The National Association of Colleges and Employers has just released their Job Outlook 2017 Spring Update.  Many of these majors lie in the technical fields with Engineering and Computer Science coming in First and Third place respectively when respondents were asked what academic disciplines they were hiring. We thought it would be useful to share for both current and graduating RPI students.  Congratulations to the Class of 2017!

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL RESPONDENTS HIRING DISCIPLINE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NEW RECRUITS WITHIN DISCIPLINE
Engineering 75.9% 53.1%
Business 72.3% 30.3%
Computer Sciences 64.3% 23.0%
Accounting 57.1% 17.1%
Economics 28.6% 8.6%
Misc. Majors 21.4% 18.0%
Physical Sciences 20.5% 13.4%
Communications 17.9% 6.7%
Social Sciences 14.3% 11.6%
Humanities 11.6% 5.3%
Agriculture 4.5% 8.0%
Education 1.8% 4.5%
Health Sciences 1.8% 14.0%

For further information visit: https://www.naceweb.org/job-market/trends-and-predictions/job-outlook-the-degrees-and-majors-most-in-demand/

Written by Andrea O'Brisky