A student talks with a recruiter during last
spring’s career fair at South Dakota Mines.
South Dakota Mines will hold its spring Career Fair
with 190 companies scheduled to participate. The fair is set for 11 a m.-4 p.m.
on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the King Center on campus.
“Our biannual career fair plays a crucial role in
establishing the excellent return on investment our students receive,” says
South Dakota Mines President Jim Rankin, Ph.D., P.E. “We greatly appreciate
each of these 190 companies coming to our campus to recruit our students.”
South Dakota Mines’ career fairs are regularly some
of the largest in the state. Vendors and companies at the spring 2024 Career
Fair include Freeport-McMoRan, Emerson, Caterpillar, Cargill, Collins
Aerospace, Doosan Bobcat, Kiewit, Nucor, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Omnitech, Daktronics, Raven, Halliburton, 3M and RESPEC, among many others.
Companies represent 32 states plus Washington, DC, and Canada. A total of 55
companies are South Dakota-based, and 20 companies are from the Black Hills.
South Dakota Mines graduates remain highly sought
after. A total of 98% of the most recent graduating class are employed in their
field of study or are in graduate school and have an average starting salary of
$70,036. Additionally, 73% of last year’s graduates had relevant work
experience through paid internships, co-ops or research experiences, averaging
$22.62 per hour for 220 employers in 37 states in addition to Guam and Ireland.
Internships prove to be a valuable educational
experience, as those who participated in an internship had a placement rate of
100% and an average starting salary of $72,458, compared to a placement rate of
92% and an average starting salary of $62,558 for those who did not participate
in an internship.
Media are welcome to attend the event. Note: South
Dakota Mines’ career fairs are open to Mines students and alumni only.