Merry old English: how English majors possess the most versatility in a changing job market. From the article:

As hiring has declined across nearly every field, new data suggests that liberal arts graduates may be best suited to adapt.

LinkedIn provided an analysis of its hiring data to Investopedia, comparing hiring rates and versatility across the 20 most popular majors among recent bachelor’s degree graduates….

The analysis found hiring has fallen for all 20 majors since December 2019. Health professions and education majors held up best, with hiring down 16%, the smallest decreases of any major. But both rank near the bottom in versatility: just 21% of health professions graduates and 34% of education graduates work outside their field’s top two industries.

English is the most versatile major: 69% of its graduates work outside the field’s top two industries, the highest share of any major. Hiring for English majors has fallen 21% since December 2019, near the middle of the 20 majors….

Engineering majors are in a tougher spot, with the largest hiring drop at 25%. Engineering also ranks low on versatility: about 41% of its graduates work outside the field’s top two industries, third-lowest among the 20 majors….

As jobs for recent college graduates change to incorporate new technologies, versatility is an advantage, LinkedIn researchers say.

h/t Robert Townsend

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