LibraryAware Table of Contents

Introduction

(1)

How to Use This Book

(1)

Where the Information Came From

(3)

How the Majors in This Book Were Selected

(3)

A Sample Description of a Major

(2)

A Sample Description of a Related Job

(5)

Add Security to Your College Major and Your Future Job

(6)

Why Do Some Majors Provide More Security

(2)

Getting a Secure Job After Graduation

(1)

Limitations of Forecasts

(1)

Work Habits That Can Save Your Future Job

(3)

The Best Majors Lists

(52)

Best High-Security Majors Overall: Majors Related to Jobs with the Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings

(7)

The 50 Best High-Security Majors Overall

(2)

The 20 High-Security Majors with the Best Income Potential

(1)

The 20 High-Security Majors with the Best Job-Growth Potential

(1)

The 20 High-Security Majors with the Best Job-Opening Potential

(1)

Best High-Security Majors by Demographic

(15)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Part-Time Workers

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs with a High Percentage of Part-Time Workers

(2)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Self-Employed Workers

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs with a High Percentage of Self-Employed Workers

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing the Highest Percentage of Women

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing a High Percentage of Women

(2)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing the Highest Percentage of Men

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing a High Percentage of Men

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing the Highest Percentage of Urban Workers

(2)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing a High Percentage of Urban Workers

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing the Highest Percentage of Rural Workers

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Employing a High Percentage of Rural Workers

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Sorted by Education or Experience Required by Related Jobs

(4)

The Education Levels

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Requiring a Bachelor's Degree or Less

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Requiring Work Experience Plus Degree

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Requiring a Master's Degree

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Requiring a Doctoral Degree

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs Requiring a First Professional Degree

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Sorted by Career Clusters of Related Jobs

(10)

Descriptions for the 16 Career Clusters

(4)

Best High-Security Majors in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Architecture and Construction Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Business, Management, and Administration Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Education and Training Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Finance Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Government and Public Administration Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Health Science Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Human Services Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Information Technology Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Marketing, Sales, and Service Cluster

(1)

Best High-Security Majors in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Cluster

(5)

Best High-Security Jobs Sorted by Personality Types

(1)

Descriptions of the Six Personality Types

(1)

Best High-Security Majors for People with a Realistic Personality Type

(1)

Best High-Security Majors for People with an Investigative Personality Type

(1)

Best High-Security Majors for People with an Artistic Personality Type

(1)

Best High-Security Majors for People with a Social Personality Type

(1)

Best High-Security Majors for People with an Enterprising Personality Type

(1)

Best High-Security Majors for People with a Conventional Personality Type

(1)

Best High-Security Majors by Level of Verbal and Math Skills

(7)

High-Security Majors Related to Jobs that Require the Highest Level of Verbal Skills

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs that Require a High Level of Verbal Skills

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Lower Level of Verbal Skills

(1)

High-Security Majors Related to Jobs that Require the Highest Level of Math Skills

(1)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs that Require a High Level of Math Skills

(2)

Best High-Security Majors Related to Jobs that Require a Lower Level of Math Skills

(1)

Bonus List: The Most Important Courses for a Secure Future

(3)

The Most Important Courses for a Secure Future

(2)

Descriptions of the Best High-Security Majors

(64)

Actuarial Science

(1)

African-American Studies

(2)

American Studies

(1)

Anthropology

(1)

Archeology

(1)

Area Studies

(1)

Art History

(1)

Business Education

(1)

Chinese

(1)

Chiropractic

(1)

Classics

(1)

Communications Studies/Speech

(1)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement

(2)

Early Childhood Education

(1)

English

(1)

Environmental Science

(1)

Family and Consumer Sciences

(1)

French

(1)

Geology

(1)

Geophysics

(1)

German

(1)

Graduate Study for College Teaching

(3)

Health Information Systems Administration

100

(1)

Hospital/Health Facilities Administration

101

(1)

Humanities

102

(2)

Japanese

104

(1)

Journalism and Mass Communications

105

(1)

