@@connorfarrell1 if you disagree with “you still have to compete”, you’re saying that you can just barely pass and get the degree, do zero internships or extracurriculars and submit zero applications and someone will still offer you a 6-figure job.
As a seventeen year old who doesn’t understand any engineering stuff I’ll be sticking to something in business since I already have a small business of my own as well 😂
@@Christiansstillstruggle I’m one of the smartest kids in my school. I didn’t do any of the schoolwork for history because I always score so high on my exams I end up getting a passing grade normally an A- or an A. But engineering is just way too complicated for my brain 😂😂
@@MBJK_baby Literally... it seems that people who become engineers just have a natural talent at the way they see creativity and the world. Im not saying that you cant get to that level with hard work and determination but there's a reason engineers are so sought after. Most of the time jobs will just hire them because they know they already made it through engineering which is really hard to get through atleast from what I've seen and heard.
Dual majored in psychology and religious studies with over 100k in debt and make 40k/yr...a very bad deal for me, but I am extremely well adjusted emotionally😂
U represent that people can still go with what they want and that life goes on after university or college to many people like me who thought it's The backbone of life so respect and have a good life
@@Spoof968 Coding specifically? No. But it was very helpful when learning about ML and data science concepts. I know the hardware people use it too for their electrical formulas.
@@rachelamber4205 I do maths and further maths a level (in UK it's what you take before university), but I don't do computer science. Is computer science relatively easy to pick up if im good at maths?
@@xxchloedreamsxx you're gonna need at least a masters to see anywhere close to the money as OP as a therapist. If you love it then you have to be prepared to get no less than that phd but otherwise just do Law as the pay will be better later on in your career and is more guaranteed
Psychology, counseling and after 13 years of being a school counselor I had not yet reached $50k. Decided to go back to college and study something else.
They were doing what they like, rather than what makes money. Sadly this doesn't last for long, and they usually take another job at the same time, which for some is not a bad thing.
Most engineers are dead inside. I’m dead inside but still love engineering it’s interesting and definitely a very serious major for those with aspiration rather than those who don’t know why they are in college to begin with. You will also have way less social life sadly. But the engineering homies will feel like family since you’ve all been through the grinder.
@@vekling2517 So we as society no longer need social workers? Therapist? How about k-12 teachers? People hear liberal arts or humanities and immediately think graphic artist or “underwater basket weaving”🙄 That same distain is why we have a caregiver shortage. I hope the robotic engineers are working overtime because our aging population is gonna need some I robot level care.
Follow your heart. And find a way to make what you love to do work for you in the modern world so you can put a roof over your head, eat, and save for retirement. It’s a long 35 to 40 years working at a job that you hate…it will slowly erode your soul. If you’re working in a job that you enjoy, even on your worst day….it’s not ever going to be as bad as the worst days at a job that you hate. Money is not everything.
I don’t know any art history majors who work at Walmart, but it would be interesting to see the statistics on that and fact check your statement to see if it’s credible. I doubt it.
Keep in mind though that many of those “low earning” majors are pursuing graduate degrees five years later … Masters, PhDs, MDs and the like sooooo there’s more to consider than just this metric.
While there are those options, also keep in mind that those schools are competitive because of over saturation. Heck, even if you get a JD, becoming a lawyer is difficult due to law schools lowering admission standards. PsyD acceptance is between 5-10%, and med schools are also highly selective. Part of the reason bio as a major is oversaturated is bc of med school rejects. And even the higher paying fields also have the same options.
low earning majors are meant for advanced degrees...kinda like premed...you dont just stop there loll that would be silly...also there is no "premed" major...you take the MCAT and you go into MD school...finish the rest. same with bio, psych, philo, you need doctorates and pHD's for them...
The most important metric by far would be the demand, though. Also, those degrees ain't free and not everyone wants to do them. Some only end up doing cause they have to instead of letting 4 years of college and debt money go to waste.
