IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareerBliss, the leading online career community helping people find joy and success at every step in their careers, announces new data revealing the CareerBliss Top 20 Hot Jobs for the class of 2011. CareerBliss evaluated more than one million data points to determine what companies are hiring and what fields are happiest for college grads. As college grads turn in their cap and gown for a suit and tie (or their best version of a Steve Jobs turtleneck) - CareerBliss data shows that grads have much to celebrate if they are looking for a career in healthcare, finance, technology or sales.
The CareerBliss Top 20 Hot Jobs for New Grads
| Rank | Job Title | Average Salary | Bliss Score | ||||||
| 1 | Software Engineer | $71,916.00 | 7.869203186 | ||||||
| 2 | Sales Representative | $47,629.00 | 7.787218204 | ||||||
| 3 | Business Analyst | $72,773.00 | 7.853447383 | ||||||
| 4 | Sales Manager | $68,676.00 | 7.661140108 | ||||||
| 5 | Product Manager | $72,717.00 | 7.403183029 | ||||||
| 6 | Financial Analyst | $61,517.00 | 8.06638436 | ||||||
| 7 | Physical Therapist | $57,000.00 | 7.254149201 | ||||||
| 8 | Network Engineer | $69,079.00 | 7.754888948 | ||||||
| 9 | Occupational Therapist | $66,923.00 | 7.422358218 | ||||||
| 10 | Registered Nurse | $61,707.00 | 7.76191666 | ||||||
| 11 | Quality Engineer | $65,952.00 | 7.413928761 | ||||||
| 12 | Systems Engineer | $75,970.00 | 7.672496321 | ||||||
| 13 | Systems Administrator | $63,161.00 | 7.712346343 | ||||||
| 14 | Electrical Engineer | $70,079.00 | 8.101934778 | ||||||
| 15 | Loan Officer | $51,117.00 | 8.003104609 | ||||||
| 16 | Speech and Language Pathologist | $66,471.00 | 6.898673822 | ||||||
| 17 | Mechanical Engineer | $69,369.00 | 7.61766969 | ||||||
| 18 | Manufacturing Engineer | $66,121.00 | 7.779321374 | ||||||
| 19 | Project Engineer | $70,551.00 | 7.781781813 | ||||||
| 20 | Quality Assurance Analyst | $56,520.00 | 8.140429376 | ||||||
The CareerBliss Top 20 Hot Jobs for New Grads list details not only the current number of job openings for a particular job type, but also reflects the happiness or Bliss Score for each field. For example, software engineers have the highest number of open jobs, but Quality Assurance Analysts jobs yield the highest happiness score. The CareerBliss data also reveals which jobs have the highest annual salary. A junior sales representative has a minimum average salary of 42 thousand dollars a year, while a first year software engineer can easily make close to 70 thousand dollars a year. All jobs listed are relevant to college grads with zero to three years experience.
Heidi Golledge, CEO and Co-founder of CareerBliss say, “Our data shows the job market for college grads is definitely heading in a positive direction. We are seeing the highest demand in years for new college grads in areas such as tech, sales and finance. Salaries are climbing and companies are aggressively recruiting college grads in these fields. The Class of 2011 has a lot to be excited about in the coming year – as the workforce continues to respond to economic growth by creating jobs where they can truly be happy.”
Matt Miller, CareerBliss CTO and Co-founder details the types of companies that are hiring college grads. “Look for companies such as Amazon, Google, and AOL to scoop up some of the most qualified applicants from the class of 2011. Pharmaceutical companies are eager to hire promising new talent as well.”
The CareerBliss Top 20 Hot Companies For Hiring
| Company | Job Title | ||
| Amazon | Kindle Software Development Engineer | ||
| Paychex Inc | B2B Payroll Sales Representative | ||
| JPMorgan Chase | Business Analyst Lead | ||
| Avon | Bilingual District Sales Manager | ||
| Product Manager - Cambridge | |||
| Johnson & Johnson | Senior Financial Analyst | ||
| Epoch Medical Staffing | Physical Therapist | ||
| Verizon Business | Network Engineer | ||
| Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital | Occupational Therapist | ||
| Baptist Hospital | Registered Nurse | ||
| Goodrich | Project Quality Engineer | ||
| Avanade | Systems Engineer | ||
| General Dynamics | IT Systems Administrator | ||
| Siemens USA | Electrical Engineer - AC/DC Drives | ||
| PNC | Mortgage Loan Officer | ||
| RehabCare Group | Speech Language Pathologist | ||
| Intel | Facilities Mechanical Engineer | ||
| Honeywell | Entry Level - Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineer II | ||
| Coca-Cola Refreshments | Project Electronics Engineer | ||
| CGI | Quality Assurance Specialist Job | ||
Golledge of CareerBliss says, “The class of 2011 has a promising job market ahead of them – and with our CareerBliss’ data they have the tools and information they need to make informed decisions, not only about the types of jobs that are hiring and the money they can make – but more importantly how happy employees are in those current positions – all valuable as new grads venture on their career path.”
Methodology:
The CareerBliss data evaluates the key factors which affect work happiness, including: work-life balance, one’s relationship with their boss and co-workers, their work environment, job resources, compensation, growth opportunities, company culture, company reputation, their daily tasks, and job control over the work that they do on a daily basis. The data accounts for how an employee values each factor as well as how important that factor is to the employee’s overall happiness. Each review is given an average score indicating where the company places between one and ten. All assessments are derived from 2011 employee generated reviews. The CareerBliss data evaluated open jobs in 2011 with experience level from zero to three years - each job title is supported by a minimum of 50 separate companies.
About CareerBliss
CareerBliss is an online career community designed to help everyone find happiness in the workplace. An information hub for everyone who works, employers, job seekers and recruiters, CareerBliss offers the ability to find out what makes them happy and the ability to seek that out in other jobs or improve it in their current one using our PhD Board of Advisors, more than six million independent company reviews and salary comparisons, and more than three million job listings.
For more information, visit: www.CareerBliss.com