for jobs
almost $31,000 to start.
Julie Cunningham, director of the Engineering Career Services Center, said the type of engineer in the greatest demand depended on market conditions.
"The hottest one right now is chemical engineering. It was very poor from 82 to 97. The last two years its been very strong. The students have been getting a lot of offers."
mechanical engineers do not start at as high a wage, she said, but they are recruited by a wider variety of companies.
Figures provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that today's freshman engineering students will be more heavily recruited between now and the year 2000, and the numbers of students enrolling in engineering are declining. Cunningham
"If you take these two things together it will work. We have a better job list." Cunningham said.
Although faculty from most fields are optimistic, some expressed concern about the volatility of the economy and the effects of economic change on the job market.
enry said that placement success in some fields depended on the economy while some more technical fields also depended on it. For example, graduates in a given field can fluctuate.
If cold fusion becomes a reality it could open up more opportunities in engineering, Henry said. And because the increasing fields related to computer-related fields could be strong in the future.
Finding a job
Below is a listing of certain academic majors and their estimated job demand in 1988-89.
More jobs than candidates
Business and Management 220,849
Engineering 73,020
Health Professions 61,057
Computer and Informational Sciences 36,795
Physical Sciences 22,461
Jobs equal to candidates available
Education 83,438
Mathematics 14,335
Protective Services 11,840
Architecture and Environmental Design 8,825
Communications Technologies 1,633
More candidates than jobs
Social Sciences 86,561
Communications 38,196
Psychology 37,678
Life Sciences 36,385
Visual and Performing Arts 35,904
Liberal/General Studies 18,163
Public Affairs 13,097
Foreign Languages 9,421
Parks and Recreation 4,347
Area and Ethnic Studies 2,710
Source: Placement Services, Michigan State University
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