I’m 17 and make 350 ish a month at my part time job but I put that money into my own soap business which I’m working on rebranding and then buying a small storefront since it’s grown in popularity in my town 😊 I may go into business, marketing, or something similar since I’m hopping it’ll grow more and more popular over time and one day have a chain in the eastern states if not all across America
@@solonfey I stopped putting money into the savings for the storefront so I can save for a course on entrepreneurship. But I’m keeping the money in savings so I can have it for the future. I graduate high school this month so I’ll be able to do a program to help me prepare just a tad more before I think about opening a storefront!
I majored in sociology, graduated in 2017. I have a masters degree in clinical social work and jumped into private practice this year. My first year PP income is projected to be about 110k.
I am an RN in NYC in the same hospital for 13 years. Due to kids I went to part time (2 12 hour shifts a week). I make $84,000. I get 6 weeks vacation. If I was full time I would make $130,000. I’m grateful for what I make but I know that’s not the norm for the rest of the country.
My undergrad is English Literature, I worked in banking with just the BA and I was making $65000. The BA actually helped a lot with development of training materials and administration of training cause my degree came with a lot of public speaking course work. My Masters is in Operations Management and from there I made $120000. Let's see how high I go with my doctorate in business administration.
@@darkboy2216 I have worked in mortgage compliance underwriting specializing in Condos. This requires a lot of data analytics and ability to read and understand legal documents and ability to understand ground leases.
Pssssst! Look into going to college abroad! Many European countries will pay for even expats’ education as well as health care! You don’t have to be a slave to U.S. student debt!🥰 Love, Your learned-the-hard-way broke bestie😽
@@SpaceOutlaw_CS major here and from what I learned it can help, but certs are more for those who have not chosen to get a degree but still want a good job in the field. I'm a bit over halfway to my bachelor's still tho so take what I say with a grain of salt
@@breadmilkYT hey man just wondering how has CS major been for you difficulty wise? Is there alot of difficult math involved im thinking of going to school for CS and want to know if someone with little to no computer science skills can actually learn. Im 23 almost 24 so im kinda stuck in a haze of not knowing what i want to do and want to pull the trigger on something. Any info or inputs would be great thanks.
I'm one year out of a BS in Environmental Science. Making $72k after bonuses and after taxes. Base salary is $67k. Best advice I can give is not only do you research for the average pay but find out WHERE you're gonna get paid the best and decide if that's gonna be a problem for you. There's not much need for me where I grew up. Out of college, I was expected to make $30k or so for a while. But in NM, where pollutants abound, education for citizens is poor, and environmental protections are forefront...I can make bank. Do I like NM? No, but I can make do until I get the experience that can take me anywhere I want to go for the same check or better. Oh and, not to knock you, be very careful about 'studies' degrees. They either need to be paired with something else or you need a solid plan for life after college. That's all I'm gonna say.
@@radhikapatel0501 Full disclosure, I was living in the state of Virginia at the time. I was able to pay for my rent, food, bills, and still have some money left over for savings/personal use. It is an EXTREMELY good starting wage for the state.
Yeah I can go to a community college nearby and get a welding degree, or a machining degree, but when I check indeed I only see them getting paid like $30 tops in Colorado which is insane to me because I work at Amazon and get paid $23 just to put items into bins.... I got my cdl and joined amazons tom team and only made $24.50 for driving trucks, but I hated it and quit. Truck drivers can make good money but it's a lot of work and getting into stressful situations. I like the idea of welding or machining and getting to be hopefully left alone, but it pays so little..... Hvac can pay decent but the only schools teaching hvac are so far away from me. Electrician doesn't even have schooling options you have to apprentice, same with plumbing. They are really pushing these online tech courses but I am not convinced. Automotive sounds like a nightmare to me, I have known mechanics and the jobs can be really bad. So idk... I am a ugly antisocial dude so being a nurse is a no go. I don't really know what to do. I could MAYBE be an engineer but it would take everything I have...
