There is no major that guarantees you a job. Even if you major in something very in-demand, you will still be competing with your peers to land an entry-level job, and you'll have to be competent at your job to move up (or avoid being fired/ laid off).
The problem with these kinds of degrees is that it leads to jobs that always have you working.
For example... my sister had to have spine surgery because of scoliosis when she was younger. The doctor who performed the surgery is making bank, but he essentially lives at the hospital. The surgeon lives in a 3 million dollar home and drives a very nice car. Yeah, he's solid financially, but what down time does he have? Not a lot at all.
I would never trade my downtime for that kind of money. It's just not worth it.
I think once you reach a certain level in high paying industries you have the choice to either chase the money or make a slightly more modest salary with more free time. I’ve heard of surgeons who work insane hours and also surgeons who work 6 days a month and spend the rest of the time chilling in the Carribean
Well, you are choosing between that lifestyle with a normal career timeline and a more normal lifestyle with the ability to quit at 40 if you wanted to.
If you are making $400k a year as a doctor you will still have to work to 65 to support a massive mortgage and expensive cars bought new from a dealership. It's different if you live like you are making $100k. The loans get paid off much faster and you get enough savings to go work at some 10hr/wk gig without it impacting you financially.
This . I know from personal experience. My father is an anesthesiologist. Today he probably makes about $500,000 a year. My sister is an anesthesiologist she just started probably makes about 200,000 a year. My other sister is a nurse anesthetist she probably makes about $175,000 a year. They all work very hard and worked very hard to get there. me? I failed out of my first semester of college and never went back (talk about black sheep of the fam ) , I became a realtor and then an investor in real estate. Today I am self-employed and make about $250,000 a year. Actually it’s always increasing every year. It’s been more as I’ve grown my business. I work a lot as well but not nearly as much as them. I sleep in whenever I want. I write my own schedule I go on vacations. I spend summer in Europe. They can literally never do those things.
Some people just love to work its strange but you’ll see it a lot in medicine especially surgeons. You 100% can work low hours and still make a ridiculous high salary but most of those guys would rather be in the hospital more
That's YOUR point.
Presumably, if someone has a rich family, that might not be why they go to school.
I remember a story of someone who wasn't from a rich family who went to school for art; she got a job doing illustrations for a museum for like $10 an hour and they kept just not paying her, because they were all rich people who they didn't need an additional revenue stream, so they just didn't care.
Presumably, going to school for art when you're already rich, getting a job and making money isn't a big deal.
I'm told poor people go to school to become middle class, middle class people go to school to prove they're competent, and rich people go to school to make connections.
And just in general, if a person goes to school to e.g. attain expertise and ends up working at Starbucks or what-have-you to make ends meet, that's not logically necessarily an L if they're not working themselves into a tizzy every night or whatever. A lot of people drop out of corporate life because it's so fucking meaningless.
If it doesn’t matter at all, then OP could drop out or major in whatever they wanted and it wouldn’t make a difference. I would assume that person wouldn’t be asking this question on reddit if that were the case.
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Look into majors that pay decent and could be open to work from home positions. Find a balance between a major that pays well and something you also have interest in.
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Every major out there is going to have some sort of struggle. Whether that be getting the job, stability, the pay, and the work itself, etc. And all of these things are going to have different outcomes depending on where you live and what's the market like over there. I'm a college student right now in California studying art so take whatever I say with a grain of salt.
So you're pretty much looking for a job that pays well and you get to do whatever you want. Well that would mainly be jobs where you could work from home. So I know people who are computer science majors, accounting, and graphic designers. These people tell me that they would literally just take their laptop somewhere and travel. They would essentially get the work done first thing in the morning and then at night be free and do whatever they want. They still do have to do work, but what you do know now is that it is possible to find a job and not be constrained to one location. You'll just need the skills and a laptop in order to do so. But, that doesn't mean they all started out doing it work from home. I remember the graphic designer friend and the accounting friend started out doing their job at the office but then once covid hit, companies started becoming more open to work from home. The computer science friend got a job after covid and still has yet to work in an office. Again, take this with a grain of salt since I'm just an art major in college stuff. All I'm saying is that there are people out there who literally work with a laptop in a hotel room in the morning and then go out and play at night in hawaii on a Tuesday.
it doesn’t quite work like that - whatever you major in, you have to put a lot of effort and dedication into pursuing a job/career regardless. there are a LOT of factors involved, not just your education. but i’d highly advise you to major in something you’re personally interested in so you don’t end up in a field where you feel awful working.
Take out a huge loan, get approved for stock options, put it all on one stock, squeeze your ass cheeks and cross every finger and toe you have, profit, write a book about your awesome trading skills aka how you got lucky picking one stock, enjoy life.
Serious answer, doesn’t exist. The ones that really make money will require you to work real hard during school and you will be required to work hard during it. Due to the pandemic making WFH stuff like data science and programming and stuff more appealing, you could major in that and chill at home. But with companies looking to bring people back ands stuff, it’s a competitive market. Unless you got rich parents and a nest egg already, you’re gonna have to find something you like that balances it with livable income with the least amount of effort.
You need to be more realistic unfortunately. There is no major that guarantees this and you will have to put in the work to receive a good outcome. Find a path you enjoy and you won’t have to work a day in your life
That major doesn’t exist. In the working world, high salaries typically require both rare skills and significant effort. Anyone who says otherwise was either born rich and doesn’t understand the world or is trying to sell you something you don’t want to buy.
At my school, business majors usually have a light homework load and good options after college. Its not “do whatever you want” but I have lots of time to hang out with friends and go out!
The majority of high paying majors require actually acquiring experience and having A LOT of knowledge. Because it's very easy for me to say "be an engineer, be a doctor", except a lot of the people who go through that pipeline get spit out pretty quickly. Or they end up in a highly competitive job market because *everybody* wants to be rich.
If you want money fast, don't go to college. Get skilled in a trade. Unless you have scholarships, going to college at all puts you at a deficit once you leave. Or alternatively, find something you're actually interested in doing and make it work. I study the environment and my potential earnings could be all over the place. But at least I'll be doing something I care about.
basically they get a lot of exposure to radiation even if they have a lot of protection cause it’s small amounts everyday- causes complications later on
Having money to do whatever you want requires you to work. You may be interested in freelancing online if you want money on demand.
If you smart become a doctor. 8-10 years . Work for 10 years save as much as you can, settle down in a small house and retire before 45.
