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Higher education does not always guarantee a job: what majors you should not choose in college

'05.04.2024'

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All professions are needed, all professions are important. But I would like a high salary, a full benefits package, favorable working conditions, and a friendly team. With such requests, you need to carefully choose your future specialty. National Post spoke about unpromising and low-paid professions in the United States.

Analysis Visual capitalist, based on data from the New York Federal Reserve, looks at U.S. college majors and unemployment and underemployment rates among recent graduates. In today's rapidly changing economy, finding a job is quite a challenging task. In-demand skills come and go with technological change.

Majors such as art history, humanities and fine arts top the list with the highest unemployment rates, with about 8% of recent graduates. Among graduates who find work, more than 50% face underemployment: they either do not fully utilize their skills or work part-time.

Surprisingly, the unemployment rate for aerospace engineering graduates is 7,8%, despite the typical stability associated with engineering majors. This may be due to the fact that the industry is centered around a few large companies and requires clearance to work. Nevertheless, those who found themselves in this field benefited: about 18% are considered unemployed.

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Similarly, more than 6% of students majoring in physics are unemployed, and more than 31% are underemployed. Other majors, such as history, English and mass media, have unemployment rates hovering around 7%.

The average unemployment rate for all occupations is 3,5%, and the average underemployment rate is 40,3%. This is indicative of the wider challenges facing recent graduates in the job market across a range of industries.

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