These occupations all come with salaries over $70,000.Tech Hub/Flickr
Think it's impossible to make good money right out of college?
Think again.
By sifting through hundreds of thousands of job postings and profiles using its salary tool, LinkedIn recently found a number of jobs with entry-level openings and median first-year salaries of more than $70,000.
In ranking these occupations, LinkedIn rated occupations with more entry-level job openings better.
Here are a few occupations well-suited to recent grads who want to make bank:
11. Security engineer
Security engineers develop security programs and solutions for IT.
Median entry-level compensation: $74,200
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 2,000+
10. Management consultant
Management consultants work with organizations to improve management, efficiency, and work performance.
Median entry-level compensation: $74,300
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 150+
9. Pharmaceutical sales representative
Pharmaceutical sales representatives connect with physicians to attempt to influence them to prescribe certain drugs to patients.
Median entry-level compensation: $75,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 700+
8. Operations engineer
Operations engineers focus on solving operational problems in organizations, using scientific methods.
Median entry-level compensation: $75,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 800+
7. Consulting analyst
Consulting analysts advise companies and make recommendations on improving organizations.
Median entry-level compensation: $75,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 4,000+
6. Technology analyst
Technology analysts work on organization's IT systems.
Median entry-level compensation: $76,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 190+
5. Equity research analyst
Equity analysts study financial trends for organizations.
Median entry-level compensation: $79,500
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 30+
4. Software engineer
Software engineers develop and maintain software systems.
Median entry-level compensation: $80,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 33,000+
3. Hardware engineer
Hardware engineers design and build computer systems and discover new uses for computer hardware.
Median entry-level compensation: $90,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 700+
2. Data scientist
Data scientists collect, analyze, and interpret data.
Median entry-level compensation: $93,500
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 2,000+
1. Investment banking analyst
Investment banking analyst quantitatively analyze financial information and monitor investment portfolios for individuals and institutions.
Median entry-level compensation: $105,000
Number of open entry-level jobs on LinkedIn: 600+
