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:

  Learning how to manage your money has nothing to do with a college degree in finance & accounting. Learn basic financial management, absolutely. Start by reading Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad series - absolute best for really understaning what you are doing with your money. Go to the library and start your own "personal finance schooling." A concentrated week over spring break will give you a really good start. There is a glut on the job market of MBAs, BBAs, and other degrees in finance & accounting (also HR & marketing). You don't have the "math whiz" talents & skills for it anyway. Forget it. I suspect you would find such a job sheer drudgery. Your talents lie elsewhere. On the other hand, a clinical nutritionist (forget dietician - that's crap & superceded by higher level skills now) with a masters degree is in more demand than you have been lead to believe. Clinical nutritionists in private practice can make $125,000/yr or more with about 10 years experience. Some starting salaries are running $60k or more. How strong are you in sciences - bio, chem, biochem, anatomy & physiology, and more? And you need good math skills, too. No matter what you do, you do need decent skills in math.