Survey lists starting salaries
by Steven Wolcott
Kansan staff writer
For the second consecutive year, pharmacy graduates can expect the highest average starting salaries when hired, while students with degrees in accounting can expect the most job offers, according to the March 1989 College Placement Council Salary Survey.
Campus placement directors said that account, sales and management, engi- ience and education had been strong areas for jobs and job recruiting this春.
for jobs and job recruiting funds.
Terry Gllen, assistant director of the University Placement Center, will most recruiters were looking for people with broad-based backgrounds fill sales and management trainee positions.
"Most of the companies we have come through here are in the exception of education, arts working for liberal arts graduates," he said. "There seems to be lots of interest in our liberal arts people, and we feel pretty good about that."
A pretty good about that.
Glenn said that the education job market was particularly strong this year and that
many recruiters were interested in graduates specializing in math, science and special education.
"Computer science has been a good area, but that always stays good," he said. "Demand for people with communications studies degrees has also been strong."
Glenn said the placement center had not seen a large increase in the number of recruiters compared with last year.
"We've had some new companies contact us this year," Glems said. "Shaw Industries is a new one that came to KU this spring. They're carpet manufacturing, and they're looking to fill sales positions."
to hire in sales positions. Fred Maddus, director of the Business Placement Office, said that students with accounting degrees were most in demand. .com
"Year-in and year-out, that's pretty consistent," Madaus said. He said that in terms of starting salaries, accounting maitors also were ahead.
majors also have a gap is closing some," he said.
"Usually they are $100 a month above busi-
See PHARMACY p. 18. col 1
Photo illustration by Kelly Lamson/KANSAN
A plethora of job offers
According to the College Placement Council the following number of job offers were made to college graduates with bachelor's degree in their respective fields.
Business
Accounting 2,528
Business Administration 453
Communications
Advertising 10
Communications 68
Journalism 30
Education
Elementary Education 83
Special Education 24
Humanities &
Social Sciences
Letters 35
Visual & Performing Arts 19
History 13
Political Science & Government 24
Psychology 50
Sociology 18
Engineering
Aerospace & Aeronautical 115
Chemical 543
Civil 361
Electrical 949
Mechanical 1,029
Petroleum 62
Computer Sciences
Computer Science 378
Computer Programming 26
Health Services
Allied Health 44
Health Sciences 23
Nursing 80
Pharmacy 65
Sciences
Architecture & Environmental Design 14
Biological 14
Chemistry 57
Geological 5
Mathematics 60
Physics 7
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