10 College Degrees With The Highest Unemployment Rates

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[@ducaysane1133]

What about Geology- minerolagy?

[@banananna411]

Could you give your opinion on the expert rating certificates?

[@banananna411]

What about a video giving alternatives to these degree's? something that may be in a relating feild or is similar but pays much better?

[@Magister3eros]

I found this channel 13 years late. What can those of us who were not lucky enough to have this information do when we started studying? Unfortunately I studied a career that you mention in this video, psychology. I am really desperate, I cannot find a job that earns more than the minimum, and doing graduate studies is very expensive and I already have a debt, and I do not have time or money to go back to study. I have tried to enter the field of human resources but they prefer someone who studies the career or someone with experience, which I do not have. I feel like I wasted my time and money, and now I have no idea what to do. Some advice for this desperate. I know I'm not the only one who watches your videos in this position, what we cant do now?

[@HannahAmarh]

What's your opinion on a Construction Management degree?

[@michellewei7349]

In high school, my husband first wanted to go into architecture. A guidance counselor convinced him that engineering would be better for him. His parents wanted him to be an accountant. (back then, guidance counselors were MUCH BETTER at their jobs). Well, fast forward, he is in a in demand point of life as a mechanical engineer for the Federal Government! **the more you know**

[@tegucigalpa4696]

and he is fat

[@rustyshacklferd535]

You do realize all machinists hate your husband, right?

[@ltyarv8071]

I hate everyone

[@dkis8730]

​@rustyshacklferd535 womp womp

[@pajeetsingh]

I have a masters in Gender Studies. I can tell how many genders are there.

[@FOHguy]

Dropped out of college, not knowing what I wanted to do. Was actually living under a bridge. 1978, ran into an old friend who needed a runner for a concert. Wait, you'll pay me $50, and I get to see a concert? 2024 now, I'm a live sound engineer. At this moment, I'm in Paris working some private events during the Olympics. Then, a tour. So, dropping out worked well for me.

[@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307]

So....all I'm getting is..... connections are gonna get you somewhere. That's cool and all, but.... What if you are a Socially inept and isolated person and have no idea to network with people?

[@FOHguy]

@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Seeing as how I'm not that type of person or a medical professional, I have no idea. And thinking about it, I don't care. Get help.

[@rikoea6530]

​@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307In that case sounds like you will need a whole lot of luck and maybe an employer who just wants to hire anybody.

[@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307]

@@rikoea6530 so what do I do? Do I just end it all?

[@rikoea6530]

@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 You need to learn how to talk to people. So for example, never text or say "hey". Always ask open ended questions like "how are you doing?" and say things that people can respond to. Once you learn that people like to talk about themselves and share the information about themselves, they will like you way more if you remember. For example, if someone talks about their kid's dance rectial, write down their kids name. Always tell them happy birthday when its their birthday, etc. Communication is an art form, and you need to practice in order to get better at it. I always have unspoken rules that I follow in a workplace such as "always follow the dress code even if it isn't enforced and only written about, come into work 10 minutes early, never eat breakfast when you come into work (just come in ready and waiting), always be willing to help when asked, go out of your way to carry boxes when people are moving stuff, ect. Go visit some career fairs and take a look at training programs. The skilled trades are way easier to get into and have less standards than the people pusuring college degrees. If anything, no matter how bad you feel that day, raise your voice and learn how to become an actor. Even if you aren't confident, people will assume you are if you act like it and will like you more because of it.

[@Mipeal]

I am an architect and I came back to college for Computer Science degree because of this. Oversaturated market with awful pay, eveywhere in the world

[@Relentlessperformance]

I felt this. I used to be an interior design major & dropped out & now gonna teach myself IT.

[@mirabella2154]

Even as an architect ?

[@Relentlessperformance]

@@mirabella2154 Architects are underpaid. It really shocked me to hear this. But good thing I wasn’t too far into my career. I’d hate to use Tiktok as a source but I remember seeing a Tiktok video of this guy doing public interviews asking people what they do for a living.. & he approached an Architectural designer who made 55k a year with 5 years of experience in the Philadelphia area. I read the comments of that video & there were designers commenting as well stating that it’s true. They aren’t compensated fairly.

[@Owlette03]

May I ask which state you're from? Do you think the location affects the opportunity? I'm an architect major (seeing it on this list kind of hurt) and I'm from California and from what I've looked up, you make 40k a year over here (when you're starting). But this is quite an expensive area to live in. I haven't taken any architect classes yet because I'm still doing my GE's but I've been kind of stuck between architecture and computer science, so it's not too late for me to change yet.

[@yoinky]

But CS is also oversaturated tbh. At my school they raised the minimum GPA to 3.8 for CS applicants cuz erveryone wanted to do it

[@ImmortalGirl]

You only need college if you want to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, nurse, accountant...etc Getting an art degree is ridiculous

[@Monika-xy4ds]

Nursing is definitely a good option. If you are going to go for accounting, a CPA opens a lot of doors.

[@holdenSFZ]

​@@Monika-xy4ds being a CPA sucks tho ngl

[@Monika-xy4ds]

@@holdenSFZ Are you a CPA?

[@stevenliang3213]

Stem or business essentially

[@holdenSFZ]

@@Monika-xy4ds unfortunately

[@PaladinLeeroy42069]

I tell kids not to go to college right after high school unless they really want to be in medicine, engineering, or science. Go get a job, figure out your life, and learn things for free if you’re interested in them.

[@christian1172-z9e]

Do you know how they can keep scholarships with a gap year?

[@PaladinLeeroy42069]

@@christian1172-z9e idk but if you got a scholarship, go to school. It’s only really not worth if you have to pay for it

[@christian1172-z9e]

@@PaladinLeeroy42069 most scholarships pay part.

[@covercalls88]

Go to junior college it's a whole lot cheaper, you can get a feel for your major, and units are generally transferable.

[@PaladinLeeroy42069]

@@covercalls88 no point to do even that if you can get a good job without it. Best meta I’ve seen for people who don’t have a full ride is to part time community college while working. Even better is going to trade school/apprenticeship if you’re young and able-bodied

[@bmona7550]

I’m just glad I’m a nurse. I can’t stand the idea of being unemployed after getting a bachelors. That’s wild..

[@uncertifiedlinguist8396]

Nursing programs are astronomically competitive. Similar to med school. Not everyone has that opportunity.

