- Consultants assist colleges and universities in hiring for important positions, including school presidents and chancellors. These top jobs set the tone for the school and enhance the mission for the institution. Consultants meet with students, parents, staff and instructors to collect input from all involved to help focus the employment search. Staff and employment specialist consultants also assist schools in interpreting federal and state hiring laws; evaluating job classification status, as exempt or non-exempt; and assist in developing employee evaluation methods and evaluations. Staff hiring consultants working as job analysis specialists earned an average of $26.74 an hour, or $55,620 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Poor economic conditions can mean endowment savings fail to provide the necessary funds for operations, improvements and salaries. Financial consultants work with colleges and universities to invest endowment money and donations. The advisers also work with colleges in cutting budgets and managing operating funds. Senior business analysts earned between $40,000 and $75,000 in 2002, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, while higher-level associates earned from $65,000 to $110,000 in the same year. Salaries in 2009 for the same professionals, according to the BLS, were $73,670, or $35.42 an hour.
- Tuition and student loans supply colleges with funds to operate. Expanding the student body provides capital to pay salaries and construct buildings. Competition among colleges and universities mandates creation of an enticing product to attract transfer students and new freshman to the institution. Professional student recruiters help create marketing images, develop recruiting programs and plan recruiting efforts. Market research analysts earned $29.61 an hour in 2009, according to BLS information.
- Higher-education safety consultants advise on policies impacting both students and staff. The consultants work with campus security officials to develop formal policies to ensure student on-campus safety. Consultants make recommendations related to student housing, campus walkways and college parking garages for both new construction and modification of older campuses. Safety and health consultants also advise institutions on creating safe working conditions for staff and instructors, including application of federal and state work standards for air circulation and use of potentially harmful chemicals and materials on campus, as well as making recommendations for building lighting. The average pay for safety consultants was $68,230 in 2009, according to the BLS.
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