In Spring 2018, we asked 530 students from 20 universities to talk about their job and internship experience and about what they wanted to do after graduation. 80% of the students who responded are earning a Bachelor’s degree, 12% are earning a Master’s degree, and 8% are earning a Ph.D. Here are some of the highlights:
After Graduation:
- 75.2% of students said they want to work in the power industry
- Of the 161 companies that students plan to apply to for work this summer, here are the top 10 most popular:
- Siemens
- Duke Energy
- Dominion Energy
- National Grid
- Caterpillar
- Tesla
- Pacificorp
- General Electric
- Boeing
- Helix Electric
Students were asked “what work-related activities do you plan after graduation?” Here were their answers:
- Work at a utility company (n=204)
- Get a job, somewhere that is not a utility company (188)
- Not sure or still considering options (148)
- Go to graduate school full time (84)
- Continue working full time where I work now (68)
- Volunteer with an organization (23)
Here are the 10 most popular companies where students have already received job offers:
- Exelon
- Burns & McDonnell
- MISO
- Lockheed Martin
- Alliant Energy
- Duke Energy
- Honeywell
- Black & Veatch
- MidAmerica Energy
- NAVFAC
We hope this helps in your future job search!