Last month's joblessness rate for people with a college degree or higher was 4.4 percent. But pharmacology graduates face a zero percent unemployment rate. Check out the rest of the most employable majors, below. Some of these careers pay moderate salaries, but the jobs are secure.
Majors and their unemployment rate:
• Actuarial Science--0 percent (This degree deals with the mathematical statistics of insurance.)
• Astronomy and Astrophysics--0 (People in this degree field study stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies.)
• Educational Administration and Supervision--0 percent (This field includes school principals, superintendents, and other administrators.)
• Geological and Geophysical Engineering--0 percent (These majors study how human beings can put the earth to safe and efficient use. For example, they learn how to evaluate a site on which a tunnel, dam, or road might be built.)
• Pharmacology--0 percent (This degree focuses on the science of drugs.)
• School Student Counseling--0 percent (People in this field provide guidance and counseling to students.)
• Agricultural Economics--1.3 percent (This is a branch of economics that deals with land usage, maximizing crop yield while maintaining a good soil ecosystem.)
• Medical Technologies Technicians--1.4 percent (People in this field may also be called a biomedical technician. They detect, analyze, research or treat a wide variety of diseases and medical conditions.)
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology--1.6 percent (This degree deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.)
Adapted from a Yahoo! News article by Liz Goodwin, National Affairs Reporter
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