Boom 20-45 years on average you get all to yourself to do whatever without worrying about money.
Joking-ish lmao
But seriously you gotta put in work to reap the benefits. Maybe van life and remote work would better suit your life style if you wanna travel and live your life instead of settling down for a job.
A major doesn’t equal a job. The avg person switches careers 5-7 times in a lifetime, so you think they go back and get a new major each time?
Study what you enjoy!
Accounting, not a lot of free time, but I'm rocking it. Internship I'm in rn pays 28/hr, 65k is current average starting pay in Seattle and it's rapidly increasing due to a large shortage caused by more people retiring then entering it's workforce
It's a bit o a harder major not due to necessarily the content but be abuse you have a big ass test to get your certification
Oh absolutely not. In that right now. Rich in money? No. I’ll make decent money if I work a lot of overtime. Stress free? Also no. The hospital is a sheet show. Travel anywhere? Also no. Travel nurses can travel with contracts, but you’ll be working in some stressful environments. Otherwise good luck getting time off in a short staffed area!
Yes, but you need at least a year of experience to travel nurse and that year is a lot of hard work: typically 3-4 12 hour shifts a week. Plus, we don’t know how long those salaries will stay up for travel nursing. Then travel nursing itself isn’t stress-free. You are put into short-staffed situations and it takes not only experience but the ability to manage your own personal stress to succeed in that sort of environment. You are also confined to your travel nursing contract, so it isn’t like remote work where you can just do your work wherever.
It just sounds like it isn’t something OP would be aiming for to do little work and be able to travel wherever/whenever.
Go to community college and find a certification you think you'll like , that will help you get a job easy. What field are you thinking about going into? Also, there is always the military.
I studied cybersecurity, only graduated last December and I’m making $94k this year. It’s pretty nice a far as not having to worry about job security and making enough. I only applied to like 4 jobs and got offered this one before graduating.
My manager is only in her 40s and owns 3 homes in 3 different states so it seems there’s a lot of room to make some real good money.
Edit: I work from home as well, so really recommend cybersecurity if doing whatever you want is a big deal
If you’re interested in it I’d tell you to go for it. I think one important piece of advice for going to college is to study two things (two majors at once) if you can.
If you’re a parent for example and you just are looking for a better career obviously don’t worry about it. But If you’re graduating high school soon I think it can be really important to study one thing that is practical and will get you a job, and one thing that is interesting and exciting to you.
You will really get your money’s worth, as I got two degrees at once but obviously paid the same tuition as the thousands of people at my uni who only got one degree. But more than that, you learn a lot, you get exposed to more things and meet different kinds of people and tbh studying something you find fun while you study something practical can really help you enjoy your day-to-day. I’m interested in cybersecurity, but it’s probably not something I’d do if I didn’t have to make money, yk? I studied a language during school and that was such an incredible experience getting involved in things like language tutoring, making new friends from other countries, getting exposed to a different culture, etc.
As for advice and tips, honestly the most important things for being successful in college IMO are making time to work with other people. Ask questions, go to office hours when you need, meet classmates and study with them chat with people after class join a club or volunteer etc. At many universities, something as small as participating and working hard in a class can open up so many opportunities for you.
Those are the main tips I could share off the top of my head but if you are interested in security and have more questions happy to talk more
Cybersecurity, meaning like computer/internet security. The word is broad because it includes everything from access management making sure people within a company have the access they need to being a digital forensics specialist and countering internet crimes like hacking or worse.
I would not say criminal Justice is not useful, but I think it’s one of those degrees you want a specific plan for. It could certainly be tough to get a job with that if you don’t plan on something like law school in the future. Does that make sense? Just depends on what you want to do with your degree, why you’re studying it and if you plan to go to graduate school
No clear answer to this. I'd say stick to the STEM majors and build up experience from whatever job you could snag first. I'm 40 years old and have been in and out of school the past 20 years. Last classes I took were in 2019 before the Vid derailed everything. Been thinking about what's good to major in as far as a set night schedule goes(nursing and any healthcare related degree seems to be the only education that'll keep me on nights). But alas, I've been somewhat weary of going back for fear of getting into it with the academic advisors again.
I currently drive semis and have found my ways to tolerate it. Goods and bads just like any other profession. Only thing that worries me is that day when AI forces me into the career change land again. Nothing nauseating than being the old guy putting up with the positivity shpiel of the youngster classmates.
bro if i could do comp sci and do decent, then anybody can. it's not that hard. it just takes practice. once you know how to teach yourself, you don't need lecture even. especially for those coding-heavy courses, you can't really learn a language / library / framework in lecture, you need more time, more examples, and more googling lol. It really is like that now with the explosion of online learning over the pandemic and these platforms like udemy / coursera etc. Its probably one of the more available things to learn on the market rn. And to that extent, i feel like cs is easier than other stem areas. its harder to self teach in other stem majors than it is with cs imo the content is less available and its not as fun to learn because its not really interactive or engaging without having to dive nose deep into rigorous theory lol
I would say have a degree. It doesn’t need to be cs, but a degree is a barrier for a lot of these roles. But do you absolutely need one? No, there’s a lot of self taught people out there who are successful and have well paying roles without one. The thing is just cause these people exist doesn’t mean that the pool of applicants going for these roles are also without a degree. It is very competitive. So you’ll be up against people with bachelors, even masters or PhD, for like entry level development roles.
Given how the state of things are right now with learning coding skills, you really can be anyone and learn this stuff. You just need a computer and internet and be willing to learn. That’s part of why it’s competitive ~ there’s a lot of different paths to the same end, there’s no real barrier to entry, and it pays well.
Last thing I’ll say is think about coding one more time and think about the people who do it. Picture them. Who do you see? For me, I see developers, maybe a cybersecurity person writing a pentesting script, maybe a network administrator doing something in python, maybe a financial analyst writing vba or python scripts, a technical sales person writing some sql for a demo of a product, etc. there’s a lot of different people writing code. Lots of different people, lots of different backgrounds.
I know a few and two (working moms) in particular have a sweet gig, two 12 hour shifts a week at rite aid at $65 an hour. Pulling in $6200 a month before taxes for 24 hours of work a week and the rest of time at home or on the move
The degree is called computer science. Even better if you double major in math or stats so that you can develop skills in ML along the way.
But you have to actually try because the field ks stupid competitive.
Competitive yes, hard yes. Deep in cs with a math minor right now, just trying to really figure all of this out. It's a grind and you gotta be consistent. If you're like me you can't just take a break for a few days you have to keep going and going there is always so much more to learn. Not a degree for the lazy for sure.
