These Are The 10 Best Jobs In Maryland 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 Maryland. Here they are:

We know what you’re thinking–systems administrator? 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 systems administrator.

How we determined the best entry level jobs in Maryland

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 Maryland 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 31 jobs to rank.

We then ranked each job on each criteria from 1 to 31 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 31 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 Old Line State.

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

Rank	Job	Growth %	Entry Wage	Jobs in 2024
1	Systems Administrator	25.33%	$58,710	17,810
2	Epic Consultant	36.61%	$50,640	21,570
3	Technician Writer	25.81%	$45,600	2,730
4	Database Administrator	28.22%	$46,810	5,180
5	Web Developer	32.85%	$29,870	6,430
6	Event Coordinator	47.54%	$28,720	4,190
7	Business Analyst	19.17%	$54,870	22,070
8	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialist	8.67%	$73,630	5,640
9	Network Technician	15.53%	$40,030	10,710
10	Resident Advisor	33.63%	$19,340	7,390
11	Community Health Worker	35.19%	$25,150	2,190
12	Counselor	30.43%	$29,200	3,300
13	Laboratory Technician	25.68%	$27,030	9,640
14	Sales Engineer	21.3%	$56,260	1,310
15	Instructor	39.58%	$19,120	11,390
16	Programmer	16.39%	$54,350	6,890
17	Kindergarten Teacher	30.3%	$38,360	5,590
18	Case Manager	36.02%	$19,950	8,950
19	Estimator	16.94%	$37,920	5,800
20	Recruiter	15.8%	$39,450	13,340
21	Interior Designer	17.21%	$29,490	1,430
22	Cytotechnologist	13.42%	$36,960	6,930
23	Legal Assistant	19.12%	$32,590	7,040
24	Job Coach	32.22%	$22,300	2,380
25	Credit Analyst	20.54%	$38,280	1,350
26	Sales Representative	12.3%	$39,500	5,660
27	Coach	37.44%	$18,190	5,910
28	Camp Counselor	29.41%	$17,550	6,160
29	Insurance Agent	10.89%	$27,250	7,230
30	Account Executive	0.74%	$27,480	1,370
31	Process Engineer	10.61%	$19,420	2,920

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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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