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Show 6monday, 1978 Mining engineers call the shots in landing jobs by James M. Schutz Enterprise Staff Writer A renaissance of the Coal Age in America has turned a bachelors degree in Mining Engineering into the closest thing to a sure bet one can have in any job market. Tve never seen the demand for mining engineers so high, said Professor John Wilson of the University of Utah's College of Mines and Minerals. The enormous demand is reflected in the stratospheric levels of pay going to newly graduated mining engineers. Last year, one hundred percent of our graduates were placed in jobs with the averat age salary running Putsaid Wilson. $17,500, ting that figure in some perspective, consider the average offering salary for the Us 1977 MBA graduate class: Negotiate the best deal you can, then hand over this coupon for an additional $100 off. SPIRITED -1- 977 PONTIAC FIREBIRD PRIME BREEDING STOCK (OR AT STUD) DEPENDABLE - 1977 FORD GRANADA CUTE LITTLE DOGGY CLASSY -1- 977 CHEVROLET CAPRICE A STEER WITH STATURE . These are just examples. There's a whole herd to choose from Most fully equipped with air and power all around All available with a limited power train warranty cm Young used cars 611 S. WEST TEMPLE $17,600. 521-070- 7- hope is when he finally receives his degree, hell stay on with Sanders. Can't get enough The largest single re- cruiter at the University of Utah for Mining Engineers is Consolidated Coal, the Pittsburg based subsidiary of Continental Oil. Said one comWe are pany spokesman, always in the market for mining engineers, we just can't get enough. The demand for this special skill isn't unique to the giants. Sanders Associates, a Kaysville based mining con- sulting firm, has been searching for some time. Its solution to the problem demonstrates to what lengths firms must go to acquire skilled personnel. David Sanders, president of the firm, found it necessary to pay a student's tuition and In addition to his books. educational expenses, we're also giving him a salary. The YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE most cases, we can provide additional features for less money than you are now paying the local phone company. In Electronic PABX Such is the shortage, Wilson said companies are even willing to take mechanical and civil engineers and train them to be mining enFurthermore, he gineers. said, if a student finds himself in a situation where he cant finish school, the companies will still hire him. One to 80 ratio Predictably, the lure of certain placement and impressive bucks haveincreased the number of students chasing a mining engineering deWe now have about gree. 160 students seeking a degree, said Wilson. The figure is a record, but precise figures from previous years are not available. The influx of students may eventually ease the shortage in the marketplace, but it is already taxing the educational system responsible for training them. The University has two faculty members, said Wilson, who's one of the two. The problem: no one wants to teach when lucrative positions are open with private industry. The University of Utah will not pay competitively with eastern schools or corporations, so its very hard to find qualified people to teach, noted Wilson. The supply side of the shortage is important as well. According to Sanders, one of the reasons there's a shortage of mine engineers is the reluctance of young people interested in mining to go to school to receive a degree. Sanders notes many students are going to vocational Continued on page eight TERRYPHONE Benefits INCREASED PROFITS -- INCREASED CUSTOMER SERVICE INCREASED TELEPHONE EFFICIENCY -- CONTROL ESCALATING INFLATION -- INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED SYSTEMS -- Custom-tailore- d MULTI-FUNCTI- ON U PHONE is not all lunch plans for lease, purchase or rental Breakfast 7:00AM-3:00P- M 'in the lobby 1 :ti JUDGE BLDG. International Telephone and Telegraph ivb VVeiT VII M 895 WEST H CENTER STREET NORTH SALT LAKE, UTAH 84054 PHONE: 534-08- 40 ANSWERING SERVICE 3KM809 ORDER TO GO PHONE 7 531-091- |