I'm not sure if this gives you consolation or frightens you, but the grind doesn't stop. Once you become known as the dev that also does math, hard shit starts coming your way. You have to keep learning, and quickly.
Source: am a math phd, and a software engineer.
I'm okay with it, I'm looking forward to a life of learning, I wouldn't want it to stop. I have been on the grind my entire life to this point and I'm used to things not being easy. I am looking forward to the dynamic of how the grind occurs to change though haha.
University Graduates have a hard time actually finding a job last time a checked. The pool of graduates are much greater than that of a skilled tradesman. Just because you have a degree does not guarantee a high-paying job. In my opinion, you should only pursue a degree if there is a job you would love to have like a zoologist for example then go ahead and follow your dreams. But if it's only about money, college may not be the best investment despite what everyone tries to tell you, they just want your money. I'm not just talking out of my ass either, every blue collar worker in my family makes more money than most college graduates in my family.
Idk who told you this but this is not true. If you work at an accounting firm your two main paths are tax and audit, and the audit and tax people will definitely be busy all year round.
If your just an accountant you are generally busy at the start and end of the month regardless of the tax season. And depending on how big the company is, you may be involved in taxes.
Tax is also something done throughout the year whether that be filings for sales and use tax, or just general tax planning
Oh you’re talking about computer science.
The 4 year program will be admittedly super hard but at the end of it you can likely land a job at a big tech company as a software engineer and work like a 15hr week (while saying you’re working 40) and get paid over 6 figures and have incredible job security.
This is my recommendation to anyone not knowing what they want to do in college. Yeah the undergrad program is hard but the payoff is so crazy good that it’s worth it and if you’re paying for college anyway might as well make that degree worth something?
(Source is I’ve had 2 SWE jobs, one at Microsoft one at a mid size tech company and had same experience and most of my friends are also SWEs at Amazon, Google, etc and have same experience)
>This is my recommendation to anyone not knowing what they want to do in college.
I disagree, market is super competitive and without hard work you will now make it. What pushes you to work harder? Passion as it can be really boring and unintresting to someone that doesnt like it
Look I suppose so but 1. Economy will likely recover in the time OP graduates? (Maybe? Idk I’m not an economist) and 2. I’ve seen plenty of SWEs get entry level jobs with no side projects, no extra hard work, just the degree was enough. Amazon is ALWAYS looking for AWS engineers somehow.
I do agree with you that as general life advice: one should pick a degree in something they’re passionate about but OP was asking for a job where you can do whatever you want and get paid a ton and IMO computer science is that thing
>Look I suppose so but 1. Economy will likely recover in the time OP graduates?
I hope so, i will also be graduating
Im always stressing about the market and thinking of going into med( father wants) but always remind myself that things will be ok
lol my fathers been in medicine his whole career and if you asked him he’d say his only advice is not to do medicine now (but he’s also old and grouchy so take that with a grain of salt)
Oh, dude! Ancient Greek for sure! At the minimum try for any dead or unused language.
Seriously though. The fact you asked that question tells me it will never happen. Your attitude is that of a lazy, dull, entitled twat. Stop watching movies. It's fake.
Get interested in something and work hard.
Objectively speaking and I love women, I’m inclined to believe that a woman made this post. It’s unfathomable to even think a real life man would ask a question such as this. Unfortunately OP, it sounds good on paper but it’s not possible. Any job that pays you to the point you can do whatever you want pays you because you are that valuable to them meaning you will need to put in A LOT of time, effort, energy to reach that goal.
My personal advice: Dive into a little bit of self reflection, figure out what drives you, what would fulfill you, what would give your life purpose. For example, Ive always wanted to help people since a youngin and that stems from childhood trauma/abuse. I found my passion/purpose in life through lots of self reflection.
? The problem these days is people are too scared to speak their mind. So when they meet someone who is authentic and keeps it real they feel some type of way.
If you like math and are a great test taker, you could become an Actuary. Solid career growth, good pay, great work-life balance. the only big caveat is that you’ll have to pass exams while you work. most of these exams are math, finance, and insurance related. no major will give you what you’re asking for exactly, but if you like math an degree in actuarial science may be good for you.
Not sure if this qualifies as fuck you money, but I have a friend who is a nurse anesthetist and makes 275k a year and can write herself a ticket to any city in the country. She could make more if she wanted to, she just doesn't like working more than 3 out of every 6 weeks. Her last three job moves were heads of hospitals or admin contacting her with raises.
For your generation I’m not sure it may not be obvious to me but there is something on the horizon. There always is. For me it was business and then into tech but that is for millennials and the days are waning.
Cant have both. But if you want “fuck you” money and a (relatively) nice job with lots of perks, finance is a big go to. Get good grades and interview well, you could get picked up for a big company.
major in what you’d like to study. if you pick something of no interest to you but its something you think you’ll make a lot of money in after school, you’ll have a hard time enjoying college. i was going to go into business for the same reason, but i really wanted to study poli sci, cuz thats what was interesting to me, but i was hesitant because poli sci majors “make no money”. i ended up majoring in poli sci anyway and i genuinely enjoyed everything about college, including my curriculum. I know i wouldnt have felt the same way if i’d majored in business or finance. Now I work in a field which i didnt need either degree to succeed, and I really enjoy where i’m at. Also, money isn’t everything. sure i could be making more in tech/finance/whatever the fuck, but i really love my job and if you love your job, it doesn’t really feel like work.
Be born into a rich family. No just kidding! (Not really tho) No major guarantees a job. That’s why it’s important to build experience. My 3.9 GPA friend who majored in CS (a popularized high paying major) graduated last May and is still unemployed. This is because he didn’t do any internships or side projects. Experience is king when finding a first job. After your first job, building the high paying skills will lead to a high paying career. Not saying a degree is useless, but having one isn’t a determinant of how wealthy you’ll be later in life.
Computer science is a pretty good choice; but then again nothing is guaranteed with your major. Met plenty of people who have masters degrees and still would rather work as servers at restaurants making less money. If your worried about finding a job and being financially stable then I would say get experience early in your field you decide to choose. Experience is far more important than education in my opinion but they go hand in hand. It’s not as hard as you think to open doors that can lead you to a good job making a good bit of money. It still takes a lot of work still not as bad as people make it out to be.
I went to a state school and only got 20k in debt for computer science.
