Job families with the most entry-level jobs
Key facts
- #1 Administration, Job family: 95%
- #2 Customer Success, Job family: 41%
- #3 Sales, Job family: 39%
- 21 job families ranked across all job families
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 30% across all job families.
- 1Administration Job family95%
- 2Customer Success Job family41%
- 3Sales Job family39%
- 4Human Resources Job family39%
- 5Research Job family33%
- 6Engineering Job family32%
- 7Programs Job family32%
- 8Legal Job family31%
- 9Finance Job family29%
- 10Investment Job family28%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: Administration (95%) is well clear of Investment at #10 (28%).
- Customer Success reaches #2 on a sample of 3,912 all openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- Engineering is the largest market in the top ten, with 83,261 all openings behind its figure.
- Job families with fewer than 1,000 all openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
Some job families and industries hire far more people at the start of their careers than others. The share of openings pitched at entry level shows where a first role is most available.
How to use it
If you are early in your career, look at the top of the list for the families and industries to target, and read the same measure by city to see where they hire.
The top 25
- 1
Administration Job family
95%
- Entry-level openings
- 4,923
- All openings
- 5,193
- Median posted pay
- $85k
Based on 5,193 openings.
- 2
Customer Success Job family
41%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,612
- All openings
- 3,912
- Median posted pay
- $123k
Based on 3,912 openings.
- 3
Sales Job family
39%
- Entry-level openings
- 15,797
- All openings
- 40,038
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 40,038 openings.
- 4
Human Resources Job family
39%
- Entry-level openings
- 5,300
- All openings
- 13,689
- Median posted pay
- $125k
Based on 13,689 openings.
- 5
Research Job family
33%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,472
- All openings
- 4,429
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 4,429 openings.
- 6
Engineering Job family
32%
- Entry-level openings
- 26,551
- All openings
- 83,261
- Median posted pay
- $168k
Based on 83,261 openings.
- 7
Programs Job family
32%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,942
- All openings
- 6,133
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 6,133 openings.
- 8
Legal Job family
31%
- Entry-level openings
- 3,693
- All openings
- 11,949
- Median posted pay
- $143k
Based on 11,949 openings.
- 9
Finance Job family
29%
- Entry-level openings
- 9,124
- All openings
- 31,304
- Median posted pay
- $125k
Based on 31,304 openings.
- 10
Investment Job family
28%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,214
- All openings
- 4,323
- Median posted pay
- $155k
Based on 4,323 openings.
- 11
Design Job family
28%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,473
- All openings
- 5,286
- Median posted pay
- $172k
Based on 5,286 openings.
- 12
Data & Analytics Job family
27%
- Entry-level openings
- 5,563
- All openings
- 20,392
- Median posted pay
- $185k
Based on 20,392 openings.
- 13
Marketing Job family
25%
- Entry-level openings
- 3,341
- All openings
- 13,384
- Median posted pay
- $154k
Based on 13,384 openings.
- 14
Operations Job family
22%
- Entry-level openings
- 9,669
- All openings
- 43,925
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 43,925 openings.
- 15
Security Job family
21%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,299
- All openings
- 6,112
- Median posted pay
- $184k
Based on 6,112 openings.
- 16
Clinical Job family
12%
- Entry-level openings
- 1,167
- All openings
- 9,461
- Median posted pay
- $157k
Based on 9,461 openings.
- 17
Fundraising & development Job family
8%
- Entry-level openings
- 132
- All openings
- 1,594
- Median posted pay
- $120k
Based on 1,594 openings.
- 18
Academic Job family
8%
- Entry-level openings
- 109
- All openings
- 1,327
- Median posted pay
- $120k
Based on 1,327 openings.
- 19
Product Job family
7%
- Entry-level openings
- 518
- All openings
- 6,999
- Median posted pay
- $200k
Based on 6,999 openings.
- 20
Strategy Job family
7%
- Entry-level openings
- 213
- All openings
- 3,121
- Median posted pay
- $175k
Based on 3,121 openings.
- 21
Executive Leadership Job family
0%
- Entry-level openings
- 4
- All openings
- 2,080
- Median posted pay
- $165k
Based on 2,080 openings.
Full ranking
All 21 job families that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Job family | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration Job family | 95% | 5,193 |
| 2 | Customer Success Job family | 41% | 3,912 |
| 3 | Sales Job family | 39% | 40,038 |
| 4 | Human Resources Job family | 39% | 13,689 |
| 5 | Research Job family | 33% | 4,429 |
| 6 | Engineering Job family | 32% | 83,261 |
| 7 | Programs Job family | 32% | 6,133 |
| 8 | Legal Job family | 31% | 11,949 |
| 9 | Finance Job family | 29% | 31,304 |
| 10 | Investment Job family | 28% | 4,323 |
| 11 | Design Job family | 28% | 5,286 |
| 12 | Data & Analytics Job family | 27% | 20,392 |
| 13 | Marketing Job family | 25% | 13,384 |
| 14 | Operations Job family | 22% | 43,925 |
| 15 | Security Job family | 21% | 6,112 |
| 16 | Clinical Job family | 12% | 9,461 |
| 17 | Fundraising & development Job family | 8% | 1,594 |
| 18 | Academic Job family | 8% | 1,327 |
| 19 | Product Job family | 7% | 6,999 |
| 20 | Strategy Job family | 7% | 3,121 |
| 21 | Executive Leadership Job family | 0% | 2,080 |
How this ranking works
A job family's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text.
The job family is the one assigned from the posting title and text. Only job families with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
Sample bar: job families with fewer than 1,000 openings are not ranked.
Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which job family ranks first: job families with the most entry-level jobs?
- Administration leads: 95% of its professional openings are entry-level or early-career, against 30% across all job families.
- How many job families are ranked?
- 21 job families have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 21 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A job family's score is the share of its open professional roles tagged entry-level or early-career, read from the full posting text. The job family is the one assigned from the posting title and text. Only job families with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Job families with the most entry-level jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/functions-with-the-most-entry-level-jobs
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/functions-with-the-most-entry-level-jobs">Job families with the most entry-level jobs (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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