2005-06 Best Job Market in Four Years
The class of 2006 had the good fortune to graduate into the best entry level job market for college graduates in four years. Quite simply, employers are hiring more recent graduates and are increasingly active in their college hiring activities when doing so. In a recent survey, 87 percent of college career service offices reported that their 2006 graduates had more job opportunities available to them than did their 2005 counterparts. In addition, 98.3 percent of schools reported that employers interviewed on-campus for full-time hires, 95.7 percent reported that employers participated in on-campus career fairs targeted to college students and recent graduates, 92.2 percent reported that employers participated in on-campus information sessions targeted to students and recent graduates, and 91.3 percent reported that employers visited their campuses to recruit students who were searching for internships and co-op positions.
So what has this increased demand done to the starting salaries being offered to students and recent graduates who are searching for entry level jobs and internships? They’re up across all fields. The average salary offers extended to ten of the most popular majors are:
| Management Trainee (entry level management) | $38,408 |
| Sales | $37,622 |
| Teaching | $31,954 |
| Financial/Treasury Analysis | $46,051 |
| Project Engineering | $49,759 |
| Consulting | $49,991 |
| Accounting (private) | $43,987 |
| Design/Construction Engineering | $47,881 |
| Accounting (public) | $44,776 |
| Software Design & Development | $53,330 |
Source: NACE
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