Highest-paying jobs for recent college grads

4. Engineer Average first-year salary: $72,000 Preferred background: Bachelor of Science in engineering, passing two state licensure exams BLS projected outlook, 2008-2018: 11 percent growth Here's one for the problem solvers: Those who pass rigorous engineering school curriculums are handsomely compensated during the first years of their careers. Engineers fix issues that arise in fields from bridge-building to agriculture. In this photo, software engineers work on the mission control simulator at the Raytheon facility in Portsmouth, R.I.
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4. Engineer

Average first-year salary: $72,000
Preferred background: Bachelor of Science in engineering, passing two state licensure exams
BLS projected outlook, 2008-2018: 11 percent growth

Here's one for the problem solvers: Those who pass rigorous engineering school curriculums are handsomely compensated during the first years of their careers. Engineers fix issues that arise in fields from bridge-building to agriculture.

In this photo, software engineers work on the mission control simulator at the Raytheon facility in Portsmouth, R.I.