[@jonnyfendi2003]

No they aren’t. I work as one, they will hire anyone with a RN degree out the gate right after you pass your boards… u can make 40 an hour with no experience. Turnover is so bad that’s why

[@uncertifiedlinguist8396]

@@jonnyfendi2003 Im not talking about employment as a nurse, I'm talking about nursing SCHOOL. Getting into nursing school is as competitive as getting into Yale nowadays, even at the community colleges

[@bmona7550]

@@uncertifiedlinguist8396 I knew about that. Thankfully I went to school in another country (you can do that, nursing is one of those careers that can get you hired in many countries). Some Americans like me did that. Common countries are Mexico and the Philippines. The process to prove school accreditation to the US can be tricky though because not all foreign schools are accredited but it mostly works for most nursing schools in the countries I just listed. No loans, tuition is cheaper and getting in nursing schools abroad is not as competitive compared to the US.

[@captainsojo9305]

Got my bachelor’s in Psychology and just had my first interview for a job in the field…4 years after graduating.

[@Jspec03]

Did ya get grad degree too? Currently graduating this May and shouldve chose a different path 😂 omw to radiology lol

[@missdesireindependance5194]

Did you do an internship?

[@richardrodgers2778]

@@Jspec03 I got mine the May before, join the club. I'd recommend trade school, tech, engineering, nursing if you want to go back to school. There's also UX design bootcamps that like psychology degree holders, but I'd recommend doing bootcamps if you live in a big city.

[@wagashi9440]

Get the job?

[@dasia2345]

I'm so fucked

[@drdehailey]

Having been an artist and writer since 1967, I'm here to tell you that you are absolutely right. I was doing both of those things professionally before I went to college. It is, as you mentioned, all about the portfolio. You are also right about specializing. My first writing job was for Caterpillar, writing about construction equipment. Great presentation.

[@icu8128]

Dropped out of college became a plumber licenses and all. Got into Project Mgt. retired 2015 (60) with a top salary of 138k without a college degree.

[@markbeiser]

HVAC/R here, retiring at 60 in a few years to do some vagabond slow travel around the world, may even go a couple of years sooner. Not even remotely familiar with the concept of being unemployed or looking for a job!🤣

[@batsonelectronics]

Back in the 90's and 2000's that worked, not so much anymore for most things.

[@MENSA.lady2]

Looks like I got it right. At age 17 I joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice to study electronic engineering specialising in RADAR. It cost me nothing but I ended up with a Degree in a skill that I could sell elsewhere. When I retired in 2001 I was making over £100,000 per year. Mortgage paid off and now living debt free. You can do it to.

[@johnthulin6312]

Exactly! I am always preaching to my nephew to follow the service path. It worked for me.

[@simunator]

military is the best advice I have for people, especially in trade specialties

[@jameskirk5778]

My daughter is an architect. After 5 years working for a large company and building skills beyond what she learned in college she went out on her own and makes close to $500K. More than her husband makes as an EE. There are always exceptions to the means and I think there are people who just hit home runs.

[@th3bigbomb]

good for her then. my dad's an architect and he's nowhere near that

[@jonpaul3868]

How she land her gigs? Family connection?😂

[@jameskirk5778]

talent and prior company contacts. also the right niche @@jonpaul3868

[@HaroldHivart]

& the ones who are not the exception ?? what do they do ?

[@chilokoo]

The point is, how's the odds? 1 in 10 or 1 in 10K certainly has a big difference.

[@stevensommer8326]

We are supposed to know what we want to do for the rest of our life before our brains are fully developed.

[@toxicdubz3841]

you dont have to know what you want to do for the rest of your life, choose a major that will open up as many doors as possible, versatile and in-demand are the most deadly combo

[@rikoea6530]

​@@zap296You really should know what you want to major in before you go to school though. Otherwise it might be a waste like it was for me. If nothing else, find a training program and go to work.

[@nickyliu8762]

Back in the days, that wasn't a problem. Sons did, what their fathers did, daughters did, what their mothers did. And if you weren't the first born son, you could later have the choice to vow in a monestary to study or be levied into the army, if your liege was at war. "Free" choice is a first world problem.

[@dave3657]

By senior year in high school you should know your strengths and interests.

[@michaelbujaki2462]

"Welcome to high school. Please choose the courses that will set the course of the rest of your life. You still need my permission to leave school or use the bathroom."

[@edbudzynski729]

You are spot on. If you like mechanics go to trade school. If you like design of machines then go to engineering school. Don’t conflate the two. Good luck.

[@Zulonix]

Didn’t finish a degree in psychology in 1975. Had no college debt. Learned to code and always spent less than I earned. I’ve lived life basically debt-free and now I’m retired debt-free.

[@gmwilliamsful]

I attended college in the 1970s. I graduated with Bachelor's Degrees in History & Sociology. There were very few jobs in those fields even then. Those who majored in Liberal Arts/Social Sciences had to take jobs which didn't use their degrees. There were some who got MBAs to get decent jobs. Even in the 1970s, a Liberal Arts & other soft degrees didn't cut it unless one elected to get advanced degrees i.e. Masters & Doctorate. The in demand majors in the 1970s were business, medical, & other hard science degrees. My late mother stated that if one didn't have a speciality, it would be difficult to get a job commensurate with one's education.

[@mikenixon2401]

Don't feel bad. I, also a creature of 1970s educational propaganda, quickly learned upon graduation that all the "you can do anything with this" factories were all closed. So I talked a local news magazine managing editor to let me start in the print shop (yep still melting led and cleaning in off type), then learned real film photography. I was so thrilled when I got called into the boss' office to receive a story assignment. From there I had a great print and broad cast career, that included travel and experiences most people will never have ... until modern computer technology and younger fresh journalism school grads that cut and pasted their stories from the Internet retired me. Well, I know what real work was like. I'd be willing to bet, these young punks could never do what we in each of our ultimate trades have done. BTW, I also paid off my student loans all by myself.

[@mattwong5403]

Non-STEM majors are not the problem, the problem is thinking your major directly leads to a job in that field, when post-graduate jobs often come from internships, letters of recommendation from professors, and alumni networks. A political science major who interns for a Congress member, is in student government, and has a club leadership position where they network with alumni will have better post-graduate employment prospects than an engineering or CS major with no experience.

[@commonsense126]

Few companies expect new graduate CS majors to have any experience. They hire them anyways.

[@marcmeinzer8859]

When did people, in their great innocence, start thinking that college was trade school? But in any event, no matter what college really is, it’s stupid to go if it costs so much you need to take out loans. Duh! Were I to start over again I would either enlist in the navy as a cook to qualify as a chief cook in the merchant marine where you get to cheat outrageously on your overtime pay, or else simply join the laborer’s union to learn how to lay concrete. Then buy a used pickup truck and start my own crew. With most degreed jobs you get stuck working in an office or a classroom. No thanks. But my degree is not worthless for the simple reason that it cost me nothing, since back in the ‘70s state schools were so cheap your parents could pick up the bill if they both worked. I’d rather be highly literate than not. And yes, I actually did the assigned reading.

[@wagashi9440]

@@commonsense126idk about that man I heard the market for cs grads hasn’t been great recently

[@Akihito007]

Of course, because government moochers always make more than those who don't steal from the common taxpayer.

