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Career Planning Part 3: What can you do with your Major/Degree?

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Career Planning Part 2: Money Matters!?!?!?!?

Highest Paying Occupations 20 occupations with the highest median annual pay.
OCCUPATION	2017 MEDIAN PAY US$
Anesthesiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Orthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Psychiatrists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Physicians and surgeons, all other	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Obstetricians and gynecologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Family and general practitioners	$198,740 per year
Internists, general	$192,930 per year
Dentists, all other specialists	$190,840 per year
Prosthodontists	$185,150 per year
Chief executives	$183,270 per year
Pediatricians, general	$172,650 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$165,120 per year
Dentists, general	$151,440 per year
Computer and information systems managers	$139,220 per year
Architectural and engineering managers	$137,720 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$137,330 per year
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	$133,840 per year
Petroleum engineers	$132,280 per year

Fastest Growing Occupations 20 occupations with the highest percent change of employment between 2016-26.
OCCUPATION	GROWTH RATE, 2016-26	2017 MEDIAN PAY US$
Solar photovoltaic installers	105%	$39,490 per year
Wind turbine service technicians	96%	$53,880 per year
Home health aides	47%	$23,210 per year
Personal care aides	39%	$23,100 per year
Physician assistants	37%	$104,860 per year
Nurse practitioners	36%	$103,880 per year
Statisticians	34%	$84,060 per year
Physical therapist assistants	31%	$57,430 per year
Software developers, applications	31%	$101,790 per year
Mathematicians	30%	$103,010 per year
Physical therapist aides	29%	$25,730 per year
Bicycle repairers	29%	$28,390 per year
Medical assistants	29%	$32,480 per year
Genetic counselors	29%	$77,480 per year
Occupational therapy assistants	29%	$59,310 per year
Information security analysts	28%	$95,510 per year
Physical therapists	28%	$86,850 per year
Operations research analysts	27%	$81,390 per year
Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists	27%	$37,380 per year
Massage therapists	26%	$39,990 per year

Most New Jobs 20 occupations with the highest projected numeric change in employment.
OCCUPATION	NUMBER OF NEW JOBS (PROJECTED), 2016-26	2017 MEDIAN PAY US$
Accountants and auditors	139,900	$69,350 per year
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	579,900	$20,180 per year
Construction laborers	150,400	$34,530 per year
Cooks, restaurant	145,300	$25,180 per year
Customer service representatives	136,300	$32,890 per year
General and operations managers	205,200	$100,410 per year
Home health aides	431,200	$23,210 per year
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	236,500	$24,990 per year
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	199,700	$27,040 per year
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	135,200	$27,670 per year
Maintenance and repair workers, general	112,500	$37,670 per year
Management analysts	115,200	$82,450 per year
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	138,300	$63,230 per year
Medical assistants	183,900	$32,480 per year
Medical secretaries	129,000	$34,610 per year
Nursing assistants	173,400	$27,520 per year
Personal care aides	777,600	$23,100 per year
Registered nurses	438,100	$70,000 per year
Software developers, applications	255,400	$101,790 per year
Waiters and waitresses	182,500	$20,820 per year

Taken from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website. Occupational Outlook Handbook.
https://stats.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm 

The 25 college majors with the highest unemployment

Sam Stebbins

6/18/2018

For those entering the workforce, a college education may be more important now than ever before. Labor Department data reveals that over 90% of new jobs are being filled by those with a four-year college degree. In keeping with this trend, while enrollment has recently trended downward, the number of Americans with a college degree has risen over the decades. As recently as the 1980s, fewer than one in five American adults had a bachelor’s degree. Today, more than one in three do.

As the number of college educated Americans is at a record high, the job market is becoming increasingly competitive -- and not all degrees are equally likely to translate into gainful employment. While the majority of college majors have unemployment rates of 3% or lower, there are others with jobless numbers closer to 9%.

Choosing a field of study in college is a personal decision often based on interests and talents. But for those who value employability after graduation above all else, some fields may be best avoided. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to identify the college majors with the highest unemployment rates.

