College graduate hiring expected to rise 13 percent

Hiring of grads is expected to go up by about 13 percent this upcoming year compared to last year.

A new survey shows salaries for recent graduates also rose by six percent this year.

They now pull in an about $51,000 per year on average.

The biggest salary increases are in computer science and petroleum engineering.

The rest of us received much lower raises this year averaging less than 2 percent.

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