Sociologists and other 'Meathead' Majors

[AZRedhawk44]

I have a degree in Southeast Asian Atlantean Woven Basket Trade Routes and Passive Aggressive Behavior in pre-historic Mesopotamian Pornographic Lithography.

Not really, but I do have a BA in "Asian Studies."

And despite being a demanding and pushy @$$hole to work with, I make almost $90k a year and haven't been unemployed since getting my first job out of college.  And I make a good living in a career field I have not studied formally, ever, my entire life.  Unless you count that BASIC class in 7th grade or the typing class in 9th grade.

Art History types and their ilk are jobless or working at menial jobs because they are unable to adapt to the demands of the job marketplace.

Some day I'd love to apply my work in DB Administration/Development to some sort of short-term project in Japan.

But for now, I know that the demand for "Asian Studies" graduates just ain't high.

Some Sociologists and Basket Weavers need to realize this about their careers, too.

[Tallpine]

Hey, I've got a BB (Black and Blue) degree from the School of Hard Knox   

Seriously, I have a BA in Accounting and Business Administration, so I work as an aerospace software engineer.

(okay, so the first one makes more sense  )

[RevDisk]

Anything can be used to make a buck.  Some you just have to work harder than others.  Had a professor of sociology that branched off into disaster management, with a strong subset in "after terrorist incidents" management.  Prior to 9/11.  Made good money consulting with FEMA type organizations on the side.  After 9/11, he made REALLY good money doing terrorism consulting. 

Even the most stereotypical basketweaving degree CAN be useful, if the person holding it is willing to work hard and/or find a niche.

[Perd Hapley]

In the USA, all contemporary pharmacy programs offer a PharmD program as the only accredited degree that permits you to sit for the licensing exam.  This is a generally a four-year program, but usually requires two years of prerequisites.  So the typical pharmacy student spends six years in school.

All that for a stock boy with pills?    (Hey, don't yell at me; Jerry Seinfeld said it.)

[seeker_two]

Anything can be used to make a buck.  Some you just have to work harder than others.  Had a professor of sociology that branched off into disaster management, with a strong subset in "after terrorist incidents" management.  Prior to 9/11.  Made good money consulting with FEMA type organizations on the side.  After 9/11, he made REALLY good money doing terrorism consulting. 

Even the most stereotypical basketweaving degree CAN be useful, if the person holding it is willing to work hard and/or find a niche.

I've seriously considered using my BA Psych degree and 15+years of working in mental/correctional institutions to get consulting gigs.....how does one get into consulting, anyway?.....