The data shows that two roles stand out as tech’s clearest career-entry doors: Data Analyst and Software Engineer. Data Analyst had the highest entry and junior share at 21.8%, while Software Engineer followed at 14.3%. Other roles, including ML Engineer, Platform Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Backend Engineer, and Data Engineer, showed much lower entry-level shares, suggesting they are more often filled by candidates with prior experience. “For a new grad, Software Engineer and Data Analyst are real entry doors. While Data Analyst had the highest entry share, Software Engineer had 6,681 postings in the dataset, far more than any other role.