[@benu_bird]

@@commonsense126 Not anymore. Too many people competing for CS/Tech jobs now. You need to have some practical experience.

[@williewonka6694]

I started college in 1978, and had no idea what I wanted to do, was desperately lonely and needed an adventure. Decided to join the US Navy to receive training. Ended up with 2 years of Nuclear Plant Operator training, and served 4 years on an attack submarine. I was set for life with a huge adventure and zero debt.

[@besaidknight]

It's Shocking, all the info in this video reflects exactly what my parents told me growing up (You Conveyed the info a lot NICER than they did, "Artists/Musicians Starve")

[@momkatmax]

The advice we gave young people "do what you love" can backfire and lead to the market being oversaturated with these underpaid and over-rated degrees. Someone loves drawing, so a Fine Arts degree. I know someone who has a doctorate in music therapy and can't get a job here in the USA because there are no openings. Doing what you love is fine, but paying the bills helps too.

[@Yahuwah-Zim]

Credit to Shane for being the missing voice that has brought logic & reason into a highly emotional discuss on college. I see very few on KZbin going these lengths to help people in this decision

[@dexvil9021]

Out of high School don’t waste time! 1. Go to a Jr college. Get you basic requirement classes. If you k ow your path finish at a 4 year. If not…. 2. Go into the military. Get a MOS/Rate. Travel, get college money, get the VA loan for a home. 3. Go to a trade school. Don’t waste time. Don’t just get a job because you are at the mercy of your employer, the times and life.

[@just-dl]

Excellent advice.

[@alexanderthegreat2678]

Geez I’m 26 with my general studies associates ready to transfer for my bachelors, but I never went as I pursued the trades. Now after trying the trades I’m convinced that I wanna go back to school but I have no idea what I want to do. Don’t have any path

[@just-dl]

@@alexanderthegreat2678 what kind of work interests you?

[@alexanderthegreat2678]

@@just-dl nothing really, I kinda feel lost ngl

[@just-dl]

@@alexanderthegreat2678 two suggestions... 1) find a copy (or a quick and dirty online variant) of the Myers Briggs Personality Indicator; it's a "type tester" that gives you an idea of your fundamental temperment/personality. What's good about that one is there's been a lot of studies about career and type, so googling "what careers do ENFPs tend to?" might give you good results. 2) a career counselor may be able to give you some ideas of good career options. Some locales have city/state resources for that. A more general idea might be to consider your hobbies, and how you enjoy your time, and see how you might leverage an existing interest into a career...it may not be an established career path. Someone in my town gathers up dogs and takes them on "adventures" while the pet humans are at work. Basically dog walking gone spicy. Maybe something off beat is in your future.

[@jaykeyz9094]

I don't know if I completely agree, life is not simply about being employed. I was a music major, happiest time in my life only made 75k a year in LA. I work in medical management now, have several medical related degrees, work 60 hours a week, 500k a year, miserable. I wish I would have pursued music further before switching but I can afford to pay the bills. I think it's all a trade-off, there is no perfect job The root is to not have unrealistic expectations.

[@bmona7550]

@pandaangry1267Medical/health degrees pay high especially with lots of years of experience. Some positions may even consider you if your non health degree has transferable skills to healthcare (like customer service, writing, marketing, management, business, ect.). One can reach half a mil if they saved a lot and if at least 45 years old.

[@aaas6348]

your a liar

[@fxleek1337]

Everybody makes 6 figure here on youtube, biden could've been re-elected if this was true

[@albertgrant1017]

9094 Well stated !

[@카일마진]

yet you certainly wont remain happy if you become homeless and jobless

[@Spenser69]

The problem with architecture is that no one wants to be licensed because it takes so much out of you. But once you are licensed, it’s hard not to get job offers

[@piespies10]

As a filipino I'm happy that you recognized our country

[@ShaneHummus]

Beautiful country!

[@KeepyBureche]

​@@ShaneHummus Wow, Siargao! I am from the Philippines. Do you still remember me?

[@aether3697]

If you've seen his short video about remote work while traveling(around 6 months ago?), You'll noticed he traveled in Philippines

[@ivan_9386]

I think there will be huge need for doctors/nurses in the next 10-20years. So medicine is a safe choice.

[@1mol831]

Or is it?… probably. The elderly do need nurses

[@johnb8035]

There will be a huge need for medicine for the entirety of humans roaming the Earth. People are always going to get hurt, sick, etc. and need treatment-and it is very hard to automate skilled and knowledged workers in this field

[@richardrodgers2778]

Medicine is not a safe choice as it requires getting accepted into grad school. I know a few bio grads that are in blue collared jobs atm. Nursing as a bachelors is probably the safest degree choice in healthcare but you still have to get accepted into a nursing program. After that, you could apply to a school for NP, PA, or even MD

[@pozlock1997]

if you are not american, its a safe choice@@richardrodgers2778

[@bmona7550]

@@richardrodgers2778Just a bachelors in nursing has decent pay to be recession proof. There are so many specializations in nursing now that pays high and doesn’t require a masters or PhD. There are even some that requires only 1-3 years of experience and it’s a work at home job.

[@CaptainQueue]

Coworker of mine paid for his daughter's Bachelor's degree in Art from Cornell University. It took her 5 years to get a 4 year degree, so can you imagine the tuition total which at the time was $49k a year for no frills like eating. She ended up as a server in an ice cream parlor in Ithaca, NY.

[@c_xd1]

250K for a art degree is diabolic

[@BenSkyLakewood]

That's so sad

[@c.c.hiliner1065]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@CaptainQueue]

@@c_xd1 It appeared an issue of a child had daddy wrapped around her little finger and could not be told no. At Cornell U, half the student were there because they were driven. The other half because daddy was rich.

[@williamsanders162]

Let the ad play while reading comments to help with the Ad Revenue… just a small token of my appreciation lol.

[@ShaneHummus]

You're the real MVP

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Skipped college and got a four year headstart. Started several successful businesses. Retired miles ahead of all my friends with degrees they never used.😊

[@omegab4856]

Thank you for such an informative content ! I did not expect Architecture to end up on this list at all.

[@solidd309]

I finish high school in 2018. I always liked the healthcare industry but didn’t want to become a doctor because of all the schooling and debt. So I went to a community college and got a associate degree in x tech. In 2020 I started working as a x tech earning 32 dollars per hour. 3 years later I got a MRI certificate and started making 90,000 dollars a year without going in to insane debt.

[@LonexCyborg]

Hey I hope you see this message and can offer me some advice on how you got a job as an X tech as I have taken most of my nursing courses but I don’t really want to be a nurse and was wondering if I could do something similar to you. Also how your work life balance is?

