Tuesday, March 20. 1962 University Daily Kansan
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June Graduate 'Labor Shortage' Noted
KU job placement directors have indicated that the number of job openings for graduating seniors is exceeding the number of graduates.
Word from the office of Dana Stevens, director of the placement bureau, has disclosed the response from graduating seniors this year is at an all-time high. Mrs. Mary Lou Phillips, placement secretary, said students' interest this year is much greater than last year.
She said the average monthly salary for business students with BS or BA degrees is between $400 and $450. This is generally the same as last year, but is an increase of nearly $100 from three to four years ago.
DEANS AND PROFESSORS from various schools on the Hill have also revealed that the number of job openings for their graduating students are also exceeding the number of graduates.
All of the interviews disclosed one thing, though—more and more of the graduating seniors are going ahead and attending graduate school for masters degrees.
"The main reason behind this," says Donald Metzler, associate dean
of Engineering and Architecture, "is that companies simply pay more for the student with the MS degree. Employers are encouraging students to go on to graduate school.
"The average monthly salary this year for a student with a BS degree in engineering is around $545. This is an increase of $25 over last year," he said.
Dean Metzler said that enrollment in the graduate work in the Engineering and Architecture school is up this year as compared to previous years.
Dr. J. Allen Reese, dean of the School of Pharmacy, said the situation has not changed much since last year.
"MS DEGREES in engineering and architecture have increased 23 per cent in the last four years and BS degrees have increased 33 per cent during the same time," he said.
"Salaries are slightly up," he said.
"Minimum wages are between $500 and $550 per month. Some go as high as $1,000 per month."
The law student will not have any trouble finding a job. In most cases he will have his choice. Dan Hop-
Average wage per month for students entering corporations is between $400 and $425. This figure is up $20 over last year.
"In senior high schools," Regier said, "the demand is for English, foreign languages, physics and chemistry teachers. Women physical education teachers are also needed."
son, assistant dean of the School of Law said, "This year is good to excellent in the amount of job openings, but not as good as last year.
HEROLD REGER, director of the Teacher Placement Bureau, said there is a great demand for teachers in the elementary teaching. He said from kindergarten to sixth grade teachers are in extreme demand throughout the country. There also is a shortage of teachers in the social studies and English in the junior high schools, he added. Mathematics and science teachers are also in demand, he said.
"LAST YEAR WAS an exception," he said.
Students receiving government jobs will earn around $525 per month, he said.
Regier said the lack of male graduates is the main reason why there is such a need for elementary teachers.
The average monthly salary is generally more in large city schools than in smaller cities, he said. For the beginning teacher in the larger school system, he said the average salary is between $4600 and $4800 yearly. He compared this to between $4200 and $4500 in the smaller school system.
Regier added that beginning yearly pay for California teachers is around $5400.
"THE AVERAGE FROM KU," he said, "is much less. It is between 50 and 60 per cent here."
He remarked that there are more students going on to graduate school than ever before.
Arthur Davidson, professor of chemistry, said job placements are running about the same as last year. He noted that the number of chemistry graduates rose to an all time high in 1960 and has declined only slightly since then.
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