SUBJECT: TECHNICAL BUSINESS WRITING

1. Review the data in the Table , entitled, Average Annual Salaries for Bachelor of Science Graduates, Summer 2016-Spring 2017.
2. Using this data, create a chart (with a title, labeled axes, and a legend) comparing the average salaries that you could use to guide high school students who want salary influence the type of engineering major that they will choose. Consider, which fields tend to make the most money?
3. Write a paragraph addressed to a high school student who wants to select an engineering field based on the salary; using a comparison of the data, recommend which majors they should most closely consider.

Engineering - Average Annual Salaries & Hourly Wages for Undergraduates by Program, Summer 2016-Spring 2017 Average Annual Salaries $66,356 25th Percentile $60,750 50th Percentile $68,000 75th Percentile $69,900 Average Annual Salaries for Bachelor of Science Graduates, Summer 2016-Spring 2017 All Offers/Acceptances with Program Offers/Acceptances Salary Information Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering 46 31 Aviation 6 0 Biomedical Engineering 23 14 Chemical Engineering 192 112 Civil Engineering 151 78 Computer Science & Engineering 237 153 Electrical & Computer Engineering 162 112 Engineering Physics 9 Environmental Engineering 30 16 Food Agricultural & Biological Engineering 23 12 Industrial & Systems Engineering 165 95 Materials Science & Engineering 48 35 Mechanical Engineering 181 120 Welding Engineering 53 30 Total 1,326 812 $60,201 $67,853 $55,787 $75,488 $69,008 $62,775 $55,444 $57,604 $65,411 $63,286 $66,190 $66,505 $66,904 $50,500 $63,000 $50,000 $62,000 $63,351 N/A $50,990 $51,500 $60,850 $61,500 $62,000 $62,500 $60,000 $60,000 $68,000 $56,000 $70,000 $68,000 N/A $55,750 $53,000 $65,000 $65,000 $65,000 $67,000 $65,000 $68,000 $74,000 $60,000 $90,000 $73, 125 N/A $62,000 $66,625 $69,600 $66,950 $69,000 $71,344 $71,500 Engineering - Average Annual Salaries & Hourly Wages for Undergraduates by Program, Summer 2016-Spring 2017 Average Annual Salaries $66,356 25th Percentile $60,750 50th Percentile $68,000 75th Percentile $69,900 Average Annual Salaries for Bachelor of Science Graduates, Summer 2016-Spring 2017 All Offers/Acceptances with Program Offers/Acceptances Salary Information Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering 46 31 Aviation 6 0 Biomedical Engineering 23 14 Chemical Engineering 192 112 Civil Engineering 151 78 Computer Science & Engineering 237 153 Electrical & Computer Engineering 162 112 Engineering Physics 9 Environmental Engineering 30 16 Food Agricultural & Biological Engineering 23 12 Industrial & Systems Engineering 165 95 Materials Science & Engineering 48 35 Mechanical Engineering 181 120 Welding Engineering 53 30 Total 1,326 812 $60,201 $67,853 $55,787 $75,488 $69,008 $62,775 $55,444 $57,604 $65,411 $63,286 $66,190 $66,505 $66,904 $50,500 $63,000 $50,000 $62,000 $63,351 N/A $50,990 $51,500 $60,850 $61,500 $62,000 $62,500 $60,000 $60,000 $68,000 $56,000 $70,000 $68,000 N/A $55,750 $53,000 $65,000 $65,000 $65,000 $67,000 $65,000 $68,000 $74,000 $60,000 $90,000 $73, 125 N/A $62,000 $66,625 $69,600 $66,950 $69,000 $71,344 $71,500