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Unemployment for US Computer Engineering Grads More Than 2X That of Art History
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- rmason 1y agoNo way you could have predicted that four years ago. I remember being told as a college freshman that if I majored in Journalism (my first choice) that there would be four jobs for every graduate when I graduated. But I would have an almost impossible time getting a job in electrical engineering after graduating. In four years time Journalism jobs were virtually unavailable. Meanwhile a friend with a 2.0 GPA snagged an EE job with a Fortune 500 company. Moral of the story is college counselors cannot see four years in advance even nearly fifty years later!
- ggm 1y agoIn part because the decline in arts degree recipients meant there was less competition for the (albiet smaller) pool of arts degree roles. But mostly because the "10% cuts good" madness swept through the FAANG. Before this term of government you might have said "pick a job in Government it's more secure" but alas in the US, even that isn't true any more. It's both less rewarding AND more precarious.
- cosmicgadget 1y agoComputer eng unemployment rate: 7.5% / underemployment rate: 17%. Art history: 3% / 47%.