THE BATTALION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1977
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With the growing surplus of col-
ge students, it is important for
oung people to choose their pro-
Wuniwitl Bsion carefully. Money Magazine
dicitic, as ra t et l the 10 professions with
the Ten
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sent aw )e | eas t through 1985. The rating
e teriiun jv based on a system devised hy the
an ; >gritii| inancial magazine that takes into
t s >elation ccount Bureau of Labor Statistics
rowth estimates, supply and de-
nand probabilities, and salaries.
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Doctors. The BLS estimates
lie United States needs about
new physicians a year, but
l.S. medical schools are turning out
inly about 15,000. Money says that
or the next sev eral years there will
e a large gap between supply and
lemand. Physicians also have the
ighest median income of any pro-
ession. Typical starting salary,
14,000. Median income $58,000 a
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2. Veterinarians. The demand for
eterinarians will be somewhat less
lian for physicians. Money say s, but
Irey will be scarce, too. Starting
ilG.OOO. Median income $35,()()().
3. Systems Analysts. Vast growth
the use of computers makes sys-
ems analy sis an auspicious choice
or a career. Starting $16,000. Me-
lian S24,()()().
4. Dentists. Dentistry shares the
hortage in the other medical pro
fessions. Starting $22,500. Typical
income $43, ()()().
5. Geologists. The energy short
age and continuing search for new
sources make this one promising.
Starting pav $15,000. Income
$27,()()().
6. Actuaries. The actuarial field is
tough to break into — up to 10
exams that take four to six years to
pass — but the rewards are great.
The average actuary starts at
$12,000 hut works up to $42,000 a
year.
7. Personnel administrators. Per
sonnel work pays less than the actu
arial field, but the BLS projects the
field will grow rapidly as companies
struggle to comply with new laws
concerning workers rights and ben
efits.
8. City Managers. This small pro
fession will grow briskly. Money
say s, as American towns grow too
big or too complex to get along with
the serv ices of a part-time mayor,
$18,000 starting. $28,000 median.
9. Engineers. Numerically the
second-largest profession after
teaching, engineering is a classic
example of a cyclical job market.
Right now there s a shortage of en
gineers, so presumably there 11 be a
surplus in the next few years. But
fairly steady growth and good
salaries continue to make this an at
tractive field. Start $15,000. Median
$25,000.
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10. Pharmacists. Although the
supply has caught up with the de
mand, pharmacists are on the list
because they are well paid.
Ten worst career opportunities:
1. School teachers. The largest
profession is also the most de
pressed and one of the poorest paid.
The BLS forecasts a decline of 11
per cent in the number of high
school teachers needed by 1985.
Median income of $12,000 is not
much oyer starting salary of
$10,000.
2. Librarians. Poor demand. Sal
ary range $11,000 to $16,000.
3. Protestant clergymen. Minis
ters are in vast oversupply and the
pay is terrible, Money says, an aver
age $13,000, which includes free
housing. Jewish rabbis do better, an
average $17,000 to $20,000 a year to
start with sizeable increases later.
4. Foresters. There are only
25,000 jobs for foresters and not
many being added. Pay $9,500 start
ing to $16,000.
5. Newspaper reporters. New
graduates wanting to go into jour
nalism far exceed the available jobs.
The pay ranges from a poor $8,500
starting salary to a respectable
$25,000 median income.
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6. Hotel managers. Low growth
field with modest salaries, but
graduates of the better schools do
well. Median $20,000 income dou
bles the typical starting pay.
7. College professors. This field
shares the bleak prospects of school
teachers, with oversupply and de
clining demand, but it rates better
in pay. Full professors earn a me
dian $25,000, with an average
$12,(KX) starting salary.
8. Military officers. Since the
armed forces are frozen at their
present size and the United States is
at peace, a military career offers
fewer opportunities than usual. Pay
$9,000 to a median $25,000.
9. Biologists. Face only an aver
age rate of growth and generally low
salaries. Start $10,000. Median
$21,000.
10. Lawyers. For top graduates
of the best law schools, law remains
a “magnificent, munificent profes
sion, Money says. But the outlook
for the profession as a whole is quite
different — triple output from law
schools with only moderate growth.
Moreover, despite what y on ve read
about F. Lee Bailey , the average
lawyer makes about $25,000 a vear.
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