Do people get jobs related to their major?
Do people get jobs related to their major?
Only 27 percent of college grads have a job related to their major.
Which major has the most jobs?
Most In Demand Degrees
- Pharmacology. For a lucrative career helping people, pharmacology is at the top of the list for in demand degrees.
- Computer Science.
- Health Science.
- Information Technology.
- Engineering.
- Business Administration.
- Finance.
- Human Resources.
How many college graduates don’t have a first job related to major?
Among the 2,134 workers surveyed, 47 percent of college graduates did not find a first job that was related to their college major. What’s more, 32 percent of college grads said that they had never worked in a field related to their majors.
How many college graduates don’t end up in their prime academic interests?
Only 13 percent said the demand for their degree increased. The CareerBuilder study isn’t the first to show that many college graduates do not end up in fields linked to their prime academic interests. A study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York earlier this year illustrated this phenomenon.
Why is it so hard to find a job after college?
Why is this a surprise. Especially for anyone who when to college then tried to find a job. Jobs and college majors don’t line up. Even where they do say in engineering or even nursing, you still might not end up working in a job with a direct link. Or you may migrate out as higher paying opportunities appear.
Does it matter what major you major in college?
(Moneywatch) College students tend to agonize about their choice of major, but it turns out that for many of these graduates it probably won’t matter. A new survey from CareerBuilder suggests that plenty of Americans never work in the field that they prepared for in college.
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