re: What are some career paths you would recommend to people starting college?

Health care, no question.

Logistics, planning and scheduling. Everything we consume gets shipped. Everything we build has a procedure and needs to be reported on.

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What careers do you think will be obsolete? Financial advisors, attorneys, doctors, etc.?

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Well, brokers and traders are a dying breed. Some will last of course, but I was talking with multiple people recently who were saying they were being pushed out the door. The broker said he was counting down the day’s tilll he was fired. He didn’t have any regrets but he said everything was automated. The trader who had quit to work elsewhere had been an Options trader and he said that everything was getting so radicalized because the industry traders were panicking about technology that he said that people were dropping like flies, including him. Both of these men were well experienced in their 60s.

Information systems, and whatever else interests you. The combination of business knowledge and merging that with information systems is super valuable. I.e. healthcare, finance, etc...

This is why I’m majoring in health informatics

Healthcare will always be around

Engineers with degrees all take high level courses in math, correct? I assume they all take calculus. An average IQ doesn't pass calculus at a major university.

You can do well in most any field if you are smart, hard working, a self starter, flexible, are creative and able to think outside of the box.

--Figure out what interests you.
--What are you good at?
--What are your best skill sets?
--What is your work personality?
--Meet with counselors at your school to help determine which major would be the best fit for what you have to offer. You can always change majors.

Be proactive and begin building a marketable resume while you are in school:
--Work jobs, get internships, do volunteer work in your field.
--Start saving money now, even if it's only $5.00 a week. Put it away, where it will build interest, for that time that you want to start your own business, make a career change or go back to school.

***Start establishing your social media presence!! this is huge in today's job market.
**Follow people, make contacts, like and comment, post good and well thought out ORIGINAL content on twitter, Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook within what your area of interest.
**Blog about your area of interest.
Great experience, resume filler and a way to learn what you do and do not like. Do not share the record breaking number of tequila shots you drank There are people making incredible $$ as social influencers on social media.

There are very few straight degree paths to big money: law, medicine, accounting, others and everything is changing. You don't have to love these areas of study but you have to have a modicum of aptitude for them.

Good luck! It's a great sign that you are already thinking ahead and an even better sign if you can make it through the wall of text that I just posted Also know that you do not have to have the same job/work in the same field for forever. Be bold, creative, informed and adventurous.

dentist or ophthalmologist

lots of school for both but they provide good money, an opportunity to work for yourself, and great hours!

Computer science is the highest starting salary I believe for an undergrad and is very flexible into other careers such as info systems or cyber security. Don’t have to be an extrovert to be successful. Can’t gowrong with it