I think these lists exclude healthcare jobs purposely because you don't go into any of those careers just because you want money even though you will make a loooot of money. Like I know I was making more as a rookie resident MD right off the bat than my husband who is a mechanical engineer and had 4 years of experience working. And I live in Germany, I can't even imagine the gap in the US.
@Tiny Cindy that's cool. I'm genuinely curious since you are in Germany what do you make as a doctor? Also do all doctors have to work for the government or do you guys work for private employers?
BA in Psychology. Counseling was less than your average on the video. I'm now a sales manager because the pay is almost double! I can't believe I worked so hard for that degree.
Wait, are you a doctor? I looked it up and it said the difference between a respiratory care practitioner and a respiratory therapist was that the first is a doctor and the second is not; the first seems to make make significantly more.
I'm interested in going into nursing but looking at similar career fields since it seems that nurses are underpaid for the amount of work they do, and respiratory care seems like a promising option. I don't want to be a doctor though; I don't think I'm cut out for med school and if I did choose that path, I wouldn't choose pulmonology.
No degree….73k a year 5 years of banking experience. I work for major bank and moved up the ladder the “old fashion way” next salary increases will be at 103k.
I’m a dental hygienist. If you want a good return on investment this is one. Right now new grads are making 40-45 dollars an hour. That’s about 90k. You only need an associates to practice. The catch? The growth is salary is not exponential.
Its hard for me to say what I would be doing if I was single right now. I’m telling you that for full disclosure. But yes at this time I have a house and max out.
I’m Palestinian Studying here in West Bank in unknown university do you think I have a chance as a foreigner getting such job in USA ? Right now I’m in MBBS program (i think) but I hate living here & want freedom / love moving And apparently I can’t do that as a doctor I need to learn the language anywhere I move & exams & other requirements
@@Paul-gp7hs Like a lot of things, if you’re passionate about something, it’ll be more fun for you. But personally, coding is a frustrating job for me, the troubleshooting digging through tens of thousands of lines of codes, going through logs testing logic drives me crazy. Engineer team is usually a bunch of super smart but cocky people, introverted and sometimes passive aggressive, a lot of documentation, most teams are scrum which involves a lot of BS team meetings reviewing team processes, the list goes on...
Just graduated with a B.A in Psychology in December. Only took out $15k in loans. Just got a job in the state that's basically pre-social work, averaging $45k. The state can pay for my masters or it will forgive up to $80k. My masters program is going to be $20k. I plan on starting my masters program for social work soon. When licensed with my degree, I'm looking at $65k-$80k depending where and skill/experience. Psychology and social work can pay off, but graduate school will secure the higher payout. Plus, with time and experience that's where the bump in pay comes in. The key is finding the cheapest or free route.
@@ogilly when I came out of college I worked as a news editor (this was my main source of income for awhile) while also doing a number of side gigs. Including working as a researcher for my local library, and getting paid to conduct research at my own university. Museums are also great opportunities for history majors. Some exhibits open and close at whim at various seasons, years and times. Look around and see if they need assistance with a certain exhibition that is opening and you can get a decent hourly pay for a certain window of time. You have to get creative with it, but that is the fun in it. Eventually it will/can become more stable as time goes by. Its very possible to be a full time news editor if you work really hard and have seniority. Personally, I concluded research was my path so I made a full time career out of it as a university faculty member.
@@lucianatorres3140 He’s a social worker. Started off working for agencies, then became a social worker for the government, got promotions for his hard work and dedication to children, became deputy commissioner then commissioner now he is CEO of a nonprofit that sets up child welfare protection agencies throughout the USA and the Caribbean. I’m so proud of where he came from a small town in Mississippi to here and now🙌🏾 Goooo Daddy ♥️
@@lucianatorres3140 My Dad comes from a small town in Mississippi. He picked cotton to help his mom as she picked and raised people’s children when she had 17 of her own. He married my mom who was in the US Army. He moved to New York to begin a marriage and family. Daddy worked as a social worker for 35 years in NYC. He worked for independent agencies like Miracle Workers. Then he obtained a city job, worked his way up to deputy commissioner then the first black commissioner of ACS. He now is CEO of a nonprofit organization in Washington state. They build and set up the operations for new child welfare agencies all throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Go Daddy 🇺🇸 USA I now have a city job as well and support Nursing Leadership for the Department of Health for Children.
