Be sure to bookmark this site as we will update it soon with your results from Spring 2018. In the meantime, here are the results from the Fall 2017 Jobs Survey:
In Fall 2017, we asked 1,126 students from 20 universities to talk about their job and internship experience and about what they wanted to do after graduation. 78% of the students who responded are earning a Bachelor’s degree, 13% are earning a Master’s degree, and 9% are earning a Ph.D. Here are some of the highlights:
After Graduation:
- 74.5% of students said they want to work in the power industry
- Of the 235 companies, labs and utilities that students plan to apply to for work this year, here are the top 10 power-based companies and utilities:
- Duke Energy
- Lockheed Martin
- Black & Veatch
- Portland General Electric
- Ameren
- MISO Energy
- Eaton Corp
- Alliant Energy
- MidAmerican Energy
- (tie) Santee Cooper and San Diego Gas & Electric
Last Summer:
Students were asked “what work-related activities did you do last summer?” Here were their answers:
- Internship (n=277)
- Attended Classes (121)
- Employed (108)
- Relaxed or Vacationed (107)
- Prepared for Fall Academics (74)
- Personal Project (71)
- Research (71)
- Co-Op (25)
- Volunteer (21)
Students worked, interned or volunteered at 249 different laboratories, companies and agencies in Summer 2017, including 58 power-based utilities. The top-10 power-based companies and utilities were:
- Lockheed Martin
- Exelon
- Duke Energy
- Eaton Corp
- Alliant Energy
- Ameren
- Santee Cooper
- General Electric
- Duquesne Light Company
- Portland General Electric
We hope this helps in your future job search!