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Here are the highest-paying jobs for 2019 graduates

By Craig Johnson
By Craig Johnson

Here are the highest-paying jobs for 2019 graduates

Are you in college or perhaps a recent graduate? When thinking about job opportunities, no doubt you want to make as much money as possible.

Jobs site Glassdoor has a new report that shows the highest-paying jobs available right now for 2019 graduates. While there was some talk late last year of an imminent recession, robust employment numbers have shown 2019 to be a great one for job-seekers so far.

Here are the highest-paying jobs for new graduates

Even if you’re fresh out of school or perhaps looking for an internship, job prospects are rosy. Entry-level workers shouldn’t have much of a problem finding work, according to Glassdoor.

Are you good with crunching numbers? Data scientists are in such a demand that they are #1 on the list of top wage earners in Glassdoor’s study.

In fact, all of the top 10 jobs are in the tech sector. Keep in mind, that doesn’t mean these occupations are exclusively at tech companies. Let’s check out the list:

Here are the 25 highest-paying entry level jobs for 2019

Rank Job Title Median Yearly Base Salary
1 Data Scientist $95,000
2 Software Engineer $90,000
3 Product Manager $89,000
4 Investment Banking Analyst $85,000
5 Product Designer $85,000
6 UX Designer $73,000
7 Implementation Consultant $72,000
8 Java Developer $72,000
9 Systems Engineer $70,000
10 Software Developer $68,600
11 Process Engineer $68,258
12 Front End Developer $67,500
13 Product Engineer $66,750
14 Actuarial Analyst $66,250
15 Electrical Engineer $66,000
16 Mechanical Engineer $65,000
17 Design Engineer $65,000
18 Applications Developer $65,000
19 Test Engineer $65,000
20 Programmer Analyst $65,000
21 Quality Engineer $64,750
22 Physical Therapist $63,918
23 Field Engineer $63,750
24 Project Engineer $63,000
25 Business Analyst $63,000

What about interns? Glassdoor’s study also sheds light on the companies with high-paying internships available.

The #1 spot is at Facebook, which pays $8,000 a month as a median. Not bad!

Here are the 25 highest-paying internships for 2019

Rank Employer Median Monthly Pay
1 Facebook $8,000
2 Amazon $7,725
3 Salesforce $7,667
4 Google $7,500
5 Microsoft $7,250
6 Uber $7,167
7 Bloomberg L.P. $7,000
8 Capital One $7,000
9 Apple $6,667
10 Bank of America $5,833
11 J.P. Morgan $5,667
12 Goldman Sachs $5,367
13 Viasat $5,333
14 Visa Inc. $5,167
15 Intel Corporation $5,000
16 SAP $4,833
17 EY $4,825
18 Tesla $4,667
19 Deloitte $4,667
20 Cisco Systems $4,667
21 PwC $4,500
22 KPMG $4,500
23 Genentech $4,500
24 Dell $4,333
25 Boeing $4,167

Give your resume a makeover for 2019

To advance to the interview stage when you’re a job seeker, you need to have a resume that hiring managers will notice! If you haven’t updated your resume in the past year, dust it off and freshen it up it so that you’re ready when the perfect job opportunity comes along.

Does your resume look anything like the one on the left?  Follow Team Clark's step-by-step guide to resume success!

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