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          Top Industries Hiring College Graduates (2009)
 
  • Health Care
  • Technology Industries
  • Bioscience
  • Customer Service
  • Sales Associates
      Source:  The National Association
      of Colleges and Employers
 
 
Top 10 Careers for College Grads 2009:
 

Source:  Forbes, Inc.

#1  Network Systems/Data Communications Analyst
 
Designs, tests and evaluates networks, and other data communications systems.
 
Beginning Wage: $40,100
Annual Growth: 53.4%
Annual Openings: 35,086

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#3  Sales Agent, Securities & Commodities
 
Sells stocks and bonds to investors.
 Income consists mainly of commissions
 from the sales.
 
Beginning Wage: $30,890
Annual Growth: 24.8%
Annual Openings: 47,750

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#5  Public Relations Specialist
 
Works with media, community, and consumer relations; political campaigns; mediation; employee/investor relations, and journalists.
 
Beginning Wage: $29,580
Annual Growth: 17.6%
Annual Openings: 51,216

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#7  Educational, Vocational School Counselor
 
Provides career and educational advice; assists students from elementary school to college.
 
Beginning Wage: $28,430
Annual Growth: 12.6%
Annual Openings: 54,025

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#9  Paralegal and Legal Assistant
 
Helps lawyers prepare for closings, hearings, trials, corporate meetings; investigates facts of cases so all relevant information is considered.
 

Beginning Wage: $28,360
Annual Growth: 22.2%

Annual Openings: 22,756

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#2  Sales Agent: Financial Services
 
Income can be base
plus commission or
100% commission.
 
Beginning Wage: $30,890
Annual Growth: 24.8%
Annual Openings: 47,750

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#4 Market Research Analyst
 
Develops methods for obtaining data,
typically through surveys, telephone or
 in-person interviews.
 
Beginning Wage: $33,310
Annual Growth: 20.1%
Annual Openings: 45,015

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#6  Cost Estimator
 
Develops cost and profitability matrices
 for bid proposals in the manufacturing and construction fields.
 
Beginning Wage: $32,470
Annual Growth: 18.5%
Annual Openings: 38,379

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 #8  Actuary

 

Typically works in the finance and insurance industries analyzing data to estimate the probability and cost of events.

 

Beginning Wage: $48,750
Annual Growth: 23.7%
Annual Openings: 3,245

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#10  Computer Support Specialist

Provides technical assistance, support
and advice; troubleshoots problems
and provides fixes for hardware and software.
 

Beginning Wage: $25,950
Annual Growth: 12.9%
Annual Openings: 97,334

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