Library Science

106

(1)

Mathematics

107

(1)

Medical Technology

108

(1)

Medicine

109

(2)

Modern Foreign Language

111

(1)

Nursing (R.N. Training)

112

(1)

Occupational Therapy

113

(1)

Oceanography

114

(1)

Optometry

115

(1)

Pharmacy

116

(1)

Philosophy

117

(1)

Physical Education

118

(1)

Physical Therapy

119

(1)

Physician Assisting

120

(1)

Podiatry

121

(1)

Political Science

122

(1)

Psychology

123

(1)

Public Relations

124

(1)

Religion/Religious Studies

125

(1)

Russian

126

(1)

Secondary Education

127

(1)

Social Work

128

(1)

Spanish

129

(2)

Special Education

131

(1)

Speech-Language Pathology and Audio logy

132

(1)

Statistics

133

(1)

Veterinary Medicine

134

(1)

Women's Studies

135

(2)

Descriptions of Related Secure Jobs

137

(192)

Actuaries

139

(1)

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

140

(2)

Anesthesiologists

142

(2)

Anthropologists

144

(2)

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

146

(2)

Archeologists

148

(2)

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

150

(2)

Archivists

152

(1)

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

153

(2)

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

155

(2)

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

157

(2)

Audiologists

159

(2)

Bailiffs

161

(1)

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

162

(2)

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

164

(2)

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

166

(2)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

168

(3)

Chiropractors

171

(1)

Clergy

172

(2)

Clinical Psychologists

174

(2)

Coaches and Scouts

176

(2)

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

178

(2)

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

180

(2)

Counseling Psychologists

182

(2)

Court Reporters

184

(1)

Criminal Investigators and Special Agents

185

(2)

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

187

(2)

Curators

189

(2)

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

191

(2)

Editors

193

(2)

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

195

(2)

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

197

(2)

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

199

(2)

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

201

(2)

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

203

(2)

Family and General Practitioners

205

(2)

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

207

(2)

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

209

(2)

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

211

(2)

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

213

(2)

Graduate Teaching Assistants

215

(2)

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

217

(2)

History Teachers, Postsecondary

219

(2)

Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

221

(2)

Hydrologists

223

(2)

Immigration and Customs Inspectors

225

(1)

Industrial- Organizational Psychologists

226

(2)

Internists, General

228

(2)

Interpreters and Translators

230

(2)

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

232

(2)

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

234

(2)

Librarians

236

(2)

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

238

(2)

Marriage and Family Therapists

240

(2)

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

242

(2)

Mathematicians

244

(1)

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

245

(2)

Medical and Health Services Managers

247

(2)

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

249

(2)

Museum Technicians and Conservators

251

(2)

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

253

(2)

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

255

(2)

Occupational Therapists

257

(2)

Optometrists

259

(2)

Pediatricians, General

261

(2)

Pharmacists

263

(2)

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

265

(2)

Physical Therapists

267

(2)

Physician Assistants

269

(2)

Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

271

(1)

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

272

(2)

Podiatrists

274

(1)

Police Detectives

275

(2)

Police Identification and Records Officers

277

(2)

Police Patrol Officers

279

(2)

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

281

(2)

Political Scientists

283

(1)

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

284

(1)

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

285

(2)

Private Detectives and Investigators

287

(2)

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

289

(2)

Psychiatrists

291

(2)

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

293

(2)

Public Address System and Other Announcers

295

(1)

Public Relations Specialists

296

(3)

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

299

(2)

Registered Nurses

301

(2)

Religious Workers, All Other

303

(1)

School Psychologists

303

(2)

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

305

(2)

Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs

307

(2)

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

309

(2)

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

311

(2)

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

313

(2)

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

315

(2)

Speech-Language Pathologists

317

(2)

Statisticians

319

(2)

Surgeons

321

(2)

Teachers and Instructors, All Other

323

(1)

Veterinarians

324

(2)

Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary

326

(3)

Appendix: Resources for Further Exploration

329

(2)

Index

331