Success Factors Annual Employment Report Highlights December 2011, May 2012, August 2012 graduates † During the 2011–2012 school year, 1,428 interviews took place on campus for seniors and co-op students. †97.3 percent of the respondents reported they were employed or continuing their education. Response rate of graduates was 91.5 percent. † Stout CareerLink — a comprehenive web-based database management tool used to provide expanded and efficient services for students, alumni and employers. † Of those employed, 79.3 percent reported employment related to their major. † † 2.7 percent reported they were “seeking employment.” 262 employers, more than 450 company representatives, and 1,783 students participated in the 2012 three-day career conference. † 7.1 percent reported they were continuing their education. median salary reported was $40,000. Low, average and high salaries are reported for each major or concentration. (Only base salaries are reported. Commissions, bonuses and incentives are not included in these figures.) †UW-Stout provides career-oriented programs with a strong integration of humanities course work for all majors. † The Note: If you are using this report to make specific career decisions, please consult with the Advisement Center, faculty and staff, or Career Services counselors. 97.3% Employed or Continuing Education Employed Related to Major Graduates Responded to the Survey 91.5% 79.3% Graduates Hired in 36 States Top Five States 43% in Wisconsin 24% in Minnesota 2% in Illinois 1% in Colorado 1% in Texas † Up-to-date curriculum ensures well-prepared graduates. New majors are being added to the array of programs. † During the 2011–2012 year, 926 students participated in the Cooperative Education program giving them invaluable hands-on experience prior to graduation. † Faculty, staff and administration are sincerely interested in the quality and future employability of students and strive to make it an integral part of the education process. † Dedicated staff members in Career Services assist graduates and alumni with their job search and work to enhance the scope and quality of services. Note: Other factors contribute to the success of UW-Stout’s graduates, but these are most noteworthy. Career Services at UW-Stout Career Services is a centralized office at UW-Stout which serves students from all majors on campus. One of the main services students utilize is individual appointments with professional career counselors. New this year was the spring Virtual Career Conference in which students and employers chatted online about career opportunities. Both the employers and students who participated found this to be an excellent way to connect. Mock Interview Days, in its third year, is an event that gives students the opportunity to conduct practice interviews with employers on campus. CareerSpots (our online career video library) continues to add new career related video content to our website and is utilized by many students 24/7. The BIG Guide Online is also available to students and is one of the world’s best international career guides for students and young professionals considering going abroad to study, volunteer, intern, teach or work! Career Services continues to provide cutting edge resources to assist students and alumni with their professional career goals. Ten Years of Success Academic Year Percent Employed 2002–2003 95.0 2003–2004 97.9 2004–2005 97.6 2005–2006 96.9 2006–2007 95.9 2007–2008 95.9 2008–2009 96.8 2009–2010 97.9 2010–2011 97.9 2011–2012 97.3 UW-Stout graduates have an average employment rate of 97 percent for the past 10 years. Employment Trends Nationally, the recruitment of Bachelor’s degree graduates increased by five percent, according to Michigan State University’s Recruiting Trends 2012–2013 survey. Along with a Bachelor’s degree, employers seek candidates who demonstrate a strong work ethic, have realistic expectations of the world of work, are able to apply their knowledge, and are open to learn about the culture of the organization. This year the survey shows that employers want to identify and build relationships with students earlier in their college experience. At UW-Stout, the number of co-op students has risen to more than 925 and many co-op students (sophomores or juniors) receive offers for employment upon graduation. The co-op advantage benefits all three partners: the student applies their knowledge, builds valuable experience and professional networks; the university builds continuous quality feedback for curriculum; and the employer builds a talent pipeline at UW-Stout. The job market remains competitive this year. Students need to define where they would like to work, learn how to search for these opportunities, and build the skills and experience necessary along with a network within their profession. At UW-Stout we believe that it takes a campus to build a career. Career Services programs and individual career counselor appointments are available to all