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Want a list of what major will leave you unemployed and with debt up to your ears? Well, WSJ has just the list to kill your dreams. Or make you feel really awesome, depending.
Question I have about this (and if I missed something, please, point out my omissions):
1. Is this regarding students who have a BA in said subject? Or does it take into account Master's and PHD's?
2. Does this take into account people who are working "outside their field"? Meaning, if someone has a degree in History but is working a more IT job, does that count as employed under the history field or IT/Computer Science field?
3. Is teacher unemployment really that low? Because I read/see/hear about teachers being cut right and left. Though I suppose a new graduate may have a good chance of landing a job because they will be paid less than longer tenured teachers.
Also, Library Science did really bad. Really, really bad. But I think it's a problem that has been in the field in the past few years- diversify! As a Master's student, while I would love a job in a library, I know that I have skills that apply to many different jobs. I think the days are long gone where one can expect to get the "stereotype" of a job in their field. Especially in Library Science- we learn so many different skills regarding actually working in a library, different computer programs/platforms/etc, customer service, budgeting, grant writing, amazing research skills- the list could go on. It's just all about taking those skills and realizing that they can be put in many different fields as opposed to just working in a library.
Interesting. It appears that employment is skewed towards tangible production. Library Science, Psychology, and US History - yikes.
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