THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN INDUSTRY PROGRAM OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT OF ENGINEERING PLACEMENT John G. Young October, 1962 IP-586

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTIONK.............. m........... 1 NUMBER OF GR ADUATES. 5..................... Comments.............................................4 STUDENT AND ALUMNI ACTIVITY............................... 5 Number of Students Interviewing...................... 5 Number of Interviews Conducted........................ 5 Average Number of Interviews per Student.............. Average Number of Plant Visit Invitations per Student............................................ Average Number of Plant Visits Accepted per Student... 5 Interviewing by PbD Candidates................5........ Postgraduate Plans.................................... 5 Number of Alumni Utilizing Placement Service.......... 5 Comments.............................................. EMPLOYER ACTIVITY......................................... 7 Number of Employers Scheduling Interview Visits....... 7 Number of Interview Visits............................ Average Number of Offers per Student.................. Number of Employers Requesting Applicants by Mail..... 7 Comments.............................................. 8 STARTING SALARIES ACCEPTED........................... 9 Comments.~ *.**.*... **.*,.**.*.....*. 10 POSITIONS ACCEPTED................................... 11 By Location................... 11 By Type of Work..................... 11 By Type of Industry................................... 11 By Size of Employer's Organization................... 11 Comments......................................12 ii

ENGINEERING PLACEMENT July 1 156l -1 July 16, 1962 Recruiting pressure for our graduates increased markedly throughout the year in contrast to the declining trend during the spring semester of last year. This increase was evidenced by a larger number of recruiting visits, in spite of a trend toward consolidation of recruiting by multi-division employers, and by an increase in starting salaries approximately equal to that of the preceding two years combined. The most intense demand was felt in the aircraft, space, and electrical products industries for research and development activities. This was apparently responsible for increasing salary differentials and recruiting effort for high scholarship and advanced degrees. It is probably also responsible for an increased proportion of graduates starting on direct assignments rather than training programs and for a trend toward research industry, government, and education at the expense of manufacturing-oriented industry, construction, and consulting. As anticipated last year, employer access to student credentials was extended from the Ph.D. to both MS and BS levels. About onethird of the employers who visited utilized this opportunity to some extent, and a special survey was conducted to determine the results from the standpoints of both students and employers. In general, the procedure was praised by both parties as beneficial to their interests, and it will therefore be continued next year and perhaps extended still further in the future. A more detailed report of the results of this study will be issued separately at a later date. -1

-2At this time there appears to be no reason to predict a reduction in demand next year and the supply of available graduates will again decrease. It is therefore expected that recruiting will be at least as strong or stronger during the coming year.

NUMBER OF GRADUATES TOTAL % TOTAL IN IN IN B.S. M.S. Professional Ph.D. EACH CLASS EACH EACH PROGRAM____^__________ _____ ____~_ F__IPROG. PROG. Aug Feb Jun Aug Feb Jun Aug Feb Jun Feb Jun Aug Feb Jun'61't62'62'61'62'62'61'62'62'62'62'61'62'62 Aero. & Astro. 8 23 35 4 8 17 2 2 2 2 14 33 56 103 10 Chemical 11 1 7 L 5' 6 7 5 7 17 16 2 41 86 8 Civil 7 15 28 20 12 17 __ 1 2 27 38 47 102 10 Electrical 31 58 65 10 18 25 1 1 4 3 _42 8 1 93..216 21 Engrg. Math..6 24 32..____ 2 6 2 32 64 6 Engrg. Mech. 1 3 6 6 7 8 ___1 7 10 15 32 3 Engrg. Physics 2 4 9 2 4 9 15 1 Industrial 11 20 21 1 7 6 1 12 27 28 677 Instrumentation 20 6 7 i 3 21 6 10 37 4 Materials.. 2 1' -' 1... 1. 1 3 3 6 1 Mechanical...19 35 50 8 20 18 1 4 2 27 60 70 157 15 Metallurgical 4 7 8 13 2 2 2 3 1V 3 Meteorology 4 1 4________ 1 5 1 Nav. Arch. & Mar. 2 5 11 5 3 3 __ ___7 8 29 3 Nuclear __ ____ _ _ _7 9 5.3 6 7 12 11 30 3 Science 4 10 21 1 __ __4 11 2136'4 TOTALS IN EACH CLASS 106 229 320 86 100 ll6 4 3 2 23 31 196 335 469 1020 100% % IN EACH CLASS 16 35 49 29 33 38 50 33 17 A-t 11 5711 19 35 46 TOTALS AT EACH DEGREE LEVEL -IL 665 302 9 54 1020.1 A % AT EACH DEGREE LEVEL 64% 30% 1% 5% 100%

COMMENTS The total number of graduates declined by slightly less than 1% compared to last year. The number of Chemical graduates held even with last year after declining for several years, whereas Electricals, after several years of increase, dropped slightly as a result of a decrease of 20% in the number of MS degrees. Civil and Mechanical also decreased significantly, but Industrial and all of the smaller programs, except Materials and Nuclear, showed increases. The proportion of graduates in each class and at each degree level again showed no significant change in comparison with the last several years.

