8. Denver

2009 Rank:: 4
Entry-Level Employers: 29
Average Annual Pay: $48,560
Cost of Living Index: 102
Unemployment Rate: 7.8 percent

Thanks to jobs for mortgage specialists, securities and commodity brokers, and real estate and mutual fund managers, Denver has earned the title of "Wall Street of the Rockies." While the Mile High City is best known for its air transportation, telecommunications, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors, the fields of nursing and shipping are picking up. In fact, nursing and health-care jobs are in abundance on AfterCollege. Qwest Communications (Q)is the city’s only Fortune 500 company. Still, views of the Rocky Mountains and entertaining sports teams help make Denver appealing to college grads.

Denver Jobs on AfterCollege