THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT OF ENGINEERING PLACEMENT John G. Young Director Stephen S. Attwood Dean June, 1964 Engineering Placement Service Room 128H, West Engineering Bldg.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction.................................................. 2 Number of Graduates........................................ 3 Comments.................................................. 3 Student and Alumni Activity................................... 4 Number of Students Interviewing............................. 4 Number of Interviews Conducted............................... 4 Number of Interviews per Student...................4......... 4 Number of Plant Visit Invitations per Student............... 4 Number of Plant Visits Accepted per Student................. 4 Interviewing by PhD Candidates.............................. 4 Postgraduate Plans.......................................... 5 Number of Alumni Utilizing Placement Service............... 5 Comments................................................ 5 Employer Activity............................................. 6 Number of Employers Scheduling Interview Visits............. 6 Number of Interview Visits....................6.............. Number of Offers per Student................................ 6 Number of Employers Requesting Applicants by Mail........... 6 Comments...................7.............................. 7 Starting Salaries Accepted................................. 8 Comments...................8................................ 8 Positions Accepted............................................ 9 By Location................................................. By Type of Work...................9......................... 9 By Type of Industry...................9..................... 9 By Size of Employer's Organization.......................... 9 Comments...................9................................ 9 Summer Positions............................................ 10 Comments.................................................... 10

ENGINEERING PLACEMENT July 16, 1963 - June 5, 1964 A change in the University calendar, preparatory to instituting a tri-mester -chedule, occasioned the earlier cut-off date indicated above. The year was characterized by an evident continuation of the drop-off in the defense and space industry demand which started last year, and by a continued increase in demand from commercial industry. The net result was only a very small reduction in campus recruiting activity, as evidenced by the number of employers and interview visits. Students, however, responded to the situation with a substantial increase in interviewing effort and by maintaining the same average number of plant visits in spite of the reduction in vacation time available in this year's calendar. In spite of the shift in demand, however, the proportion of students hired by the defense and space industry compared to others did not change appreciably, which may indicate a continued high demand for research and development type people in defense and space activities. This was also evidenced by the relatively slight decrease in the number of defense and space employers visiting the campus compared to the volume of reductions in government contract business. A strong market for our graduates was further indicated by substantial increases in starting salaries at all degree levels and by the average number of offers remaining at the same level as last year. The increase of last year in the proportion of students starting work in the Midwest or East at the expense of the West Coast continued, and an unusually large proportion of graduates started in operations and production work rather than research and development. Advanced bookings for interview visits next year are about 10% behind this time last year, which may indicate some decline in recruiting intensity, but still a strong market.

NUMBER OF GRADUATES TOTAL IN B. S. * M.S. Professional Ph.D. EACH CLASS TOTAL % IN IN Aug Dec May Aug Dec May Aug Dec May Dec May Aug Dec May EACH EACH PROGRAM '63 '63 '64 '63 '63 '64 '63 '63 '64 '63 '64 '63 '63 '64 PROG. PROG. Aero. & Astro. 5 27 31 6 8 10 4 2 1 4 15 3 7 46 98 10 Chemical 8 14 28 4 5 13 7 5 12 26 46 84 9 Civil 5 12 27 11 8 25 1 1 5 16 21 58 95 10 Electrical 19 52 59 22 18 32 1 5 8 42 75 99 216 22 Engrg. Math. 4 16 27 4 16 27 47 5 Engrg. Mech. 2 2 10 2 10 1 2 2 5 22 29 3 Engrg. Physics 1 4 19 1 4 19 24 2 Industrial 8 18 30 2 4 2 1 8 22 35 65 7 Instrumentation 14 6 9 1 1 15 7 10 32 3 Materials 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 Mechanical 12 28 41 10 24 24 11 4 22 63 69 154 15 Metallurgical 4 5 6 1 3 3 2 1 5 10 10 25 3 Meteorology 3 3 3 0 Nav. Arch. & Mar. 4 14 20 2 10 4 16 30 50 5 Nuclear 5 9 8 5 3 5 14 25 44 5 Science 1 4 14 1 4 5 1 TOTALS IN EACH CLASS 73 199 312 174 88 148 6 2 3 36 33 153 325 496 974 100% % IN EACH CLASS 13 34 53 24 28 48 55 18 27 52 48 15 33 51 TOTALS AT EACH DEGREE LEVEL 584 310 11 69 975 % AT EACH DEGREE LEVEL 60% 32% 1% 7% 100% * Includes graduates who received BS degree in more than one field. COMMENTS The total number of graduates increased about 3%, but this regained less than half of the decline of the previous year. The number of Ph.D's increased by 27%, however, for the largest number ever granted by the College in one year and more than twice the number granted six years ago. The trend by programs was almost the exact inverse of last year with Aeronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Instrumentation, and Nuclear all showing substantial increases compared to decreases last year. Similarly, Civil, Industrial, and Materials, which increased last year, showed decreases this year. Naval Architecture increased very substantially, Chemical continued to hold even, but Science continued to decline with only five graduates this year. The proportion of advanced degrees continued to increase, but by only 1% compared to 3% last year. -5 -

