The fastest-growing jobs for new grads and how to land one, according to LinkedIn

MicroStockHub/Getty Images Every spring, new grads rush to the job market to land their first role. However, with little real-world experience, it can be tough to land a position, and federal data shows recent college graduates are especially feeling the squeeze. Also: Only 8% of Americans would pay extra for AI, according to ZDNET-Aberdeen research To help new grads navigate the job market, LinkedIn has published its Grad Guide 2025, giving insights into the fastest-growing industries, job titles, cities, and more. Fastest-growing roles and industries Unsurprisingly, tech roles were among the fastest-growing titles, with an artificial intelligence engineer leading the chart for recent bachelor's grads between 2023 and 2024: LinkedIn To continue with the AI theme, the third-ranked tech role was a datacenter technician, and the fourth was a system engineer. As AI models continue to surge in popularity, maintaining the data centers that power them is critical to supporting the boo ... Read full article.