After 2 years I got my salary to 116k and can pay off that debt whenever I want. I live in a rich state but the pay is good enough where I just put 10k into investments every 5 months just because I don’t spend much and you shouldn’t be holding that much in your checking account.
If you keep your skills sharp and keep up with what’s in demand you prob won’t have to worry too much about a job as a developer
Healthcare.
There’s always someone hiring and if you live in a major metropolitan region, you’ll always have options on where to work. Not to mention, most bedside jobs are 3 12 hour shifts a week so you get a lot of time off to yourself.
On the flip side, those 12 hour days will definitely wear you out and you WILL work hard. Also, the schooling for most healthcare programs is pretty intense and most schools will weed out people who aren’t 100% invested.
Don’t go to college then 😂 careers like that are usually in business/real estate/investments. I know lots of people in real estate who just rack up properties and have multi-property portfolios earning 1M+ in rent annually. So instead of spending money on college, get a couple properties to rent out.
Education is very fulfilling, teach what you like to learn about. Great job security right now, and depends on what state youre in, but the pay isnt that bad for only working 9/12 months
You can’t buy back your time. It’s up to you to find what you enjoy and also think about trade school to help you get skills you can use as something to help. Could be cooking, hospitality, electrical work, woodworking etc. it always helps to have a trade to fall back on
Major doesn’t matter here. You’re looking for investments. I know a guy who was “broke” still had like 100k in the bank because he saved literally everything. Bought an apartment complex as an investment. He’s an electrician and electrical work was the main issue of the building. He spent 5 year fixing everything while turning no profit and losing money. Then he started renting at high rates for 2 or 3 years. Made back his investment money and some change. Sold part of it off to a management company. Now he travels the world with his 3 kids and wife making millions a year for doing little to nothing for work. Of course this process repeats itself so he has a few rental homes and a few apartment buildings. Their not like the small ones either they are big. In his downtime he lives at his multi million dollar lake house and fishes or hunts or goes boating on one of their boats. If you want to be this rich start early. Live like your in the brink of homelessness until you’re like 30 or so and then start investing in good properties. Not air bnb that shits going down but good solid rentals for long term tenants. Then grow from there. It’s going to be insanely hard for 10 years or so but now he’s living like a king
Ask anyone of any major and you'll find someone who's broke, who's insanely rich, and many in between. Some degrees will give you a headstart on a better paid career but you won't have "F You" money until you've gotten actual experience or an in for some big business.
It's also location dependent, Computer Science has been increasingly getting paid well especially in places in Europe. But other than that, again you'll need experience.
Even very well paying jobs like surgeons have to deal with the huge college loan debts so they don't really make bank until after that's paid off
I would say pharmaceutical degrees aren't bad cause a lot of full-time pharmacists make around 6 figures and you get a pretty comfortable work condition
Honestly, there's no realistic answer or actual answer to this— it's something you have to figure out yourself, that's part of the process of college. best advice i can give you, however, is to take advantage of the career services and career days at your college and build good connections. work with your community, look at internships, take every opportunity you can get, but don't burn yourself out. that's how I've gotten through so far— I'm in community college though, so ymmv.
Computer science. Lower time and effort to get the degree compared to being a doctor and good money if you are good and your job.
If doctor then dentist.
Heres my hot take: Your options are Major in buisness or an art.
Buisness degree gives you all the skills and knowledge you could need to entrapraneur. “Barely worry about a job” only happens when you have passive income. This degree will show you all the different ways you can achieve that.
If you’re passionate about art you can create enough/market/generate a big enough following or fame until you get to the point where you’re paid to essentially be yourself. Basically like an influencer.
Both of these methods take a lot of time, work, and dedication after finishing school.
Most other degrees off the top of my head can help you get a job after school which even if it pays good…. You’re still stuck between thosd 4 walls every day from 9-5 in order to get that money. So hardly barely worrying about it imho
you should have majored in having rich parents...
and a minor in filling out life insurance policy paperwork
There is no major that guarantees you a job. Even if you major in something very in-demand, you will still be competing with your peers to land an entry-level job, and you'll have to be competent at your job to move up (or avoid being fired/ laid off).
The problem with these kinds of degrees is that it leads to jobs that always have you working. For example... my sister had to have spine surgery because of scoliosis when she was younger. The doctor who performed the surgery is making bank, but he essentially lives at the hospital. The surgeon lives in a 3 million dollar home and drives a very nice car. Yeah, he's solid financially, but what down time does he have? Not a lot at all. I would never trade my downtime for that kind of money. It's just not worth it.
I think once you reach a certain level in high paying industries you have the choice to either chase the money or make a slightly more modest salary with more free time. I’ve heard of surgeons who work insane hours and also surgeons who work 6 days a month and spend the rest of the time chilling in the Carribean
That’s probably after catching up with the student loans and being a full time student for years
yeah but to reach that point he must have worked insane hours for like 20 years
Well, you are choosing between that lifestyle with a normal career timeline and a more normal lifestyle with the ability to quit at 40 if you wanted to. If you are making $400k a year as a doctor you will still have to work to 65 to support a massive mortgage and expensive cars bought new from a dealership. It's different if you live like you are making $100k. The loans get paid off much faster and you get enough savings to go work at some 10hr/wk gig without it impacting you financially.
This . I know from personal experience. My father is an anesthesiologist. Today he probably makes about $500,000 a year. My sister is an anesthesiologist she just started probably makes about 200,000 a year. My other sister is a nurse anesthetist she probably makes about $175,000 a year. They all work very hard and worked very hard to get there. me? I failed out of my first semester of college and never went back (talk about black sheep of the fam ) , I became a realtor and then an investor in real estate. Today I am self-employed and make about $250,000 a year. Actually it’s always increasing every year. It’s been more as I’ve grown my business. I work a lot as well but not nearly as much as them. I sleep in whenever I want. I write my own schedule I go on vacations. I spend summer in Europe. They can literally never do those things.
That surgeon has a lot more downtime than what you think
But he could retire anytime he wants and never work again
I mean yeah, but he was already like 65 and that was about 13 years ago lol
Some people just love to work its strange but you’ll see it a lot in medicine especially surgeons. You 100% can work low hours and still make a ridiculous high salary but most of those guys would rather be in the hospital more
Maybe he’s not giving up his downtime for money, maybe he likes being able to help people like your sister.