STUDENT AND ALUMNI ACTIVITY NUMBER OF STUDENTS INTERVIEWING BS MS PhD Total Citizens* for Regular Employment 313 139 75 527 Citizens for Summer Employment 58 45 30 133 Non-citizens 49 55 27 131 Non-engineers 32 60 6 98 Totals 452 299 138 889 NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED FOR REGULAR EMPLOYMENT Fall Spring Total By Engineers, Citizens 2247 3951 6198 By Engineers, Non-citizens 322 307 629 By Non-engineers 195 235 430 Totals for Regular Employment 2764 4493 7257 FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT 335 1019 1354 Total for All Employment 3099 5512 8611 NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS, average BS MS PhD Total per citizen accepting regular employment 12.0 11.1 3.5 10.9 NUMBER OF PLANT VISIT INVITATIONS, average BS MS PhD Total per citizen accepting regular employment 3.9 6.6 5.5 4.9 NUMBER OF PLANT VISITS ACCEPTED, average BS MS PhD Total per citizen accepting regular employment 2.8 4.5 3.9 3.4 INTERVIEWING BY PhD CANDIDATES Degree Expected Before After Sept. '64 Sept. '64 Total Number of Candidates Interviewing 54 42 96 Number of Interviews Taken 267 124 391 Average Interviews per Candidate 5.0 3.0 4.1 * "Citizen" and "Non-citizen" refers to U.S. citizenship. Many non-citizens are available for temporary "practical training" employment only, usually for eighteen months following graduation. -4 -

POSTGRADUATE PLANS BS MS PhD Total No. % No. % No. % No. % To Accept Reg. Emplm't 142 44 73 40 24 69 239 44 To Continue School 126 39 44 24 0 0 170 32 To Military Service 49 15 39 21 3 8 91 17 To Return to Previous Emplm't 5 2 27 15 8 23 40 7 Totals 322 100 183 100 35 100 540 100 NUMIBER OF ALUMTNI UTILIZING PLACEMENT SERVICE......................... 169 COMMENTS Although the number of students interviewing decreased somewhat, especially for summer job applicants, the number of interviews per student increased so much that the total number of interviews conducted increased by nearly 18%. In spite of the reduction in vacation time available during the first semester this year, the number of plant visits accepted actually increased slightly over last year. The number of PhD candidates interviewing decreased to approximately the same level as in 1962-'63, but the average number of interviews per candidate increased by nearly 25%. The proportion of students accepting regular employment or returning to previous employment was practically the same as last years, but there was some increase in the proportion going to military service at the expense of that continuing in school. The number of alumni utilizing the placement service increased 6%, which was a little less than the increase last year. -5 -