[@bigh8121]

I am an x ray technologist aka diagnostic ​imaging. I am making ~97k no overtime. Make sure you go to a school accredited by ARRT, preferably at a local college. If you haven't been out of school for too long some of your classes maybe recognized. Thus, making your course load easier.T@@LonexCyborg

[@andrewmurray3139]

Great plan

[@aznisles]

@@LonexCyborg I'm an x-ray tech, too. Work-life balance is comparable to any blue-collar job. Full-timers have a set schedule and work about 40 hours a week. Depending on the facility, rotating on-call, weekend, and holiday shifts will be required. Time off will also probably require requesting a month or so in advance; anything last minute would depend on your co-workers' ability/willingness to cover. You can go per diem if you want flexibility, but you won't get benefits and hours will be irregular and won't be guaranteed. Honestly, work-life balance is nothing superb nor terrible. As far as transitioning from nurse to tech goes, that depends. First off, a nurse almost always can't be hired as an x-ray tech if that's what you're asking (sorry if I misunderstood). You'll have to graduate from an x-ray program, get ARRT-certified, and apply for a state license. Not all states require certification and licensure, though, and VERY FEW states only require on-the-job training and no schooling. You'll have to research your own state. Second, does your school offer a program for x-ray (also called radiography or radiologic technology)? If so, you can change majors, but only your gen eds will go towards the x-ray degree, and any nursing specific courses will be wasted. If your school doesn't offer an x-ray program, you'll have to transfer to another school (usually a community college or hospital) that has one. Even then, only gen eds will transfer and not the nursing courses. Also of note, if you currently go to a private, for-profit school, it's likely NONE of your courses will transfer. If you're already close to graduating, I say just go ahead and finish. Nursing is generally more lucrative, and if it's bedside that your trying to avoid, checkout radiology nurse or nurse informaticist. Plus you can always go back to x-ray school after making all that sweet nursing money if you really want out. Just know x-ray techs often make less than RNs and only a little bit more than LPNs/LVNs. I personally don't mind, though, since I find it way less stressful while still earning a livable wage lol.

[@terrycooper4149]

My son got a degree in New Testament Theology. Was a youth pastor for 2 years. Then, got into commercial roofing sales. Has nearly a 7-digit annual income. As a kid, he always sold the most coupon books in cub scouts. Sales is where a lot can be made. As a retired aerospace engineer, I would go into the trades; an electrician, mechanic or plumber.

[@alanbarraza5416]

I feel a little disappointed for Graphic Design, I was considering going back to school to get a degree on this field but this gives it a different perspective to give it a second thought to pursue it or not.

[@subterranean327]

Graphic design was an excellent career 15 years ago. Now, the tools and training are everywhere. There's no way to stand out.

[@AlejandroLoaiza-pu7cn]

Im doing it and honestly no regrets, I live in the Bay Area so there is a ton of jobs and design firms near me. Plus everyone I used to go to school with found a job so take everything not literally it works for some but not all. I think with design and art in a while you have to work very hard and get minimal return until you make a brand of yourself and people will look for you.

[@zelda_the_queen2096]

I am very glad that I took the “practical route.” I was a creative writing major and realized that I love writing, but not the jobs or the terrible job markets available. So I went to medical school and now I am a doctor. My senior year of college, my English professors said to us, DO NOT GO TO GRAD SCHOOL FOR ENGLISH. They were honest, and I appreciate that immensely. But sadly many did not take their advice

[@kathyyoung1774]

You learn to write by reading and writing. No college needed.

[@koolasssify]

I did international business, and believe me when I say you will *NEED* language skills otherwise you will basically be playing yourself. Luckily I am also passionate about language and speak a few now (after years of intensive study), but I still started off at Wells Fargo without the need of language skills when I finished undergrad. For me it was still a very worth it degree, but just make sure you at least speak one foreign language very well if you expect to be taken seriously .

[@bastiangutierrez2188]

As a person who is going to study international business, and also fluent in Mandarin, I think I should be fine when talking about planning my future career. However I did find a lot of ppl not even thinking about the language studies before going into the program which I personally find it quite ridiculous lol

[@TheIsaacHour]

What’s your job now?

[@graciaschlafly7183]

My son works in international business as an actuary, works mostly in Asia and didn’t speak any Asian languages fluently. A little helps, but in virtually all international business offices, English is the language spoken.

[@gjforeman]

Learn to work with your hands and your head and you'll never regret it and always have a paycheck. I got interested in electronics in 4th grade, taught myself to repair TVs and radios, took electronics in high school, joined the Coast Guard at 17 and became an avionics tech, repairing aircraft radios and radar. Got an AA in electronics on the GI Bill and started a career in field service. 40 years later I retired after 34 years in biomedical service, installing and maintaining hospital lab equipment all over the US and Canada. Yeah, the short notice trips to the Great Frozen North were a strain sometines, but I enjoyed my customers and learning new stuff. Now at 73, I'm retired 11 years never having had a single dollar in student debt. Dumbest thing we ever did was downplaying the importance and dignity of trade and technical training. Lawyer, doctor or Art Major, when the car dies and the toilet backs up, its some technician thats going to save your ass, and with the shortage of such pros, they'll probably make far more cash than you do.

[@iranmp8213]

I considered architecture at one point but after doing some research, you're more praised by hustle rather than meaningful work. That's not the kind of work I would like. However who knows if it will vary depending who you work for.

[@moshpitmilacorn477]

Arch designer here, was on track to get licensed. Worked at 3 different firms. It is exactly as your research described. Don’t ever let yourself feel bad for not choosing architecture 😂

[@iranmp8213]

@@moshpitmilacorn477 thank you so much, as someone who has gone trough college, do you have any advice on what you would do differently? I’m stuck in a rut, I love art but I don’t think I have enough skill, I considered helping others in social sciences but there’s a lot of trauma involved, I’m not sure if I should go into a science instead (though I’m not sure which one). I’m 21 and only have an associates in general studies.

[@moshpitmilacorn477]

@@iranmp8213 if you were to want to pursue the art route, do it without going to college. I think it’s best to find something you can enjoy without losing your passion and it’s really easy to get bored of your interests when you have to do it for a living. I can only comment from my experience, so I will say my advice would be to stay far away from corporate jobs. They are incredibly soul crushing. I think finding a happy balance between being able to leave your work at work and finding your job fulfilling but also financially sustainable is the best way to think about choosing a career. Best of luck to you.

[@landonlawson2676]

I learned music theory taught by actual university professors for nearly free due to online courses. I got to learn the exact same skills without all the debt!

