Senior Surveys
About the Graduating Senior Survey
The insights on this page summarize results from the most recent Graduating Senior Survey conducted by the Texas A&M Industrial Distribution Program.
All figures shown reflect those latest responses. For full details and methodology, see the
complete survey document at the bottom of this page.
Graduating Senior Survey — Spring 2025
Texas A&M Industrial Distribution Program
Total Responses
135
Job Placement Rate
92.6%
Only 10 actively looking students had not received at least 1 offer
Median Salary
$70k
Average Salary
$71.8k
Avg. in traditional industry: $72.1k
Salary Range
$42k–$155k
Employment Outcomes
- 112 reported “Have a job offer / employed”
- 5 currently negotiating
- 18 do not yet have a job/offer
- Offers received: 51 (1 offer), 48 (2–3), 21 (4–5), 2 (6+), 12 (0)
Role Types
- Sales: 56%
- Supply Chain: 13%
- Management: 7%
- Other: 24%
Average salary by role — Sales: $69.7k, Supply Chain: $66.1k, Management: $77.1k.
Training Programs
- 1–6 months: 45%
- 7–12 months: 25%
- 13–18 months: 12%
- 19–24 months: 7%
- 24+ months: 11%
Prior Internships
- 0 internships: 10% (14)
- 1 internship: 36% (49)
- 2 internships: 41% (55)
- 3+ internships: 13% (17)
How Offers Were Obtained
Offers via PAID Events
49%
Largest single source
- 11% Company website posting
- 9% Posting by ID (through Evan)
- 6% Family / acquaintance
- 5% LinkedIn
- Other methods: 17%
Where Graduates Are Working
- Houston: 37%
- Dallas–Fort Worth: 30%
- Outside Texas: 20%
- Other TX areas: 6%
- Austin: 6%
- San Antonio: 1%
- Remote: 0%
Top Industries
- HVAC: 13%
- Electrical: 10%
- Technology/Software: 10%
- Automation Solutions: 6%
- Building Materials & Roofing: 6%
- Plus Defense, Finance/Banking, Logistics, etc.
Student Organization Participation
- 128 PAID members
- 32 Sigma Delta • 9 SWID • 24 Fraternity/Sorority • 7 Student Athletes • 7 Corps of Cadets • 4 SGA • 3 SEC • 41 other orgs
Notes: Salary figures are self-reported; some sales roles report base pay only (commission not included). “Average in traditional industry” excludes military and ministry roles.
Employers & Roles (Most Recent Graduating Senior Survey)
| Employer | Position/Job Title | Industry | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | Discovery Program (Sales and Marketing) | Automation Solutions | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Accenture | Management Consulting Analyst | Consulting | Houston | Texas |
| Albany Engineering Composites | Supply Chain/Purchasing Intern | Aviation, Aerospace | San Antonio | Texas |
| Applied Industrial Technologies | Inside Sales | Automation Solutions | Houston | Texas |
| ARC Specialties | Technical Sales | Robotics | Houston | Texas |
| Atmus Filtration Technologies | Territory Manager | Automotive | Nashville | Tennessee |
| Automated Logic | Inside Sales | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Houston | Texas |
| Bank of America | Global Operations Analyst | Financial | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Beacon Building Products | Manager Development Program | Building Materials and Roofing | Dallas | Texas |
| Bell & McCoy | Specification Sales | Lighting | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| Bell & McCoy | TBD | Electrical | Houston | Texas |
| Bell & McCoy Companies | Controls Engineer | Electrical | N/A | N/A |
| Blattner Energy | Field Engineer | Renewable Energy | N/A | Texas |
| Boeing | Project Manager | Aviation, Aerospace | Houston | Texas |
| Cameron Ashley Building Products | Sales Development Program | Building Materials and Roofing | Greenville | South Carolina |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Electric Power Technical Sales Rep | Electrical | Irving | Texas |
| Caterpillar Inc. | Aftermarket Sales Field Rep | Marine | Houston | Texas |
| CED | Outside Sales Trainee | Electrical | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Century HVAC | Sales | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Cedar Park | Texas |
