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Show Women in the Labor Force 165 12 women engineers averaged $602; of 3 physicists, $543; of 38 chem ists, $539; and of 116 mathematicians and statisticians, $509. The salaries of women in other fields ranged from $365 for airline hostesses to $472 for accountants (table 81) . Table 81.-STARTING SALARIES PLOYED IN OF WOMEN WITH BACHELOR's DEGREES Number Occupational field Total Mathematics-statistics Graduates 192 896 _ _ Chemistry _ Home economics _ General business _ Engineering Accounting _ _ Economics-finance _ English-editorial Secretary Biological S cience Physics _ _ _ _ Market research _ Airline hostess _ Other fields 1 Companies _ General liberal arts EM 1964, AS REPORTED BY 92 COMPANIES _ Starting monthly salary 34 116 $509 16 232 385 15 38 539 14 48 426 9 59 404 8 12 602 8 23 472 7 10 454 5 13 435 5 48 380 3 11 505 2 3 543 2 62 385 1 123 365 16 98 436 Details do not add to total because multiple replies were tabulated individually. Source: Northwestern University: Frank S. Endicott, "Trends in Employment of College and Uni versity Students." March 1965. A nationwide survey of employment opportunit.ies for June 1965 college graduates was conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in early 1965.18 This study indicated that the employment outlook for recent college graduates was generally excellent and that starting salaries offered 1965 graduates earlier in the year by recruiting com panies were at a record high level. Entry salaries alone were not, however, the prime consideration of these recent college graduates. They were able to choose jobs with greater freedom-able to analyze opportunities for service and advancement, relate jobs offered to their specialization or major, and select their geographicallooation. In ad dition to the higher salaries gener-ally offered graduates, fringe benefits, such as insurance and investment programs and vacation and retire18 1965 College Graduates." May 10, 19,65. "The Job Outlook for Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S_ |