[@PamelaSpade]

You need to discuss music majors, especially performance degrees. I was a viola major, and while I had jobs in symphony orchestras, they were very small and only paid a small fraction of the rent. I wasn’t especially talented, but people who were very talented and had degrees from prestigious places such as Juilliard did not win auditions for full time orchestra jobs, either. That’s because the chance of getting a full time job is about 1%. That means 99% of performance majors are un- or under employed. The best chance to make money in music is music education, but teaching music is a very tough job, Also, more and more musicians (such as Two Set Violin) are building careers on KZbin.

[@LitsoakoRamathatele-gl8si]

Man that blows it for his friends having the same dream as his but rather he's living the dream and they paying the debt they created for themselves trying to be artist. Skills and experience and critical thinking saved this guy ohh market yourself always

[@GoodOleZack]

One of the main reasons as to why I switched majors. My intellect was not valued in acting classes and by filmmakers, so I majored in business analytics where it is. With a film degree I got berated, mocked, ridiculed, figuratively spat on, feminized, patronized, and left behind so many times in the film industry for being autistic. I found more mean women in film/art majors than I did in the STEM degrees. People like us who are nobodies don't really make it far in this film game. Really, the only way to get success from film school is being a cool hipster or a liberal propagandist or being "alpha" popular. Intelligence never gets valued. If I had a penny for the amount of crap I get by people in that field, I'd be a millionaire. I'm so glad I'm in a major now where the classes are more quiet, more people are willing to say hello to me from these classes than the art classes, education is more valued, more honesty, I don't hear goofy liberal things that get easily praised there, less survival of the fittest, there are literally less snobby rich kids who are elitists that I used to deal with now, less drama, less college professors who are smart allecks, less college professors who are emotionless to passion, less of parental and education drama, less of a requirement on social skills, less of favoritism, less of a need to be remembered by classmates, less IQ showboating, less unfriendly graduates, more mature older students; I don't have to worry about my boss being a bully; and there are career-prospective people there instead of frat party people there. To be clear too there are hardly if none at all autistic people in film majors too, as most of them are left out completely for not being popular or sociable. Putting on a clown outfit in school is like going to film school in a way. This degree makes me feel proud knowing I can get a job in this field given my education as my father and several other people are willing to hire me for it. For qualified skills from college rather than talking me way into and out of things. I feel more secure being alone from being a data analyst now because of this new major compared to being completely alone because of the film major. I feel like an actual human being in business analytics compared to a circus animal with film. I finally get a chance to have a last laugh instead of settling on being some freak people laugh at for cleaning fast food bathrooms all day. I finally may have a chance to be as successful as my older brother who bullied and made fun of me my entire life. I finally get a chance to be taken seriously! I get a chance to say no longer am I stuck in ironic hipster millenial gen z hell, and now I get a career. I get to start working directly after college not get told, "well Zach looks like you need to learn more." Thank you Business Analytics for giving me an opportunity TO LIVE instead of leaving me to welfare checks, or worse be dead from homelessness in the dystopian future of America. Unlike film that leads me to finding food from dumpsters being a bum that people could laugh at as, "oh he was always a loser he deserved it.". Best part too about being a business analytics major is that you are less likely to be around negativity or associated with it.

[@jasonallen1532]

I was an art director (no college) for a catalog company. In interviews it was common to come across young prospects who believed they would be earning much higher incomes than what the industry actually paid. You could tell what schools they came from by the salaries they expected. The colleges were clueless to real life scenarios.

[@waffle3632]

I started in pharmacy when I was 18 and switched to Cyber Security after working as a pharmacy tech and seeing the level of schooling and passion that the other pharmacy techs had I realized it wasn't for me. So I switch to something more practical with something I enjoyed that makes similar to a pharmacist.

[@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner]

I am in cyber security and can’t find anything lol I think it was over exaggerated tbh! Not the easiest field to get into!

[@waffle3632]

@@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner yeah that's why I want to do offensive security which is more about breaking into company owned systems and making presentations to highlight security flaws

[@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner]

@@waffle3632 that’s cyber lol. Very hard to get into rn!

[@waffle3632]

@@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner that's why I been building practical skills outside college in addition to the certificates that come with my degree.

[@CyberSecurityFashionDesigner]

@@waffle3632 same here! Cyber isn’t all ppl think it is. You also have to move to work in it

[@Houston123ABC]

It is almost, or is, criminal the way colleges have convinced young people to sign for expensive useless degrees. When the students asked about their future job prospects with these degrees, there MUST have been some king of misrepresentation to close the sale.

[@peterrichards931]

Imagine actually paying $100,000 to ruin your own life.

[@doctheodore6020]

Not knowing what I wanted to do, I started college in psychology. Didn't take long to realize that the people in psychology were crazier than I was. Followed my interests into STEM areas, and after a great career doing things I could get excited about, and bouncing back and forth from industry to academia, ended up as a professor in an engineering field. I started college in '69 and finally got my PhD in '98, but I never had student loans (tuition reimbursement is a marvelous benefit if you can find a company that offers it) and I did have a lot of fun doing things I was passionate about. If you're willing to place a bet on yourself, and aren't afraid to swim against the current you can have a great life.

[@frankhenley5782]

It doesn't matter what you study or what you major. All companies care about is that peice of paper. Been at my job for 27 years. 25 year olds coming in off the street with degrees and are coming in and starting higher than those of us that have been there for years.

[@Akihito007]

Then you need to up your resume and find a better job. Never settle too long in the same job. Company loyalty is an illusion and they'll lay you off in a heartbeat if it saves them a buck.

[@anomalytm05]

One simple thing to do? Just look into the kinds of job you wanna do and what they usually require. Mine almost always required a college degree in any type of engineering or physics or just any related stem degree... There's also an apprenticeship way for engineering that I've heard about, but it takes a lot longer compared to the college route on average and just isn't offered at most places... If the entry position doesn't require a college degree typically... don't do it... or maybe just associates at a community college...

[@scottthomas3792]

At my last job, I worked with a guy who couldn't read a tape measure. He became a master plumber ( not easy), and now has his own company, raking in cash....never underestimate the trades.

[@kelvingutierrez4198]

If only i had a car and enjoyed waking up at 4am while getting paid below 30k as a helper in the union cause where i live thats how unions are but i think i rather go to trade school i hear its more high paided just less benefits like the union

[@schweinhund7966]

My future employer demanded a college degree and it paid off, despite being a Liberal Arts degree. Started in 1979 and did a career change in 1992. Got my Masters in Liberal Arts and although it did not get me the job it did get me promoted faster than most peers. Apparently, having the degrees showed I was motivated and able to complete an endeavor. I am long retired, but admit, for most people your video is excellent advice. I find many people under 35 wasting their lives under employed with worthless degrees.

[@Mikhail715]

One thing to consider about the “down sides” of liberal arts degrees is the fact of pursuing masters of PHD degrees. When you go for a 2nd or 3rd degree your pay will increase. I.e BA in poli sci and MA in international relations. Overall if you have a MA or PHD your pay will be significantly higher then that of a BA grad

[@kathyyoung1774]

Not in all fields. I didn’t get a penny raise when I got a master’s in mathematics.

