Class Of 95 Faces Brighter Job Odds
EAST LANSING Mich Atten tion college seniors You have the best shot in years at landing a job right out of school Hiring is projected to go up 5 9 percent over last year according to the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University The increase represents a modest recovery from a very severe erosion of the job market New college grads can expect to take home annual paychecks ranging from 20 821 for telecommunications jobs to 40 689 for chemical engineers Pay was higher in all parts of the country and in all occupations ranging from a 1 3 percent hike to 2 6 percent to 185 302 for electrical engineers Hiring of new graduates had declined more than 30 percent in the four years prior to last year s up tick of 1 1 percent Scheetz said.