| Champagne Metals | Supply Chain Analyst | Metals | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
| ConocoPhillips | Graduate, Real Estate and Facilities | Oil and Gas | Houston | Texas |
| CougarUSA | National Account Representative | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Houston | Texas |
| Crawford Electric Supply | STEP Program Emerging Professional | Electrical | Houston | Texas |
| Daikin Applied | Assistant Account Manager | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Houston | Texas |
| Dell Technologies | Product Manager | Technology/Software | Austin | Texas |
| Dell Technologies | Services Sales Representative | Technology/Software | Austin | Texas |
| Deloitte | Tax Technology Consultant | Consulting | Houston | Texas |
| Elliott Electric Supply | Leadership and Development Program | Electrical | Austin | Texas |
| Elliott Electric Supply | Leadership Development Program | Electrical | Houston | Texas |
| Epic | Project Manager | Technology/Software | Madison | Wisconsin |
| Ewing Outdoor Supply | Manager in Training | Outdoor and Irrigation Supply | Corpus Christi | Texas |
| ExxonMobil | Business Analyst | Oil and Gas | Spring | Texas |
| EY (Ernst & Young) | Technology Consultant | Technology/Software | Houston | Texas |
| FOCUS | Missionary | Ministry | N/A | N/A |
| GHX Hose Supply | Inside Sales | Pipe, Valve, & Fitting | Houston | Texas |
| Hajoca | Management Trainee | Plumbing | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Sales Support Analyst | Technology/Software | Houston | Texas |
| Hunton Trane | Sales Engineer | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Houston | Texas |
| Hydraquip, Inc. | Technical Inside Sales Representative | Fluid Power | Grand Prairie | Texas |
| IBM | Digital Sales Specialist | Technology/Software | Coppell | Texas |
| IBM | Technical Specialist | Technology/Software | New York City | New York |
| Industrial Representatives, Inc. | Field Sales Representative | Electronics and Semiconductors | Austin | Texas |
| Infor | Associate Consultant | Technology/Software | Dallas | Texas |
| Ingersoll Rand | Sales Development Program | Compressed Air Equipment | Dallas | Texas |
| Ingersoll Rand | Sales Development Program – Account Manager | Equipment | Tempe | Arizona |
| Jack Maddon | Inside Representative Sales | Building Materials and Roofing | Sugar Land | Texas |
| Jasen Glende | Sales | Construction | Houston | Texas |
| Johnson Controls | Outside Sales Trainee | Safety Equipment | Houston | Texas |
| Keating Auto Group | Sales Consultant | Automotive | Killeen | Texas |
| KWS Manufacturing | Inside Sales | Metals | Burleson | Texas |
| Lincoln Electric | Technical Sales Rep | Welding | Cleveland | Ohio |
| Lockheed Martin | Contracts Management Associate | Aviation, Aerospace | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | F-35 Field Sales Support Systems Engineer | Defense | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Industrial Engineer Associate | Aviation, Aerospace | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Logistics Engineer – Early Career | Defense | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Operations Leadership & Development Program Associate | Defense | Marietta | Georgia |
| Lockheed Martin | Operations Leadership Development Program Associate | Aviation, Aerospace | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Quality Engineer | Defense | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Subcontract Administrator Associate | Defense | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Subcontractor Admin | Defense | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lockheed Martin | Sustainment Technical Engineer | Aviation, Aerospace | Fort Worth | Texas |
| Lone Star Recreation | Inside Sales Engineer | Construction | Stafford | Texas |
| Lonestar Electric Supply | Sales Engineer | Electrical | College Station | Texas |
