Week 5-Part II-The Best Majors List Pages 31-37

Best Majors Lists Use table of contents to explore the various lists The lists and titles are very clear Activity-Write down five majors that you find appealing-look up those majors so you can write down the description of the major and the related jobs in Part IV beginning on page 93-5 pts. Criteria of majors listed include jobs available, earnings, growth, openings etc. Other criteria not listed are availability of major at a nearby college, your qualifications, comfort level, etc. All information comes from DOL or Census Bureau

Best Majors Overall for Each Personality Type: Majors Related to Jobs with Highest Pay, Fastest Growth and Most Openings Most appealing lists Represent majors that prepare you for jobs and have the highest ratings by our labor department These are the 51 majors and 6 related majors described in Part IV

10 Best Majors for EACH Personality Type This is the list you want to see first For each personality type you see majors that prepare for jobs that have the best ratings for earnings, projected growth, number of openings “R” and “C” personality types have a variety of different majors because there are very few primary personalities with this code Figures for earning, growth, and job openings are based on specific related jobs that are entered by many graduates of this major However some graduates enter non-traditional jobs so the numbers do not present the economic rewards of all graduates

Activity-Read pages and locate 3 majors that interest you and list there name, earnings, growth and openings