--- title: These Are the Hottest Places to Work for the Class of 2023 description: Amid a shifting economy, graduates this year are looking for job stability, especially in industries like retail, finance and manufacturing. authors: - name: Pete Grieve role: Lead News Reporter url: https://money.com/author/pete-grieve/ bio: Pete Grieve is a personal finance reporter. In his time at Money, Pete has covered everything from car buying to credit cards to the housing market. education: University of Chicago, BA Political Science at_money_since: 2022 articles: 600 covers: - Career Advice - Banking - Business - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/pete_grieve - https://linkedin.com/in/pete-grieve-b5aa02138 - https://www.facebook.com/petegrieve4 editors: - name: Kaitlin Mulhere role: Editor url: https://money.com/author/kaitlin-mulhere/ bio: Kaitlin Mulhere is an editor at Money.com. Since joining in 2015, she’s written and edited about a variety of personal finance topics, including banks, credit, student debt, saving strategies and more. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2015 articles: 217 covers: - Career Advice - Banking - Business - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://twitter.com/KMulhere - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlin-mulhere-64503048/ published: '2023-05-09T17:09:42.000Z' modified: '2023-06-29T18:30:51.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - Jobs - News word_count: 509 canonical: https://money.com/companies-college-grads-want-to-work-2023/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Student in graduation gown walking on oversized job application from](https://img.money.com/2023/05/Newsdesk-Top-Companies-College-Grads-Wont-Work-1-1.jpg) Companies in the industries of retail, finance and manufacturing are among the most popular with job seekers graduating college in 2023. Amid a shifting economy, graduates this year care less about landing roles at “big-name, fast-growing” companies and have shifted their attention toward businesses that offer job stability and high compensation, according to a new report from the recruiting site Handshake. For example, two of the top trending firms for student job applicants this year are large military contractors: Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin. ## Having a great resume can help you get closer to your dream job ### TopResume offers job seekers a fast and easy way to create a perfect resume. Select your state to get your resume to its most perfect state! [Get Started](https://money.com/pr/vf3f0abb3c39?ap_referrer=%2Fcompanies-college-grads-want-to-work-2023%2F) Scott Dobroski, a career trends expert~s~ at Indeed, says that in an uncertain economy, students are looking at roles with companies that they think would meet their desire for job security and opportunity for career growth. That's why they're attracted to a company like Lockheed Martin, which continues to hire and has historically been stable and growing. Other popular companies among new grads include Nike, which had the second largest year-to-year increase in job searches from graduating students, and Boeing, which has been doing stronger business in the past year as travel has rebounded. Members of the Class of 2023 will enter the workforce in a strong labor market, though some industries like tech and consulting that traditionally hire college graduates have cut back amid recent layoffs of existing staff. Tech companies are notably losing interest from Class of 2023 students, according to the Handshake. Searches on the platform for large tech companies were 15% lower for this year's graduates compared to last year's results. But even though these giants garnered less interest from class of 2023 students, searches increased significantly this year for several keywords related to tech jobs indicating that tech roles at employers that aren't necessarily tech companies are gaining in popularity among new graduates, experts say. ## Popular companies for the Class of 2023 Here are the 10 companies that had the largest increase in searches on Handshake, comparing the Class of 2023 to the Class of 2022: - Raytheon: 209% - Nike: 103% - Toyota: 101% - Lockheed Martin: 92% - Chevron: 72% - Capital One: 64% - Morgan Stanley: 60% - Boeing: 56% - Bank of America: 42% - NASA: 29% ## Where new grads want to work Dobroski says graduating college students rank fair pay, career opportunity, flexibility and social impact as some of their top priorities in their job search. Indeed is seeing high demand for entry-level jobs in health care. In a report last month, the job search site found that some of the rising jobs in this field include mental health case manager, registered nurse and speech-language pathologist. Again, the job search site notes that tech roles are popular across the labor market. "They are looking at companies from L'Oreal to Nordstrom to United Airlines because all of these companies are hiring technologist roles like software engineers, product managers and data scientists to really build and fuel their their businesses online," he says. ## Open more doors with a Resume Builder ### Your resume is one of your most important career tools. TopResume carefully crafts your career story to target the job that you want to land. Click below to get started. 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