<p>I haven't decided my major yet, but I would like to study something that will get me a good paying job in the future. Anyhow, I am not very interested in business, medical science or law ... What else could I major at in order to get rich? :D</p>
<p>salary.com</p>
<p>engineering, computers, and anything else provided that you get lucky.</p>
<p>I thought that anything that has to do with computers are careers that are getting more difficult to find jobs in?</p>
<p>look at this website:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm#outlook%5B/url%5D">http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm#outlook</a></p>
<p>according to the United States bureau of labor statistics, "Computer scientists and database administrators are expected to be among the fastest growing occupations through 2014. Employment of these computer specialists is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations as organizations continue to adopt and integrate increasingly sophisticated technologies."</p>
<p>Computer jobs are probably one of the best fields to be in.</p>
<p>I remember reading something about the median age of computer scientists, computer/software engineers, IT guys, etc. and their median age is much lower than other careers. I thought finding a job was easy, but keeping it is another story.</p>
<p>I don't like computers, IT or engineering. I'm good at languages, writing, music and art. any other tips? :)</p>
<p>A very stupid question: you probably need a lot of math and statistics with computers/IT ? I don't know a lot of that branch.</p>
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Tough luck. Open up your own business if you want to get rich.</p>
<p>Any major but music! Every pro musician I have ever talked to says it is a terrible life with terrible pay. I guess they just love it enough to overcome that.</p>
<p>you like languages, writing, music, and art?</p>
<p>unless you become an overnight success author who sells millions of books overnight, none of those fields offers any type of decent pay - the best musicians authors and writers are usually not even given formal recognition for their work until after their death</p>
<p>i decided i'm going to study law, and have music, art and writing as a hobby :)</p>
<p>Dont make general statements that "computers are a good field to be in". Both of my parents are programmers with a lot of talent and devotion to their field. Both have a pretty big risk of being outsourced/fired in the next 3 years. Programming is definatelly not that great of a field to go into if you are an average programmer. If your going to go that route be the best, dont be average. Average wont get in anywhere in programming and i am assuming wont get you anywhere elsewhere in the computer field.</p>
<p>^^^true. I said that "computers are a good field to be in." Far less specific than programming. Programming can lead to other fields in the technology industry, so programmers would be smart to not limit themselves to one specific program/system. I'm sure a good programmer would have a good opportunity for working in the software engineering side of things, or information systems management even. Having a good, upper level, understanding of computer systems will most likely pay off as the U.S. economy continues to grow in the daily uses of higher level technologies.</p>
<p>Major in Actuarial Science, Accounting, Finance, Math, Statistics, or Computer Science. If you take and pass two or three actuarial exams, then you are guaranteed to get an actuarial job with a starting salary of 40,000+ and and ending salary of 200,000+. Here is a site comparing actuarial salary based on experience and exams passed. <a href="http://www.actuaryjobs.com/salary.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.actuaryjobs.com/salary.html</a></p>
<p>does an economics major have any future in terms of job growth, salary, etc?</p>
<p>^^Oh yeah...about the same as a finance or accounting major...maybe more.</p>
<p>Plumbing pays well.</p>
<p>If you are really good at languages, the State Department wants to hear from you. The biggies are Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi and Farsi. </p>
<p>Here's an article from last year:</p>
<p>Back out to their main website and browse around to get an idea of what's what.</p>
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<p>"The average yearly salary for plumbers in 2004 was $44,510, according to the U.S. Department of Labor." I don't consider this pay exceptionally great. Also, I would not want to clean people's crap all day. This is a crappy career choice. I know that mario and luigi might enjoy being plumbers but they are unique exceptions.</p>