2016 미국 기업 채용 희망 학과순위

 

 

 

미국 주요 대학 등록금은 년간 5만불 정도 입니다. 여기에는 기본 용돈 및 생활비가 포함 되어 있지 않습니다. 이렇듯 고비용의 학부 교육이 제공 되다 보니, 학생 및 학부형들은 학과 선택 시 자연스레 학부 졸업 후 이런 과도(?)한 금융적 투자에 보상 받을 수 있는 학과가 어떤 것이 있는지 많은 연구를 하게 될 것입니다.

 

이에 조금이라도 도움을 드리고자 미국 대학 고용주 협회는 ‘2016년 직업 조망’을 통해 학부 졸업 후 기업에서 주로 채용 하려는 학과별 비율을 토대로 순위를 아래 표와 같이 발표 하였습니다. 아마도, 이런 추세는 향후 한국의 교육 시장에도 영향을 미치지 않을까 조심스레 전망해 봅니다. 표 아래에 원문 글을 삽입 합니다.

 

 

 

 

 

 

기업채용수요에 따른 톱 학과 순위   (Top bachelor’s degrees by demand)	대학 전공과목   (College Major)	채용 계획 비율   (Percent that plan to hire)
1	회계학 (Accounting)	54.4
2	전산학 (Computer Science)	53.9
3	재무학 (Finance)	50.6
4	경영학 (Business Administration/Management)	47.8
5	기계공학 (Mechanical Engineering)	46.1
6	시스템 정보학 (Information Science and Systems)	41.7
7	시스템정보관리학 (Management Information Systems)	40.6
8	전기공학 (Electrical Engineeiring)	39.4
9	물류학 (Logistics/Supply Chain)	37.
10	경제학 (Economics)	35.6
10	마케팅 (Marketing)	35.6

 

자료제공: Job Outlook 2016, National Association of Colleges and Employers (직업 조망, 미국 대학 고용주 협회)

 

 

 

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2016-07-21/top-college-majors-for-finding-full-time-work?src=usn_tw

 

 

A college degree – for many – is the first major financial decision, and picking a majorthat is highly employable is one way to improve the odds of making a return on that investment more quickly.

There's been a recent push for college students to "know before you go" on understanding labor market performance for a particular degree, says Jeff Strohl, director of research atGeorgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce.

"It's become more critical for them to look at this data when making a decision because of the cost of education and the possibility of student debt," the researcher says, who stresses the importance of financial literacy when picking a degree. "There's nothing wrong with going into art, just realize what it gets you."

Cam Smith, 22, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, says he weighed employment prospects when selecting a double major. The recent Georgetown grad combined his marketing major with operations and information management, which he says was "definitely a calculated process."

[Take five steps before changing your college major.]

"I looked at something that would allow me to do what I wanted to do – which is work in marketing, but would also help me make a little more money with my first job and raise my chance at employment," Smith says.

Smith found employment quickly after college with a full-time marketing job at Fundrise, a technology startup in Washington, D.C., for real estate investing, who says he picked operations and information management since it was more "forward-looking" compared with a more traditional business management major.

[Find college scholarships for business majors.]

According to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers on projected employment for recent college grads, information management and marketing are two majors in demand by employers. And the most sought-after bachelor's degree are accounting, computer science, finance, business administration and mechanical engineering.

Top bachelor's degrees by demand	College major	Percent that plan to hire
1	Accounting	54.4
2	Computer Science	53.9
3	Finance	50.6
4	Business Administration/Management	47.8
5	Mechanical Engineering	46.1
6	Information Sciences and Systems	41.7
7	Management Information Systems	40.6
8	Electrical Engineering	39.4
9	Logistics/Supply Chain	37.2
10	Economics	35.6
10	Marketing	35.6

Source: Job Outlook 2016, National Association of Colleges and Employers

Edwin Koc, a research director at the association, says: "You'll probably have a higher salary and a job more quickly with one of these majors."

In choosing a college major, here are a couple ways to evaluate a degree's employment prospects.

1. Look at projected labor outcomes: "The occupational projections out by the Bureau of Labor, while historically poor on the education required, are good at projecting job growth," says Strohl from Georgetown's CEW.

Accounting, for example, is expected to grow 11 percent by 2024, according to the mostrecent data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on employment projections, adding 142,400 jobs between 2014 and 2024.

[See these top 10 college majors that earn the highest salaries.]

Information science management and fields such as data management are other areas that will continue to soar with the explosion of data usage in the tech world, Strohl says.

Computer and information systems management is projected to expand by 15 percent from 2014 to 2024 with an additional 50,000 workers entering the field, the BLS predicts.

2. Check whether the school posts employment data on recent graduates: Colorado, Tennessee, Florida and Texas are a few states that publish earnings for recent grads from state institutions and job growth in different sectors.

The University of Colorado—Boulder, for instance, began its first alumni survey in 1989 and publishes graduate data on its website. Alumni surveys from universities such as CU—Boulder are generally reported back to national surveys, which show an overall picture on employment for recent grads, says Koc.

Alumni data posted on such websites and College Measures are intended to help prospective students make more informed choices, workforce researchers say.

"But they don't guide anyone," says Strohl, who adds counseling students on this data is a couple of years away. "Counseling is at the cusp – on the whole – for adopting labor market information to students. It's going to become really big in the next 1 to 5 years."

3. Compare the return on investment for a degree: "The ability to get hired is very important," says Katie Bardaro, PayScale's lead economist. "Jobs that are in demand will typically see a higher compensation."

And that trend is reflected in ROI since the return for in-demand professions is typically higher as a result, the lead economist explains.

The PayScale College ROI tool is based on educational choices and takes into account the cost of obtaining that degree over time. It's a tool for students to compare programs and figure out projected opportunities upon graduating with a particular degree, she says.

But some experts caution prospective students that ROI tools only capture a partial picture and use a limited amount of data to project future outcomes.

"No one can predict what exactly your earning potential will be," Bardaro says, while stressing the importance of looking at data for college majors. "But the more information you provide yourself with on specific education choices, the more informed decision you're going to make."

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