@@yoselinluquin9023 I keep posting what kind of work my dad works honestly. RU-vid keeps deleting it. They must not want you to know how powerful black people are. I apologize on their behalf
It’s hard to become an engineer yall. A lot of math and psychics for some of those. There’s a reason why they earn so much lol when I was in school it wasn’t common for engineering majors to change majors cause of the work load etc. just saying if you feel bad for not being an engineer lol
I was looking into psychology and becoming a therapist/psychiatrist for a career but also being financially stable is also a big part of my goal so now I'm not sure
BSN here. Made $46,500 in NH out of the gate. 10 years later, as a floor nurse, I'd make about 55k. Specializing, I'd make just shy of 92k, but I work per diem, so it's more like 30k. Travel nurses can sometimes make 3x as much in specific specialties like OR, NICU, ICU, and ER.
Major: Business Administration and did pastry school Currently a pastry sous chef at 60k Started at 33k as a cook and went up. Currently 5yrs post grad. 🤷🏽♀️🙂
I have a masters in clinical counseling with an emphasis in dance/movement therapy. I’m 9 years into my career and have been running my own private practice for the last 3. I gross $75k after taxes and am working on adding services that will help get me closer to $100k in the next few years. I also live in rural Montana so I’ve had to learn how to tap into higher income markets so I can afford to offer services to those who most need them. If you’re considering a career in psychology there are ways to make a good living, you just have to stay away from agency work.
Chemical engineering, making like 74k right outta uni (haven't had my grad ceremony yet) & pretty happy honestly bc financial stability & freedom has always been my dream and I love the job too I started my degree bc of the financial payoff, I'm so glad my younger self pulled through
What do you do exactly? I am a girl looking forward to study chem eng but i dont like to work in plants or industrial environment , but i like physics and math can i work in lab ?
Is it hard to pass chemical engineering? I'm still a highschool student, I like physics and am good at math and chemistry. I kinda interest in chemical engineering. Do you think it's worth it?
What area of accounting do you work in? Is that with a CPA or CMA certification? When I was looking into accounting I only saw jobs in the 40-50k range.
hi I'm a high school student also from canada and have been looking at the criminology field but not exactly sure what job I could do cause I'm interested in law but I don't want to be a lawyer or just a cop. what do you do in your job and how long did it take to get to a stable salary. also what did you major in?
Wow, I am from Portugal and here we don’t get paid to study mostly, we finish our degree and have no job offers (excluding the best degrees in the country like engeneers), and if we do, we receive just above the minimum salary. Most students with bachelors in Portugal have jobs common to people who have not studied at all. Also career growth does not really exist, unless you work at a really big company.
My wife is an exception but she was always very bright with crazy work ethic. Business/sale’s management 140k base close to 200k with bonuses and still climbing the ladder with only a high school diploma. But we live in California so salary not that impressive around here 😅
I have a BA in psychology and I just graduated with a MS in human computer interaction. I was planning to work as a UX designer which could put me at minimum $60k/yr with opportunities to increase that. But I can’t find a UX job rn so I’m interviewing tomorrow for a $40k/yr customer service call center job😭😭
My cousin graduated 20 years ago in college and her first job as a pharmacist was at CVS and the starting pay was $126,000. My wife had MSN nursing making around $80,000 to start while continuing with school now makes twice that as nurse practitioner.
