Sales is good bargain
Average starting salaries
Below are the average starting salaries for certain academic majors
Annual rate
Majors Annual rate
Chemical engineering $30,928
Electrical engineering 30,147
Mechanical engineering 29,509
Industrial engineering 28,304
Computer science 27,537
Mathematics 26,781
Chemistry 26,293
Civil engineering 25,133
Physics 24,543
Financial Administration 23,491
Accounting 22,756
Social Science 22,493
Marketing/Sales 21,270
Retailing 21,004
Liberal Arts/Arts and Letters 20,909
Journalism 20,066
Education 19,377
Personnel Administration 19,262
Advertising 19,073
Communications 18,336
Source: Placement Services. Dave Eames/KANSAN
Migrate State University
by Stan Diel Kansan staff writer
When today's freshmen graduate, they may find it easiest to find a job in sales and management, said James Henry, assistant director of the University Placement Center.
Graduates interested in sales and management positions are the most heavily recruited today, Henry said, and he expects the trend to continue.
"For a long time we've heard that service-related occupations will increase; I think that's true," Henry said. "I think we'll have a lot of them, and think there will be a ball for information."
Henry said fields such as business and management, engineering, health professions, information services, and the physician had more job openings than candidates.
We've had a lot of interest from companies recruiting for product sales, insurance sales and insurance management," Henry said.
Business majors are not the only people recruited for sales jobs, Henry said. Other skills are more important than one's major when applying.
"They are looking for all majors," he said. "First and foremost they are looking for communications skills, evidence of leadership, and volunteer activities."
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First and foremost they are looking for communications skills, evidence of leadership,and volunteer activities.
- James Henry assistant director, University Placement Center
graduates in 1988-89 will have degrees in business and management, there are still more job opportunities than candidates.
Henry said that while management jobs averaged lower starting salaries than sales positions — sales jobs average about $20,000 and management $13,000 to $18,000 — opportunities to advance within the company came more quickly in management.
"Promotion to store manager usually comes at about the 18-month point." Henry
Fred Madaua, director for the Business Placement Office, said that sales would continue to be a strong field.
"Everybody is selling something," Madaus said. "Sales tends to be strong and tends to stav that way."
Madaus said the greatest average starting salaries for college graduates were found in technical fields. According to statistics in the 32nd edition of the Compaq Annual Report, more than 80% of the highest paying field for first year graduates. Chemical engineers average
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