students at UW-Stout. Faculty members also integrate career information into the curriculum. Together the entire campus is helping students define and build a career even before they graduate. Career Services offers several resources to help students and employers connect. For more information, call Career Services at 715-232-1601. To ta lG Undergraduate Degrees ra du Av at ai es la bl e fo M rE in or m iti pl es oy m i M n en al p ro es t gr in am p Fe ro m gr al am es in Em pr og pl oy ra m ed Re Em la pl te oy d ed to Un Co M aj r nt el or in a te ui d n Se g to Ed ek M uc in aj g at or Pe Em io n rc p lo en ym tE Sa en m la t p Lo ry R loy ed w a - A ng ve e ra • K ge = - H $1 ig , 0 h 0 0 2011–2012 Summary Apparel Design and Development Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Applied Science Applied Social Science Art Education BFA Graphic Design and Interactive Media BFA Industrial Design BFA Interior Design BFA Entertainment Design BFA Studio Art Business Administration Career, Technical Education and Training Computer Engineering * Construction Dietetics Early Childhood Education Engineering Technology Family and Consumer Sciences Education Food Systems and Technology Game Design and Development * Golf Enterprise Management Graphic Communications Management Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Human Development and Family Studies Information and Communication Technologies Information Technology Management Management Manufacturing Engineering Marketing and Business Education Packaging Plastics Engineering * Professional Communication and Emerging Media Property Management * Psychology Retail Merchandising and Management Science Education Service Management Special Education Supply Chain Management Sustainable Management * Technology Education Vocational Rehabilitation Total * First year of graduates in new major 24 21 22 22 30 30 9 9 20 18 54 48 28 25 25 22 19 19 12 12 165 154 19 18 2 1 71 69 25 23 32 28 47 43 8 8 15 14 6 6 28 28 19 18 113 102 56 44 26 25 16 12 103 80 36 34 3 2 36 36 4 4 8 8 2 2 58 51 53 51 4 4 7 6 10 8 5 5 2 2 19 17 56 48 1297 1177 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 9 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 2 9 4 4 1 5 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 75 0 18 19 5 5 12 18 0 9 5 101 9 2 70 0 4 41 1 2 4 25 14 41 5 22 16 48 35 1 29 4 0 0 14 2 2 2 2 5 1 17 15 625 24 4 11 4 15 42 10 25 10 7 64 10 0 1 25 28 6 7 13 2 3 5 72 51 4 0 55 1 2 7 0 8 2 44 51 2 5 8 0 1 2 41 672 17 18 15 3 16 39 18 16 16 5 138 13 1 67 10 24 41 4 12 2 25 17 81 27 21 10 71 33 2 35 4 5 2 18 42 3 4 7 5 1 15 30 933 4 0 6 2 2 2 2 6 1 6 8 2 0 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 3 1 18 7 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 9 128 0 4 5 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 84 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 32 100 100 87 100 100 92 84 100 95 100 95 89 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 83 100 100 99 98 100 100 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 96 98 100 100 100 100 100 94 96 97.3 37-42-45 40-48-75 21-35-50 30-33-36 24-28-32 20-31-40 29-39-54 25-30-32 31-45-55 22-26-30 21-39-94 50-64-76 N/A 22-47-75 25-35-44 19-30-35 23-48-75 20-33-45 22-42-52 N/A 18-31-50 20-38-54 17-31-48 17-28-41 20-52-105 30-47-57 21-47-103 37-52-65 N/A 25-55-75 55-57-58 33-42-50 N/A 20-25-40 27-42-52 32-35-38 21-35-50 25-30-33 49-50-53 N/A 30-34-38 19-31-42 The closing date to contact graduates for this report was 1/31/12 2011–2012 Totals Total number of degrees granted..............................1,297 Total number of responses........................................1,177 Response rate............................................................... 91.5% Number employed related to major............................. 933 Number employed out of major................................... 128 Number continuing education....................................... 84 Number seeking employment........................................ 32 Number not seeking by choice...................................... 10 Number with no information available......................... 110 Employment rate........................................................... 97.3% Key and Footnotes: Italic type indicates a concentration within a degree program NA= Not available Commissions, bonuses, incentives and fringe benefits are not included in salary statistics. Low, average and high salaries are listed. Only base salaries are reported. These percentages do not include 110 individuals who could not be reached by survey or telephone, and 10 graduates who were not seeking employment. Dietetics: The majority in the continuing education column are doing internships. Note: If you are using this report to make specific career decisions, please consult with the Advisement Center, faculty and staff, or Career Services counselors. Career Services 103 Administration Building University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 