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Sales is another one of the best careers for college graduates. Sales teaches you incredible skills – like persuasion, and resiliency (after you get hung up on a few times or yelled at once or twice, you realize it’s NOT a big deal and life goes on). And you can earn a ton of money. It’s without a doubt one of the best careers for recent graduates who want to earn a lot quickly.
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The best sales jobs for recent college graduates are business-to-business (B2B) sales roles. In these positions, you’ll be closing larger deals, which means more potential money in YOUR pocket. If you go into B2B sales, the typical base salary will be around $35-65K, and there should be a commission structure too.
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Avoid positions that pay 100% commission and zero base salary, especially as a recent college grad or entry-level job seeker. There are definitely some scams out there, and they’ll often pay no base salary. So you’re better off finding a position that pays a mix of base salary and commission.
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In many companies, an Account Manager is a mix between customer support and sales. Account managers typically work with business clients and maintain their existing relationships, but also work to sell clients on adding new services, too. If you want to gain exposure to a variety of business skills and earn a high starting salary,
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then Account Manager positions are a good entry-level choice. If you want this type of job but can’t find it at the entry-level, there are a few other popular jobs that can lead to this career. Look for positions in customer support and customer relationship management, but just make sure it’s business-to-business (B2B).
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Software development is one of the best jobs for recent college graduates because of the high pay, rising demand, and perks that many employers offer. This is a great option for anyone even remotely interested in technology and software.
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Let’s start with the most obvious reason this career is recommended to so many college graduates: Software engineer positions pay extremely well. Some software engineers earn $100K+ after just two or three years in the field. And demand is rising as more of the world’s businesses rely on software.
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And while you’ll have a leg-up on the competition if you majored in computer science, it’s not necessary or required for all jobs in this field… Many top tech companies like Apple no longer require a four-year degree for their software engineer positions
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There are a couple more great careers for recent college grads with any degree, and digital marketing is one of them. At this point, every company knows they need a digital presence, even the very old-fashioned companies that traditionally relied on offline marketing.
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And as companies get on board, they’re realizing they need a lot of help in this area. Specific work in this field includes creating and managing online advertisements (on Facebook, Google, Instagram and more)… managing “organic” social media posts (non-paid ads – regular posts that companies put out to their followers.
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Various types of engineering jobs will pay extremely well right out of college. But like Nursing, you’re going to need a specific degree to get started. So again- if you happen to have a relevant degree, you can earn great money in areas like these: – Electrical Engineering – Chemical Engineering – Aerospace Engineering – Etc.
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Accounting is one of the best entry-level jobs right out of the gate in terms of salary. And there are some good career paths forward… You could continue earning more and more with this by becoming the head of an accounting department, a Controller, or CFO (Chief Financial Officer).
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The starting salary will be good, you’ll learn a lot about how businesses operate, and you can also switch into a finance or sales/marketing role if you decide accounting isn’t for you. Along with accounting, you can consider similar jobs like Financial Analyst, too.
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In this role, you help companies get their website to appear high in search results on Google and other search engines. This brings the company more business leads each day and can last for years, so companies are willing to pay great money for an SEO Specialist or SEO Manager.
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This isn’t a topic taught much (or taught well) in universities, which means you can learn this yourself via an e-learning website like Skillshare and obtain an entry-level job no matter what you majored in. And if you choose a career in SEO, you can likely work your way up to a six-figure salary within a few years, even as an individual contributor.
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If you have a background and interest in math, then data science is one of the best job choices and career paths to consider. You may have heard the term “big data”. Large companies have more and more data – about customers, the market overall, and competitors – and they need data scientists to help them make sense of all this data.
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In fact, it’s so much data that humans could never analyze it all, so they need help creating software programs, scripts, and systems that analyze the data and spit out meaningful insights for the business.
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That’s where data scientists (and data engineers, which are similar to software engineers) come in! If you love math and technology, then this could be the career for you. And it’s certainly one of the top jobs for college graduates in terms of earnings – many data scientists earn an average salary of $100K-$150K or higher.
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Nursing is a great occupation that can average around $50-60K in some cities, which is a great entry-level salary for a non-business field. But you need a nursing degree.
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So if you found this article by searching for the best jobs for recent college grads, then the last thing I’d recommend is going back to get another degree if you don’t already have a degree in nursing. Yet if you do have this degree, then rest assured that it’s a career with a great average salary and good job security.
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Statisticians – along with mathematicians – are also on the BLS list of fastest-growing jobs. This big-data job focuses on data analysis and applying statistical and mathematical techniques for industry problem-solving. Key industries that hire statisticians include science companies, engineering research firms and the federal government.