College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences 2016/17

The University of Oklahoma Career Services Executive Summaries by College

Facts & Numbers Active Users with Career Services 16-17 9,864 145

All Students College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences

% Change +2.68 -10.49

Active Users by Major 16-17

% Change

Environmental Sustainability - BA

57

-10.49

Environmental Sustainability - BS

--

--

Geographic Information Science (GIS) - BA

23

-4.17

Geographic Information Science (GIS) - BS

--

--

Geography - BA

30

+20.00

Geography - BS

--

--

Meteorology

35

-28.57

Total Registrants

145

-10.49

Walk-ins & Appointments by Major

Environmental Sustainability - BA

Walkins 9

Appts 5

Environmental Sustainability - BS

4

2

Geographic Information Science - BA

2

2

Geographic Information Science - BS

0

0

Geography - BA

0

0

Geography - BS

1

1

Meteorology

9

7

Facts & Numbers Career Fair Attendance by Major Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences students attended 4 different career fairs; the Sooner Showcase, the Engineering Career Fair, the Spring Career Fair, and the re-established Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Career and Internship Fair. The Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Career & Internship Fair hosted 17 companies. The chart below shows career fair attendance broken down by major.

Sooner Engineering Spring A&GS Showcase Career Fair Career Fair Career Fair Environmental Sustainability - BA

2

1

2

3

Environmental Sustainability - BS

3

3

2

2

Geographic Information Science - BA

6

2

1

2

Geographic Information Science - BS

0

1

0

1

Geography - BA

1

0

1

0

Geography - BS

0

0

0

1

Meteorology

1

0

2

4

Total Attendance

13

7

8

13

Recruiting On-Campus Interviews by Major Many students participate in on-campus interviews. There were seven companies that recruited Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences students by conducting oncampus interviews. 16-17

% Change

Environmental Sustainability - BA

3

+300.00

Environmental Sustainability - BS

--

--

Geographic Information Science - BA

1

+100.00

Geographic Information Science - BS

--

--

Geography - BA

1

n/c

Geography - BS

--

--

Meteorology

2

-33.33

Total Interviews

7

+75.00

Employers that Interviewed A&GS Majors on Campus ONEOK Inc Cintas Corp Microsoft Raytheon

Cessna Aircraft Company AIM Group Southwestern Advantage

First Destination Data Each year Career Services collects first destination data for all College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences undergraduate students. Data is collected utilizing several methods including, but not limited to, in-class surveys, email campaigns, individual department exit interviews/surveys, and digital research. Data collection starts at the beginning of each academic year and concludes six months after May graduation. It is important to note this data is self-reported by the students. Seeking & Accepted Employment

Cont. Job Search

Cont. Not Education Seeking

No Respone

Had Internship

Total Grads

Responded

Seeking Employment

Environmental Sustainability - BA

29

90%

65%

94%

6%

31%

0%

14%

28%

Environmental Sustainability - BS

13

69%

89%

88%

12% 11%

0%

31%

54%

Geographic Information Science - BA

7

86%

83%

80%

40% 0%

0%

29%

14%

Geographic Information Science - BS

0

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Geography - BA

10

60%

83%

60%

40% 17%

0%

40%

30%

Geography - BS

4

75%

67%

50%

50% 0%

33%

25%

50%

Total Dept of Geography and Environmental Sustainability

63

79%

74%

82%

18% 20%

2%

24%

33%

Total School of Meteorology

36

83%

47%

93%

7%

53%

0%

17%

22%

College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences

99

81%

64%

86%

16% 33%

1%

21%

29%

0%

Graduate School Destinations

26 students reported graduate school destinations

Full-Time Offers Salaries by Major The average full-time salary for a College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences student was $42,252. The national averages for Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology were $34,407, $42,664 for Geography, and $44,378 for Earth Sciences (NACE Salary Survey, Spring 2017). Major

Mean

25th Percentile Median

Environmental Sustainability - BA

$46,730 $38,050

$49,700 $56,400

8

Environmental Sustainability - BS

$36,110 $36,105

$36,710 $40,000

6

Geographic Information Science - BA

$38600 $36,300

$38,600 $40,900

2

Geographic Information Science - BS

--

--

0

Geography - BA

$23,814 $14,722

$25,843 $33,922

3

Geography - BS

--

--

0

Meteorology

$49,324 $36,420

---

75th Percentile Responses

---

$43,000 $52,000

9

Hiring Employers Sinclair Broadcast Group Aerial Data Service, Inc. APEX Systems Bartlett Tree Experts Basin Environmental Bock & Clark Zoning Bonten Media Group Boomer Environmental Ch2m Hill City of Tulsa Coates Field Service Inc. DSJ Global Earth Rebirth Farm Fresh To You & Capay Organic GBI Partners L.P. Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Guernsey Hill International, Inc Ink Labs, Inc Innovar Environmental International Labour Organization

KLX Energy Services Lane Jones Photography Lowe’s Mission Broadcasting National Weather Center Library NetJets NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory Oklahoma Department of Transportation Patagonia Power Costs Inc (PCI) Raycom Media SGS North American Inc Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Trees for the Future University of Oklahoma | Office of Admissions & Recruitment US Air Force US Forest Service Weathernews Inc.