Phone: 715/232-1601 Fax: 715/232-3595 E-mail: careerservices@uwstout.edu www.uwstout.edu/careers Partial List of Employers Who Hire Graduates Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; Applied Science; Business; Game Design and Development 3KeyLogic, LLC ACUITY Arrow Electronics Bauer Built, Inc. Big John Games CROPP/Organic Valley Enterprise Rent-A-Car Entropy Multimedia Inc. Epic Global Finishing Solutions Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. Inland Label & Marketing Services, LLC Jennie-O Turkey Store Land O’Lakes, Inc. LSS Data Systems Magenic Technologies Inc. Marshfield Clinic Menards, Inc. Miller Diversified Machining, Inc. Muskie Proppant LLC Nash Finch Company Navitaire St. Jude Medical The Hartford The Sherwin-Williams Company Thomson Reuters Toys R Us U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Uline, Inc. United Health Group Verizon Wireless Viking Electric Supply, Inc. Xcel Energy Art and Design; Applied Social Science; Professional Communication and Emerging Media 3M Allsteel American Girl Ardisam, Inc. Brandgarten Ethan Allen Fallon Fast Enterprises Gabberts Design Studio Game Informer General Mills HOM Furniture Integrated Design Solutions Jager Di Paola Kemp Design JB Systems, LLC Perspective Design Phillips Medisize Corporation Promega Corporation Spectrum Brands Unisys Corporation Zywave, Inc. Construction Atlantic Contracting AZCO, Inc. Bayland Buildings, Inc. BHL Services Inc. Cherne Contracting Corporation Cornerstone Construction Management Inc. CR Meyer Edward Kraemer and Sons Flatiron Construction Corp. Hoffman Construction Company J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. Kiewit LaForce Inc. Lunda Construction Company McGough Construction Company, Inc. Michels Corporation Midwest Manufacturing Miron Construction Co., Inc. Q3 Contracting, Inc. The Samuels Group, Inc. TIC-The Industrial Company Weis Builders, Inc. Western Summit Constructors, Inc. Zintl Inc. Education; Psychology; Vocational Rehabilitation and Related Aurora Community Services Avanti Center For Girls Breathe Therapy Community Options, Inc. Dominium Management Services, Inc. Ernst & Young Fairview University Medical Center Illinois Assistive Technology Program Integrated Family Services Lifetrack Resources Lutheran Social Services Ministry Health Care Northwest Connections Nystrom & Associates, LTD Positive Alternatives, Inc. Workforce Resource, Inc. YMCA Variety of Public, Private and Technical Colleges Variety of Preschools and Daycare Facilities Engineering Technology; Manufacturing Engineering; Computer Engineering; Plastics Engineering; Information Technologies and Related ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. APEX International Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Boston Scientific Brocade Communications Cray, Inc. Dell Digi-Key Corporation Fastenal Company Federal-Mogul Corporation Five Star Plastics Inc. Flambeau Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Company Heartland Business Systems Lavelle Industries, Inc. MAG Industrial Automation Systems Medtronic Neff Group Distributors Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing Packaging Solutions, Inc. Plexus Corp. Prent Corporation Scientific Molding Corporation Sentry Insurance Trane Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management; Golf Enterprise Management; Property Management; Supply Chain, Sustainable Management; Food Systems and Technology Related Beach Point Club Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club Buffalo Wild Wings Cargill Caribou Coffee Courtesy Corporation — McDonald’s Restaurants Golf Channel Hanalani Treehouse Hilton Hotels Typical Job Titles of Graduates Hormel Foods Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Kalahari Resorts Kohler Co. Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer Foods Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc. Lockheed Martin Macy’s Food Division Mayo Clinic Health System MOM Brands NUK USA LLC Omni Hotels and Resorts Pillar Hotels St. Paul Hotel Schreiber Foods, Inc. Sodexo Walt Disney World Graco Inc. Greenheck Fan Corporation Packaging; Graphic Communications Management Ambassador Press American Packaging Corporation Amgen, Inc. Boeing Company Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc. Consolidated Graphics Ecolab FCA, LLC Great Northern Corporation IBM Imagine Print Solutions Independent Printing Company, Inc. Intek Plastics, Inc. Japs-Olson Company Johnson Litho Graphics JP Graphics Inc. KAO USA, Inc. Kimberly-Clark Corporation Liberty Carton Company Mercury Marine Oshkosh Corporation Packaging Corporation of America Scotts Miracle-Gro Taylor Corporation Unisource Worldwide xpedx – a Division of International Paper Zimmer, Inc. Retail Merchandising and Management; Apparel Design and Development Abercrombie & Fitch Aerosoles AmerisourceBergen Corp. Bernick’s BeWebFocused, LLC Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Christopher & Banks