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

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 Minnesota. Here they are:

1. Computer Repairman
2. Web Developer
3. Counselor
4. Database Administrator
5. Credit Analyst
6. Pilot
7. Cytotechnologist
8. Sales Engineer
9. Computer Engineer
10. Community Health Worker

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 Minnesota

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:

1. ANY JOB!! (Availability of jobs)
2. Location
3. Pay
4. Potential for growth
5. 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 Minnesota 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 37 jobs to rank.

We then ranked each job on each criteria from 1 to 37 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 37 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 North Star State.

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

Rank	Job	Growth %	Entry Wage	Jobs in 2024
1	Epic Consultant	18.03%	$56,900	16,170
2	Web Developer	18.51%	$36,780	4,290
3	Counselor	15.93%	$33,980	2,620
4	Database Administrator	8.75%	$52,610	2,860
5	Credit Analyst	3.99%	$45,620	2,870
6	Pilot	-4.02%	$75,290	3,100
7	Cytotechnologist	12.97%	$47,680	3,920
8	Sales Engineer	2.66%	$57,920	1,930
9	Process Engineer	1.14%	$56,810	7,990
10	Community Health Worker	17.31%	$25,920	1,220
11	Case Manager	14.15%	$21,980	17,830
12	Business Analyst	8.62%	$50,530	15,750
13	Job Coach	9.09%	$24,020	3,240
14	Systems Administrator	4.4%	$52,290	9,020
15	Technician Writer	5.43%	$42,130	1,360
16	Laboratory Technician	14.84%	$33,110	3,560
17	Finance Aid Advisor	23.76%	$33,440	1,250
18	Programmer	-12.48%	$49,930	6,380
19	Instructor	15.01%	$18,240	8,580
20	Estimator	5.38%	$36,480	4,310
21	Insurance Agent	10.66%	$35,100	9,240
22	Camp Counselor	12.22%	$17,840	9,460
23	Recruiter	2.33%	$36,160	12,750
24	Sales Representative	2.72%	$48,280	6,040
25	Network Technician	6.61%	$41,940	3,550
26	Resident Advisor	23.24%	$22,190	2,280
27	Tax Examiner	0.0%	$41,240	1,280
28	Legal Assistant	5.85%	$32,640	5,610
29	Animator	5.93%	$35,240	1,250
30	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialist	-10.87%	$65,450	1,230
31	Kindergarten Teacher	1.28%	$33,320	3,170
32	Director	2.4%	$23,720	2,990
33	Event Coordinator	6.48%	$23,530	2,300
34	Pastor	3.32%	$26,060	5,600
35	Account Executive	-3.42%	$23,990	2,820
36	Interior Designer	2.0%	$25,310	1,020
37	Coach	4.71%	$18,380	4,670