The 10 most popular jobs for new college grads — and their average entry-level salaries

Yahoo Finance via Fox Business ^ | 05/10/2019 | Jennifer Earl

[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.

[redgolum]

I know.

We hire a lot of DD214 military guys.

The love the pay, hate the weather, and enjoy the work.

Which in Iowa makes sense.

[know.your.why]

Experienced Applications Engineers for machine tool suppliers are 70-85k salary plus benefits. Lots of travel, long hours as needed on-site...the usual headaches.

CAD/CAM specialists are hourly $30-$45 + benes direct hire. Contract engineers rake in $50-$80 hourly zero benes and 6-12+ month contracts.

Gotta know what yer doin though. Slam a million $ plus machine tool and the out door will open in a hurry.

[minnesota_bound]

When doing an interview beware the smarta** interviewers.

I work at a Help Desk and we are hiring. The requirements on paper are asking for to much. If you know anything about computers and can be pleasant on the phone and are willing to fix issues you should do fine as most of what you need to know is learned on the job.

I am not part of the hiring process but a guy who is was bragging how he tripped up a guy in a question he asked him. On paper the guy was qualified and may have missed this one trick question but I know the person doing the interview. He loves showing how smart he is (he is not) and complains about his current co-workers endlessly.

We have been trying to hire someone since February. yep February.
3 months and counting and I now know why. The interviewer.

Best chance to get hired is on a Friday as the people hiring are worn out from the week of interviews and will just say yes to the person who shows up that day....

[SeekAndFind]

Great tips from an experienced fellow. Thanks. Will share this with friends who are looking !