Engineering Career Services

Did You Know?

• The U.S. unemployment rate for engineers is 2.8%.
  
  
• 74% of 2008-2009 engineering grads were employed or accepted to graduate/professional school or military appointments by graduation.
  
  
• 98% of  ISU engineering grads are employed or accepted to graduate/professional school or military appointments by six months after graduation.
  
  
• 38% of fall 2008 engineering graduates accepted employment in Iowa.
  
  
• More than 85% of engineering employers require or prefer internships for full-time employment.
  
  
• The average annual starting salary for an engineer in the academic year 2008-2009 was $56,892.
  
  
• The average monthly salary for engineering interns is $ 2,850. ($18/hr)
  
  
• 223 companies employed nearly 600 ISU engineering interns in 2008-2009 academic .
  
  
• Collectively, ISU engineering interns earned $ 7,700,000 in 2008-2009 academic year.
  
  
• Iowa State engineering career fairs are the largest in the United States.
  
  
• Graduates with internship experience are 30% more likely to be employed or accepted to graduate/professional school by graduation.
  
  
• ISU College of Engineering hosts nearly 5,000 full-time and internship employment interviews each year.
  
  
• Approximately 1,000 employers use the ISU online recruiting system (ISU CMS) each week.
  
  
• Approximately 1,000 students use the ISU online recruiting system (ISU CMS) each day.
  
  
• ISU online recruiting system (ISU CMS) is a free, accessible service to all ISU students, alumni, and employers worldwide 24/7/365.
  
  
• Engineering Student and Employer Center in 308 Marston is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to address student needs.
  
  
• Over 80% of ISU engineering students graduate with real engineering work experience.
  
  
• ISU engineering interns do not pay tuition and fees while in the workplace.