Bachelor of Science with a major in Physics and part of an engineering degree...graduated into the early 90's recession and couldn't get anything in my field at all, and all the employment advice articles at the time were full of the ever-crappy advice to 'volunteer your way into a job/work for free for a few weeks/months to prove yourself to the employer' *eyeroll* . Took me 6 years to find any job in my field. Today, 30 years out from graduation, I just broke six figures for the very first time this year
@Amatullahi Mu'mal yeah. 1. if you're serious about physics (as in, never want to do anything else but immerse yourself in research), get an advanced degree. I've yet to meet a career physicist who had anything less than a Master's, and most of the physicists I work with have Ph.D's plus 2 years post doc ( my field is medical physics) . 2. If, like me, you simply can't stomach any more schooling, look for physicist-adjacent jobs in industry. They're usually very niche and hard to suss out, but once you find them, you could potentially have long term job security. My position as a technologist is a prime example: I measure and collect data that the physicists use to assess the accuracy of radiation therapy treatments. 3. Get to know people already working in the specialty you want. Go to academic talks. Sign up for the professional association for physicists that's in your area. Physics is a small world, professionally. Most of the experts in a field in any given country know or have contact with one another. So a bit of networking (I hate that word) doesn't hurt. 4. If working in physics itself doesn't mean as much to you as simply getting a decent job, then my advice is to branch out a bit. Consider applying for a job that's tangentially related and still uses your physics skill set. There may be jobs in tech, engineering, or government that will fit the bill. For example, in the nuclear power industry or in regulatory bodies such as the IAEA. Cast a wider net. Hope that helps.
@@silviag3798 This has been more helpful to me than any career counselling I have been to, or career fairs I've attended. Thank you. I am going to save this comment.
@@amatullahmumal Glad I could help. If you decide to go the academics route, most likely you'll be able to find teaching assistant or research assistant positions with your profs , teaching undergrad labs or some such, while you study.
@@silviag3798 I am thinking of the branching option instead. I'm looking at data scientist positions. Technical writing also sounds like something I could do, but it does not require any problem solving skills. I'd like to be solving problems everyday. Who knows one day it might just make a difference in the world :D
Liberal Arts degree. I just wanted to earn something, I dropped out to raise my children over 12 years ago. Still in school for my Radiology degree. Currently make $56,000yr as a part time school bus driver & part time nurse assistant. Only one in my family to graduate high school and go to college.
Fr Like I don’t care as long as I have enough to live comfortably It’s not all about being rich I want to influence and show people my future studies and work I could care less about money as long as I can live decently
No debt. I busted my butt worked and paid for school myself. Had to stop a few times bcuz I didn’t have all the money. Majored in early childhood education Was an Administrator for a few years Went into tech shortly after Best decision I ever made However, daycare owners make just as much or more as tech professionals
Child development, married a year after I graduated and retired a year later at 26 when I had my first child. 5 kids and 20 years later worked out great for me! Wouldn’t have met my husband and been able to retire without it.
BA in Bio, worked for my state right out of college making 39k. Switched to a private firm and make about 65k now with 3.5 years experience. I'll be heading back to grad school to get an MSGIS. I'm in environmental remediation too. It's an underpaid but highly needed job field unfortunately
BA in History, class of 2020. 2021 - first job, making $40K in a non-related field. 2023 - now $85K, same job, I didn’t job-hop. My BA degree was free and paid for by the government and scholarships. I majored in what I loved studying. I graduated debt free. I do not regret going to college at all.
Older female history Education major. Had 5 grand in debt. 2yrs community College and 2 years private university. Spent 6 months teaching. Worked retail for 17 years. Been in entry-level finance at a non-profit for 6 years. Hated teaching. Busted my ass in retail. Love my finance job... had no experience, but DID have 4 year degree. And a colleague who believed in me to recommend me.
