With summer upon us and recent grads hitting the job boards at an increasing pace as the glitter of the diploma wears off and those student loans inch oh so much closer to being out of deferment, those Philosophy major have to take a second from pondering all of our worldly problems and come back to earth and GET A JOB!!
Philosophy majors often have difficulty translating that major into an actual career considering the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't exactly report on a career in Philosophy aside from the traditional professor or teacher so let's start there.
Being a philosophy teacher or professor is still possibly the most purest career path for philosophy majors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Philosophy teachers and professors earn an average of $66,050 teaching at Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
The northeast is the best location for this occupation which is related to it's relative geographic location to the Ivy League Schools. Philosophy teachers in Rhode Island make an average of $87,670. New York and New Jersey are also closely behind Rhode Island for states that pay Philosophy teachers top dollar.
Philosophy majors are not just limited to careers in Philosophy. Philosophy majors can be found in many different industries such as Law, Business, Healthcare, Government, Information Analysis, and the list goes on and on. Don't let that piece of paper that says your major was in Philosophy hold you back from careers outside of that arena.
We have over 17,000 jobs for Philosophy at JobMommy and you can check those out here or here at one of our job boards.
With summer here the question always arises as to where teens can find jobs. We are going to be profiling a number of large cities starting right here in Atlanta, GA. There is an excellent article by the AJC which can be found here. Also the AJC jobs board is a great place to start which can be found here.
There are also the traditional places that hire teens for the summer.
Golf Courses
Restaurants and Fast Food
Movie Theaters
Other teen and summer hiring specific job sites
JobMommy Jobs
Teens4Hire
Summer Jobs
Of course you could take the grass cutting and lawn care route which is heavily overlooked these days. With a bad economy people are cutting back in all areas and being able to have relatively cheap labor though a teen cutting your grass as oppose to paying a landscaping company to do it is something that would be an easy sell in this economy.
Good luck!
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Air Transportation is set to grow 7.3% between 2006 and 2016 which makes a career in this industry promising. As the Global Economy grows, dependence on Air travel will only increase not only for business purposes but also for personal purposes. The biggest gainers in growth within this industry will be in Management (including Top Executives and Human Resources), Computer specialists, Customer service representatives, Aircraft cargo handling supervisors (try not to lose any bags).
Here is a screen shot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on annual earnings on some careers in the Airline Industry.
Below are links to careers in the airline industry
Delta Jobs: http://deltajobs.net/career_destinations.htm
Airtran Jobs: http://www.airtran.com/Jobs/employment_opportunities.aspx
Southwest Jobs: http://www.southwest.com/careers/
Northwest Jobs: http://www.nwa.com/corpinfo/career/summary.html
United Airlines Jobs: http://www.united.com/page/middlepage/0,6823,1383,00.html?jumpLink=%2Femployment
Continental Jobs: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/company/career/default.aspx
Frontier Jobs: http://www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/work-with-us.do
JetBlue Jobs: http://www.jetblue.com/about/work/
Midwest Jobs: http://www.midwestairlines.com/AboutUs/Careers.aspx
Hawaiian Airlines Jobs: http://www.hawaiianair.com/AboutUs/Pages/Jobs.aspx
United Airlines Jobs: http://www.united.com/page/middlepage/0,6823,1383,00.html?jumpLink=%2Femployment
SkyWest Airlines Jobs: http://www.skywest.com/careers/skywest-airlines-jobs.php
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Jobs: http://www.flyasa.com/careers/
Alaska Air Jobs: http://www.alaskasworld.com/jobs/asjobs/Alaska-Main.asp
Here are a few excellent resources for giving two weeks notice:
From About.com: Resignation Letters - Samples
Click Here.
From Associated Content: How to Write a Two Weeks Notice Letter
How to Write a Two Weeks Notice Letter to Properly Resign from Your Job
Tips and tricks on how to write a professional two weeks notice letter in order to resign from your current job.
Click Here.
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