| Mechanical Reps Inc | Estimator | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | College Station | Texas |
| MiTek | Procurement Lead | Automation Solutions | Chesterfield | Missouri |
| Moody Price | Inside Sales | Pipe, Valve, & Fitting | Houston | Texas |
| Motion Industries | Sales Trainee | Fluid Power | Dallas | Texas |
| Motion Industries | Sales Intern | Automation Solutions | Dallas | Texas |
| Oracle | Functional Consultant | Technology/Software | Austin | Texas |
| Phillips 66 | Marketing Summer Intern | Oil and Gas | Houston | Texas |
| Polymershapes | Sourcing Coordinator | Plastics | Dallas | Texas |
| PwC | Software Consultant | Technology/Software | Houston | Texas |
| Quality Beverage | Volume Supply | Food and Beverage | Boston | Massachusetts |
| Reece USA | IMPACT Trainee | Plumbing | Frisco | Texas |
| Reece USA | IMPACT Trainee | Pipe, Valve, & Fitting | Austin | Texas |
| Rexel | ACE Trainee | Electrical | Houston | Texas |
| RGA | Leadership Program | Pipe, Valve, & Fitting | North Little Rock | Arkansas |
| Rockwell Automation | Sales Trainee | Automation Solutions | N/A | N/A |
| Rubber and Gasket Company of America | Sales Associate | Mechanical Power | Springdale | Arkansas |
| Schneider Electric | Summer Rotational Intern | Electrical | Carrollton | Texas |
| Schneider Electric | Systems Specialist I | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Dallas | Texas |
| Sewell | Assistant Service Manager | Automotive | Sugar Land | Texas |
| Sewell | Sales Associate | Automotive | Spring | Texas |
| Sewell | Assistant Service Manager | Automotive | Plano | Texas |
| Siemens | Sales Engineer, Sales Development Program | Automation Solutions | Alpharetta | Georgia |
| Source Logistics | Industrial Engineer | Logistics | The Woodlands | Texas |
| SourceBlue | Supply Chain Coordinator | Construction | Dallas | Texas |
| SourceBlue | Supply Chain Coordinator I | Construction | Dallas | Texas |
| SRS Distribution | Manager in Training | Building Materials and Roofing | Spring | Texas |
| SRS Distribution | Manager in Training | Building Materials and Roofing | Coppell | Texas |
| SRS Distribution | MIT Program | Building Materials and Roofing | Clearwater | Florida |
| TAB d.d. | Regional Manager | Automotive | Dallas | Texas |
| Texas Air Systems | Project Engineer | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Dallas | Texas |
| Texas Air Systems | Project Engineer | Commercial HVAC | Dallas | Texas |
| Texas AirSystems | Project Engineer | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Houston | Texas |
| Texas AirSystems | Project Engineer | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Missouri City | Texas |
| Texas AirSystems | Project Engineer | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Missouri City | Texas |
| The Reynolds Company | Sales Trainee | Electrical | Houston | Texas |
| Tradition Custom Homes | Procurement | Home Builder | Katy | Texas |
| Trane | Controls Technician | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Carrollton | Texas |
| Trane Technologies | Associate Account Manager | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Dallas | Texas |
| Trane Technologies | Service Account Manager – Sales Engineer | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Seattle | Washington |
| Trinity Logistics | Business Development Representative | Logistics | Tomball | Texas |
| Truist Securities | Summer Investment Banking Analyst | Financial | Houston | Texas |
| United States Air Force | Nuclear Missile Officer | Defense | Vandenberg Space Force Base | California |
| United States Army | 2nd Lieutenant | Defense | Fort Benning | Georgia |
| United States Navy | Naval Officer | Defense | Pensacola | Florida |
| United States Navy | Student Naval Aviator | Defense | Pensacola | Florida |
| United States Navy | US Naval Officer | Defense | Pensacola | Florida |
| VPP Texas | Sales Engineer | Energy | Dallas | Texas |
| Wesco | Sales and Operations Rotational Program Member | Telecommunications | Houston | Texas |