[@Chicharrera.]

I studied a 2 year associate diploma in yoga.. Not to get a job but for my own personal interest. It is a philosophy that has been very useful in my life. Now, I'm studying theology. Again, for my own personal interest. My main education was in accounting. But, I gave it up to have a family. I use all my education to homeschool our 15 year old son. I love being a teacher. It comes in second to being a lifelong student. I also got all of my degrees outside of the college/university environment. There are plenty of ways to do this. I paid cash and never acquired any debts.

[@pranavpillai7981]

Liberal arts majors can be salvaged if you have certifications and/or graduate degrees in employable areas. Ashley proves it.

[@gmwilliamsful]

That is true. That or one has to have his/her hu$tle game on. One has to hu$tle in order to be successful with a Liberal Arts Degree.

[@momkatmax]

My husband used his liberal arts degree to teach in a business college both Math and English. But this of course is becoming almost impossible now because you need to have beyond a 4 year degree.

[@soulknight89]

I think film and photography degrees are cool but the students has applying what they've learn to build a portfolio and continue to hone their skills through experiences. Which hardly happens because they probably just feel entitle to a job in that field because they went to school. Literally what many of us are taught growing up. Go to school, go to college, graduate, get a good job. My parents and teachers said the same thing. As i got into college, i realized, it isn't that simple.

[@jakoblindelof92]

Architecture does not suprise me. Huge unemploymet in my country. Read about a woman who became a nurse after studying architecture. I think it hangs a lot on the economy aswell. I mean if you design buildings and no one builds anything due to the economy then it is bound to be less jobs.

[@Harsha-D311]

I hated engineering already And then i couldn't get into analytics jobs Even in small companies

[@tomsisson660]

I found something interesting, I think. Some KZbinrs omit linguistic articles such as the words “the” and the article “a” when describing a place like a university. On an another channel a C.I.A. agent (now retired) refers to “the C.I.A.” As just “C.I.A.” Omitting the word “the” in front of C.I.A. Tom Sisson

[@drecksaukerl]

Interesting point about the art degree. My mother was an accomplished artist who often sold her works. There were many people better than her, but she was probably at about the 95th percentile among serious artists talent-wise. She didn't go to art school for even a day. She took it up as a pastime, found that she liked it, and befriended other artists who helped her hone her skills. That's how she established her reputation. I liked the idea of an artistic career by wanting to go into architecture, but she recognized the fact the I do not have the requisite artistic talent and convinced me that engineering was the better choice for me. My resulting structural engineering career has been a rewarding gig for the last 40+ years that I've never regretted taking up. Follow your talents, kids, not your dreams. You don't necessarily need to go to college to do that. You'll be a happier person in the long run.

[@deanschulze3129]

I was surprised to see architecture as the degree with the highest unemployment rate. Architecture is one of the top 5 most difficult majors according to another one of Shane's videos, so I wouldn't expect an oversupply of people with that degree.

[@heathparkhurst3011]

I'm very surprised also. In the Department of the Force, we have a high demand for architects to be hired to work as project managers in an interdisciplinary environment.

[@kathyyoung1774]

Difficult? Try nuclear engineering or medicine or chemistry…

[@deanschulze3129]

@@kathyyoung1774 - I have a graduate degree in physics, which Shane considers the most difficult undergrad degree, so I know about difficult course work. Those are all challenging courses of study. The thing that made architecture difficult (according to Shane) is that architecture combines engineering with art. How many chemists, doctors, or engineers are good artists as well?

[@jlprescott7243]

Holy cow, I majored in Architecture in 1988. Back then, the university I attended had its school of architecture lose its accreditation. I was lost for a couple years until I decided in 1991 to pursue a major in computer science or information systems and I haven't had any regrets. Cheers!

[@PWeilerMr]

“I’m not dismissing the value of higher education, I'm simply saying it comes at the expense of experience.” Steve Jobs

[@mdrafiqul2898]

Did two terms studying international business, but then binned it off and switched to a new degree in computer science. After that, went on to do a Master’s in computational finance. Now, I’m grafting as a quant. Ditching international business? Best shout I’ve ever made, hands down.

[@daynelagemann4727]

I went to a trade school instead of a traditional 4 year school once I Was out of the navy, I do HVAC work and am making pretty good money. I see a resurgence in the trades these days. I think a lot of the younger generation is finally waking up and realizing that not everyone has to have a degree to get paid well.

[@irafair3015]

When I was in high school I wanted to go to BOCES to learn a trade. People (adults in high positions) kept telling me, "You're too smart for trade school, you really should go to college." I was an idiot for believing them. I hated college. I received a Business degree that did open a few doors but I really should have gone to trade school. My friends who did are much more prosperous and happy than most people I know who didn't.

[@rdmineer1]

Knew a young lady who went for a radiology degree, stuck it out for a Master's. High demand. Around six months into the first lucrative job, another hospital offered more. She accepted, but the first hospital wouldn't quite let her go. Thy put her on retainer as a backup. What's lovely is she has such a humble personality.

[@williambranch4283]

I knew an old man, 50 years ago, he had 6 degrees, leading to PhD in Math, Physics and Chemistry. STEM sensei. But he didn't know tje most important thing, the Humanities.

[@weatherlou]

Lol…the humanities…waste of brain space😂

[@c.c.hiliner1065]

Humanities are useless courses, taught by social misfits.

[@Magister3eros]

I found this channel 13 years late. What can those of us who were not lucky enough to have this information do when we started studying? Unfortunately I studied a career that you mention in this video, psychology. I am really desperate, I cannot find a job that earns more than the minimum, and doing graduate studies is very expensive and I already have a debt, and I do not have time or money to go back to study. I have tried to enter the field of human resources but they prefer someone who studies the career or someone with experience, which I do not have. I feel like I wasted my time and money, and now I have no idea what to do. Some advice for this desperate. I know I'm not the only one who watches your videos in this position, which recommends us?

[@richardrodgers2778]

Trade school? Electricians and HVAC careers are pretty interesting. Police officers tend to use psychology btw

[@bobsherman3407]

Try a career in Sales. With a track record, you could enter Sales Mgmt., Mrkg. Mgmt.

[@thegreypath1777]

Try a career in Healthcare; you may have to add some classes.

[@aznisles]

Have you looked into paraprofessional positions at a rehab, adult day care, or learning center? I don't know how much they pay though. Have you also considered working reception/registration at a hospital? You might be able to make connections that could get you into HR. Plus they often have tuition imbursement, so it'll give you the opportunity to pay for a master's if you can somehow make the time to go back to school.

