How much did/does your first job after you graduated college pay you?

[YellowOnYellow]

first job?

40k.
a year later switch jobs
now im up to 60k+. easy going job.

[masterjb]

Personal trainer /registered dietitian made 85k my 1st year, 95k my second

[tk217]

[img]http://imagecd this must be the weirdest avi i ever saw

Looks like a Chinese Festival Mask.

[PlzN0Alesana]

A little over 40k and some bennies. Now at 55k and good bennies after a years' work, crossing my fingers that this rate of increase will continue.

what do you do??

[RoccRio]

just outa curiosity; how'd u manage to graduate and get a job like that at 21?

High GPA, and good resume, good interviewer. Company was looking for college grads too. Was 20 when I got the job.

Had other offers too that might have been considered "better".

The thing is you have to expand your thinking when looking for jobs. I didn't notice this until I jokingly applied for some higher paying jobs than what I thought I could get. This started sophomore year. Was getting paid similar to what I'm getting now before graduating, but decided to quit to focus on school (40hrs/week mandatory job). Never think something is out of your reach because anything is possible. Even if you do not have the experience. Also, make sure your resume and interview skills are on point. That is if you don't have the necessary network (which I don't).

[PlzN0Alesana]

first job?

40k.
a year later switch jobs
now im up to 60k+. easy going job.

doing what?

Personal trainer /registered dietitian made 85k my 1st year, 95k my second

suddenly kicking my own arse for switching out of my nutrition major... where did you get a job? i was under the impression that the field doesn't have much openings for pay > like 50k

[fihe]

what did your first job post-graduation pay? $90/day, $80/day if I were not a certified teacher
what was the job? substitute teacher
what was your major? history

I did get a job in membership sales at a gym last year, which paid $18,000/yr base plus commission, but I lost it since I wasn't making my sales goals, so I went back to my job as a substitute teacher and am still there. I'm currently trying to get a job that actually pays a living wage, but there's so much competition for jobs that I haven't had any luck thus far, even with temp agencies.

[saiyar1]

Graduated in 2007
$87k all in for my first year
Options trader
Computer engineering major

[Trapstar4.4]

congrats man... how long did it take you to get your first noticeable pay raise?




srsly started to believe i should have gone into engineering.

- i was at my first company for 3 years. each year got around a 4% merit increase
- went to second company and that offer was a 20% increase over first job
- stayed at second company for 3 years. one year got a 3% increase. promoted to senior analyst second year (pay increased another 13%)
- manipulated them with an outside job offer for another 15% increase (i dont necessarily recommend doing this)
- got hired at third job for a 33% increase (was fcking awesome, but job turned out to be a royal pain in the ass)
- just got fourth job with 13% increase (just got the offer last week)


so my advice is not to stay somewhere for too long if money is your concern.
at this point i do hope to find a job that where i feel i can be at for an extended period of time. I need to spend time building my resume further by taking more industry exams and what not. my last job was so damn rough that i wasnt able to do any extracurricular learning.

the numbers above are off the top of my head, so they could be a bit off but that is the general idea. biggest increases came by changing jobs

im on the business side of the tech world. project implementations, solutions, blah blah blah

[billclintonnn]

58K at 20 years old, but money isn't everything. People can come on here and claim to be making six figures, but that doesn't necessarily makes them successful. Successful is whether or not you're content with your life or not. Most people I know who make a lot of money have very stressful jobs and hate going to work.

[CommonPheasant]

50K with a Bachelor's in geophysics. Work in the oil service industry.

[Lendogg]

56k
Data Analyst
MIS Major

[jk202]

Personal trainer /registered dietitian made 85k my 1st year, 95k my second

Planet fitness personal trainers hate him

[Ice-9]

how do/did you like it? accounting doesn't click well w/ me at all; i can do it, i just sorta feel like if i accepted an accounting job i'd be selling my soul for that salary

no hate on accountants btw, just seems sorta dull

Accounting isn't for everyone. If you don't like it in school, you definitely will hate doing it as a job.
That said, for it, it's not bad. The experience is great, and will be highly transferable were I to ever want a career change.

[TugOfPeace]

- i was at my first company for 3 years. each year got around a 4% merit increase
- went to second company and that offer was a 20% increase over first job
- stayed at second company for 3 years. one year got a 3% increase. promoted to senior analyst second year (pay increased another 13%)
- manipulated them with an outside job offer for another 15% increase (i dont necessarily recommend doing this)
- got hired at third job for a 33% increase (was fcking awesome, but job turned out to be a royal pain in the ass)
- just got fourth job with 13% increase (just got the offer last week)


so my advice is not to stay somewhere for too long if money is your concern.
at this point i do hope to find a job that where i feel i can be at for an extended period of time. I need to spend time building my resume further by taking more industry exams and what not. my last job was so damn rough that i wasnt able to do any extracurricular learning.

the numbers above are off the top of my head, so they could be a bit off but that is the general idea. biggest increases came by changing jobs

im on the business side of the tech world. project implementations, solutions, blah blah blah

I'm in engineering consulting pulling in $83k/year with only 40 hours a week, good job security.

Should I bother with the tech/business industry? I hear the pay can be better but competition is very high, hours are long, and job security is non existent.

[caso81]

A little over 80k this year, my first year (started in November)

Outside technical sales, fluid handling products.

Associate degree in instrumentation technology

Love it mane. Job is so cake

I would recommend anyone with an outgoing personality to try outside sales

[yeashescool]

46k first year
Lab tech at small biology lab
Major was exercise physiology

[W1LLL]

Graduated in 2007
$87k all in for my first year
Options trader
Computer engineering major

FX? For which bank?

[stezus]

will probably be <20k at mcdonalds

degree: accounting

[ZBrahhh]

All the brahs in here graduated 20-22...I'm gonna graduate at 24.......

Feelsbadman

[PlzN0Alesana]

58K at 20 years old, but money isn't everything. People can come on here and claim to be making six figures, but that doesn't necessarily makes them successful. Successful is whether or not you're content with your life or not. Most people I know who make a lot of money have very stressful jobs and hate going to work.

what field/direction of life do you recommend then?

[ontclone]

Personal trainer /registered dietitian made 85k my 1st year, 95k my second

what do you do as a RD? very interested

[5.0thunder]

Interested to hear responses, but I think the average salary is ~32k per year.

Inb4 engineer with a 70k job in the oil industry.

Lol Engineer in the oil industry checking in. A little more than 70k starting though.

[PlzN0Alesana]

A little over 80k this year, my first year (started in November)

Outside technical sales, fluid handling products.

Associate degree in instrumentation technology

Love it mane. Job is so cake

I would recommend anyone with an outgoing personality to try outside sales

sounds like something i'd enjoy.... that 80k salary? or comission included?

[emerica2394]

what field/direction of life do you recommend then?

[PlzN0Alesana]

Lol Engineer in the oil industry checking in. A little more than 70k starting though.

fml totally should have been an engineer

[olazabal]

50ish + bonus. Staff accountant with fully covered benefits

[5.0thunder]

fml totally should have been an engineer

It was the toughest program offered at my school but worth it if you can put in the effort and are determined to succeed. I never went out and partied or anything. I just wanted to gtfo of there as fast as possible but now it is paying off. 25k in student loans paid off within half a year.

[saiyar1]

FX? For which bank?

It was equity options at Bear

I am now in a totally different (much better) product at a diff. bank.

[PlzN0Alesana]

It was the toughest program offered at my school but worth it if you can put in the effort and are determined to succeed. I never went out and partied or anything. I just wanted to gtfo of there as fast as possible but now it is paying off. 25k in student loans paid off within half a year.

thats solid... four year program??