America's Most Promising Jobs

Losing a job can open window for 'career makeover'

(NEWSER) - How to survive a layoff? With more Americans facing that question, Newsweek rounds up some advice from success stories and career counselors. The advice is of the usual sort—take a deep breath to reassess, get some training or more education, and network. But it also notes that community colleges and business associations often offer low-cost training ideal for the newly unemployed. More»

Failing industries, new technology and outsourcing are killing these careers

(NEWSER) - Getting a job is hard enough—you don't want one that won't be around in five or 10 years. Forbes pulls out its crystal ball to see which jobs are not long for this world:

1. News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
2. Economists
3. Radio announcers
4. Travel agents

Googler who knew data was snatched is outed

(NEWSER) - The noose appears to be tightening around Google. Federal sources have now identified the Google engineer who knew —and informed co-workers and a boss—that Street View cars were snatching unencrypted personal data from potentially millions of household wireless networks over three years, according to government investigators. Google execs have maintained that they were completely surprised when the information was "inadvertently" gathered by prowling Street View cars. The FCC has referred to the engineer who contradicts Google's claim it was in the dark as "Engineer Doe." More»

Want a job? Avoid fine art, according to 'Daily Beast' list

(NEWSER) - Hey, college students: If your life plans include getting an actual job, you may want to avoid the stars of the Daily Beast 's "most useless" majors list. Majors are ranked in terms of employment, taking into account unemployment rates among recent and experienced grads, earnings, and likely job growth this decade. The list contains a few surprises—sure, fine arts won't get you far, but neither will hospitality management:

1. Fine arts (12.6% unemployment among recent grads; recent grads earn an average $30,000)
2. Drama and theater arts (7.8%, $26,000)

Even more so than young men, says Pew survey

(NEWSER) - Among today's young people, more young women are eager to rake in cash than are their male counterparts. Some two-thirds of 18- to 34-year-old women say a successful, high-paying job is "one of the most important things" or "very important" to them, a Pew report finds, compared to 59% of young men. That's a change from 1997, when 56% of women and 56% of men were equally keen on high pay. A Pew rep chalks the difference up in part to women's increased education levels. More»