These Are The 10 Best Jobs In Wisconsin For Recent College Grads

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If you’ve just graduated from college, now’s about the time you’re probably wondering–what next?

For most of you, the answer will be simple: find a job. And for many of you, the answer will be: find any job. Because we’ve all heard the horror stories of graduating and the pickings being slim, we’ve decided to go ahead and save you some trouble.

After some research and number crunching, we’ve determined the 10 best jobs for recent college grads in Wisconsin. Here they are:

We know what you’re thinking–computer repairman? Really?

You’ll want to keep reading to find out just how we came up with this list and why each job made the cut. Yes, even computer repairman.

How we determined the best entry level jobs in Wisconsin

We’ve been talking to a lot of recent college graduates recently, so we have a pretty good sense of what they want in their first job. Their list normally goes in something like this order:

ANY JOB!! (Availability of jobs)
Location
Pay
Potential for growth
Work life balance

Lucky for everyone, there’s data available from various sources for ech of the items on this list. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on pay by location, each state’s Department of Labor compiles job growth statistics, and ONet Online, another government source, has data on job requirements.

We combined data from each of these sources to produce a master database that contains information for every profession. Specifically, we looked at the following criteria:

Location quotient. A measure of how common a job is a given state.
Only for jobs in Wisconsin that require a college degree.
Average annual entry level salary .
Projected growth as an industry over the next 10 years.

By limiting the dataset to only those jobs that require a bachelors degree, we were left with 32 jobs to rank.

We then ranked each job on each criteria from 1 to 32 with 1 being the best.

Next, we took the average of each job’s rankings to create a “Job Score”.

Finally, we ranked every job’s “Job Score” from 1 to 32 with 1, again, being the best.

One Job Please

Just graduating from college can be a scary time–but don’t forget, it’s also exciting. You have so many options, so many jobs to pick (or not pick! Go travel!), and so many choices! The world is your oyster, and with this list, so is the job market.

Below is a more detailed look at the best jobs for recent college graduates in the Badger State.

Detailed List Of The Best Entry Level Jobs In Wisconsin For Recent College Grads

Rank	Job	Growth %	Entry Wage	Jobs in 2024
1	Epic Consultant	27.68%	$46,360	18,680
2	Programmer	13.85%	$39,000	7,810
3	Technician Writer	8.84%	$39,770	1,600
4	Process Engineer	3.13%	$49,360	8,580
5	Sales Representative	11.69%	$31,320	45,300
6	Resident Advisor	15.87%	$17,870	3,140
7	Database Administrator	13.5%	$46,550	2,270
8	Estimator	8.22%	$35,960	5,790
9	Business Analyst	14.15%	$45,310	13,150
10	Case Manager	11.84%	$19,540	14,550
11	Credit Analyst	8.97%	$36,350	1,700
12	Web Developer	22.22%	$32,090	3,190
13	Sales Engineer	5.56%	$52,390	1,330
14	Designer	4.9%	$34,600	1,070
15	Cytotechnologist	5.48%	$40,970	4,040
16	Network Technician	6.29%	$35,500	5,070
17	Mental Health Technician	6.21%	$31,950	1,540
18	Camp Counselor	9.86%	$16,420	16,270
19	Insurance Agent	10.4%	$26,810	9,980
20	Systems Administrator	3.97%	$41,680	7,600
21	Instructor	15.82%	$17,030	9,810
22	Recruiter	4.34%	$33,350	11,540
23	Laboratory Technician	6.69%	$31,470	2,870
24	Event Coordinator	13.14%	$25,010	2,670
25	Counselor	9.33%	$26,340	1,640
26	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialist	1.38%	$53,460	1,470
27	Coach	4.61%	$16,750	10,670
28	Job Coach	12.08%	$22,370	1,670
29	Legal Assistant	3.49%	$29,420	4,740
30	Interior Designer	2.36%	$24,930	1,300
31	Kindergarten Teacher	1.58%	$31,660	3,220
32	Account Executive	-12.55%	$22,770	2,160

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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