-5 STUDENT AND ALUMNI ACTIVITY NUMBER OF STUDENTS INTERVIEWING Citizens* for Regular Employment Citizens for Summer Employment Non-Citizens BS MS PhD Total 397 200 66 169 58 54 59 32 30 625 290 150 Totals NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED FOR REGULAR EMPLOYMENT By Engineers (Citizens & Non-Citizens) By Non-engineers FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT 663 Fall 281. 121 Spring 1065 Total 2332 76 139 3491 102 905 5823 178 1044 Totals 2547 7045 AVERAGE NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS PER CITIZEN ACCEPTING REGULAR EMPLOYMENT AVERAGE NUMBER OF PLANT VISIT INVITATIONS PER CITIZEN ACCEPTING REGULAR EMPLOYMENT AVERAGE NUMBER OF PLANT VISITS ACCEPTED PER CITIZEN ACCEPTING REGULAR EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWING BY PhD CANDIDATES Number of Candidates Interviewing Number of Interviews Taken Average Interviews per Candidate BS MS PhD Total 10.4 8.7 6.9 9.8 BS MS PhD ITotal 3.1 5.1 6.6 3.8 BS MS PhD Total 2.3 3.4 5.5 2.8 Degree Expected In 62 I After t62 Total... ~ 56 291 5.2 42 127 3.0 98 418 4.3 POSTGRADUATE PLANS REPORTED BY CITIZENS BS MS PhD Total No. % No. o. No. % To Accept Reg. Emplm't 193 58 52 l8 25 93 270 58 To Continue School 103 31 35 32 0 0 138 29 To Military Service 36 11 21 20 2 7 59 13 Totals 332 100 108 100 27 100 467 100 NUMBER OF ALUMNI UTILIZING PLACEMENT SERVICE........................ 147 * "Citizen" and "Non-citizen" refers to U.S. citizenship. Most non-citizens are available for temporary "practical training" employment only, usually for eighteen months following graduation.

-6 COMMENTS The total number of students interviewing decreased by about 12%, but the major part of the decrease was in interviewing for summer rather than for regular employment. The number of interviews conducted was practically the same as last year, in spite of the decrease in students interviewing, as a result of an increase in the number of interviews per student, which returned to the level of two years ago. The number of plant visit invitations and acceptances increased somewhat over last year, but did not attain the 1960 level. The proportion of graduates accepting regular employment regained part of last year's decrease, entirely as a result of a smaller proportion of graduate level students planning to continue school.

EMPLOYER ACTIVITY!,!A J,.,t AUTJMBER OF EMPLOYERS SCHEDULING INTERVIEW VISITS Fall I Spring II Total 277 375 II 445* NUMBER OF INTERVIEW VISITS Visits Visits Visits BY INDUSTRIES Scheduled Canceled Completed No. % of 614 Aircraft and Missiles 83 6 77 13 Electrical Products 103 13 90 15 Chemical Products 199 22 177 29 Food 13 1 12 2 Automotive and Parts 8 2 6 1 Other Mechanical Products 89 12 77 13 Heavy Machinery & Equip. 22 4 18 3 Steel & Metallurgical 41 8 33 5 Construction, inc. Shipbldg. 10 0 10 1 Utilities, inc. Transportation 36 4 32 5 State & Local Gov't. 11 2 9 1 Federal Gov't. 57 10 47 8 Education and Research Related to Education 13 1 12 2 Consulting Engineering 141 0 14 2 Totals 699 85 614 100 * This total is the number of separate employers who scheduled visits during the year. Since 241, or more than half of these, scheduled more than one visit, this total is not equal to the sum of the numbers of employers for fall and spring. BY SIZE OF EMPLOYER'S ORGANIZATION Large (Over 5000 employees) Medium (Between 500-5000 employees) Small (Less than 500 employees) Totals AVERAGE NUMBER OF OFFERES PER CITIZEN ACCEPTING REGULAR EMPLOYMENT Visits Scheduled No. ~ 451 64 208 30 40 6 699 100 BS MS | PhD I Total | 4.1 5.3 4.9 4.4 NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS REQUESTING APPLICANTS BY MAIL Students for Regular Employment............................. Students for Summer and Part-time........................... Alumni with Experience...................................... 260 38 533