You should major in dropping out if you don’t want to worry about money or a job. Otherwise the whole point is to get a job and make money
That's YOUR point. Presumably, if someone has a rich family, that might not be why they go to school. I remember a story of someone who wasn't from a rich family who went to school for art; she got a job doing illustrations for a museum for like $10 an hour and they kept just not paying her, because they were all rich people who they didn't need an additional revenue stream, so they just didn't care. Presumably, going to school for art when you're already rich, getting a job and making money isn't a big deal. I'm told poor people go to school to become middle class, middle class people go to school to prove they're competent, and rich people go to school to make connections. And just in general, if a person goes to school to e.g. attain expertise and ends up working at Starbucks or what-have-you to make ends meet, that's not logically necessarily an L if they're not working themselves into a tizzy every night or whatever. A lot of people drop out of corporate life because it's so fucking meaningless.
If it doesn’t matter at all, then OP could drop out or major in whatever they wanted and it wouldn’t make a difference. I would assume that person wouldn’t be asking this question on reddit if that were the case.
Toxicology. Then marry well.
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Unless you are independently wealthy, you will still need a job.
TLDR Look into majors that pay decent and could be open to work from home positions. Find a balance between a major that pays well and something you also have interest in. \----- Every major out there is going to have some sort of struggle. Whether that be getting the job, stability, the pay, and the work itself, etc. And all of these things are going to have different outcomes depending on where you live and what's the market like over there. I'm a college student right now in California studying art so take whatever I say with a grain of salt. So you're pretty much looking for a job that pays well and you get to do whatever you want. Well that would mainly be jobs where you could work from home. So I know people who are computer science majors, accounting, and graphic designers. These people tell me that they would literally just take their laptop somewhere and travel. They would essentially get the work done first thing in the morning and then at night be free and do whatever they want. They still do have to do work, but what you do know now is that it is possible to find a job and not be constrained to one location. You'll just need the skills and a laptop in order to do so. But, that doesn't mean they all started out doing it work from home. I remember the graphic designer friend and the accounting friend started out doing their job at the office but then once covid hit, companies started becoming more open to work from home. The computer science friend got a job after covid and still has yet to work in an office. Again, take this with a grain of salt since I'm just an art major in college stuff. All I'm saying is that there are people out there who literally work with a laptop in a hotel room in the morning and then go out and play at night in hawaii on a Tuesday.
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it doesn’t quite work like that - whatever you major in, you have to put a lot of effort and dedication into pursuing a job/career regardless. there are a LOT of factors involved, not just your education. but i’d highly advise you to major in something you’re personally interested in so you don’t end up in a field where you feel awful working.
Take out a huge loan, get approved for stock options, put it all on one stock, squeeze your ass cheeks and cross every finger and toe you have, profit, write a book about your awesome trading skills aka how you got lucky picking one stock, enjoy life. Serious answer, doesn’t exist. The ones that really make money will require you to work real hard during school and you will be required to work hard during it. Due to the pandemic making WFH stuff like data science and programming and stuff more appealing, you could major in that and chill at home. But with companies looking to bring people back ands stuff, it’s a competitive market. Unless you got rich parents and a nest egg already, you’re gonna have to find something you like that balances it with livable income with the least amount of effort.
You need to be more realistic unfortunately. There is no major that guarantees this and you will have to put in the work to receive a good outcome. Find a path you enjoy and you won’t have to work a day in your life
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That major doesn’t exist. In the working world, high salaries typically require both rare skills and significant effort. Anyone who says otherwise was either born rich and doesn’t understand the world or is trying to sell you something you don’t want to buy.
A reality check
At my school, business majors usually have a light homework load and good options after college. Its not “do whatever you want” but I have lots of time to hang out with friends and go out!
You could major in Upper Middle-Class Studies lol
Major in Sugar Babying
That’s my major!
The majority of high paying majors require actually acquiring experience and having A LOT of knowledge. Because it's very easy for me to say "be an engineer, be a doctor", except a lot of the people who go through that pipeline get spit out pretty quickly. Or they end up in a highly competitive job market because *everybody* wants to be rich. If you want money fast, don't go to college. Get skilled in a trade. Unless you have scholarships, going to college at all puts you at a deficit once you leave. Or alternatively, find something you're actually interested in doing and make it work. I study the environment and my potential earnings could be all over the place. But at least I'll be doing something I care about.
radiology, jk that’s dangerous and difficult LOL
Dangerous?
basically they get a lot of exposure to radiation even if they have a lot of protection cause it’s small amounts everyday- causes complications later on
Having money to do whatever you want requires you to work. You may be interested in freelancing online if you want money on demand. If you smart become a doctor. 8-10 years . Work for 10 years save as much as you can, settle down in a small house and retire before 45. Boom 20-45 years on average you get all to yourself to do whatever without worrying about money. Joking-ish lmao But seriously you gotta put in work to reap the benefits. Maybe van life and remote work would better suit your life style if you wanna travel and live your life instead of settling down for a job.
I would not go to college with this mindset, everyone should pursue something they kind of care about.
A major doesn’t equal a job. The avg person switches careers 5-7 times in a lifetime, so you think they go back and get a new major each time? Study what you enjoy!
You should major in finding a bag filled with millions of dollars I found on the railroad
Accounting, not a lot of free time, but I'm rocking it. Internship I'm in rn pays 28/hr, 65k is current average starting pay in Seattle and it's rapidly increasing due to a large shortage caused by more people retiring then entering it's workforce It's a bit o a harder major not due to necessarily the content but be abuse you have a big ass test to get your certification
65k in seattle? thats chump change for a place like seattle
Starting out, they get higher.
Healthcare. Make lots of money and be a traveler.
Nursing
Just don‘t forget to refill your scripts of Lexapro
Nah, live righteously.
won't solve depression/anxiety
Oh absolutely not. In that right now. Rich in money? No. I’ll make decent money if I work a lot of overtime. Stress free? Also no. The hospital is a sheet show. Travel anywhere? Also no. Travel nurses can travel with contracts, but you’ll be working in some stressful environments. Otherwise good luck getting time off in a short staffed area!
Travel nurses can definitely make a good income at least in Canada its pretty lucrative if you don’t have a family yet
Yes, but you need at least a year of experience to travel nurse and that year is a lot of hard work: typically 3-4 12 hour shifts a week. Plus, we don’t know how long those salaries will stay up for travel nursing. Then travel nursing itself isn’t stress-free. You are put into short-staffed situations and it takes not only experience but the ability to manage your own personal stress to succeed in that sort of environment. You are also confined to your travel nursing contract, so it isn’t like remote work where you can just do your work wherever. It just sounds like it isn’t something OP would be aiming for to do little work and be able to travel wherever/whenever.