English major FTW! BUT… I got a graduate creative writing degree (funded by TAship, so no debt) and went into technical product marketing to subsidize my lit aspirations. now I make 120k a year, but playing catch-up for all the years of low paying jobs while writing poetry 😂 definitely don’t recommend doing it backwards like I did
Psychology-- when I had one unrelated full time job with no benefits or PTO, $30,420 DONT DO IT. Going back for a second and even possibly third degree. Econ major friend, nursing, and chemistry all making over 6 figures easily (including bonus and options, otherwise slightly less) and didn’t even go to ivies or ivy likes
I really wished you would format your shorts to where the RU-vid icons on a smart phone do not block important details on the right hand column of your video
I know a lot of people with majors on the low paying side making around the same as the high paying salary side. I know a lot of people with majors on the high paying side making salaries on the low paying side. My one aunt graduated with her engineering degree 5 years ago and she hasn’t made it past the $40k mark for pay. She had to switch jobs to make close to $40k as she only qualified for an internship for less than $30k a year after college. My one friend graduated with her visual arts degree and makes close to 6 figures as an art teacher plus club advisor. This art friend is spring 2020 grad if that matters.
I’m likely going into biochemistry and wanna be a physician assistant(they make like 105k a year), but not just because of the money, also to help people
Maybe u should look for something that's not specifically related to electrucal engineering but need the skills that u have i hear that there are a lot anyways wish u all the best
I am an English major and currently a senior in college. I thankfully have scholarships that will save me from having any student debt. If I could do it over again, I would choose a degree with a more defined path.
never went to college yay no debt and i do have a good chunk of savings by living frugally. i do treat myself on a rare occasion but it’s never over to top. i coupon too 😄
I technically graduate next year but I'm planning on going straight into my master's. So i guess I'll be back in, like, 4 years to update yall on how im doing lol
I’m in college and currently majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with a concentration in Political Science (it’s a combination major). I originally wanted to go to a private college but then I found a cheaper public university that had all of the things that I wanted. I know that having a Political Science degree means that you will need to network in order to get a higher paying job. The college that I go to is in my home town. The University has an average reputation but I already have great networking connections with high power people in the area. The private school had a better reputation but it’s a college that is only good at liberal arts. Going to the public university in my hometown has allowed me to have less debt, stronger connections, and a well rounded education. I also recommend living in the dorms if you want the “college experience”. I am planning on getting a master’s degree or going to law school. I highly recommend making a weighted pros and cons list. I made a list on excel and it helped me make a decision that was logical, realistic, and took my emotions into consideration.
@@ArtsyBaker24 I work as a process engineer at a paper mill so it's a lot of hands on work, problem solving, data analytics, etc. Honestly most engineering jobs barely have anything to do with actual engineering 😂 but I have all the background knowledge I need to understand how my processes work
Majored in geographic information systems (gis. Got a bachelors took 2 years to find a job, got a job as a satellite operator for NASA and started off being paid 55k. Super chill job but got laid off this week 🙃
Kind of uncommon one but I got a degree in physics from a state school. 4 years out of college and getting 6 figure offers. Typically no less than 90k also graduated with a 2.0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BS ( owed $32k total) worked a part time and got a fellowship to working a research lab PhD in Genetics (Salary $38k-$42k each year for 7 years) Lived with my wife also doing her PhD Went into Academic administration 1st year - $62k 2nd Year - $70k 3rd Year - $83k (currently)
I'm majoring in biology with a focus on microbiology and molecular biology but I'm REALLY considering changing it to chemical or bio engineering. Anyone with experience in either of these fields have any advice?
With a Bachelor's only, go chem engineering if you enjoy it and have the math to do so easily. Microbiology/molecular bio is a great field, but candidly it's oversaturated at every degree level and although you should be able to get a PhD without any debt, you'll need it. I got my BS in microbiology and then a PhD in Molecular Medicine 12 years back and I'm making about 85k.
Undergrad in electrical engineering. First job got paid 130k a year. Then got Masters in CS and MBA. First job after was 230k a year. After 5 years, I'm at 700k a year today
What’s MBA Btw what do you do in electrical engineering college in USA? (It’s a weird question but I’m from 3rd world country/barely a country & all I’ve never done any practical work or projects just exams)
Licensed cosmetologist .. I make $140k a year working about 35 hrs a week. i’m wanting to go back to school for BA in business because i have RA and know my hands can give out .
Depends what you want to persue in the end If you need it for your dream job then go for it but sometimes you can get away with just a bachelor’s degree