Career & Professional Development Center
AVERAGE SALARY OFFERS
97% Placement 97% of Mines 2017-18 graduates are working in their career fields for 235 employers in 38 states (plus Germany) or pursuing advanced degrees in engineering, science, medicine, law and other fields.
Average Salary Offer Starting salary offers averaged $63,354 for 2017-18 Mines graduates (BS degrees).
Intern Experience 77% of last year’s Mines graduates had relevant work experience through internships, co-ops or undergraduate research, which increased their marketability to employers.
Career Fairs 235 employers from 28 states participated in our Fall 2018 or Spring 2019 career fairs.
On-Campus Interviews Employers conducted more than 1,200 student interviews on campus this past year to hire for full-time, intern, and co-op positions.
Mines 2017-2018 Graduates (BS degrees) Bachelor of Science Degree
Average Salary Offer
Applied Biological Sciences............................................................................................... $60,000 Civil & Environmental Engineering................................................................................... $60,469 Computer Engineering ....................................................................................................... $66,125 Chemical Engineering ........................................................................................................ $65,201 Chemistry ............................................................................................................................ $61,500 Computer Science .............................................................................................................. $74,313 Electrical Engineering......................................................................................................... $64,377 Geological Engineering...................................................................................................... $58,001 Geology ............................................................................................................................... $52,143 Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management ....................................................... $63,407 Interdisciplinary Science .................................................................................................... $46,000 Mathematics........................................................................................................................ $60,333 Mechanical Engineering..................................................................................................... $61,667 Metallurgical Engineering.................................................................................................. $61,555 Mining Engineering ............................................................................................................ $70,688 Physics................................................................................................................................. N/A School of Mines Overall ..................................................................................................... $63,354 * Pursuing graduate degrees or less than five salary offers reported
GRADUATE SCHOOLS 15% of Mines 2017-18 graduates are pursuing advanced degrees at these universities: Auburn Chadron State College Hogskolen Sorost-Norge Missouri Science & Technology Montana Tech Notre Dame Purdue SD Mines
The University of Tulsa University of Hawaii University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Minnesota University of North Dakota University of South Dakota Utrecht University
MORE INFORMATION Matt Hanley, Director of Career & Professional Development Hilary Eaton, Assistant Director Career & Professional Development Center 501 E. St. Joseph Street Rapid City, SD 57701 605.394.2667 careercenter@sdsmt.edu http://careers.sdsmt.edu
2018
UNDERGRADUATE
PLACEMENT
Where our 2018 Graduates Work AK
Sumitomo Mining
AL
Building & Earth
AR
Union Pacific Railroad
AZ
ASML Benchmark Electronics Burns & McDonnell Freeport McMoRan Microchip Technology Raytheon Missle Systems
CA
CO
GA
A-1 Jay's Machining Inc. Apex Systems BNSF Railway Boeing Granite Construction Kiewit Teknor Apex Willdan Engineering Applied Control Equipment Avantes, Inc. Black & Veatch Black Hills Corp Burns & McDonnell Case M&I LLC Dish Technologies Felsburgk, Hold & Ullevig Gracon LLC IES Combustors Kiewit Martin Marietta RA Nelson, LLC Reliable Power Consultants Rexel S&P Global Inc. SEH Inc. SphereOI Studios Starlight Consultants. Programming and coding Wagner Equipment Wolf Robotics
IL
Covia
IN
Advanced Boiler Services Lambdi Chi Fraternity Nalco Water Nucor Qualitex, Inc. Steel Dynamics Vulcraft-Nucor
KS
KY
Industrial Tech Services
LA
Cargill Nucor
MA
LafargeHolcim Systems & Technology Research
MD
Army Aberdeen Proving Ground Test Center NAVAIR Naval Surface Warfare Center Volvo Global Group
Hensel Phelps
IA
Arconic DGR Engineering Emerson Process Mgmt. FLSmidth Kinze Manufacturing, Inc Monsanto RFA Engineering Rockwell Collins Rosenboom RS Stover Toyne Fire Apparatus
MT
Cargill Martin Marietta Microsoft
ND
Appareo Systems Bobcat City of Fargo Earth Systems H2E Consulting Halliburton John Deere Electronic Solutions KLJ MDU Microsoft Northern Plains Engineering Northrop Grumman
NE
American Agriculture Labs Baldwin Filters/ Parker Becton Dickinson Black Hills Corp Cargill CLAAS of America Kugler Company Lyman Richey Company Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Northwestern Energy Nucor Olsson Associates Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin Union Pacific
Dow Chemical Presden Consultants
MN
3M Abbott Medical Bay West BKV Group Bogart, Pederson & Associates Braun Intertec Cargill Custom Roto-Mold DetTronics Eden Medical Hamilton Company -Mayo Clinic Hearth & Home Technologies Hutchinson Technology Inc. Landscape Structures Mayo Clinic Medtronic Palanisami & Associates Polaris Solid Design Solutions Target Corporation Toro Travelers Insurance USPS Warrior Manufacturing WKS Wold Architects and Engineers
NV
AECOM
MO
Northshore Mining Power Engineers Sibanye Stillwater Mining Westmoreland Coal
NC
MI
GTS Engineering and Consulting Souther Ionic Materials
HI
Black & Veatch Garmin Midwest Process Solutions Spirit Aerosystems
Americorps Burns & McDonnell Cerner Corp Wilson & Company
Barrick Gold Kimley - Horn Magneco-Metrel
NY
T3 Trading Group
OH
Austin Powder Company Golder & Associates Honda of America Mfg
OK
Boeing Hilti John Zink Hamworthy Combustion Tinker AFB
OR
Pierre Pacific Manufacturing
PA
ProAct
SC
Charleston Naval Shipyard
SD
3M Accurpress America American Engineering Testing AmesburyTruth Applied Research Associates Avera McKennan B9 Creations Banner Engineering Black Hills Corp Black Hills Info Security Black Hills Metal Fabricators C4 Fabrication CCL Label CHR Solutions Clinical Lab of Black Hills Dakota Panel Dakota Pump Daktronics Diamond Mowers Ellsworth AFB FullSend Ski Company LLC Golden West Technologies HDR Hills Materials/Simon Contractors Hydro Immutrix Innovative Systems Journey Museum Kolberg - Pioneer KTM Design Solutions Masaba Medical Scribe Midwest Manufacturing-Dakota Panel Northern Technologies OEM Solutions Omnitech, Inc. Pacer Minerals Persona Signs Pete Lien & Sons Phase Technologies POET Polaris Primary MFG Project Solutions Rapid City Fire Protection Raven Industries Regional Health RPM & Associates Scull Construction Sheer Co Simon Contractors South Dakota DOT South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Stago
Terex Utilities Trail King Industries Ulteig Engineers Verax Environmental Vishay Intertechnology Western States Fire Protection National Guard TN
Arconic Logan Aluminum Nyrstar Zinc Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tate & Lyle Thyssenkrupp Elevator
TX
Apex Systems Blattner Energy Halliburton Halliburton Houston Engineering Jacobs Kiewit Equipment Lockheed Martin Oracle Wipro WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
UT
Bullfrong International, LC Hill AFB L3 Technologies
VA
RE Mason Traylor Bros Construction
WA
Integrus Architecture Microsoft Microsoft Olympic Research Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Washington State DOT
WI
Greater Escarpment Organization of Door County Johnson Controls Oshkosh Corporation VAS Labs
WY
Black Hills Energy Blackjewel Mining CEPI Environmental Planning Group Genesis Alkali Halliburton Inter-Mountain Labs Kiewit Loenbro MC2 Engineering Peabody Engery US Navy US Army