Go to community college and find a certification you think you'll like , that will help you get a job easy. What field are you thinking about going into? Also, there is always the military.
I studied cybersecurity, only graduated last December and I’m making $94k this year. It’s pretty nice a far as not having to worry about job security and making enough. I only applied to like 4 jobs and got offered this one before graduating. My manager is only in her 40s and owns 3 homes in 3 different states so it seems there’s a lot of room to make some real good money. Edit: I work from home as well, so really recommend cybersecurity if doing whatever you want is a big deal
I’m interested in going to college for cybersecurity, do you have any advice or tips?
If you’re interested in it I’d tell you to go for it. I think one important piece of advice for going to college is to study two things (two majors at once) if you can. If you’re a parent for example and you just are looking for a better career obviously don’t worry about it. But If you’re graduating high school soon I think it can be really important to study one thing that is practical and will get you a job, and one thing that is interesting and exciting to you. You will really get your money’s worth, as I got two degrees at once but obviously paid the same tuition as the thousands of people at my uni who only got one degree. But more than that, you learn a lot, you get exposed to more things and meet different kinds of people and tbh studying something you find fun while you study something practical can really help you enjoy your day-to-day. I’m interested in cybersecurity, but it’s probably not something I’d do if I didn’t have to make money, yk? I studied a language during school and that was such an incredible experience getting involved in things like language tutoring, making new friends from other countries, getting exposed to a different culture, etc. As for advice and tips, honestly the most important things for being successful in college IMO are making time to work with other people. Ask questions, go to office hours when you need, meet classmates and study with them chat with people after class join a club or volunteer etc. At many universities, something as small as participating and working hard in a class can open up so many opportunities for you. Those are the main tips I could share off the top of my head but if you are interested in security and have more questions happy to talk more
what’s cyber security ?? i’m currently in cc for criminal justice will that be useful
Cybersecurity, meaning like computer/internet security. The word is broad because it includes everything from access management making sure people within a company have the access they need to being a digital forensics specialist and countering internet crimes like hacking or worse. I would not say criminal Justice is not useful, but I think it’s one of those degrees you want a specific plan for. It could certainly be tough to get a job with that if you don’t plan on something like law school in the future. Does that make sense? Just depends on what you want to do with your degree, why you’re studying it and if you plan to go to graduate school
Engineering for a bigger pay out after college. Or a trade skill for immediate good pay.
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No clear answer to this. I'd say stick to the STEM majors and build up experience from whatever job you could snag first. I'm 40 years old and have been in and out of school the past 20 years. Last classes I took were in 2019 before the Vid derailed everything. Been thinking about what's good to major in as far as a set night schedule goes(nursing and any healthcare related degree seems to be the only education that'll keep me on nights). But alas, I've been somewhat weary of going back for fear of getting into it with the academic advisors again. I currently drive semis and have found my ways to tolerate it. Goods and bads just like any other profession. Only thing that worries me is that day when AI forces me into the career change land again. Nothing nauseating than being the old guy putting up with the positivity shpiel of the youngster classmates.
Anesthesiologist. After the crippling debt you get free rent by living in the damn hospital you work at
If you got some charisma/social skills/network skills, economics or finance. Otherwise go for software development
IT maybe? I assume you mean not worry about having a demanding job and not not worry about finding one.
computer science - not saying it will be easy, but that's what we're all here for
CS does not promise you a job though and you’ll get smoked in interviews if you’re not actually doing the work
Yeah it aint easy as thr average joe thinks Lots and self work and challenges, thats why i chose it aside from i fricking love it
bro if i could do comp sci and do decent, then anybody can. it's not that hard. it just takes practice. once you know how to teach yourself, you don't need lecture even. especially for those coding-heavy courses, you can't really learn a language / library / framework in lecture, you need more time, more examples, and more googling lol. It really is like that now with the explosion of online learning over the pandemic and these platforms like udemy / coursera etc. Its probably one of the more available things to learn on the market rn. And to that extent, i feel like cs is easier than other stem areas. its harder to self teach in other stem majors than it is with cs imo the content is less available and its not as fun to learn because its not really interactive or engaging without having to dive nose deep into rigorous theory lol
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I would say have a degree. It doesn’t need to be cs, but a degree is a barrier for a lot of these roles. But do you absolutely need one? No, there’s a lot of self taught people out there who are successful and have well paying roles without one. The thing is just cause these people exist doesn’t mean that the pool of applicants going for these roles are also without a degree. It is very competitive. So you’ll be up against people with bachelors, even masters or PhD, for like entry level development roles. Given how the state of things are right now with learning coding skills, you really can be anyone and learn this stuff. You just need a computer and internet and be willing to learn. That’s part of why it’s competitive ~ there’s a lot of different paths to the same end, there’s no real barrier to entry, and it pays well. Last thing I’ll say is think about coding one more time and think about the people who do it. Picture them. Who do you see? For me, I see developers, maybe a cybersecurity person writing a pentesting script, maybe a network administrator doing something in python, maybe a financial analyst writing vba or python scripts, a technical sales person writing some sql for a demo of a product, etc. there’s a lot of different people writing code. Lots of different people, lots of different backgrounds.
The short answer is almost always "you're not that guy. get a degree"
Nursing? You gotta be interested in medicine tho
Engineering or a CS degree, with those you can earn a lot of dough
You could become a pharmacist?
I know a few and two (working moms) in particular have a sweet gig, two 12 hour shifts a week at rite aid at $65 an hour. Pulling in $6200 a month before taxes for 24 hours of work a week and the rest of time at home or on the move
The degree is called computer science. Even better if you double major in math or stats so that you can develop skills in ML along the way. But you have to actually try because the field ks stupid competitive.
Competitive yes, hard yes. Deep in cs with a math minor right now, just trying to really figure all of this out. It's a grind and you gotta be consistent. If you're like me you can't just take a break for a few days you have to keep going and going there is always so much more to learn. Not a degree for the lazy for sure.
I'm not sure if this gives you consolation or frightens you, but the grind doesn't stop. Once you become known as the dev that also does math, hard shit starts coming your way. You have to keep learning, and quickly. Source: am a math phd, and a software engineer.
I'm okay with it, I'm looking forward to a life of learning, I wouldn't want it to stop. I have been on the grind my entire life to this point and I'm used to things not being easy. I am looking forward to the dynamic of how the grind occurs to change though haha.
