The top healthcare entry-level job for college graduates is mental health case manager, according to Indeed.
Six healthcare jobs made the list, with behavioral health cracking the top 10. Two behavioral health positions made the list of the 25 best entry-level jobs that typically require a college degree.
Indeed identified these jobs based on growth in the share of postings measured from September 2021 through February 2022 versus September 2022 through February 2023, an average yearly salary of at least $40,000, as well as required work experience of up to three years as indicated in the job description.
The top 25 entry-level jobs that require a degree, per Indeed, in descending order beginning with the highest change in job growth:
1. Outside sales representative: 258 percent
2. Transportation coordinator: 227 percent
3. Quality auditor: 131 percent
4. Accounting coordinator: 125 percent
5. Tax Preparer: 123 percent
6. Loan processor: 100 percent
7. Retention specialist: 100 percent
8. Network operations technician: 94 percent
9. Mental health case manager: 93 percent
10. Speech-language pathologist: 84 percent
11. Geotechnical engineer: 80 percent
12. Patient access manager: 77 percent
13. HR coordinator: 75 percent
14. Lead generation specialist: 73 percent
15. Design coordinator: 73 percent
16. Pharmaceutical sales representative: 71 percent
17. Behavioral therapist: 68 percent
18. Special events coordinator: 67 percent
19. IT engineer: 67 percent
20. Structural engineer: 63 percent
21. Water resources engineer: 59 percent
22. C++ developer: 58 percent
23. Community relations coordinator: 58 percent
24. Business development coordinator: 53 percent
25. Registered nurse-acute care: 52 percent
Note: Jobs with the same growth percentage were ranked according to salary.