Corporation Creative Apparel Concepts Express Foat Design Francesca’s Collections Heartbreaker Hollister Co. Kate Swimwear Kelle’ Company Kohl’s Lands’ End Lane Bryant Macy’s Maurices Nordstrom Red Wing Shoe Company Target Walmart Stores Wet Seal Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; Applied Science; Business; Game Design and Development Account Representative Application Developer Associate Software Developer Business Analyst Business Development Specialist CNC Programmer Credit Analyst Data Analyst Demand Analyst Executive Manager Executive Team Lead Financial Development Officer Game Programmer Health Promotion Specialist Human Resources Assistant Java Developer Laboratory Prep Assistant Management Trainee Marketing Manager Merchandise Analyst Trainee National Account Manager Non-Destructive Testing Technician Operations Manager Production Supervisor Programmer Project Manager Purchasing Agent Quality Assurance Coordinator Recruiting Manager Research Biologist Research Chemist Software Analyst Software Engineer System Analyst Technical Recruiter Technical Services Supervisor Art and Design; Applied Social Science; Professional Communication and Emerging Media 3D Artist Assistant Graphic Designer Assistant Project Manager Captioning Assistant Ceramic Artist Design Assistant Design Consultant Designer Web Designer Graphic Artist Graphic Designer Industrial Designer Interior Designer International Designer Marketing Specialist Production Artist Web Designer Construction Area Safety Manager Assistant Supervisor Chief Engineer Construction Director Engineer Estimator Estimator/Project Manager Field Engineer Job Site Superintendent Operations Assistant Post Frame Estimator Project Coordinator Project Engineer Safety Coordinator Site Team Contractor Territory Manager Education; Psychology; Vocational Rehabilitation and Related 4K Teacher Art Teacher Assistant Technology Program Specialist Business Education Teacher Certified Protection Officer Chemistry/Physics Teacher Client Advocate Counselor Crisis Advocate Disability Benefit Specialist/ Support Manager Early Childhood Teacher Economic Support Specialist Elementary Teacher Employment Specialist Family Consumer Sciences Teacher Gifted and Talented Coordinator Human Resource Manager Independent Living Coordinator Job Coach Kindergarten Teacher Radiography Instructor Rehab Tech Residential Counselor School Readiness Teacher Science Teacher Special Education Teacher Technology Education Teacher Telephone Crisis Worker Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator Truancy Specialist Vocational Coordinator Vocational Placement Specialist Engineering Technology; Manufacturing Engineering; Computer Engineering; Plastics Engineering; Information Technologies and Related Application Engineer Automation Engineer Design Engineer Electrical Engineer Electro Mechanical Engineer I Series Analyst Injection Mold Design Engineer IT Business Analyst IT Consultant IT Leader/Business Process Architect IT Project Analyst Manufacturing Engineer Mechanical Design Engineer Network Administrator Network Engineer Plastics Engineer Process Engineer Production Engineer Programmer/Analyst Quality Control Technician Quality Engineer Systems Engineer Technical Analyst Technical Support Engineer Tool Design Engineer Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management; Golf Enterprise Management; Property Management; Supply Chain, Sustainable Management; Food Systems and Technology Related Assistant Banquet Manager Assistant General Manager Assistant Golf Professional Assistant Property Manager Dining Room Manager Director of Operations Event Coordinator Event Manager Executive Team Leader Food and Beverage Supervisor Foodservice Sales Representative Front of House Manager Golf Assistant Head Golf Professional/Manager Head Guest Service Agent Manager in Training Pro Shop Assistant QA Team Advisor Quality Assurance Technician Reservation Supervisor Sales Manager Service Manager Sports Professional Procurement Specialist Product Planner Purchasing Specialist Supply Chain Manager Packaging, Graphic Communications Management Assistant Production Manager Associate Packaging Engineer Business Services Engineer Customer Service Representative Graphics Coordinator Leadership Development Program Assoc. Packaging Engineer Packaging Engineer Manager Packaging Sales Representative Process Improvement Project Manager/Packaging Engineer Retail Merchandising and Management; Apparel Design and Development Analyst Assistant Buyer Assistant Designer Assistant Manager Assistant Technical Designer Associate Pattern Maker Associate Technical Designer Boutique Manager Executive Trainee Merchandise Analyst Merchandise Planning Training Program Merchant Leadership Program Trainee Product Development Coordinator Production Coordinator Store Operations Manager Technical Designer Visual Assistant Manager For a complete list of employers and job titles, go to www.uwstout.edu/careers/salaryinfo.cfm