Top skills for New College Grad jobs

Based on 62 active New College Grad postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of New College Grad postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Manufacturing81%
  • Design61%
  • Data Analysis52%
  • Computer Engineering47%
  • Automation44%
  • Physics40%
  • Science40%
  • Scripting34%
  • Innovation32%
  • Data Analytics29%
  • Generative AI29%
  • Chemical Engineering27%
  • Agentic AI26%
  • Yield Improvement24%
  • Verification21%
  • Analytics19%
  • Failure Analysis19%
  • Statistical Analysis18%
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)18%
  • CMOS16%
  • Debugging16%
  • Excursions16%
  • Chemistry15%
  • Computer Science15%
  • Computing15%