SD Mines graduates continue to be in high-demand, with 77
percent landing at least one internship before graduation. Mines graduates
enjoy a 97 percent job placement rate and an average starting salary of about
$61,300.
South
Dakota School of Mines & Technology's Fall Career Fair
included 152 employers, 55 of which are based in South Dakota. This is a record
number of employers attending an SD Mines Career Fair and the largest number
from South Dakota. Included in the employer lineup are two local startup
companies and 24 exhibitors that are either recruiting on campus for the first
time or haven’t attended in recent years.
Businesses attending include 3M,
Barrick Gold North America, Black Hills Energy, Caterpillar, Daktronics,
Garmin, Kimberly-Clark, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Nucor, POET, Sanford
Health, US Army Healthcare, L3 Technologies, Hormel Foods Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan.
More than 1,000 Mines students took part in the Career
Fair.
SD Mines graduates continue to be in high-demand, with 77
percent landing at least one internship before graduation. Mines graduates
enjoy a 97 percent job placement rate and an average starting salary of about
$61,300.