Prediction of best & worst majors in the future

[Anonymous]

The job market has been tough these few years., especially for some college majors. Can someone predict what college majors are the most difficult or the most easiest to find jobs in next 5-10 years? With AI technology, DH says IT market is tough with many mass layoffs. He does not want me to sign up for coding or related IT classes or camps.

[Anonymous]

Accounting and data analytics should be solid. Accounting majors are very hard to come by to fill the need. However - ai will make an impact do you better have strong communication, writing and people skills. The excel sheet accountants who can’t work in teams and provide excellent customer service will be the ones left behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The job market has been tough these few years., especially for some college majors. Can someone predict what college majors are the most difficult or the most easiest to find jobs in next 5-10 years? With AI technology, DH says IT market is tough with many mass layoffs. He does not want me to sign up for coding or related IT classes or camps.

ai weeds out the grunt coders from the best. The best will leverage AI to build solutions that the grunt coders would previously do.

[Anonymous]

Law enforcement of some sort will always be around and needed. DD wants to be a detective but I want her to pivot into some sort of investigator role instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Law enforcement of some sort will always be around and needed. DD wants to be a detective but I want her to pivot into some sort of investigator role instead.

My neighbor’s dd was just hired as a cop, 80k to start in a safe, beautiful town.

[Anonymous]

Nursing. Go on to be an NP.

[Anonymous]

Double major in Economics and Computer Science.

[Anonymous]

Healthcare in every shape and form, esp elder care

[Anonymous]

This is already known but education is a bad one. Not even incorporating the pay and work conditions, the need for a degree in education to be a teacher is declining. A teaching license is not required in most charters and many school districts with mass shortages are contracting with companies to bring teachers from overseas or they have low cost programs for career switchers or those without education related degrees. A Special or Elementary Education degree will have them boxed in, and from experience it is quite difficult to get another job if they don’t like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is already known but education is a bad one. Not even incorporating the pay and work conditions, the need for a degree in education to be a teacher is declining. A teaching license is not required in most charters and many school districts with mass shortages are contracting with companies to bring teachers from overseas or they have low cost programs for career switchers or those without education related degrees. A Special or Elementary Education degree will have them boxed in, and from experience it is quite difficult to get another job if they don’t like it.

I didn’t know that about charter schools. Wow.

[Anonymous]

Agree on healthcare jobs but not doctors, law enforcement, mental health

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nursing. Go on to be an NP.

+1 healthcare related

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is already known but education is a bad one. Not even incorporating the pay and work conditions, the need for a degree in education to be a teacher is declining. A teaching license is not required in most charters and many school districts with mass shortages are contracting with companies to bring teachers from overseas or they have low cost programs for career switchers or those without education related degrees. A Special or Elementary Education degree will have them boxed in, and from experience it is quite difficult to get another job if they don’t like it.

I have a different take on this. Working conditions seem to be the bigger issue than pay, so I anticipate conditions will improve over the next few years as districts start to tackle the teacher shortage.

Regarding teachers from overseas: most won’t stay because of American students’ behaviors. (I’ve worked with many.) This isn’t a permanent solution.

As for career changers, I’m all for those programs. I did one myself. Unfortunately, they also don’t have a high retention rate because these programs can’t adequately prepare you for your first year. I’m the only one remaining from my cohort.

So I anticipate the opposite. A degree in education right now is 100% a guaranteed job, and you can have your pick of schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nursing. Go on to be an NP.

Nurse anesthetist.

[Anonymous]

Health care! Anything related to health care will keep booming! Boomers are old now. People will always get sick. And viruses will always keep mutating!