Career Information
Choosing a career can be extremely difficult, especially in today's world where college graduates have so many options that they can pursue. Fortunately, UB has a variety of resources to help students in choosing a career path, including Career Services and Academic Advising.
Each Academic Program listing in UB Programs At-A-Glance contains information about careers available for graduates in that field, such as possible work settings, salary information, and alumni profiles. For information in addition to what you can find in UB Programs At-A-Glance, see the Career Services web site.
Hot Jobs
UB has undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs for the following jobs, forecasted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as increasing by at least 25% or 100,000 jobs by 2012. Learn more about these HOT JOBS by following the links below.
| |
Percent Increase |
Increase in # of Jobs |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations |
16.5% |
393,000 |
| Art and Design Occupations |
16.1% |
125,000 |
| Film and Video Editors |
26.4% |
5,000 |
| Public Relations Specialists |
32.9% |
52,000 |
| Technical Writers |
27.1% |
13,000 |
| Community & Social Services Occupations |
26.2% |
574,000 |
| Medical and Public Health Social Workers |
28.6% |
31,000 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
34.5% |
33,000 |
| Mental Health Counselors |
26.7% |
23,000 |
| Rehabiliation Counselors |
33.8% |
41,000 |
| Computer Specialists |
35.8% |
1,043,000 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
45.5% |
179,000 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
45.5% |
128,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
39.4% |
184,000 |
| Database Administrators |
44.2% |
49,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
37.4% |
94,000 |
| Network and Data Communication Analysts |
57.0% |
106,000 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations |
24.7% |
2,109,000 |
| Education Administrators |
23.6% |
101,000 |
| Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education |
15.2% |
223,000 |
| Instructional Coordinators |
25.4% |
25,000 |
| Other Education, Training and Library Occupations |
23.1% |
345,000 |
| Postsecondary Teachers |
38.1% |
603,000 |
| Pre-school & Kindergarten Teachers |
33.6% |
199,000 |
| Secondary School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education |
18.2% |
180,000 |
| Special Education Teachers |
30% |
130,000 |
| Engineers |
7.3% |
109,000 |
| Biomedical Engineers |
26.1% |
2,000 |
| Environmental Engineers |
38.2% |
18,000 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
26% |
1,708,000 |
| Athletic Trainers |
29.9% |
4,000 |
| Audiologists |
29% |
3,000 |
| Occupational Therapists |
35.2% |
29,000 |
| Pharmacists |
30.1% |
69,000 |
| Physical Therapists |
35.3% |
48,000 |
| Physicians and Surgeons |
19.5% |
114,000 |
| Registered Nurses |
27.3% |
623,000 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
27.2% |
26,000 |
| Legal Occupations |
16.2% |
190,000 |
| Lawyers |
17.0% |
118,000 |
| Management & Business |
15.4% |
2,382,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors |
19.5% |
205,000 |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers |
25.0% |
21,000 |
| Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes |
27.8% |
4,000 |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists |
28.0% |
25,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
36.1% |
103,000 |
| Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists |
27.3% |
48,000 |
| Financial Manager |
18.3% |
109,000 |
| Management Analysts |
30.4% |
176,000 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
29.3% |
71,000 |
| Personal Financial Advisors |
34.6% |
44,000 |
| Sales Managers |
30.5% |
105,000 |
| Training and Development Specialists |
27.9% |
58,000 |
| Market & Survey Researchers |
24.7% |
38,000 |
| Survey Researchers |
33.6% |
7,000 |
| Medical Scientists |
27.3% |
17,000 |
| Epidemiologists |
32.5% |
1,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
26.9% |
16,000 |
| Psychologists |
24.3% |
34,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists |
24.4% |
34,000 |
Hot Jobs data was compiled from the U.S. Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2002-2012 Employment Projections. Job categories with a minimum expected increase of 25% or 100,000 jobs are included. Jobs with BLS Occupational Handbook references to graduate degree programs are included. The BLS's detailed Employment Projections and Occupational Handbook can be found at www.bls.gov.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 10-May-2005 11:03:38 EDT
