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re: U.S. College Major with Highest Unemployment Rate...
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:44 am to Dawgfanman
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:44 am to Dawgfanman
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Median salary for an English major in any job is 63,000 Median salary for a plumber is 60,000
Are you saying an English major would make more as a plumber than a non English major would? I don’t get your point.
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Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:47 am to brass2mouth
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Aerospace engineering is a bit shocking
I’ve read that it has a lot to do with international students coming here and getting a degree in aero, then they have trouble getting a security clearance that is needed for a lot of these jobs.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:47 am to OysterPoBoy
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Are you saying an English major would make more as a plumber than a non English major would? I don’t get your point.
My point is that it was a list of majors not jobs. A persons major doesn’t determine their job. English major isn’t a job. They become teachers, lawyers, office drones, plumbers, salesmen, electricians, baristas, poets, doctors, etc.
And that on average a person with an English degree, no matter their job, earns more than the average plumber (but not by much because plumbing is a good job and requires a skill and training).
The information I provided is from the bureau of labor statistics.
Hope that helps.
This post was edited on 4/12/24 at 9:50 am
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:48 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:I knew a guy with a PhD in English from Northwestern University - he was a manager at Kmart
PHDs have normally been the most underemployed.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:48 am to Tigerdogg
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Physics? Kinda weird
I feel like there aren't a ton of jobs where you actually need a physics degree, so then if you don't get one of those you're probably filed in the underemployment bucket that is also accounted for in this graphic.
This post was edited on 4/12/24 at 9:49 am
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:48 am to Dawgfanman
You just seem to have a fetish about English majors.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:49 am to Dragula
Man I would have thought aerospace engineering would be one of the highest employment rates these days.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:50 am to Dragula
Whomever made that chart is apparently overemployed, it is visually pretty bad.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:50 am to TigerCoon
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How many aerospace engineering gigs are there?
If you were last in your class at a marginal school, you're probably shite out of luck.
But they have a low underemployment rate which indicates they can transition to another field of engineering or applied sciences.
Art History is museum, teaching or put in an application at Starbucks.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:51 am to OysterPoBoy
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You just seem to have a fetish about English majors.
No more so than your desire to have pipe laid to you.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:53 am to RogerTheShrubber
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The higher your attainment, the fewer the jobs. PHDs have normally been the most underemployed.
The question I would have is if someone obtains a PhD that doesn't really matter, are they underemployed when nobody hires them for what society feels is their "worth" even if that worth is purely fiction?
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:54 am to Dawgfanman
Posted on 4/12/24 at 9:59 am to JohnnyKilroy
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I’d argue that most STEM bachelors are pretty worthless on their own.
It’s really only some of the E and some of the T that gets you a “good” job with your 4 year degree.
If you're looking at it literally, maybe. But pretty much all healthcare jobs fall into the science bucket (though a decent portion of these require more than an undergrad degree). And careers like accounting, actuary, finance, etc... all fall into the math sector.
So yes, general Math and Science degrees probably suck, but I don't think that's necessarily what the S and M are specifically talking about.
This post was edited on 4/12/24 at 10:00 am
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:01 am to Dragula
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Aerospace Engineering
I think AI may be a factor. Also probably impacted by cuts in airline industry and defense spending.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:03 am to Dragula
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Aerospace Engineering?
All the people who could not hack it in Elon Musks world.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:03 am to Zzyzx
Typically it means things like having a college degree but working at a job that doesn’t require one.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:03 am to Dragula
My step-son is majoring in aerospace engineering right now. I'm trying to steer him to petroleum, at least as a minor. Don't believe the hype about the government ending fossil fuels. There are always going to be shale patch jobs in Texas.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:03 am to RC
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I’ve read that it has a lot to do with international students coming here and getting a degree in aero, then they have trouble getting a security clearance that is needed for a lot of these jobs.
Then they go back home and build jets.
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:06 am to Tigerdogg
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Physics? Kinda weird
A Physics BS or Masters is useless in a job market unless you get teaching credentials additionally, and even then some school districts prefer a degree in Education. Physics is one of those fields where you need your PhD if you actually want to work in the field. Otherwise it’s just a step into the door of other jobs (like Air Force or Naval officer).
Posted on 4/12/24 at 10:06 am to brmach
My boss (oilfield directional work) is a female with a psychology degree. She is rare though. Funny to see a tiny woman never to battled by others because they don't want to get embarrassed. She's in the top 2 bosses I have had in 24 years of working
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