Entry-level job

This article is about the general term. For the United Kingdom certification level, see Entry Level.

An entry-level job is a job that is normally designed or designated for recent graduates of a given discipline and typically does not require prior experience in the field or profession. These roles may require some on-site training. Many entry-level jobs are part-time and do not include employee benefits. Recent graduates from high school or college usually take entry-level positions. Entry-level jobs targeted at college graduates often offer a higher salary than those targeted at high school graduates. These positions are more likely to require specific skills, knowledge, or experience. Most entry-level jobs offered to college graduates are full-time permanent positions and some offer more extensive graduate training programs. While entry-level jobs traditionally required no experience, the Great Recession produced a surplus of college graduates on the job market and eliminated many entry-level positions.

United States

In the United States, post-COVID entry-level jobs increasingly require experience to qualify, though applicants struggle to get the requisite experience.

See also

• Employment – Relationship between employee and employer
• Labor union – Organisation of workers with common goalsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• McJob – Pejorative work-related slang
• Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates – Japanese hiring practice
• Working poor – Working people whose incomes fall below the poverty line