Where the jobs are: 2015 [Resources]

This should be a good year for those entering the workforce from college, or midlevel engineers looking to change jobs in the United States. As the U.S. economy continues to grow, American employers plan to hire 9.6 percent more college graduates this year than they did last year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in Bethlehem, Pa. And according to tech recruiting firm Randstad Engineering, in April there were over 130,000 engineering job openings to fill across the country, an average of 17 openings per candidate. The top starting salaries for new electrical engineers are in pharmaceuticals manufacturing and computer/electronics manufacturing, averaging US $69,958 and $67,227 respectively, according to NACE.