Recent data from LinkedIn provides a positive outlook for some of healthcare’s most hard-to-fill roles. Analysts looked at the first role held by LinkedIn members who graduated with bachelor’s degrees between 2021 and 2022 — excluding internships and part-time jobs — to determine the five industries attracting the most new grads and the most popular roles within those sectors.
Here’s their list, ranked from most to least popular with new graduates:
1. Professional services
Most popular roles: software engineer, accountant, legal assistant
2. Healthcare
Most popular roles: registered nurse, medical assistant, behavioral health technician
3. Manufacturing
Most popular roles: mechanical engineer, system engineer, salesperson
4. Financial services
Most popular roles: investment banking analyst, financial analyst, financial adviser
5. Technology, information and media
Most popular roles: sales development representative, editor, account executive
