網(wǎng)上有個段子：選專業(yè)、選對象、選外賣，是人生中最需要認真做選擇的三件事。
尤其是選專業(yè)，影響之深遠，常常另無數(shù)職場打工人午夜夢回、捶胸頓足：假如當年換個專業(yè)，現(xiàn)在的我會不會更快樂？
其實不止我們，老外其實也常常為專業(yè)這個問題發(fā)愁。
In a recent survey of job seekers by the job-search platform ZipRecruiter, 44% of respondents with college degrees said they regretted choosing their major — with English, communications, sociology, and marketing management falling under the most regretted majors.
在求職平臺ZipRecruiter最近對求職者進行的一項調(diào)查中，44%的大學畢業(yè)生表示他們后悔選擇了自己的專業(yè)，其中英語、傳播學、社會學和市場營銷管理被列為最后悔的專業(yè)。
Within each field, the survey found, the highest-paid respondents were more likely to be happy about their college-major choice.
調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，在每個領(lǐng)域中，高收入者更可能對自己的大學專業(yè)選擇感到滿意。
While many college advisors will tell you that no major is truly useless — even ZipRecruiter found that of those who regretted their choice of major, 72% said they would choose it again — job experts caution against certain majors that limit your career options and salary potential.
盡管許多大學顧問會告訴你，沒有什么專業(yè)完全沒用的——甚至ZipRecruiter也發(fā)現(xiàn)，在那些后悔自己專業(yè)選擇的人中，72%的人表示他們會再次選擇這個專業(yè)——不過，就業(yè)專家警告不要選擇某些專業(yè)，這些專業(yè)會限制你的職業(yè)選擇和工資潛力。
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表演或戲劇藝術(shù)Acting or theater arts
誰能想到外媒竟然會把表演專業(yè)放在第一位？！這要是擱國內(nèi)，能考上中戲北電上戲的表演專業(yè)，還愁以后賺不到錢嗎？日薪不是高達206萬嗎？
不過，能大紅大紫的畢竟是少數(shù)人，也要考慮到那些學了表演但最終無法從事演藝工作的人。
Brianna Doe, a marketing manager at Inventables who's also a certified career coach and mentor for Arizona State University students and recent graduates, told Insider acting and theater degrees weren't likely to provide transferable skills.
布麗安娜·多伊是Inventables的市場經(jīng)理，也是亞利桑那州立大學學生和應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生的認證職業(yè)教練和導師，她告訴Insider雜志，表演和戲劇學位不可能提供可轉(zhuǎn)移技能。
She said the new graduates she'd mentored who studied these fields had struggled to find roles outside theater, especially in the current economic climate, and an internship at a local theater isn't likely to boost your résumé for a corporate role.
她說，她指導過的戲劇專業(yè)應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生都很難找到戲劇以外的工作，特別是在目前的經(jīng)濟環(huán)境下，在當?shù)貏≡旱膶嵙暡豢赡芴岣吣愕穆臍v在企業(yè)中的競爭力。
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電影Film
和表演專業(yè)一樣，它的尷尬之處就是：科班畢業(yè)的學生不一定能吃演員這碗飯，倒是有很多非科班出身的人在該行業(yè)“大放異彩“。這個專業(yè)與上面一樣，都需要豐富的實踐經(jīng)驗。
Film is similar to acting in that you don't need a degree to succeed in the field,Kelly Donovan, who's been a career coach since 2008 and is the principal of Kelly Donovan & Associates, a firm that works with job seekers nationwide, told Insider.
凱利·多諾萬告訴Insider，電影與表演類似，你不需要學位就能在這個領(lǐng)域取得成功，她從2008年開始擔任職業(yè)教練，是為全國求職者提供服務(wù)的Kelly Donovan & Associates公司的負責人。
"Racking up massive student-loan debt for a film degree is risky," she said.Instead, she said to think about the degree after getting some in-the-field experience.
她說：“為了一個電影學位而背負大量的學生貸款債務(wù)是有風險的，”她表示，相反，可以在獲得一些實踐經(jīng)驗之后再考慮這個學位。
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人類學Anthropology
人類學，可以說是最神秘的專業(yè)之一了，可能很多人都不知道人類學究竟是學什么的？具體來說，人類學是研究人及其文化的學科。人類在不同環(huán)境中創(chuàng)造出不同的社會、政治、經(jīng)濟制度和宗教體系，而人類學者則通過比較研究，找出這些文化制度之間的異同，從而探求人類存在的本質(zhì)。
If you want to get a job as an anthropologist, you'll likely need to go to graduate school. Otherwise, Donovan said, your bachelor's won't be useful.
