On November 9, 2026 we counted 37,031 open US jobs across 28 tech and digital roles. 2,204 of them are for interns or entry level. That is 6%, or about one job in seventeen.

The jobs come from employers' own hiring systems, and the level is the one the employer gives in the posting.

Where the beginner jobs are

Roles with at least 100 open US jobs, by number of intern and entry-level openings:

Role Beginner jobs Share of the role's jobs Entry-level median pay

Software Engineer 830 7% $118K

Data Scientist 160 10% $101K

Machine Learning Engineer 144 9% $139K

Product Manager 127 3% $113K

Cybersecurity Analyst 103 11% $80K

IT Support Specialist 74 8% –

Data Analyst 72 11% –

AI Engineer 68 6% –

Business Analyst 57 10% –

Graphic Designer 54 7% –

Data Engineer 52 5% –

QA Engineer 41 8% –

Product Designer 35 6% –

UX Designer 20 8% –

Video Editor 15 14% –

Pay is shown only where at least 20 intern and entry-level salaries are posted.

Software engineering has the most beginner openings by far: 830,…