How’s your skills set, graduate?
If you’re good to go as a tax lawyer, you’re good to go, period. But if you’re a proud alum of The Boom-Boom Boilermaker School . . . well, you probably won’t be needing a tax lawyer, put it that way.
These are among the findings of a new survey that tracks the most and least promising careers.
Web applications designer, drilling engineer and tax lawyer are among the most promising careers for those starting out, according to the “Best and Worst Entry-Level Jobs” survey conducted by WalletHub, a financial information and consumer credit website.
“Some of the best jobs are providing short-term benefits, but more important, they are really good at helping a young person develop skills that will help a career over the long term,” said Odysseas Papadimitriou, WalletHub’s CEO.
However, loan-servicing clerk, boilermaker and claims processing clerk are among the worst entry-level jobs.
“You need a job that will teach you a broad skills set,” Papadimitriou said.
A common characteristic of jobs with little future (which include, ahem, college teaching assistant) is that they are all in fields in which computers can easily replace workers.
Papadimitriou said that young people choosing a profession should consider what will happen to it over the next few decades.
And the answer may be surprising: Professional drivers are probably at risk because self-driven cars could take over. “Anyone making a living driving cars or trucks could be out of a living in 20 years,” Papadimitriou said.