如果你想找到一份人類學家的工作，你可能需要去讀研究生。否則，多諾萬說，你的學士學位就沒有用了。
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文明研究Civilization studies
文明研究又是什么專業(yè)？感覺有點類似考古學，而考古學這個專業(yè)也是夠復雜。在中國，考古學是歷史學的分支，而在美國和加拿大則被視為人類學的分支之一，在歐洲被當作獨立學科或歷史學的一部分。
Unless you're going into the field of archaeology, Doe said there's not much you could do with a major in civilization studies when trying to land a job because it's such a specific area of study — the degree focuses on how the world and civilization have evolved and is designed for those who want to work in archaeology.
多伊說，除非你要進入考古學領(lǐng)域，否則在找工作時，你的文明研究專業(yè)能做的不多，因為它是一個非常具體的研究領(lǐng)域——該學位側(cè)重于世界和文明是如何演變的，是為那些想從事考古學工作的人設(shè)計的。
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哲學Philosophy
Philosophy is another niche degree that isn't much use outside the field if you don't pair it with a graduate degree. According to Doe, it's not worth spending the money if you don't plan on working in that field. While some skills the degree teaches, such as critical thinking and analysis, are useful, it might be hard to market yourself outside academia.
哲學是另一個小眾的學位，如果你不讀到研究生，在這個領(lǐng)域之外沒有什么用處。根據(jù)多伊的說法，如果你不打算在該領(lǐng)域工作，就不值得花這筆錢。雖然哲學所教授的一些技能，如批判性思維和分析，是很有用的，但在學術(shù)界以外可能很難找到工作。
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心理學Psychology
Many roles in the field of psychology require graduate degrees, so if that's not in your plan, Donovan said, it's not the right move because the earning potential is much lower without a graduate degree.
多諾萬說，心理學領(lǐng)域的許多工作都需要研究生學位，所以如果這不在你的計劃之內(nèi)，就不推薦選擇心理學，因為只有本科學位的話，收入要低很多。
"You could still use your knowledge of human behavior to build a strong career in a field like sales, but you could also just earn a business degree and take a few psychology classes as electives," she said.
她說：“你仍然可以利用你的人類行為知識在銷售等領(lǐng)域大展宏圖，但你也可以只修個商學位學位，并選修一些心理學課程。”
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傳播學Communications
Building a career with a communications degree alone can be challenging, Ronnie Green, a retired career counselor for Jewish Community Services, told Insider. She said communications was one of the most common degrees among people who sought career counseling from her.
猶太社區(qū)服務(wù)的退休職業(yè)顧問羅尼·格林（Ronnie Green）告訴Insider記者，僅憑傳播學學位不太具有職業(yè)競爭力。她說，在向她尋求職業(yè)咨詢的人中，傳播學是最常見的學位之一。
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英語English
Majoring in English can be a smart move if you plan to be a teacher or a writer, but it's hard to carve out a lifelong career from this major without going to graduate school, Green said.
格林說，如果你打算成為一名教師或作家，主修英語可能是一個明智之舉，但如果不讀到研究生，很難從這個專業(yè)中開辟出一個終身從事的職業(yè)。
An English degree can serve you well in careers related to writing and content creation, such as journalism, web-content writing, copywriting, technical writing, or grant writing. But students who aren't sure what they want to do after graduation should go with a business major because that comes with more-transferable skills, Doe said.
英語專業(yè)可以在與寫作和內(nèi)容創(chuàng)作相關(guān)的職業(yè)中得到很好的應(yīng)用，如新聞、網(wǎng)絡(luò)內(nèi)容寫作、文案寫作、技術(shù)寫作或資助寫作。但是，不確定畢業(yè)后想做什么的學生應(yīng)該選擇商科專業(yè)，因為可以學到更多的可轉(zhuǎn)移技能，多伊說。
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歷史學History
Like an English degree, history is useful only if you want to get a job related to history. You might also need a graduate degree for some of those roles, such as professor, librarian, or lawyer.
與英語學位一樣，歷史學只有在你想從事與歷史有關(guān)的工作時才有用。有些工作還需要讀到研究生學歷，如教授、圖書管理員或律師。
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室內(nèi)設(shè)計Interior design
Interior design is another specific degree that's useful pretty much only if you go into the field.
室內(nèi)設(shè)計是另一個特定的學位，幾乎只有在你從事室內(nèi)設(shè)計時才有用。
"You're not going to get your return on investment," Doe said, adding that you're better off going with a graphic-design degree.
“你很難得到相應(yīng)的回報，”多伊說，并補充說最好選擇平面設(shè)計學位。
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市場營銷Marketing
There are plenty of career options in marketing, but Doe said the field was rapidly changing." You can't even really read a book about marketing and expect it to be completely irrelevant by the time you're done," she said.
市場營銷有很多職業(yè)選擇，但多伊說這個領(lǐng)域正在迅速變化。“你甚至不能真的讀一本關(guān)于市場營銷的書，并期望在讀完時它完全不相關(guān)，”她說。
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