There are dozens of professions and skill sets on BA/BS level that are not going anywhere, but where the majority of workers are earning mediocre wages, so if the future college grad wants basic stability, he can go towards one of these. Examples: nursing, clerical, technicians of all sorts, processing accountants, restaurant managers, etc.
Then there are jobs that require constant work and study from the worker. Most IT jobs fall into this category. If worker falls behind the trend, the job will be gone.
Another level up are jobs that require extensive training before doing anything. Usually coming near those jobs with a bachelor's degree is impossible. But a college student with passion can explore those routes into medicine, law, etc.
But the best jobs are the unknowns, they revolve around new trends and technologies and the workers earning their money at these jobs distinguish themselves by the ability to learn something very different fast. These kind of workers are by all means universal and often they will have completely "meaningless" degrees in stuff like philosophy or mathematics.
As to creation of wealth by widget production, it is long gone. Quality and efficiency of automated robotic labor is much higher and workers are needed to design, maintain and run the machines rather than hammer out the widgets.
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Date: 5/11/10 21:40 (UTC)Then there are jobs that require constant work and study from the worker. Most IT jobs fall into this category. If worker falls behind the trend, the job will be gone.
Another level up are jobs that require extensive training before doing anything. Usually coming near those jobs with a bachelor's degree is impossible. But a college student with passion can explore those routes into medicine, law, etc.
But the best jobs are the unknowns, they revolve around new trends and technologies and the workers earning their money at these jobs distinguish themselves by the ability to learn something very different fast. These kind of workers are by all means universal and often they will have completely "meaningless" degrees in stuff like philosophy or mathematics.
As to creation of wealth by widget production, it is long gone. Quality and efficiency of automated robotic labor is much higher and workers are needed to design, maintain and run the machines rather than hammer out the widgets.