EMPLOYER ACTIVITY NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS SCHEDULING INTERVIEW VISITS Fall Spring | Total 325 387 1 472* NUMBER OF INTERVIEW VISITS Visits Visits Visits BY INDUSTRIES Scheduled Cancelled Completed No. % Aircraft, Space Veh., & Components 81 14 67 11 Automotive & Mechanical Equipment 93 18 75 12 Chemical, Drugs, & Allied Products 126 8 118 19 Constr. & Bldg. Mat'ls. Mfgrs. 12 1 11 2 Elect. Machinery & Equipment 59 5 54 9 Electronics & Instruments 54 17 37 6 Food & Beverage Processing 11 3 8 1 Glass, Paper, Pkg., & Allied Products 22 1 21 4 Metal & Metal Products 66 16 50 8 Petro. & Allied Prod. (inc. Nat. Gas) 35 35 6 Res. &/or Consulting Organizations 30 7 23 4 Tire & Rubber 9 9 1 Utilities-Public (inc. Trans.) 13 2 11 2 State & Local Government 41 11 30 5 Federal Government 57 12 45 7 Educ. or Res. Related to Education 16 1 15 3 Totals 725 116 609 100 BY SIZE OF EMPLOYER'S ORGANIZATION Visits Scheduled No. % Large (Over 5000 employees) 467 67 Medium (Between 500 and 5000 employees) 189 27 Small (Less than 500 employees) 45 6 Totals 701 100 NUMBER OF OFFERS, average BS MS PhD Total per citizen accepting regular employment 4.3 5.0 4.8 4.6 NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS REQUESTING APPLICANTS BY MAIL Students for Regular Employment............................... 207 Students for Summer and Part-time. 53 Alumni with Experience......................................... 433 * This total is the number of separate employers who scheduled visits during the year. Since 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. -6 -

DEPLOYER ACTIVITY COMMEINTS The number of employers scheduling visits increased slightly in the fall, but a drop-off in the spring resulted in a reduction of about 2% for the year. The number of completed visits also decreased by 2%, in spite of some reduction in the proportion of cancellations. The proportion of visits from the Aircraft, Space, and Electronics industries dropped off a total of 4% with a corresponding increase in the proportion from Metal and Metal Products. Otherindustries remained nearly the same. After virtually no change for two years, the proportion of large employers increased 4% at the expense of medium-sized employers. The average number of offers for all degree levels combined remained exactly the same as last year. This was the net result of small increases for BS and MS graduates and a decrease for PhD's. The number of employers requesting students and alumni for regular employment by mail both decreased substantially compared to last year, but there was an increase in the number requesting students for summer and part-time work. -7 -

STARTING SALARIES ACCEPTED* (By citizens for regular employment, teaching positions omitted) BS MS PhD By Programs No. Aver. No. Aver. No. Aver. Aero. & Astro. 24 $638 5 $751 Chemical 13 618 9.'56 5 $1000 Civil 14 608 4 693 2 973 Electrical 33 628 16 781 5 1062 Engineering Mechanics 1 625 53 80 1 1040 Industrial 12 611 2 1000 Instrumentation 4 819 Materials 1 1000 Mathemat i c s Mechanical 24 616 21 749 6 1124 Metallurgical 1 600 1 (50 Naval Arch. & Marine 8 581 3 691 Nuclear 6 804 1 1125 Physics 2 643 Science 2 623 Combined 657 Total No. 159 72 23 Average Salary $622 $757 $1050 BS MS PhD By Industries No. Aver. No. Aver. No. Aver. Aircraft, Space Vehicles, & Components 36 $637 24 $ ~84 1 $1155 Automotive & Mech. Equip. 18 610 9 752 1 1088 Chem., Drugs, &, Allied Prod. 8 657 6 703 1 1000 Constr. 0, Bldg. Mat'ls. Mfrs. 12 631 Elect. Machinery & Equip. 8 615 2 696 2 963 Electronics & Instruments 14 628 11 762 1 1000 Food 0 Beverage Processing 2 587 Glass, Paper, Pkg., & Allied Products 2 646 Metal & Metal Products 8 611 3 742 Petro. & Allied Prod. (inc. Nat. Gas) 6 611 4 743 2 1038 Res. &/or Consulting Organ's. 3 648 5 821 3 1142 Tire & Rubber 2 613 Utilities-Public (inc. Trans.) 8 606 State & Local Government 5 607 1 651 Federal Government 3 586 5 701 Educ. or Res. Related to Educ. 2 674 12 1041 Total No. 137 70 23 Average Salary $622 $757 $1050 * No salaries reported by Professional degree graduates. COMMENTS Starting salaries increased substantially at all degree levels this year: 4.7% for BE, 6.8% for MS, and 5.4% for PhD's. Aeronautical resumed the lead for BS salaries with Electrical quite close and followed by Chemical and Mechanical at a lower but almost equal level. Civil and Industrial were again close together at a still lower level. The industries were led by Chemical, Air-space, and Research with Electronics and Construction also well above the average. Note that in some categories too few salaries were reported to be statistically significant. -8 -