It is important to note that while those who major in these fields are at an increased risk of joblessness, most of majors on this list still have a lower unemployment rate than the broader labor force as a whole, underscoring the importance of a college education, regardless of major.

1.Military technologies Unemployment: 8.9% Avg. salary: $59,954 BA holders with a master's degree: 67.1% BA holders in labor force: 5,616	14. Clinical psychology Unemployment: 5.0% Avg. salary: $46,611 BA holders with a master's degree: 0.0% BA holders in labor force: 24,801
2. Petroleum engineering Unemployment: 7.9% Avg. salary: $118,721 BA holders with a master's degree: 23.4% BA holders in labor force: 26,461	15. Humanities Unemployment: 4.8% Avg. salary: $44,614 BA holders with a master's degree: 44.7% BA holders in labor force: 49,067
3. Linguistics and comparative language and literature Unemployment: 6.7% Avg. salary: $41,777 BA holders with a master's degree: 61.0% BA holders in labor force: 102,650	16. Botany Unemployment: 4.8% Avg. salary: $49,382 BA holders with a master's degree: 68.6% BA holders in labor force: 21,508
4. Educational psychology Unemployment: 6.5% Avg. salary: $37,766 BA holders with a master's degree: 0.0% BA holders in labor force: 24,730	17. Geological and geophysical engineering Unemployment: 4.8% Avg. salary: $73,815 BA holders with a master's degree: 51.6% BA holders in labor force: 9,347
5. Mining and mineral engineering Unemployment: 6.2% Avg. salary: $82,897 BA holders with a master's degree: 57.1% BA holders in labor force: 13,541	18. Anthropology and archeology Unemployment: 4.7% Avg. salary: $47,660 BA holders with a master's degree: 49.5% BA holders in labor force: 239,473
6. Film video and photographic arts Unemployment: 6.0% Avg. salary: $48,999 BA holders with a master's degree: 15.1% BA holders in labor force: 163,172	19. International relations Unemployment: 4.7% Avg. salary: $73,287 BA holders with a master's degree: 68.4% BA holders in labor force: 142,424
7. Multi/interdisciplinary studies Unemployment: 5.6% Avg. salary: $44,376 BA holders with a master's degree: 30.3% BA holders in labor force: 70,990	20. Cosmetology services and culinary arts Unemployment: 4.7% Avg. salary: $37,325 BA holders with a master's degree: 7.4% BA holders in labor force: 57,980
8. Drama and theater arts Unemployment: 5.3% Avg. salary: $45,469 BA holders with a master's degree: 27.7% BA holders in labor force: 236,240	21. Commercial art and graphic design Unemployment: 4.4% Avg. salary: $45,427 BA holders with a master's degree: 10.2% BA holders in labor force: 553,372
9. Communication technologies Unemployment: 5.1% Avg. salary: $46,868 BA holders with a master's degree: 11.1% BA holders in labor force: 85,279	22. Intercultural and international studies Unemployment: 4.4% Avg. salary: $56,317 BA holders with a master's degree: 43.4% BA holders in labor force: 104,114
10. Computer administration management and security Unemployment: 5.1% Avg. salary: $63,989 BA holders with a master's degree: 24.3% BA holders in labor force: 71,782	23. Naval architecture and marine engineering Unemployment: 4.4% Avg. salary: $73,065 BA holders with a master's degree: 43.0% BA holders in labor force: 16,257
11. Engineering and industrial management Unemployment: 5.1% Avg. salary: $59,714 BA holders with a master's degree: 36.6% BA holders in labor force: 39,585	24. Mass media Unemployment: 4.3% Avg. salary: $49,223 BA holders with a master's degree: 20.3% BA holders in labor force: 280,041
12. Metallurgical engineering Unemployment: 5.1% Avg. salary: $84,700 BA holders with a master's degree: 59.6% BA holders in labor force: 17,408	25. Industrial and organizational psychology Unemployment: 4.2% Avg. salary: $62,738 BA holders with a master's degree: 58.7% BA holders in labor force: 24,812
13. Composition and rhetoric Unemployment: 5.0% Avg. salary: $39,438 BA holders with a master's degree: 30.7% BA holders in labor force: 85,365

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