In six weeks or so millions of new graduates will flood into the workplace looking for that first job. Not all entry level gigs are equal so personal finance website WalletHub  released its 2015 Entry-Level Jobs Report, which takes stock of the first-timer employment landscape.

WalletHub compared 109 different types of entry-level positions based on 11 key metrics – ranging from starting salaries to industry growth rate.  What they found might help you as you guide your kid or grandkid into the world of work.  The best jobs seem high tech and the worst jobs seem high touch-as in touching paperwork or steel!

 Best Entry-Level Jobs Worst Entry-Level Jobs
 1.Training Specialist I 100.Welder I
 2.Web Applications Developer I 101.Building Inspector
 3.Network Engineer I 102.Policy Processing Clerk
 4.Attorney I 103.Electronics Assembler I
 5.Environmental Engineer I 104.Boilermaker I
 6.Software Engineer I 105.Claims Processing Clerk
 7.Designer I - Web 106.Consumer Loan Servicing Clerk I
 8.Information Security Analyst I 107.Refinery Operator I
 9.Financial Analyst I 108.Sheetmetal Mechanic I
 10.Programmer I 109.Floor Assembler I

 

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Key Stats

  •  Employee relations specialists have 3 times higher earning potential than bank tellers.
  • The median drilling engineer pulls in 5 times more per year than the bank teller equivalent.
  • Certified occupational therapist assistants are expected to see the most job growth by 2022 (42.6%).
  • While web application developers, web designers, software and network engineers, and programmers are all among the 10 Best Entry-Level Jobs, computer operators have the grimmest outlook, interestingly enough – with 17% of jobs in the field projected to be cut by 2022.

For the full report, please visit:  http://wallethub.com/edu/best-entry-level-jobs/3716/

 

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