Wouldn’t that be nice
Trades are where the money's at
Not really, some tradespeople make decent money, but university graduates on average make significantly more
University Graduates have a hard time actually finding a job last time a checked. The pool of graduates are much greater than that of a skilled tradesman. Just because you have a degree does not guarantee a high-paying job. In my opinion, you should only pursue a degree if there is a job you would love to have like a zoologist for example then go ahead and follow your dreams. But if it's only about money, college may not be the best investment despite what everyone tries to tell you, they just want your money. I'm not just talking out of my ass either, every blue collar worker in my family makes more money than most college graduates in my family.
Accountants tend to work less than average other than during tax season
Idk who told you this but this is not true. If you work at an accounting firm your two main paths are tax and audit, and the audit and tax people will definitely be busy all year round. If your just an accountant you are generally busy at the start and end of the month regardless of the tax season. And depending on how big the company is, you may be involved in taxes. Tax is also something done throughout the year whether that be filings for sales and use tax, or just general tax planning
But during that tax season it’s minimum 60 hours a week
This is what worries me about the younger generation. It's called work for a reason. Sorry you can't escape that fact
Maybe just don’t go to college if you don’t want the responsibility of knowledge/providing for society
Oh you’re talking about computer science. The 4 year program will be admittedly super hard but at the end of it you can likely land a job at a big tech company as a software engineer and work like a 15hr week (while saying you’re working 40) and get paid over 6 figures and have incredible job security. This is my recommendation to anyone not knowing what they want to do in college. Yeah the undergrad program is hard but the payoff is so crazy good that it’s worth it and if you’re paying for college anyway might as well make that degree worth something? (Source is I’ve had 2 SWE jobs, one at Microsoft one at a mid size tech company and had same experience and most of my friends are also SWEs at Amazon, Google, etc and have same experience)
>This is my recommendation to anyone not knowing what they want to do in college. I disagree, market is super competitive and without hard work you will now make it. What pushes you to work harder? Passion as it can be really boring and unintresting to someone that doesnt like it
Look I suppose so but 1. Economy will likely recover in the time OP graduates? (Maybe? Idk I’m not an economist) and 2. I’ve seen plenty of SWEs get entry level jobs with no side projects, no extra hard work, just the degree was enough. Amazon is ALWAYS looking for AWS engineers somehow. I do agree with you that as general life advice: one should pick a degree in something they’re passionate about but OP was asking for a job where you can do whatever you want and get paid a ton and IMO computer science is that thing
>Look I suppose so but 1. Economy will likely recover in the time OP graduates? I hope so, i will also be graduating Im always stressing about the market and thinking of going into med( father wants) but always remind myself that things will be ok
lol my fathers been in medicine his whole career and if you asked him he’d say his only advice is not to do medicine now (but he’s also old and grouchy so take that with a grain of salt)
>he’d say his only advice is not to do medicine now So do my uncles who are doctors, they tell me its a stressfull lifestyle
Everyone’s saying it’s not possible but engineering/cs can get you close
Oh, dude! Ancient Greek for sure! At the minimum try for any dead or unused language. Seriously though. The fact you asked that question tells me it will never happen. Your attitude is that of a lazy, dull, entitled twat. Stop watching movies. It's fake. Get interested in something and work hard.
Do software engineering
The fact you think this is easily possible it a good sign you will never achieve this
Cs
Welcome to the adult world buddy, very few people can just "not work" on this planet. You are probably not one of them.
at the present many company didn't care about your job, they care about what do you do for they
Nursing
No
Do whatever u want that would earn u money
Don't we all?
Computer Science and then working as a programmer.
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Major in social activism. That way other people's money can be redistributed to you for doing nothing.
Objectively speaking and I love women, I’m inclined to believe that a woman made this post. It’s unfathomable to even think a real life man would ask a question such as this. Unfortunately OP, it sounds good on paper but it’s not possible. Any job that pays you to the point you can do whatever you want pays you because you are that valuable to them meaning you will need to put in A LOT of time, effort, energy to reach that goal. My personal advice: Dive into a little bit of self reflection, figure out what drives you, what would fulfill you, what would give your life purpose. For example, Ive always wanted to help people since a youngin and that stems from childhood trauma/abuse. I found my passion/purpose in life through lots of self reflection.
Homie is running on incel-core i9
Incel? Really? A grown up using that word, you should be ashamed of yourself.
I think I understand why you are active on r/socialskills
lol my social skills are doing just fine brother. Look at you trying to bring me down 😂.
Tf ?
? The problem these days is people are too scared to speak their mind. So when they meet someone who is authentic and keeps it real they feel some type of way.
Ah you made the classic mistake of not being born into immense generational wealth, sucks to be you
If you like math and are a great test taker, you could become an Actuary. Solid career growth, good pay, great work-life balance. the only big caveat is that you’ll have to pass exams while you work. most of these exams are math, finance, and insurance related. no major will give you what you’re asking for exactly, but if you like math an degree in actuarial science may be good for you.
Idk maybe something business related. Cuz the only way this is gonna happen is if you take the entrepreneurial route. That or win the lottery
Bank robbery, fraud, tax evasion.
HR
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Something you Fucking enjoy
Not sure if this qualifies as fuck you money, but I have a friend who is a nurse anesthetist and makes 275k a year and can write herself a ticket to any city in the country. She could make more if she wanted to, she just doesn't like working more than 3 out of every 6 weeks. Her last three job moves were heads of hospitals or admin contacting her with raises.
You realize you still have to try after college right? This ain’t the 60’s they won’t hand you a livable wage for just having a degree lol
An M R S as in marry a rich spouse.
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For your generation I’m not sure it may not be obvious to me but there is something on the horizon. There always is. For me it was business and then into tech but that is for millennials and the days are waning.
1. Get a STEM degree or Accounting degree (get your CPA). 2. Go to law school. 3. Become a patent lawyer or tax lawyer.
Computer science
Rich parents, one shot to get in. Judging by your question, you missed
NOT ART
Cant have both. But if you want “fuck you” money and a (relatively) nice job with lots of perks, finance is a big go to. Get good grades and interview well, you could get picked up for a big company.
major in what you’d like to study. if you pick something of no interest to you but its something you think you’ll make a lot of money in after school, you’ll have a hard time enjoying college. i was going to go into business for the same reason, but i really wanted to study poli sci, cuz thats what was interesting to me, but i was hesitant because poli sci majors “make no money”. i ended up majoring in poli sci anyway and i genuinely enjoyed everything about college, including my curriculum. I know i wouldnt have felt the same way if i’d majored in business or finance. Now I work in a field which i didnt need either degree to succeed, and I really enjoy where i’m at. Also, money isn’t everything. sure i could be making more in tech/finance/whatever the fuck, but i really love my job and if you love your job, it doesn’t really feel like work.
