The best bets for college graduates this spring include oil and gas extraction; pharmaceutical manufacturing; computer and electronics manufacturing; and finance, insurance, and real estate. More than half the employers surveyed in these groups expect healthy hiring increases, and these companies plan to add an average of more than 100 new college grads, according to a survey of members of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
Engineering and accounting look good as well, partly because a few companies are planning large hiring increases.
Employers in the government, retail, and information/media sector, on the other hand, expect college hiring to decline this year.
