Anonymous wrote:Smart socially adept art history majors can get any job available that doesn't specifically require certain kinds of knowledge from undergrad, like engineering or CS or biomed research. Any job. The sky is the limit, really. There are art history majors in the fancy consulting jobs. Etc, etc. She just needs to figure out what she wants to do. If she can write well, that will help.

The recruiting cycle for consulting jobs for graduates this May ended last summer.

Smart socially adept art history majors can get any job available that doesn't specifically require certain kinds of knowledge from undergrad, like engineering or CS or biomed research. Any job. The sky is the limit, really. There are art history majors in the fancy consulting jobs. Etc, etc. She just needs to figure out what she wants to do. If she can write well, that will help.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She can go to grad school.

Won't a Masters in Art History have the same prospects?

Pouring more money and time into the same useless stuff.
Nice plan.

If she went to grad school for art history, it would at least give her access to art and art-adjacent jobs that she can’t get with a BA (museum, non-profit, auction house, gallery), even those are scarce. She could also go to grad school for something more specialized in the art field, or something more expansive (maybe something with a business or marketing focus). Or she could go to law school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:4 pages in and not a single real idea. The OP ASKED ABOUT JOBS. So for the person(s) recommending further education, stay focused on the task, please.

There were a few real ideas including Starbucks barista

“… she learned on Google that she might be able to get a job working as a Subway...”

I call anti-liberal-arts troll on this one.

Also, the “as a Subway” typo made me giggle. Not sure if OP meant “as a sub” or “”at a Subway,” but either way, the “she learned on Google” part feels fake.

Pretty sure most kids graduating from college this year don’t have full-time jobs already lined up. There are plenty of career paths and job opportunities for students graduating with some type of liberal arts degree. No need to panic, OP! give her a chance to figure things out. Working with her college’s career services office is probably the most prudent thing at the moment.

She can apply to teach at private schools, especially boarding schools. She should be able to get a job at a boarding school, even if she starts as dorm faculty and eventually moves to the history department. Not huge pay but free room and board. It’s a nice job for a while in your 20s. Built in community and nice co-workers.

I went to a small Catholic college (Midwest) with a great fine arts program. I don't know one who is unemployed and all make near six figures. From artist for design companies to art teachers to art directors at hospitals, they are doing well for themselves.

Anonymous wrote:4 pages in and not a single real idea. The OP ASKED ABOUT JOBS. So for the person(s) recommending further education, stay focused on the task, please.

There were a few real ideas including Starbucks barista

4 pages in and not a single real idea. The OP ASKED ABOUT JOBS. So for the person(s) recommending further education, stay focused on the task, please.

Move to Europe, they have most art and history (their own and stolen from others as colonists) hence more jobs in your area of interest.

Get an MBA, masters or JD. If not interested then go to trade school and get licensed as electrician to work for galleries and museums.

Anonymous wrote:I'll say it again. The kids I know who are working as baristas are unemployed CS majors.

Goody for you but that’s not what this thread is about

Anonymous wrote:I'll say it again. The kids I know who are working as baristas are unemployed CS majors.

The kid you know or I know doesn't mean shit.
We have data.

-Fundraiser for art gallery
- Art teacher at public school ( Could do side gig to pay for grad. degree)
- Neighborhood preservation specialist in an urban planning department
- Commercial real estate professional (historical preservation)