A recent report released by the University of California San Diego Extension discussed 14 careers which are hot this year for college graduates. This study does not go in depth as to what all the jobs pay and the number of jobs available for college graduates, but does give you a sense of what careers are hot right now for those graduating college. Across the 14 careers the main themes which dominate are technology, health, and science. However there are a few careers which stand out as abtut unique for this type of report on hot careers. One of the careers on the list that is now gaining popularity is Feature Writing for the Web, due to the increase in people reading news online. Access to news is so easy now thanks to mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad, in addition to computers and broadband Internet. Therefore people are consuming all types of news on a daily basis, with topics ranging from serious local and national news to niche news on social media or gadgets. As more traditional news companies move more of their content and efforts online, journalists will continue to be in demand.
There were also a few education related jobs on the list, which is great as teaching and education are popular subjects for California college students to study. The teaching of adult learners and teaching of English as a second language were two hot careers which made the list. Another related career on the list was Spanish/English translation and interpretation, which is very important in California and the southwest area of the US where the Hispanic culture is most dominate. Below is the complete list of careers from the UCSD Extension report of the 14 Hot Careers for College Graduates.
1) Health Information Technology
2) Clinical Trials Design and Management for Oncology
3) Data Mining
4) Embedded Engineering
5) Feature Writing for the Web
6) Geriatric Health Care
7) Mobile Media
Occupational Health and Safety
9) Spanish/English Translation and Interpretation
10) Sustainable Business Practices and the Greening of all Jobs
11) Teaching Adult Learners
12) Teaching English as a Foreign Language
13) Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
14) Health Law