POSITIONS ACCEPTED (By citizens for regular employment) BY LOCATION (238 reported) BY TYPE OF WORK (238 reported) Michigan 27 Training Program 25 Other Midwest 21 Research & Development 35 East 27 Design or Systems Engrg. 23 West 22 Operations or Production 10 Other 3 Sales 2 100 Teaching 5 100 BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY (238 reported) Aircraft, Space Vehicles, & Metal & Metal Products 5 Components 27 Petro. & Allied Prod. (inc. Automotive & Mechanical Equip. 12 Nat. Gas) 5 Chem., Drugs, & Allied Prod. 6 Res. &/or Consulting Organ's. 5 Constr. & Bldg. Mat'ls. Mfrs. 5 Tire & Rubber 1 Elect. Machinery & Equip. 5 Utilities-Public (inc. Trans.) 3 Electronics & Instruments 12 State & Local Government 3 Food & Beverage Processing 1 Federal Government 3 G1., Paper, Pkg., & Allied Prod. 1 Educ. or Res. Related to Educ. 6 100 100 BY SIZE OF EMPLOYER'S ORGANIZATION (238 reported) Large (More than 5000 employees) 61 Medium (Between 500 and 5000 employees) 31 Small (Less than 500 employees) 8 100 COMMENTS The proportion starting in Michigan remained the same as last year, but Other Midwest States and the East Coast gained at the expense of the West Coast which declined to 22% as compared with 40% only two years ago. Last year's shift from Production to Sales was reversed completely this year with the largest proportion ever reported going into Operations and Production work at the expense of Training Programs and Research and Development. The classification of industries was changed this year to conform with the College Placement Council, but no significant change appeared in the distribution by industries or by size of employer.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHGAN IllllJ!l2llll!lIlllll 3 9015 03527 5224 SUMMER POSITIONS A special survey of approximately 400 students registered for summer positions was made in early June with the following results reported through June 15. STATUS OF APPLICANTS Below Jr. Yr. Jr. Sr. Grad. Total % Have Position 12 31 84 41 168 82 Still Looking 3 5 15 8 31 15 No Longer Want 1 3 2 6 3 Totals 15 37 102 51 205 100 AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY Below Overall Jr. Yr. Jr. Sr. Grad. Average Training Positions 412 429 449 502 453 Ordinary Work 343 379 426 550 447 Combined Average 363 403 436 532 450 COMMENTS Although a large majority of applicants had accepted positions by June 15, there were a substantial number still available. The largest number of positions, 37, was reported in the Automotive and Mechanical Equipment industries, followed by 27 in Education-related Research, mostly at the University, and 18 in the Chemical industries. Salaries for training positions averaged considerably higher than for ordinary jobs except at the post-graduate level where many were employed on regular research work at relatively high rates. -10 -