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Smart Money Picks 10 Rising Careers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-to-do dept.

jonathanjo writes "Smart Money announces the ten hot jobs they see rising in the next decade. Among them, many familiar to slashdotters (wireless engineer) and several of those are of dubious ethical value (data miner, IP lawyer). "Forensic Accountant" even made accounting sound cool! But why oh why did I give up on being an Adventure Travel Guide to be a web designer? D'ohh!"

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  1. Don't Pick a Career Because It's "Hot" by pnatural · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you're going to work for the Man for 30+ years, you'd be better off finding out what you really love to do, and work towards being the best that you can be at that. Anything else says you're just in it for the money. That's certainly not a crime, but it will probably show in your work when compared to someone who really does love what they do.

    Just my US $0.02.

    1. Re:Don't Pick a Career Because It's "Hot" by datastew · · Score: 5, Insightful

      My sentiments exactly. To succeed in a competitive job market, you need the extra edge that comes from having true passion for what you do.

      Back when I was in high school, the "hot jobs" of the next ten years always included "systems analyst." Being the contrarian that I am, I predicted a glut of "systems analysts" and tried my hand at Mechanical Engineering. Only after "surviving" as a Mechanical Engineer for four years in college and three years working did I finally admit that I was hard-wired to be a systems analyst.

      The moral: find what you love to do and ignore the Hot Careers lists.