What jobs are available with a finance and international affairs major?

*Is a major in Finance worth it? I am a college freshman, still scared about finding jobs?

• I was going for Nutrition, but the job availability is very slim.. so I was thinking finance. No, I am not that strong in math but I am very willing to practice (and at least numbers in finance are real verses other mathematics for science and medical classes, thank God). Plus, I thought it would be interesting to be a finance manager (I maybe just want to manage money but I don't know THAT much about the field). I am not crazy about the jobs in demand now (nursing, business, healthcare). These are extremely competitive and hard to get into... I researched so much I find myself depressed. I thought maybe finance major would be good (don't want accounting really...) because I do want to learn more about money--how to manage it personally and learn about good money habits and stuff. Would that be good--having a job like that that makes pretty decent money while actually learning something useful? That's why i thought about finance. I really want to make a decent living though. Anything making decent money takes math skills anyway if you think about it.. might as well go for something that is interesting. I am worried about finding jobs in anything I do... with all adults talking about how hard it is keeping work up and bills and everything I find myself scared of literally everything..

• Answer:

  Oh dear, you should choose what you feel you'd be best at, not base your decision only on job opportunities. The medical field is continuing to grow, I find your statement about job availability quite strange. Often times a major is a choice that many people don't work at. My husband was a Botany major and he ended up a software engineer. Don't choose what we think, look at your options and decide what would suit you best. If you are depressed you a re just trying too darn hard and you are overthinking it rather than following what you do know. An education is not job training, it is an education - use your time to get the best education you can. And it's three years away, things could be very different then. Stop your worrying, it's not serving you in any way. Just follow your studies, choose what suits you best and stop being analytical, it's causing you too much pain. Besides, just look at what's happening to you - finance has practical and analytical applications and it's making you crazy - do you really want to spend a life doing that.