The oil and gas industry is projected to pay its “college graduate hires starting salaries that average nearly $68,000,” according to a survey performed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Other high-paying industries, NACE reports, are motor vehicle manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, food and beverage manufacturing and computer and electronics manufacturing; “all of which are offering salaries that average more than $61,000. ”

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