equipment manufacturer (both are €34,500). See Table 3 for average annual salaries by company function. The types of job selected by the largest percentages of respondents in the United States are technicians/technologists (24%), engineers (21%), and quality control/qual- ity assurance (QC/QA) inspectors (18%). These results are similar to survey fndings for the past several years. The highest U.S. average annual salaries, however, are for consultants ($125,580), management ($120,618), engineers ($117,457), and professors/teachers ($114,346). The largest percentages of Canadian respondents July 2013 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE 159