[@tajdvl-advocate6113]

So, basically, college degree selection is a cost/benefit assessment which, because of institutional cost variability, has to also include college selection. Government manipulation of the college market that pushes college welfare through general subsidies, grant and student loans has distorted degree cost/benefit analysis. This has resulted in college graduates with “skills” that add little to no financial value to their job prospects and that leave them in generational class debt, indentured servitude.

[@enigmanemo9352]

I have a psych. degree. i loved studying it. After college, I tried being a social worker and hated it.

[@grannybird7365]

I came to photography through the back door. I was a newspaper reporter and one day my editor handed me a camera and said “go, I something for the front page.” I had a nice little sideline taking photos of accidents. Crashes sometimes end up in court.

[@DenshaOtoko2]

Accounting, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering are the best majors.

[@thegreypath1777]

Healthcare is probably the #1 best major.

[@Michael-gs8og]

Don't forget that Accounting will be automated by AI.

[@joeb3300]

My main complaint with this video is that you CORRECTLY point out that underemployment, not just unemployment, needs to be considered, but you then rank degrees by unemployment. I don't know a single person who is unemployed - but I know dozens who spend 4 years studing X or Y or Z and are now working as receptionists, dog-walkers, retail/clerks, unsuccessful real-estate agents, in low-skilled construction trades, etc. It is much more important to ask "what is the probability that, after spending that $100K on a 4-year degree, I will get a decent paying job in the field that I want?" If 8% of music majors are unemployed, but 80% are underemployed, it is the second statistic that would deter me from going to Julliard to major in composition.

[@CategoricalImperative]

Philosophy degree. Took real estate classes at a community college…I am now a real estate appraiser 😂

[@nichanson]

Degrees are super useful if you want to travel and work abroad. Getting working visas without a degree is a pain in the neck. Super difficult

[@why.do.I.even.try.]

Yepp. I want a specific degree because I'll have a reason to move out, nobody is going to hire me from my country. Plus I know that since it's a very specialised degree with a very low acceptance rate, 90% of graduates find jobs.

[@anonymanonym9335]

In my home coutry, we have specialized highschools (like carpentry, plumbing and even arts) and a friend of mine goes to the art one and says that if it absolutely ruined his creativity and love for art.

[@kathyyoung1774]

We used to have courses like that when I was in high school in Texas.

[@josephpmitchell8394]

Graduated with a BA in Philosophy and a minor in Art. I make over 100k and have a 2.5 million dollar pension waiting for me. And, to be fair, there are many more just like me. It can happen.

[@pinkbug8u]

What do you do?

[@josephpmitchell8394]

@@pinkbug8u School Counselor

[@thegreypath1777]

No comment.

[@aznisles]

You seem to be an exceptional case and not the norm, though. How accurately does your situation reflect the majority? Just how many are the "many more just like" you? I have a friend who's an elementary school counselor, but she makes half your income despite having a master's in counseling. I have another friend with a BA in Philosophy who is a high school teacher, yet he also only makes half your income and is now being required to pursue a master's. Plus it took them around 10 years to land those positions, which included 10 years of accrued interest on student loans. I'm sure you worked hard for your position, but can you honestly say that the majority of philosophy students will replicate your success?

[@josephpmitchell8394]

@ Great question. And in all humility, I can only answer that I am blessed beyond what I deserve.

[@lucasmembrane4763]

A crime lab degree has to be one of the worst. In the US there are probably more colleges offering that major than there are actual crime labs. The number of degrees awarded per year is more than the number of colleges awarding them, and the average crime lab might have one or two openings per decade. Music degrees may have some value, but the number of people who want to be musicians is so great that, with or without a degree, the odds against are astronomical.

[@nigec3971]

Did 24 years Royal Air Force. Joined up as an Apprentice. Constant training throughout and within 5 years of joining was an Avionics Engineer. Valves were the in thing, transistors were this new tangled gadget. Came out, job in an Electronics field, 3G Mobile Base Station, Cell site. Got made redundant after 8 years, best decision they ever made as electronics was boring. Got a job at 49 in an engineering company. Age 53 was asked to go back to college for 3 years as company could not get enough youngsters which now explains why I am now a Civil Engineer. Company paid for my college and gave me time off to do college. No debt, mortgage paid off and plan to retire this year. Skills, knowledge and experience worked for me, don’t have a degree either so my long term plans worked out

[@Lemmon714_]

Truck driver here. I work 4 nights a week, 9 hours a night, home every day. $83,000 last year in a rural area.

[@Craneman4100w]

My brother is an architect and has never made more than I do. Back in the 80s' I told my brother I could get him in the Operators Union but he was proud of being a college boy and talked to me like I was an idiot for asking. I retired from my union career at 60 with a very substantial pension, my brother will work until the day he dies.

[@gunnarg1314]

Thanks for your videos sir. I’m a premed student and I appreciate your info

[@skyraider1656]

My youngest son went to college for advertising art back in 1990 to 92 and was able to work in his field right after graduation. Luckily for him he was able move up through various jobs while learning loads of related skills to his field. After losing his position as an art director he changed his profession and is now in management in the transportation industry earning more than he did in his previous job. You never know what the future holds. Education helps, but on the job training is where you learn the nuts and bolts of any field.

[@etmmlopez]

While I understand you might like certain aspects of history, you don't actually have a passion for it if you just like the exciting stuff. Having a passion in history is being passionate about the historical methods and skills.

[@bfwebster]

I had a two-year (1972-74) break after my frosh year of university , doing missionary work in Central America. During the 2nd year, I had someone send me the university’s course catalog, which listed all the colleges, all the departments, all the majors, and all the classes offered. In my free time, I went through literally every single major & its coursework to decide if it interested me. The two that I came up with were computer science and linguistics. I decided that CS would probably offer more job prospects than linguistics. Good choice. I have worked continuously in information technology for 50 years now. Not sure how I would have fared with a linguistics degree. 😂

[@rufusmcgee4383]

I teach computer science at a small liberal arts university. Sadly, I believe well over half of the classes you must take for the CS degree have little value outside of keeping professors employed and most of the rest can be learned online for free or nearly so. Even some of the computer science courses are largely irrelevant for most programming jobs.

[@amistrophy]

Yeah bc its a CS degree, not a fucking coding bootcamp. its computer SCIENCE what did you expect? Literally a subfield of mathematics. We're seeing SE degrees and coding certificates coming around, but CS grads are supposedly uniquely better in these positions due to their grasp on theory and quantitative problem solving.