COMMENTS The number of employers and scheduled interview visits both declined 6%, largely because of a decrease of 14% in the number of visits scheduled by chemical companies. The proportion of cancellations, however, decreased from 20% to 12% resulting in an increase of 3% in the total number of visits actually completed. The distribution of employers by size was identical with last year. The average number of offers per student increased to 4,4 from 3.5 last year, but did not reach the 5.2 reported in 1960. The number of employers requesting student applicants for regular employment by mail increased by over 40% compared to last year.

-9 STARTING SALARIES ACCEPTED (By citizens for regular employment) Program BS MS PhD Program No. Aver. No. Aver. No. Aver. Aero. & Astro. 25 $574 5 $75 1 $1000 Chemical 14 573 9 669 3 919 Civil 8 544 5 592 2 825 Electrical 47 573 16 740 2 933 Engineering Mechanics 2 592 5 774 Industrial 13 564 Instrumentation 1 675 1 1000 Materials 1 535 Mathematics 2 598 Mechanical 49 564 13 698 3 917 Metallurgical 3 560 1 875 4 911 Naval Arch. & Marine 4 556 Nuclear 2 680 4 871 Physics 4 570 1 1000 Science 14 563 Combined 20 584 Total 206 57 21 Average $569 $709 $920

-10 COMMENTS Starting salaries reported increased 5% at the B.S. level, 7% at the M.S., and 12% at the Ph.D., indicating an overall percentage increase approximately equal to that of the previous two years combined. The overall average of $569 reported by U. of M. B.S. graduates compared very closely to the national survey of $570 reported by the College Placement Council. Of the major programs at the B.S. level, Aero. & Astro., Electrical, and Chemical comprised the highest salary group at $573; Industrial, Mechanical, and Science comprised a second group at $564; and Civil was lowest at $544. The average differential for "an M.S. degree compared to B.S. was $170 for Aero. & Astro. and Electrical; $134 for Mechanical; $97 for Chemical; and only $50 for Civil.

-11 POSITIONS ACCEPTED (By citizens for regular employment) BY LOCATION (270 reported) Michigan 25 Other Midwest 21 East 21 West 30 Other 3 100 BY TYPE OF WORK (272 reported) Training Program Research & Development Design or Systems Engrg. Operations or Production Sales Teaching 30 39 21 6 1 3 100 BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY (271 reported) Manufacturing Services....i, 1l Aircraft & Missiles Electrical Products Chemical Products Food Automotive & Parts Other Mechanical Products Heavy Machinery & Equip. Steel & Metallurgical 3 35 Construction, inc. Shipbldg. L8 Utilities, inc. Transportation L1 Consulting Engineering 0 State & Local Gov't. 7 Federal Gov t. 3 Education or Research 2 Related to Education 3 2 3 3 6 7 24 0 76 BY SIZE OF EMPLOYER'S ORGANIZATION (270 reported) Large (More than 5000 Employees) Medium (Between 500-5000 Employees) Small (Less than 500 Employees) 6o 34 6 100

COMMENTS The proportion of graduates starting work in Michigan declined from 31% to 25%, although the total proportion starting in Michigan and the Midwest combined rose 2% above last year. The proportion starting in the West also increased by 2%, continuing the trend away from the East. The proportion of graduates starting in training programs declined by 7% this year after several years of rapid increase. This reduction was matched by an increase of 7,% in those starting on direct assignments in Research and Development. The proportion in Operations or Production also declined significantly from 9% to 6%, with corresponding increases in Design and Teaching. Aircraft and Missiles and Electrical Products continue to claim an increasing proportion of graduates at the expense of the Chemical, Automotive, and Steel industries. The proportion entering other than manufacturing industries was only 1% less than last year, but the Federal Government and Education increased somewhat at the expense of Construction and Consulting. The proportion of graduates starting with Large employers seems to have leveled off at about 60%, but the proportion starting with Small employers continued a decline which has been evident throughout the past seven years for which data are available, from 20% in 1956 to the 6% indicated above.