Top 20 companies in Houston for job-seeking graduates

According to Glassdoor, these seven companies found in Houston have happy employees.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Are you a recent graduate looking for a job?

Houston is routinely listed as one of the best cities for graduates and young professionals.

The city boasts a strong economy, and offers in-demand jobs in oil and energy, health care, and information technology sectors, just to name a few.

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Top 50 places to work in 2017

LinkedIn recently named Houston as one of the top cities hiring new graduates in 2017. The professional social network said these five companies have hired the most graduates in the Houston area:

University of Houston
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Deloitte
alliantgroup
PwC

Need more jobs leads? According to Glassdoor's list of 50 best places to work in 2017, 15 of the companies are either headquartered or have jobs available in the Houston area.

Those 15 businesses include:

Bain & Company
McKinsey & Company
Texas Instruments
Apple
Microsoft
Southwest Airlines
Delta Airlines
Keller Williams
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
IKEA
H-E-B
Trader Joe's
In-N-Out Burger
Lululemon, and
Raising Cane's

RELATED: Take a look at Houston's biggest employers

The Memorial Hermann Hospital System is the area's largest employer, wit hover 24,000 Houstonians on its payroll.AP

Even with recent layoffs, MD Anderson is Houston's second largest employer.AP

United Airlines, which has a major operations hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is the city's third largest employer, with 15,000 employees.AP

Houston Methodist is the city's fourth largest employer.AP

Energy giant Exxon Mobil, surprisingly the only energy company in the top 5, is Houston's fifth largest employer.AP

Grocery chain Kroger is Houston's seventh largest employer.AP

San Antonio-based grocer H-E-B comes in at #22 on the list of Houston's biggest employers.none

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In this photo taken Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Paul Davis, top left, and Edwin Pollock, top right, help job seekers with their resumes at a career fair put on by National CareerFairs

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