Full-Time Offers

The other category includes:

Administration Architecture & Planning Counseling Engineering - Civil / Mechanical / Other Engineering - Web / Software Human Resources Information Technology Logistics & Supply Chain Marketing / Sales

Full-Time Offers

Internship Offers Internship information is self-reported to Career Services by students. Students reported completing 31 internships with 29 different companies (listed below). The average salary for reported internships was $17.55/hour (6% of students who reported an internship reported salary data as well). Major

Mean

25th Percentile Median

75th Percentile Responses

Environmental Sustainability - BA

$17.79 $18.96 ------

$17.79 $18.96 ------

$17.79 $18.96 ------

Environmental Sustainability - BS Geographic Information Science - BA Geographic Information Science - BS Geography - BA Geography - BS Meteorology

$17.79 $18.96 ------

1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Top Internship Employers AmeriCorps VISTA Array Information Technology Center for Spatial Analysis Ch2m Hill City of Flower Mound City of Houston CoreLogic Cox Communications DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Campaign Earth Rebirth Elite Construction Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Guernsey Hill International, Inc Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center National Severe Storms Laboratory Natona County School District NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Oklahoma Dept of Environmental Quality Oklahoma National Guard Population Council Real Food Challenge River Parks Authority Town of Slaughterville University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma Storm Prediction Center US Air Force Very J

Activities Overview • Maintained the College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences Online Resume Book • Met with A&GS students throughout each semester to help with job search, resume writing, interviewing skills, and other career-related issues • Conducted mock interviews with A&GS students to better prepare them for real interviews • Visited with a total of 410 students during classes the first week of each semester to educate students about Career Services • Consistently updated bulletin boards with information regarding career fairs, oncampus interviews, recruiting, career planning workshops, and career & internship opportunities • Attended the Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences New Sooner Orientation event, introducing Career Services to new A&GS students • Conducted class presentations on skills, resumes, and interviewing for the Department of Geographical Science and Environmental Sustainability capstone class • Prior to the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Career & Internship Fair, conducted in-house resume review sessions for Department of Geographic Science and Environmental Sustainability students. Also attended a Monday Tea for Meteorology students to review resumes • Provided on-campus interview opportunities for A&GS majors in the Career Services office • Posted jobs on Handshake (career management platform) and emailed students about openings as they became available • Shared information about workshops, career fairs, full-time and internship opportunities with students via email, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn • Updated Career Services College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences webpage on HIREsooner.com, listing specific information for A&GS majors

What We Offer Services for Students and Alumni Personalized Career Planning • Individual career advising • Information including careers, graduate school, salary information and preparing for the job search • Comprehensive web site and career library Training and Services • Individual assistance • Job search workshops • Mock interviews • OptimalResume - online resume writing program • OptimalInterview - online interview program • GoinGlobal - online international job search resource • Focus2 - online career decision-making resource • Resume critiques - one-on-one with career advisor

Campus Recruitment • Handshake (recruitment platform) • On-campus interviewing facility • Web-based recruiting system • Fall and spring career fairs • Fall and spring on-campus recruiting schedules • Online job board • Resume books

Services for Faculty and Staff • • • • • • •

Online job board Student resume books by major - by request OptimalResume GoinGlobal Focus2 OptimalInterview Classroom presentations by Career Services staff

OU Career Services Team Robin Huston, Director rhuston@ou.edu

Sabrina DuFran, Assistant Director Arts & Sciences sabrina@ou.edu

Rick Dubler, Associate Director Engineering, Earth & Energy, Architecture, Debbie Boles, Assistant Director Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, Aviation Alumni, Int’l Students, Graduate College, rdubler@ou.edu University College dboles@ou.edu Justin Morris, Employer Relations Coordinator Melanie Adams, Assistant Director jmorris@ou.edu Education, International Studies, Fine Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication Joe Daves, Assistant Director melanieadams@ou.edu Business joedaves@ou.edu

The University of Oklahoma Career Services Executive Summary by College