Before you choose your career and major for the next four years of schooling, it might be good to check in on what industries say are the hottest career choices for those leaving college right now.
In an effort to provide guidance and information with important decisions about career choices, University of California San Diego Extension assembled the fifth annual edition of “Hot Careers for College Graduates.”
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, within the past year jobs categorized under “professional and business services” have grown the most. This is reflected in the hot careers list by such jobs as computer systems analysts and software applications developers moving up to the top of the charts.
Overall, the study indicated an increasing national demand for college graduates with skills in computer sciences and analysis or problem solving.
Here are the top 10 jobs:
• Software Developers, Applications
• Software Developers, Systems Software
• Market Research Analysts
• Accountants and Auditors
• Network and Computer Systems Admin
• Elementary School Teachers
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Management Analysts
• Public Relations Specialists
• Insurance Sales Agents
What makes a hot career so hot? This list was scored in four criteria categories: current employment in the field, projected growth in the occupation between 2010 and 2020, median annual salary in the occupation, and workplace environment characteristics.
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You can download a complete copy of this report at extension.ucsd.edu/specialreports.
