The 14 Most Employable Majors

Want to get a job when you graduate? (Who doesn't?) It might be time to look into college majors that definitively lead to employment in the great wide world.

According to census data obtained by the Wall Street Journal, several majors have a 0% unemployment rate, including actuarial science, pharmacology and teaching. Its a really interesting and surprising list. See? We are not all doom and gloom at HuffPost College

Check out our slide show of the 14 most employable majors. Then tell us, what do you think of this list? Would you major in any of these courses? Let us know in the comments section.

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Comments

[JohnGault3]

12:49 AM on 01/04/2012

I will guarantee that less than 1% of the OWS crowd had these degrees. These are good, employable degrees. Not some crap like "women's studies" or Classical Lit.

[captainspirou]

12:38 PM on 01/05/2012

Less then 1% of the population in general has these degrees let alone OWS.

[hetrose]

05:11 PM on 01/03/2012

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics...

[bobbiisadukefan]

02:23 PM on 01/05/2012

my fave quote! LOL!

[Erica]

11:41 AM on 12/27/2011

Where are these statistics from? I know plenty of qualified people looking for work as school counselors.

[Vapula]

12:13 AM on 12/24/2011

Don't see Accountancy, Law or Medicine on the list but there is demand in all these areas.

[CAug76]

02:41 PM on 01/03/2012

as an attorney, i have to say that the unemployment rate for recent-grads is pretty high right now.

[TeeFry]

10:26 PM on 12/21/2011

It's "meteorology" not "meterology."

I fit into two of these categories (multiple degrees) and jobs aren't that plentiful. Maybe it's better for young kids but not us old geezers.

[celtic lord88]

11:16 AM on 12/15/2011

I'm a public administration major. I love it

[JohnGault3]

12:50 AM on 01/04/2012

Bet you never spent a day at OWS.

[Jasel]

10:22 AM on 12/14/2011

Nursing w00t w00t

[94613]

06:51 AM on 12/10/2011

Any Major that gets you into the "K" Street System. The D.C. Feedlot pays well and once your in your in for life...

[SNAAPER SNAP]

09:17 PM on 12/04/2011

$50/hr if you want to be a power linemen in my state. Start out at 50% and get a 10% raise every 6 months until you are a full journeyman. All overtime is double pay ($100/hr). Also large employer retirement contributions and excellent medical benefits.

Don't have to deal with all the debt and stress of school. All you need is a good head on your shoulders and be confident.

But if you would rather have a little desk to work at and have to dress nice everyday....than by all means sit through your over expensive ripoff classes.

[Caryn Banker]

01:26 AM on 12/10/2011

Isn't that one of the most dangerous jobs out there?! There's a reason they are paid so well.

[Erica]

11:42 AM on 12/27/2011

Yeah, my previous neighbor was electrocuted doing that.. he survived but is on permanent disability. Terrible scars and he lost a hand and a foot.

[113]

01:10 PM on 12/02/2011

Currently working on my Masters of Public Administration & Policy and this gives me hope that I'll find something in the next few months.

[VirgoLinnea]

07:44 PM on 11/28/2011

I have one of these degrees. I'm not unemployed. Am I working in my field? Absolutely not.

[Goldie Treasure]

04:24 PM on 11/28/2011

I know quite a few teachers who can not get hired due to budget cuts and I never see job ads for medical technicians only technologists and not even that much for those. Also nursing is up in the air right now too depending on your area. I could think of so many other jobs that could have been on this list besides the ones that were on it.

[Erica]

11:44 AM on 12/27/2011

Yeah... I'm thinking actual unemployment may be low, but I bet many are on temporary or part-time ... less pay, fewer benefits

[angelwax]

03:44 PM on 11/28/2011

This is a very questionable list. What census did they take this from? The 1990 or 2000 census? Lately, I find most of the Wall Street Journal columns over the past three years lack veracity. That paper is not like the paper printed twenty years ago.

[incorrigible]

09:47 PM on 11/27/2011

The unemployment rate for teacher education does not appear accurate. There are lots of teachers in New York City alone who do not have teaching positions.

[YooperSue]

10:29 PM on 11/28/2011

It doesn't say they're employed in their field. It just says they're employed, so it could be part-time fast food for all we know. I also know several unemployed teachers as well as some of the other jobs listed.

[incorrigible]

10:42 PM on 11/28/2011

ah, great point. In that case, and I think youre spot on, that is extremely misleading. Just like how the 9.whatever % unemployment rate is misleading as it does not include discouraged workers.

[Bor Zoi]

08:21 AM on 11/27/2011

No Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Civil Engineering on this list?

[Xattix]

01:36 AM on 12/27/2011

Well, if it they mean the environmental engineering I initially majored in, it's a subset of chemical engineering. No idea why they pictured trees.