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Looking for an Entry-Level Job Near New City? Sales Positions Lead Nation in Availability

What other types of jobs have the most entry-level openings? Check out the latest listings on New City Patch.

NEW CITY, NY — Recent college graduates—and people who will be seniors in the coming school year—would be wise to start scoping out the kinds of jobs that are good entry-level positions.

SmartRecruiters culled data from 700 companies that are hiring, 1 million job listings and over 100,000 hires to find out where to start looking for that first job.

The data revealed which kind of entry-level positions are available in the greatest numbers, as well as industries in which college grads can expect to be quickly hired, according to a spokeswoman.

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Sales positions led the list of most available entry-level positions nationwide, followed by customer service and administrative jobs.

And for those looking to be hired quickly, sales positions are filled fastest, according to SmartRecruiters, with an average time to hire of 43 days.

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The industry doing the most hiring is technology, the survey said, followed by health care and communications.

Here are the top jobs for college graduates via SmartRecruiters:

  1. Sales—14 percent
  2. Customer Service—12 percent
  3. Administrative—6 percent
  4. Biz Development—6 percent
  5. Marketing—5 percent
  6. Management—3 percent
  7. Art/Creative—1.4 percent
  8. General Business—1.4 percent
  9. Design—0.66 percent
  10. Advertising—0.60 percent

The top industries hiring entry-level positions:

  1. Technology—21 percent
  2. Health care—11 percent
  3. Communications—9 percent
  4. Retail—7 percent
  5. Food & Beverage—7 percent
  6. Recreation—6 percent
  7. Other—5 percent
  8. Consulting—5 percent
  9. Manufacturing—4 percent
  10. Not-for-Profit—4 percent

To find that perfect entry-level job—or any other position you might go after — you can use the Jobs section on New City Patch.

Here are just a few of the sales positions we found on the Jobs Board.

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