Career Opportunities & Employer Relations 2010 – 2011 Stats

1. Career Opportunities & Employer Relations2010 – 2011 Stats career.mst.edu 573-341-4343 career@mst.edu

2. 2011 Rankings • Services… • 11th in the nation in 2011 among career centers • –The Princeton Review • Salaries… • 2nd in the nation for starting salaries among public universities • –Payscale Inc. • 2nd among Midwestern public and private universities in terms of starting median salary (starting median salary for Missouri S&T graduates is $58,600) • –Payscale Inc. • 15th in the nation among ALL universities, public and private • –Payscale Inc.

3. Full-time Quick Facts • 84% of reporting students had firm plans at graduation • 711 different employers recruited S&T students (501 in 09-10) • Employers were from 43 states and 2 international locations • 3,526 on-campus interviews were conducted • 466 different employers conducted on-campus interviews or posted a job • Employer may have been recruiting for multiple positions, but only counted once • Top hiring full-time states were MO, TX, KS, IL, AR (in order) • 42% of the graduating class remained in MO • Full-time student salaries: • Undergraduate average starting salary $59,550 • Graduate average starting salary $64,882 • Undergraduate 5-year average starting salary $54,074 • Graduate 5-year average starting salary $62,465 • Employers utilize COER three times per semester!

4. Co-op and Intern Quick Facts • 29% of undergraduate students had work experience (co-op or intern) • at the time of graduation • Co-op • 409 co-ops in 32 states & 1 international location at 141 employers • Top hiring states are: MO, AR, CA, TX, NE (in order of hires) • Co-op students earned a total of $4,568,411.00 in 10-11 • Co-op salaries: • Undergraduate co-op salary $2,916/month • Graduate co-op salary $3,714/month • Intern • 174 interns in 29 states at 104 employers • Undergraduate intern salary $3,177/month • Top hiring states are: MO, KS, IL, TX (in order of hires)

5. 10-11 Top Hiring Employers Co-op Nucor Corporation * Gateway EDI Hunter Engineering Company Omaha Public Power District True Manufacturing Cargill * GE Aviation Monsanto Barry-Wehmiller Design Group Noranda Aluminum, Inc. Ameren * Anheuser-Busch * Smith & Company Intern Cerner Corporation * General Motors Ameren * ConocoPhillips Garmin International GKN Aerospace Ash Grove Cement Company Southwestern Energy * Alliance Coal, LLC. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Kiewit * The Boeing Company * Weber Metals, Inc. Full-time Cargill * Honeywell FM&T Anheuser-Busch * ArcelorMittal Ericsson Halliburton Energy The Boeing Company * Bechtel Bettis Cerner Corporation * Accenture Procter & Gamble Black & Veatch Caterpillar, Inc. Kiewit * Lockheed Martin National Instruments Nucor Corporation * Southwestern Energy * Union Pacific Railroad • Talking points: • Asterisk (*) indicates top hiring employer in multiple categories • Ranked by number of hires within each category

6. Talking points: • In 2009-2010, 54% of the students reporting had accepted a job • In 2009-2010, 21% of the students reporting were going to graduate school • In 2009 – 2010, 20% of the students reporting had no job

7. 10-11 Full-Time Average Starting Salaries Discipline Undergraduate Graduate Aerospace Engineering $59,077 --- Architectural Engineering $55,616 --- Biological Sciences $54,500 --- Bus & Mgt Systems $52,075 $51,143 Ceramic Engineering $61,100 --- Chemical Engineering $62,440 --- Civil Engineering $49,806 $58,375 Computer Engineering $58,885 --- Computer Science $50,990 $69,129 Electrical Engineering $57,642 $67,765 Engineering Management $59,381 $63,295 IST $52,091 $55,000 Material Science & Engineering --- $67,517 Mechanical Engineering $60,266 $59,429 Metallurgical Engineering $60,737 $63,667 Mining Engineering $64,936 --- Nuclear Engineering $65,333 --- Petroleum Engineering $87,475 --- Systems Engineering --- $93,500 Overall Average $59,550 $64,882 • Talking points: • In 2009-2010, undergraduate average starting salary was $57,800

8. Talking points: • 200 new employers recruited S&T students in spring 2011

9. Career Fairs • Fall 2010 • 185 employers attended • 541 recruiters • 30 states represented • 78 employers from Missouri • Spring 2011 • 155 employers attended • 431 recruiters • 25 states represented • 78 employers from Missouri • Talking points: • The September 27, 2011 new career fair hours will be 9:00am – 3:00pm to try and avoid the heat

10. 10-11 Co-op & Intern Facts • Intern Facts • 174 interns working in 29 states for 104 employers • Intern student class standing: • 4% sophomores • 17% juniors • 72% seniors • 7% graduates • Top intern states: • MO, KS, IL, TX (in order) Co-op Facts • 409 co-ops working in 32 states & 1 international location for 141 employers • Co-op student class standing: • 4% sophomores • 19% juniors • 48% seniors • 29% graduates • Top co-op states: • MO, AR, CA, TX, NE (in order)

11. 10-11 Co-op & Intern Average Monthly Salaries UG Co-op UG Intern G Co-op Aerospace Engineering $3,225 $2,269 --- Architectural Engineering --- $2,528 --- Business Administration (MBA) --- --- $3,933 Ceramic Engineering $3,350 --- --- Chemical Engineering $3,065 $3,568 --- Chemistry $1,689 --- --- Civil Engineering $2,404 $2,352 --- Computer Engineering $2,979 $3,286 $4,068 Computer Science $2,807 $2,890 $3,338 Electrical Engineering $3,022 $3,611 $4,641  Engineering Management $2,792 $2,530 --- IST $2,676 $2,564 $3,206 Manufacturing Engineering --- --- $2,900 Mechanical Engineering $3,049 $3,280 --- Metallurgical Engineering $2,890 $4,702 --- Mining Engineering $2,734 $2,853 --- Petroleum Engineering --- $5,533 --- Systems Engineering --- --- $3,126 Overall Average $2,916 $3,177 $3,714

12. COER Team Associate Director Edna Grover-Bisker, Ed.D Director Adrienne Neckermann Assistant Director Colleen Kapeller Recruiting Assistant H-Z Sara Earl Recruiting Assistant A-G Cindy Welch Career Advisor Malory Sykes Career Advisor Gail Best Secretary Andrea Ridenhour Fiscal Assistant Hilary Jenkins Administrative Assistant