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A Look at Some of the Highest Paying Jobs for College Graduates
By JLP | May 19, 2006
Things are looking pretty good for this year’s college graduates. According to this article in the Chicago Sun-Times, some of the hot career areas are:
Accounting: $46,188, up 5.4 percent
Business administration/management: $40,976, up 3.9 percent
Chemical engineering: $56,549, up 4.2 percent
Civil engineering: $45,544, up 4.8 percent
Computer engineering: $54,200, up 5.3 percent
Computer science: $50,892, down 0.8 percent
Economics/finance: $45,058, up 5.3 percent
Liberal arts: $30,958, up 2 percent
Marketing: $37,446, down 1 percent
Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers
The chemical engineering starting salary is about 50% higher than it was when my wife started in engineering. If you are one fortunate enough to be starting a career in one of these fields, I have some advice for you. You also might want to read this.
Topics: Basics, Financial Planning | 6 Comments »
May 19th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
I guess I should go back to school..lol.
Good info keep bloggin’
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May 20th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
I’m getting a degree in mechanical engineering (actually co-oping with a Fortune 500 Consumer Appliances company right now) and the numbers for engineering look about right from what my graduating friends are telling me. At my school the starting salaries are a litle higher because companies seem to put a premium on the education that students recieve there.
May 23rd, 2006 at 7:58 pm
[...] Highest Paying Jobs for College Grads – Excellent list of the highest paying jobs. Do you think it’s time for you to switch majors? I just had a friend graduate and he’s a electrical engineer. His offered salary was in the upper ranges of these, right underneath Chemical Engineering I believe, so I attest these figures are accurate from experience. [...]
July 13th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
what happened to pharmacist?? they come out of school making around $80,000 to $100,000.
July 27th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
This may be something you’d be interested in. I saw it on the internet the other night. It’s Design News Magazine’s 2006 salary survey for engineers http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6350217.html
May 13th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
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