Overall, SD Mines graduates continue to be in high demand, with 77 percent
landing at least one paid major-related internship before graduation. Mines
graduates enjoy a 97 percent job placement rate and an average starting salary
of $63,350.
South Dakota School
of Mines & Technology's Fall Career Fair continues to grow each year. More
than 1,000 Mines students took part in the Career Fair, which included 165 vendors,
50 of which are based in South Dakota.
The vendors that attended SD Mines’ Career Fair include companies, military,
governmental organizations and universities. Included in the employer lineup
are local startup companies and 26 exhibitors that are either recruiting on
campus for the first time or haven’t attended in recent years.
Businesses and organizations attending include 3M, Black Hills Energy, Black
& Veatch, Caterpillar, the Central
Intelligence Agency, Daktronics, DOWL, Emerson, Freeport-McMoRan, Garmin, Kiewit,
Kimberly-Clark, L3Harris Technologies, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers – Indian Head, Nucor,
Omnitech, POET, Sanford Health and Union Pacific Railroad.
A range of businesses also sponsored a dinner for women students the
night before career fair. The event helps connect employers with highly
successful Mines female students before they graduate. This event is one of
many ways SD Mines partners with industry leaders to help meet their demand for
increased diversity in STEM fields.
Overall, SD Mines graduates continue to be in high demand, with 77 percent
landing at least one paid major-related internship before graduation. Mines
graduates enjoy a 97 percent job placement rate and an average starting salary
of $63,350.