[@rufusmcgee4383]

@@amistrophy Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed apparently because you are arguing a non-sequitur. This is all about employability. As an employer looking for a database developer to start today am I going to be more interested in the guy who spent the past four years studying medieval philosophy, art history and African economics, who can draw an ER diagram and write a bubble sort in MIPS assembly but doesn't know how to write a sophisticated SQL query OR would I rather have the guy who spent the last 4 years building applications and web services using Oracle, Terradata or SQL Server. Whether a CS grad is "uniquely better" depends on a lot of factors that have may little to do with "theory" and/or quantitative problem-solving (which is just a euphemism for canned homework assignments that may or may not have anything to do with real-world problems) No, it's not a "bootcamp" but a lot of it is an expensive waste of time and money, even some of the CS classes. Don't get me started on the general ed, but rather than spending semesters learning how a job scheduler or ALU transmission line works or do floating-point operations or calculate big-oh runtimes by hand, I would rather spend the time showing students how to build enterprise-wide applications, websites and databases because that's. what. they. will. be. asked. to. do.

[@lucabrooks4519]

My sister got a history degree because she knew she wanted to work in a museum or a library. She now works in a library and makes good money. No degree is worthless if you have a plan for after career wise and debt wise.

[@martinshewfelt1236]

Interesting that you included Architecture as #1. That's one that I had high respect for, due to Joseph Kosinski (one of my favorite directors) majoring in it, which actually proved to be a useful education when he designed The Grid in Tron: Legacy. I'll no longer think of it the same way

[@bmc868]

Thank Mr Hummus. That's the most useful vid on KZbin...

[@ShaneHummus]

Just helping out

[@mikenixon2401]

Where were you 55 years ago? You are correct. I "earned" the degree and was basically tricked into debt (I thought it was required), but I truly learned my trade with 48 years of doing it. Today -- except for medicine and other sciences -- I advocate a return to the practices of apprentice to journeyman to master tradesman.

[@nco_gets_it]

No 18 year old needs to choose a "career". At 18, we don't know jack sh*t. In fact, I don't think most people--maybe 75%--don't need to go to college at all, or certainly not until they are in their mid 20s. Slow down. Work a few jobs. Figure out what you are actually good at. You might be surprised to learn that the trades are better for you, or going your own way as an "entrepreneur" (whatever that means now days). It took me until I was 25 to figure out what I wanted to do. By that time, I had already graduated from college and was half way into a master program in a field I did not really like. I dropped out, joined the Army and loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooved it. Learned IT and Telecom, went to grad school again on their dime and got a degree in IT that has lead me on a really great career path that I am actually good at and enjoy. I don't hate cashing that Army retirement check every month, either, LOL.

[@phatphish7617]

My daughter: Degree in film and digital arts. Works in marketing. School paid off relatively fast. Makes an unbelievable living at it. Depends on the person and their environment. Started in Silicon Valley, once established, moved to Pennsylvania. Everyone here has a degree they are not using. They don't know how to use it.

[@RichGiordano-q8h]

OR you could learn a trade and NEVER be unemployed. NEVER have college debt. Make $180k a year and retire early with a full pension. Living proof right here.

[@aznisles]

Let's keep our expectations tempered lol. A tradesman with your success isn't the norm. My brother is an HVAC and only makes a third of the number you're putting up despite being one for 15 years. Same with my dad who was a car mechanic for 25 years. And both did have to take upwards of a $20k loan to go to trade school. Not everyone has access to apprenticeships. I do have a neighbor who is a plumber. Dunno his income, but he has two kids, a stay-at-home wife, owns a house, and three cars. So yes, learning a trade will at the very least provide a stable job and a livable income. Upper-middle class might be a little harder to achieve, if at all.

[@RichGiordano-q8h]

Well, you DO still need to be good at what you do and have half a brain.

[@cfishel15]

No surprises here. These degrees were in low demand when I was in college in the early 1980’s.

[@nigelwillson6096]

During the late 70's and early 80's, I majored in both Economics and Economic History for my first Bachelor's degree. Attending a different University, I majored in both Business Administration and Industrial Psychology. Paid my own way. I immediately started my own business. Been self employed since then. Have employed hundreds. A very comfortable six figure annual income. The sky's the limit. Currently retired. My son majored in Mathematics, minored in Business. Not interested in teaching, he continued working toward a second Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Paid his own way, no loans. He was hired as a Software Engineer before completing his second degree. Completed the degree while working. Annual income, a couple thousand shy of six figures. Computer Science is a sure investment.

[@dave3657]

I went to a two year trade school for drafting. The great thing was that every class was geared toward my profession. I was actually hired before I graduated. What colleges need is a two year degree where you don’t have to take classes you don’t need like underwater basketweaving.

[@aznisles]

Unless you were already counting them as trade schools, community colleges got that covered (mostly)! Most offer AAS degrees that lead to certification and/or licensure to work in many of the classic trades (such as welding) and even healthcare (such as respiratory therapist). I went the community college route myself for x-ray, and it was so much cheaper than any of the nearby trade schools. I did have to take unnecessary gen eds and electives, but they were only a handful, and most of them I had a choice in what to take.

[@princesstm]

I’ve chosen medicine but I still watch these videos incase of a future career change. Incredibly helpful!

[@richardrodgers2778]

Graduate school?

[@mitchevans4597]

“in case” are two words not one. I was an English minor. There ya go. English is not a worthless degree.

[@gH0ST_1230]

@@mitchevans4597erm do you even have a job?😭 It is worthless if it doesn’t make you any money, who cares if ur using it in order to correct strangers online…

[@luvslogistics1725]

Your channel is very practical for people

[@ShaneHummus]

Just trying to help

[@MrResomation]

I have degrees in psychology, education, and theology. Against all odds, the theology degree has kept me employed for most of my career as a hospice chaplain. Even so, the information in this video is spot on for most people.

[@RobWastman]

Never finished high school, took about a year of engineering and drafting in the local community college on the GI bill. Ended up working as a business manager and estimator in the construction industry making 200 / 350k a year. Recently retired in the upper 10% of income. Get up early, work harder than the next person and don’t develop any bad habits.

[@Tacman18]

any other tips on how to get those kinds of jobs?

[@RobWastman]

@@Tacman18 Yes. Go to work for a small specialty subcontractor and learn everything you can about the business. Show your employer your willing to work harder than the next guy. After you prove yourself ask for a job in estimating. After you gat an estimating job for a couple of years. Look for a better one. Don’t be afraid to travel because in construction you go where the work is.

[@y2ksw1]

I studied psychology in order to be able to tell plausible stories. That worked really well. But I didn't make a degree, because I knew beforehand, I never would get a job as Psychologist.

[@lilrisdley]

I was told early on that if you want to major in Psychology you have to get your undergrad is something marketable so you have something to fall back on

[@wickedbird1538]

😢😢My husband’s niece got a bachelor’s degree in music and ended up working at Walmart. She played the cello. She was talked into turning down a math high school by the band teacher. Fortunately, she had a full ride based on grades. At 40, she is taking courses in computer science so she can assist her husband who makes a good living.