Evening star., 1961-05-28
By JOHN ROSSON
Star Staff Writer

The only fellow with a
brighter job future than this
years college graduate is the
unhurried graduate who plans
to go back to school.
The 100000 students expect
ing in the next few weeks to
receive their bachelors degrees
can count on faring well not
only in finding the jobs they
really want but in salary scales
as well.
But the smart 81 graduate
will shun the temptation to
seek the dollar and go on to
graduate work. In the end, he
will be the one who makes the
most money.
These were among some bits
OF advice and information
passed along today by Labor
Secretary Goldberg in an "open
letter" to the 1861 college crop.
1t amounted to a welcome-to-
the-labor-market pep talk.
Graduates with higher de-
greeS will be able-both now
and in the future-to command
the higher salaries. the secre.
tary said, so much so that
many Of this years recipients
OF bachelors degrees are being
tempted to continue in school.
That would be "a good de-
cision," he declared.
Concern for Workers
But it is the second group,
those who will not go on but
who will enter the labor force,
which concerns him most, Sec
retary Goldberg said.
Their prospects for employ
ment are good"
Starting salaries for college
graduates, for the most part,
are slightly higher this year
than last" he said, "the aver
age for men being about $470
a month and for women some
what less"
Referring to specific fields,
the Secretary said engineering
graduates can expect, as a rule,
to receive considerably more
than $470, while liberal arts
graduates shound count on get
ting a bit less. It was here that
he advised that, many of the
100000 work toward higher de-
grees before tackling a job.
Another indication Of Job
possibilities was found in the
number and types Of recruiters
who visited colleges this spring,
Mr.. Goldberg pointed out.
"Over all, fewer recruiters
this year represented manufac-
turing firms, while the number
coming from non-manufactur-
ing firms increased This
reflects the steady decline in
employment in the goods man
ufacturing industries and the
parallel rise in the total number
employed in service industries, /"
he said.
Suitability Is Important
In terms Of advice, the Secre-
tary told the graduates they
should not let salary considera-
tions or the availability Of Ger
tain kinds Of Jobs be their sole
guides in choosing to go to work.
1T is more important to find
the kind Of work that is suited
to your aptitudes, training and
interests" he said. obviously,
you viii not succeed in a Job
that does not interest you, even
If it pays a higher salary than
others and is easier to obtain. "
Offering a detailed breakdown
on ojb openings, he told the
graduates that:
/. Government agencies
urgently need physicists, engi-
neers, architects, metalurgists
and electronic scientists. There
Is also a need for economists,
statisticians, writer's, revenue
officers and claims examiners.
2. The business world needs
sales representatives, manage
ment trainees, business trainees,
sales trainees, accountants and
personnel workers, particularly
those who are graduates Of busi-
ness administration colleges.
3. The engineering field needs
graduates qualified to teach