Month: June 2025

St. Louis Fed RA Info Session – June 25 (Hybrid)

Post author By Furong Guo
Post date June 12, 2025
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Are you interested in economics and curious about working at the Federal Reserve? Don’t miss the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Research Associate (RA) Info Session on:

🗓 Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

🕑 Time: 2:00 PM CST

📍 Format: Hybrid (attend in person or online)

🔍 Learn about:

What it’s like to work as an RA
The application process
Career paths after the RA role
Insights from current and former RAs

This session is especially valuable for students planning to apply for roles starting Spring or Summer 2026.

💼 RAs collaborate directly with economists on policy and academic research. Many go on to PhD programs, careers in government, and roles in the private sector.

👉 Register Here

📘 About the RA Position

🔎 Meet the RAs

Questions? Reach out to the St. Louis Fed Research Division. Don’t miss this chance to explore a high-impact research career path!

Career Events

Which Majors Lead to Six-Figure Salaries?

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Post date June 3, 2025
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📊 Which Majors Lead to Six-Figure Salaries?

A new New York Fed study analyzed 73 college majors to identify which lead to the highest earnings.

💰 Top Early-Career Salaries (Median)

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering – $80,000
Electrical Engineering – $78,000
Mechanical/Aerospace/Civil Engineering – $71,000–$76,000
Physics, Misc. Engineering – $70,000

💼 Top Mid-Career Salaries (Median)

Aerospace Engineering – $125,000
Computer, Electrical, Chemical Engineering – $120,000+
Computer Science – $115,000
Finance, Economics – $110,000
Business Analytics, Math, International Affairs – $100,000

🔍 Why It Matters:

Despite rising tuition and debt, picking the right major still strongly influences earning potential. Fields tied to production, innovation, and tech continue to see strong demand and salaries.

📉 Lowest Mid-Career Salaries:

Early Childhood Education – $49,000

🧠 Takeaway:

STEM and business majors dominate the salary charts. Economics and Business share the same Mid-Career Salaries. Students in lower-paying fields may need to build additional skills or consider graduate study.

🔗 Full article in Newsweek

Research & Academia

Summer Research Opportunity – Part-Time RA Positions

Post author By Furong Guo
Post date June 3, 2025
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📢 Summer Research Opportunity – Part-Time RA Positions

🗓 Apply by June 6, 2025

💼 Professors Kilian Huber and Niels Gormsen (University of Chicago Booth School of Business) are hiring part-time Research Assistants for Summer 2025, with potential to continue into the academic year.

🔍 Project Focus: Firms’ cost of capital

📄 Work: Manual review of corporate transcripts and slides (no AI/LLM work involved)

📌 For details and how to apply, please refer to the official job ad.

Questions? Contact:

Stephen Lamb, Director, Research Support

📧 stephen.lamb@chicagobooth.edu

Research & Academia