1. Cultural and Creative Industry Management
In recent years, China's cultural and creative industry has developed rapidly. Cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing are actively promoting the development of the cultural and creative industry and are establishing a number of pioneering cultural and creative industry bases. Although the cultural and creative industry is still an emerging industry in China, it has long been a pillar and even a leading industry in developed Western countries. The United States is the most developed country in the world in terms of copyright industries, and today, the cultural industry in the United States accounts for 27% of GDP.
Employment Directions: Designers, artisans, creative planners, photographers, agents, producers, etc.
2. Exhibition Management
Currently, the global exhibition economy generates over one billion dollars annually. China has become a major exhibition country, with data showing that from 2006 to 2011, the exhibition area in China grew by 48%. The exhibition economy in some major cities and tourist cities in China has begun to take shape, giving rise to a number of relatively mature market entities.
Currently, there is a significant shortage of professional talent in the exhibition industry in China. Therefore, high-end talents with broad thinking, keen insight, foresight, and proficient international communication skills will become highly sought-after composite exhibition talents.
Employment Directions: Curators, project managers, 3D designers, exhibition graphic designers, high-end creative planners.
3. Luxury Goods Management and Marketing
Statistics show that nearly 80% of the world's top luxury brands have entered the Chinese market. The continued development of luxury brands in China requires more professional talent for management. In the next seven to eight years, there will be a talent gap of 45,000 in the domestic luxury goods management industry. Currently, many managers of luxury goods stores in China come from Taiwan, Hong Kong, or abroad. The market will inevitably need localized mid-to-high-level management personnel who understand local consumer psychology and trends, and international talents with overseas educational backgrounds and fluency in one or two foreign languages are in high demand.
Employment Directions: Luxury goods management, fashion buyers, wine management, luxury goods marketing, golf course management, etc.
4. Biotechnology
With the rapid development of biotechnology, there has been a surge in global demand for talent in biological research and development, including genetically modified foods, cloning technology, and gene therapy. In China, there is a particular shortage of talent in fields such as bioengineering, genetic engineering, gene engineering, molecular biology engineering, and traditional Chinese medicine research.
Employment Directions: Biomedical researchers, biomedical development engineers, environmental health and safety experts, etc.
5. Actuarial Science/Statistics
Actuaries are known as the "golden collar among golden collars"; in North America, actuaries can earn over a million dollars or even more. Additionally, accounting is one of the easiest professions to find a job in North America, and foreign-funded enterprises and multinational companies prefer to hire talents with overseas study backgrounds or those holding international professional qualifications.
Employment Directions: Actuaries, data analysts, statisticians, statistical analysts, statistical programmers, project statisticians, financial analysts, financial planners, budgeters in construction engineering, and quotation personnel in trade industries.
6. Finance
There are many types of jobs related to finance, and the finance industry has always been regarded as a coveted "golden bowl". The financial services industry includes seven major types of financial companies: banks, trust companies, credit unions, life insurance companies, property insurance companies, securities companies, and investment agencies. Strong analytical skills and management expertise are required from employees.
Employment Directions: Banks, trust companies, credit unions, life insurance companies, property insurance companies, securities companies, and investment agencies.
7. Business Administration
Business administration is one of the most popular business majors globally, and its graduates have good employment opportunities, making it the first choice for many international students.
Employment Directions: Mid-to-high-level management in large and medium-sized enterprises, human resource management, financial management, marketing planning, product research, market forecasting, and economic quantitative analysis.
8. Computer Science
Computer science can be divided into three directions: computer engineering, information systems security, and network communications. After years of development, computer science has been widely applied across various industries, and IT has always been a popular major worldwide. There are many directions in computer science, such as software, hardware, networking, and information systems.
Employment Directions: Senior programmers, systems analysts, network managers, database managers, software developers, financial analysts, etc.
9. Engineering Majors
According to the 2011 report by the American Association of Colleges and Employers, four of the five highest-paying majors for college graduates belong to engineering. With the continuous acceleration of urbanization in China and the expansion of urban scale, the demand for engineering talent is also growing.
Employment Directions: Design institutes, real estate companies, supervision, on-site construction management, environmental engineers, research and development engineers, urban engineers, construction engineers, etc.
10. Hotel Management
Hotel management is one of the top ten most popular industries globally and has always been a hot employment area internationally. The hotel industry in North America is quite developed, and the scale of the hotel and tourism-related industries in China has also expanded accordingly, with many well-known foreign hotels entering the Chinese market early on.
Employment Directions: Management personnel in various hotels, restaurants, and inns, tourism companies, hotel business negotiations, external liaison services, hotel market research, information services, etc.