1.	Registered nurses	18,980
2.	Customer service reps	14,640
3.	General and operations managers	13,740
4.	Truck drivers	11,700
5.	Wholesale, manufacturing sales reps	9,420
6.	Computer systems analysts	8,130
7.	Secondary school teachers	7,890
8.	Carpenters	7,500
9.	Accountants, auditors	7,270
10.	Electricians	6,760
11.	Maintenance & repair workers	6,600
12.	Construction laborers	6,050
13.	Retail sales supervisors	5,920
14.	Lawyers	5,590
15.	Sales managers	5,440
16.	Chief executives	5,190
17.	Elementary school teachers	4,930
18.	Restaurant cooks	4,190
19.	Plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters	3,810
20.	Police & sheriff’s patrol officers	3,520
Source: America’s Career InfoNet

Top jobs for 2004-05 college grads
And what they pay on the average

1. Private accounting                               $44,564
2. Entry level management trainee       $35,811
3. Teaching                                               $29,733
4. Consulting                                            $49,781
5. Sales                                                      $37,130
6. Public accounting                                 $41,039
7. Financial analysis                                $45,596
8. Software design & development       $53,729
9. Engineering design/construction      $47,058
10. Registered nurse                                 $38,775

Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook 2005 survey