Posted on 05/10/2019 12:10:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As summer approaches and school comes to a close, many college graduates (if they aren't already) will be hunting for jobs.
And they'll want to put their college degree to good use. According to data collected by LinkedIn, some of the top college majors that lead to the most "different kinds of jobs" include business administration and management, marketing and psychology, among others.
It's not a bad time to search for career opportunities, either. In April, U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs — the 119th month of straight gains — and unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, the lowest rate since 1969.
"This is another loud and clear signal that the economy is in really good shape," Mike Loewengart, the chief investment officer at E-Trade Financial, told Fox Business earlier this month. "We’re getting to a point where it’s hard to find something to be concerned about."
LinkedIn alone says it lists at least 20 million open jobs on its platform, with 3 million positions being posted, on average in the U.S., every month.
In 2018, 55 percent of students reported starting a new job the same year they graduated, according to LinkedIn, which cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"We’re also seeing that recent grads are adding additional skills and training after graduation, primarily concentrated in data visualization, data modeling, and analytics — which are in line with the skills that are most in-demand from employers," the company wrote in its workforce report in May.
For the second straight year, a software engineer was the No. 1 job students desired. That position, in particular, pays well: $83,000 for an entry-level gig. A registered nurse, which takes home an average $62,000 a year for an entry-level position, came in second.
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It is.
Starting for engineers is in the $65K range
Wonder where those $62,000 entry level RN jobs are? I made less than that when I retired after 25 years.
—> 4 months training
50-60 thousand a year
big rig driver
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How many hours per year? 40 hours/wk = 2080hrs/year...
I’m an applications engineer (automated mfg systems), hourly, making 95k/yr with overtime. If I was salary I’d be making less and working the same load.
oh yeah...20years experience from when I was entry level floor sweeper.
Not manufacturing engineers with zero field experience. Not in Alabama it isnt...and we have about the hottest mfg jobs market in the country.
Engineering is hard, hence not popular.
Although, Registered Nurse is hard too.
New RN’s don’t get 62K!
Big Rig Driver with
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
and Masters Systems Engineering
and PhD Software Engineering.
Still $50k per year.
So why earn non utilized college degrees?
I think there’s a gap between desired jobs and who HAS jobs upon graduation.
Engineers have a very high employment rate.
•Project Manager ($57,500)
•Account Executive ($55,000)
•Account Manager ($52,900)
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Why pretend to be an Account Manager when you can pretend to be an Account Executive? Probably get a better bathroom.
Or go all the way and pretend to be a Project Manager.
But why not set your sights higher and pretend to be a City Manager?
"We will start you out with a Mercedes C class for the first 6 months, then move you up to the E Class on your 6 month anniversary.”
Now you have my attention. And I didn't read anything you wrote after that.
To qualify for the software engineer job, they’ll first have to relocate to India and get a job in a call center as “Bob from Idaho”.
Then win the lotto for an H1B visa.
“What would it take for you to accept a position with my company?”
Son is software engineer, their out of college salary is in line, not including all benefits.
Thanks for the chuckle.
lol
What is the starting salary for a marine biologist?
I think it depends. Does marine biology have land guys?
Interesting.
All thee “shiny hat” engineers we hired were in the $65K range. Top end for an engineer with 20 years of experience is $80K, so a tight range.
What is the starting range in Alabama? We might try to pull our next batch from further south.
Just for comparison, a brand new 2nd Lt or Ens will be paid around $49,000.
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