I did a presentation to a group of high school girls a few weeks back, who are focusing on "non-traditional" subjects such as science and math. I find it sad that these two areas are considered "non traditional" for girls.
But let's not dwell on that. Though my presentation to the girls was about general skills needed in the work environment, I took some time to research what kinds of careers there are for science and math majors. Needless to say, there are way too many to list here. But here are some that caught my eye.
Chemistry Careers: Beyond Bunsen Burners is a Job Web site that gives some great advice on what kinds of jobs are available for chemistry majors. I like their advice on getting a comprehensive education in order to make the most of their chemistry major. The career potential is huge!
Computational Physics Grads Make Games Work is another Job Web site. Interesting spin on combining sciences and making video games.
There are only 13 Graduate Athletic Training Programs in the U.S. There are many undergraduate athletic training programs but you can also major in sports medicine, kinesiology and other like subjects and still be accepted into the graduate program. Athletic trainers work with college and professional sports teams as well as with private medical programs.
The American Institute of Biological Sciences has a great website on what careers are available to Biology majors. Things like Research, Environmental Studies, and Healthcare, are just a few of the areas you can pursue. This website also gives you ideas on combining areas of study in order to pursue some very unique and interesting careers.
Computer Forensics is a quickly growing field of study. There are a lot of crimes being committed that have computers involved. Providing the government or civil authorities with technological evidence is extremely important. This is certainly a high growth career field.
Audiologists will find plenty of work helping aging boomers retain their hearing. Not only can you work in a clinic but once you have established yourself in the field, there are companies that will want to hire you to help them build better hearing devices.
To find out more about some of the best careers in 2007 go to U.S. News & World Report : and see what the future holds! And then try doing some searchs, using key words such as "chemistry careers" or "biology careers" or "math careers". You get the idea.
