Every student who has finished high school faces a new path, which they must know how to choose. Otherwise, they could end up regretting it. But, the reality is that no one is perfect, as you know, and thousands of students end up making the mistake of choosing a college career, which in the future, they will not know what to do with it.
A recent study by ZipRecruiter revealed that 44% of job seekers with a college degree regret having studied that career. The research obtained the data from a survey conducted by the specialized education website.
The 3 main careers with which graduates are most dissatisfied are Journalism, with a resounding 87% rejection rate, followed by Sociology (72%) and Fine Arts, with the same percentage. The rest of the ranking of careers with the most regretful graduates we have:
- Communication: 64%
- Education: 61%
- Marketing and Management Research: 60%
- Medical/Clinical Assisting: 58%
- Political Science & Government: 56%
- Biology: 52%
- English Language & Literature: 52%
The data shows that the majority are in the social sciences, such as journalism, communications, education, and political science. These tend to be attractive areas during the adolescent’s development because of their challenges, analysis, and understanding of society. So they do not seem to be “big surprises.”
For example, education and medical assistant jobs tend to be very low-paying jobs or become very challenging, generating too much stress or anxiety. A career in marketing can be appealing since, nowadays, almost all reputable companies have positions in this area, and they are very well-paid.
In contrast to these careers, there are 10 others whose graduates are extremely satisfied. Among them are graduates in Computer & Information Sciences, followed by Criminology. Both have a favorable rating of 72%. These people were asked if they would choose this career path and would undoubtedly study it again.
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This is followed by Engineering (71%), Nursing (69%), Health (66%), Business Administration & Management (66%), Psychology (65%), Construction Trades (65%), and Human Resources (58%). Job seekers’ opinions about their choice of the university are linked to job and salary prospects.
In this aspect, those who are graduates in the area of engineering or computer science have a good chance of getting a good job. Not only that, but they have a wide range of opportunities. For example, they can work in software development for a company or in consulting and management, etc.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), engineers can easily get a job where they earn, on average, about $100,000.
On the other hand, those who regret their career choice wish they had chosen Computer Science (selected by 13% of respondents) and Business Administration (11%) instead. However, it is worth mentioning that Computer Science was less popular among women: only 8% of those who responded to the survey wished they had studied this career. At the same time, for men, the percentage was 19%.
This study shows that it is important to stop for a minute to decide which university career we are interested in. You can always take a vocational orientation test and consider the salary, job possibilities, and other aspects.