If you worked for a business or professional association in 2006, on average you made more in annual wages than a private sector employee. And if you work for an association in Chicago, your peers have some of the most competitive pay and wages in the country; the average association employee there made $70,000 in 2006. The statistics get rosier, like the $1.7 billion that association conferences, seminars and events pump into Chicago’s local economy, according to “Associations Matter,” a new report prepared for ASAE & the Center for Association Leadership. The highlights of the report include the best states to look for a job in associations – since 1997,… Read More