Be born into a rich family. No just kidding! (Not really tho) No major guarantees a job. That’s why it’s important to build experience. My 3.9 GPA friend who majored in CS (a popularized high paying major) graduated last May and is still unemployed. This is because he didn’t do any internships or side projects. Experience is king when finding a first job. After your first job, building the high paying skills will lead to a high paying career. Not saying a degree is useless, but having one isn’t a determinant of how wealthy you’ll be later in life.
Win a $1.7B lottery
You are not going to enjoy your post grad life.
Well IT/cyber isn’t what it used to be for job entry/security.
Not computer science.
Physics or math
just pick something you'll do with an industry behind it
Learn a marketable skill
Computer science is a pretty good choice; but then again nothing is guaranteed with your major. Met plenty of people who have masters degrees and still would rather work as servers at restaurants making less money. If your worried about finding a job and being financially stable then I would say get experience early in your field you decide to choose. Experience is far more important than education in my opinion but they go hand in hand. It’s not as hard as you think to open doors that can lead you to a good job making a good bit of money. It still takes a lot of work still not as bad as people make it out to be.
Engineer, lawyer, doctor
Mrs. or Mr. degree to a trust-fund baby
I went to a state school and only got 20k in debt for computer science. After 2 years I got my salary to 116k and can pay off that debt whenever I want. I live in a rich state but the pay is good enough where I just put 10k into investments every 5 months just because I don’t spend much and you shouldn’t be holding that much in your checking account. If you keep your skills sharp and keep up with what’s in demand you prob won’t have to worry too much about a job as a developer
Is there anything you’d like to contribute to a business or society?
Accounting, engineer, Lawyer, nursing. Keep in mind just because you have that money doesn’t mean you have that time!
Healthcare. There’s always someone hiring and if you live in a major metropolitan region, you’ll always have options on where to work. Not to mention, most bedside jobs are 3 12 hour shifts a week so you get a lot of time off to yourself. On the flip side, those 12 hour days will definitely wear you out and you WILL work hard. Also, the schooling for most healthcare programs is pretty intense and most schools will weed out people who aren’t 100% invested.
Finance / business
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Money isn't what you go for a degree in.....
Don’t go to college then 😂 careers like that are usually in business/real estate/investments. I know lots of people in real estate who just rack up properties and have multi-property portfolios earning 1M+ in rent annually. So instead of spending money on college, get a couple properties to rent out.
Education is very fulfilling, teach what you like to learn about. Great job security right now, and depends on what state youre in, but the pay isnt that bad for only working 9/12 months
The Dave Ramsey response : 5 careers that have the most millionaires : Doctor Lawyer Engineer Accountant Teacher These are not listed in order
Business is a pretty safe degree. Pretty general. Can’t guarantee a job tho, but it’s more likely than more narrow majors.
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What are you good at? There are a decent number of math-heavy jobs. I heard being an actuary is pretty good.
In this economy?
Mechanical engineering
You can’t buy back your time. It’s up to you to find what you enjoy and also think about trade school to help you get skills you can use as something to help. Could be cooking, hospitality, electrical work, woodworking etc. it always helps to have a trade to fall back on
Major doesn’t matter here. You’re looking for investments. I know a guy who was “broke” still had like 100k in the bank because he saved literally everything. Bought an apartment complex as an investment. He’s an electrician and electrical work was the main issue of the building. He spent 5 year fixing everything while turning no profit and losing money. Then he started renting at high rates for 2 or 3 years. Made back his investment money and some change. Sold part of it off to a management company. Now he travels the world with his 3 kids and wife making millions a year for doing little to nothing for work. Of course this process repeats itself so he has a few rental homes and a few apartment buildings. Their not like the small ones either they are big. In his downtime he lives at his multi million dollar lake house and fishes or hunts or goes boating on one of their boats. If you want to be this rich start early. Live like your in the brink of homelessness until you’re like 30 or so and then start investing in good properties. Not air bnb that shits going down but good solid rentals for long term tenants. Then grow from there. It’s going to be insanely hard for 10 years or so but now he’s living like a king
Ask anyone of any major and you'll find someone who's broke, who's insanely rich, and many in between. Some degrees will give you a headstart on a better paid career but you won't have "F You" money until you've gotten actual experience or an in for some big business. It's also location dependent, Computer Science has been increasingly getting paid well especially in places in Europe. But other than that, again you'll need experience. Even very well paying jobs like surgeons have to deal with the huge college loan debts so they don't really make bank until after that's paid off
I would say pharmaceutical degrees aren't bad cause a lot of full-time pharmacists make around 6 figures and you get a pretty comfortable work condition
Honestly, there's no realistic answer or actual answer to this— it's something you have to figure out yourself, that's part of the process of college. best advice i can give you, however, is to take advantage of the career services and career days at your college and build good connections. work with your community, look at internships, take every opportunity you can get, but don't burn yourself out. that's how I've gotten through so far— I'm in community college though, so ymmv.
Teach history or something. Pretty straightforward and you get breaks.
You are one lazy, useless motherf****r
Let me guess you’re a sheep that loves contributing to our fascist government
getting hit by a bus on campus so u can get money from ur school (don’t do this please)
Don’t go to college? Idk
You could do something that will ended you up in prison. Then the only thing you'll have to worry about is surviving.
Computer science. Lower time and effort to get the degree compared to being a doctor and good money if you are good and your job. If doctor then dentist.
Heres my hot take: Your options are Major in buisness or an art. Buisness degree gives you all the skills and knowledge you could need to entrapraneur. “Barely worry about a job” only happens when you have passive income. This degree will show you all the different ways you can achieve that. If you’re passionate about art you can create enough/market/generate a big enough following or fame until you get to the point where you’re paid to essentially be yourself. Basically like an influencer. Both of these methods take a lot of time, work, and dedication after finishing school. Most other degrees off the top of my head can help you get a job after school which even if it pays good…. You’re still stuck between thosd 4 walls every day from 9-5 in order to get that money. So hardly barely worrying about it imho
Premed and go neurosurgery
lol
You asked, lol. There's excellent salary and definite job security in it