I chose my major (computer science) because AI was interesting, I like math and puzzles, and the newgrad salary / mid-career salary stats looks good when I was applying. I recommend choosing major based on similar criteria (industry you find interesting + tasks that are enjoyable + lucrative). If you think that mass job automation is 50% likelihood within 7 years. I would recommend going into CS/ML or else get as far away from automatable jobs as you can (plumber).
This is solvable by doing cheap tests, and I expect that all I need to do is cheap test by studying each subject from online courses for a couple of weeks to a month or so”
I chose my major (computer science) because AI was interesting, I like math and puzzles, and the newgrad salary / mid-career salary stats looks good when I was applying. I recommend choosing major based on similar criteria (industry you find interesting + tasks that are enjoyable + lucrative). If you think that mass job automation is 50% likelihood within 7 years. I would recommend going into CS/ML or else get as far away from automatable jobs as you can (plumber).
I actually did already consider industries I find interesting + tasks that are enjoyable and lucrative from when I said this:
“I think I did a good job of considering the majors and minors based off of this article on what to aim for in a dream job and this one on college advice but it’s tough to decide which subjects I’m considering is the best fit for me
This is solvable by doing cheap tests, and I expect that all I need to do is cheap test by studying each subject from online courses for a couple of weeks to a month or so”