MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s College of Engineering & Applied Science is hosting its Spring 2016 Industry Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, connecting UWM students with prospective employers.
Returning Fortune 500 and global companies include Rockwell Automation, Northwestern Mutual and Kohler Co. Seventeen companies are participating in the career fair for the first time, including AlphaCore.Solutions, Bright Cellars, Gamber-Johnson, Innovative Control, Koppers Railroad Structures, Stanley Hydraulic Tools and Ultronic Systems.
Milwaukee engineers are well prepared and remain in demand. Ninety-four percent of spring 2015 graduates who responded to a survey accepted full-time jobs by graduation. Others went on to graduate school. Ninety-eight percent of that class completed internships or co-ops preparing them for the workforce. The average starting salary was $60,000 per year, with a range of $52,000 to $72,000. Of those who accepted positions, 78 percent were with Wisconsin-based companies.
Demand for engineers is expected to grow through 2022, with the greatest need for biomedical engineers, software developers and civil engineers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The College of Engineering & Applied Science provides training for engineers in each of these fields. It added a biomedical engineering undergraduate degree program this spring.
Media members are welcome to attend the Spring 2016 Industry Expo, held in the Wisconsin Room of the UWM Student Union, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd.
About UWM
As Wisconsin’s only public urban research university, UW-Milwaukee has established an international reputation for excellence in research, community engagement, teaching and entrepreneurism. On a budget of $667 million, UW-Milwaukee educates more than 27,000 students and is an engine for innovation in southeastern Wisconsin. Its economic impact is more than $1.5 billion per year in Wisconsin alone. The Princeton Review named UWM a “2016 Best Midwestern” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education elevated UWM to “R1” status in 2016, recognizing it as one of 115 institutions with the “highest research activity.”