MarkT Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 For my volunteer effort, I will be meeting with a current HS Junior and her parents to discuss available majors that may be of interest at the nearby CC versus job prospects. I am quite familiar with the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) website but sometimes I think they paint a rosy outlook for some jobs. Are there other websites out there that I can look at that have similar information as the BLS website? Also may discuss four year degrees as well (after transfer from CC). thanks Mark see my last post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Possibly on usnews.com Also, possibly on the CollegeBoard web site. It would be interesting to know which site has a reputation for being more accurate with their predictions. Also, depends upon interests and level of success in certain subjects, along with many other things. I believe a lot of students enter university undeclared now, and that offers flexibility, but probably also contributes to low 4 year graduation rates. ETA: This was a year or 2 ago, so I do not have the URL but I believe it was on the UC Davis web site. Possibly for their CS department. They had an interesting (to me) article, about the projections for Computer Security people as I recall. However, they were predicting the actual number of job openings would be very small, compared to the predictions they were seeing. Something on that order. Edited March 20, 2018 by Lanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 By the way - this student currently not interested in CS or Engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 This is the "earnings for graduates" data for Washington state, mostly UW and WSU grads. https://erdc.wa.gov/data-dashboards/earnings-for-graduates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 if you have any local stats from the colleges, that would be a plus. I live in a metropolitan area with very good prospects, but some areas are better than others. As an example, associate degrees with a focus on web design (what I teach) are going to struggle unless they are already in the field or snag a good internship. Employers are really looking for a 4-year degree in that field if you don't have experience. There are enough people with 4-year degrees around that they tend to dominate the job market. Interestingly, liberal arts majors do well here in the long run. There are plenty of jobs, particularly if you do an internship. Obviously not every student is going to stay in the immediate area (mine plan to BTW), but some do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I would check with the placement office at the CC to see where they are placing students. I question the usefulness of using broad brush career prospects to pick a major for most students because: (1) the job market is very different in different parts of the country--if a student will probably stay local, the fact that there is a large growth in an industry somewhere else in the country doesn't really matter, (2) there is not a high correlation between major and career--except in some fields such as nursing, (3) many studies report expected job growth--that can be misleading; if there are only 100 astronauts and the field is expected to increase to 150 over the next decade, that is a 50% growth rate but the chances of landing a job in that field is small. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Met with the student and her parents yesterday evening. The student is currently interested in getting a 4 year Business degree (first 2 years at CC) with a minor in Music. We also discussed her coursework for her Senior year and I encouraged her to take the DE English class available through the same CC. The student has not taken anything related to Business yet in high school - she will be taking Macro and Micro Economics her Senior year. I did suggest she keep an open mind to health-care related professions. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Met with the student and her parents yesterday evening. I did suggest she keep an open mind to health-care related professions. Mark If she is interested in health care, but not direct patient care, she might consider Population Health management. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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