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What are the hottest fields right now? List them.

By Barrons (Barrons) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:31 pm: Edit

Most business fields--especially accting, finance, real estate.

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:34 pm: Edit

Is Bioinformatics still hot?

By Philntex (Philntex) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:46 pm: Edit

Add public relations to that list. With the continued diversification of jobs/issues/activities, demand for PR continues to increase right along with it.

By Twojaw (Twojaw) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:58 pm: Edit

Not EECS, Not bookkeeping, not anything they are outsourcing overseas.

By Scubasteve (Scubasteve) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 01:37 pm: Edit

communications major... slingshot your way into PR, Advertising, Media

By Mini (Mini) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 01:56 pm: Edit

Wal-Mart clerking.

By Foreignboy (Foreignboy) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 01:58 pm: Edit

Naked dancing.

By Desrtswimer (Desrtswimer) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 03:00 pm: Edit

anything related to rehabilitation...physical, speech, mental, hearing, ect.

this is because of the baby boomers getting older and the increase of babies that are born premature surviving, but with hearing and speech problems.

By Stampede (Stampede) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 03:06 pm: Edit

Personally I would go with medicine or law. Let's see the US corporate bastards outsource THEM!!

By Noodleman (Noodleman) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 03:29 pm: Edit

Mary Kay, Avon, Pampered Chef and Tupperware are always hopping. "Personal Shopper" and "Professional Organizer" are also growing fields.

By Noodleman (Noodleman) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 03:33 pm: Edit

Hottest Fields?

Firefighter, Beach Lifeguard, Grand Canyon Tour Guide, Furnace Technician, Short-Order Cook, Nuclear Reactor Tech.

By Markm2004 (Markm2004) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 04:06 pm: Edit

Hitman

By Koopatroopa (Koopatroopa) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 04:29 pm: Edit

American Idol.

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What? You thought I was joking?

By Demingy (Demingy) on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 04:58 pm: Edit

Heck yeah, American Idol. You don't even need to become a contestant to get a job out of that (~she bangs~she bangs~).

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 09:26 am: Edit

Pharamacy. The average starting salary is $80,000.

By Riccochet (Riccochet) on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 10:03 am: Edit

Is engineering cold?

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 10:12 am: Edit

According to CNN, Chem Engineering is very hot.

By Becks777 (Becks777) on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:23 pm: Edit

What about computer?

By Dazed04confused (Dazed04confused) on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 06:15 pm: Edit

STOP TROLLING FOR NORTHEASTERN BY RESPONDING TO YOUR OWN QUESTION WITH "HOT JOBS" BASED ON PROGRAMS OFFERED AT NORTHEASTERN. CHILL. NICE TRY.

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 10:42 pm: Edit

LOL, you are really paranoid.

By 2bad4u (2bad4u) on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 11:46 pm: Edit

he is trolling

By Excusememixed (Excusememixed) on Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 12:28 am: Edit

Now that you mention it..

By Any1can (Any1can) on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 09:01 am: Edit

Anything in the bioengineering/biotechnology field is hot right now.

By Takiusproteus (Takiusproteus) on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 11:19 am: Edit

Don't go with what's "hot". Go with what you enjoy.
Because "hot" stuff overheats and you're laid off and become a homeless bum.

By Bluestar86 (Bluestar86) on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 08:13 pm: Edit

isn't it hard to find a job with a communications degree because of the high demand? esp in advertising, pr, media?

it is a "hot" field nonetheless.

By Theguac (Theguac) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 01:05 am: Edit

Biomedical engineering, biomechanics, and bioinformatics are three of the fastest growing fields out there. I attend Duke and therefore, am near the "Research Triangle," where many famous medical and technology-based companies are headquartered. They continuously lecture and recruit on campus and emphasize how these three fields have a bright future in our generation.

It's also becoming obvious in research hospitals like UCLA that practical medicine is not enough, that biomedical engineering, etc. should not simply supplant medicine but should work alongside it as a viable option to patient care.

By Excusememixed (Excusememixed) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 01:09 am: Edit

Well, I guess I'm quite "cold", because anything related to "BIO-" bores me. Plus, I wouldn't have a clue at what I'm doing.

By Kriskrass (Kriskrass) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 04:20 am: Edit

my advice the "hot field" for anyone is gonna be the one your parents have connections in =P

By Over30 (Over30) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 10:59 am: Edit

Check out becoming a Nurse Anesthetist. It takes 7-8 years (with a bachelor's degree in nursing, you then go to a NA program for a master's). The info I found said the average salary in 1999 was $100,000, and I know someone who earns between $150,000 and $175,000 (depending on how much he works).

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 12:34 pm: Edit

Not to troll for NEU, but Nanotechnology is very hot.

By Ariesathena (Ariesathena) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 03:17 pm: Edit

Just a thought. Some fields which are hot now will not be in five or ten years. When I started college in '99, computer engineering was about as hot as you could get. My dad told me to switch from chemical to computer because of the job prospects. When I graduated, the dot-com bust and outsourcing made it a very tough field to get a job in. Good thing I went chemical.

Alan: I work in nanotechnology. First of all, I'm a lifelong Bostonian and was not aware until now of Northeastern's nanotech dep't. Second, doing something like nanotech undergrad is a lousy idea. Electrical or chemical engineering would be a better idea - employers are sure of the coursework you've done to get the degree.

Northeastern's strength, IMO, will never be in producing grads who are prepped for the "hot" jobs. It is, and will remain to be, in producing grads with strong work experiences. In bad economies, you almost always need some sort of relevant work experience to get hired, or an in at a company. NEU provides both.

Edit with extra stuff: Northeastern also produces grads who are ready to work in a specific field. Depending on the quality of the school, some would call this vocational training, while others would call it professional training. Obviously the connotation differs, but content is the same. Northeastern is good in getting its students to have career plans besides retail jobs at the Gap.

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 04:05 pm: Edit

Thanks for your post. Northeastern is one of a few schools with a federally funded Nanotech research center. Others include Brown, Cornell, Columbia, and UNC. Here is the full list of centers:

http://www.nano.gov/html/centers/othercenters.html

Edit with Extra stuff: Northeastern does not offer an undergrad degree in nanotechology. Students can work on nanotech projects through the center and study the field as part of their engineering education.

While it is true that many of Northeastern's programs are "preprofessional" (Except the College of Arts & Sciences), the defination has been modified quite a bit to include a healthy dose of liberal arts courses along with a senior research project.