Choosing a career path can be challenging. Half of all college students change their majors at least once as they travel the sometimes bumpy road that will lead right degree. If you want to follow your dreams as well as provide for a certain future, take heart. As long as human beings continue to inhabit the planet, there are many worthwhile and fulfilling jobs that will never go away.

择业也是一种挑战。大部分大学生至少都会更改一次专业，正如他们在找到正确的方法之前都会做不少弯路一样。如果你既想追随梦想，又想有一个美好的未来，那么鼓起勇气去努力吧。只要人类继续生活在地球上，就有很多工作值得你去追求，他们将永远存在着。

Accountant 会计师

As long as there are taxes, there will be a need for skilled accountants to work with clients, helping them keep their books in order. While accounting technology becomes more sophisticated many accountants also assist clients with the technological aspects of record keeping and tax preparation. An online degree can prepare you for this field by providing accounting coursework and career training. Many assistant accountants begin with training and an associate's degree. Armed with a bachelor's degree in accounting, you could make an average annual salary of $63,180, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics （BLS）.

只要有税务的存在，就需要会计师与客户打交道，帮助他们做账。随着会计技术发展得越来越复杂，很多会计师也帮客户做技术方面的记录以及税务筹划。通过参加在线会计教程培训，可以获得相关的学位证书，从而帮助你进军会计市场。很多会计师助理都是从参加培训并获得第二学位证书开始的。根据美国劳动统计局的资料，如果你有会计学士学位证书的话，年收入可达$63,180.

Computer Support Specialist 电脑支持专家

If you thrive on helping your friends and family solve their computer woes, consider becoming a computer support specialist. With computers playing such an important part of daily life, computer support specialists provide their clients much needed technical assistance. As a computer support specialist, you will meet with clients in person or answer questions remotely, via Internet, or on the phone. Many computer support specialists either have a bachelor's degree in computer science or an associate's degree in a computer-related program. In 2007, computer support specialists made an average annual salary of $45,300, according to the BLS

如果你经常为你的朋友和家人解决电脑问题，那么考虑从事电脑支持专家的工作吧。电脑在现代生活中起着很大作用，电脑支持专家可以为客户提供所需的技术帮助。作为一名电脑支持专家，你可以亲自去拜访客户，也可以通过网络或电话远程为客户答疑。很多电脑支持专家都是持有电脑专业以及电脑编程的双学位。根据美国劳动局统计数据显示，2007年，电脑专家的平均年薪是$45,300.

Entrepreneur 企业家

To be an entrepreneur you need to be an independent, outgoing risk taker as you establish your own business or company. Although it may be hard to know whether a business will succeed, there will always be a need for a variety of goods and services and businesses to supply them. An online degree in business can help make your dreams a reality, as you earn your associate's or bachelor's degree. Although salaries can vary greatly with the self-employed, small business owners made an average annual wage of $36,000 to $75,095 in 2008, according to Pay Scale.

要成为一个企业家，在开创你自己的公司的时候你必须成为独立的、外向的风险承担者。也许很难知道一份事业是否会成功，但是人们总是会需要大量的商品以及服务。你可以攻读贸易在线学士学位或第二学位，这样可以实现你的创业梦。根据薪级表显示，虽然自主创业的收入有很大的浮动，但是2008年，小企业家的平均年薪还是有$36,000 到 $75,095.

Mechanic 机械工程师

As anyone who commutes or runs to the store knows, we live in a nation of automobiles. If you know the make and model of every automobile that zips by and have an interest in what's under the hood, consider becoming an automotive service technician or mechanic. Automotive service technicians and mechanics diagnose problems with cars and light trucks and fix them. Mechanics need to be analytical, good problem solvers, and willing to work with computerized diagnostic tools and programs as well as traditional tools. You can also specialize in an area such as brakes or cooling systems. Online career training can get you started. Programs range from six months to two years. Mechanics made an average annual salary of $36,480 in 2007, according to the BLS.

不管你是坐车还是步行去商店，任何人都知道我们如今生活在一个汽车的时代。如果你对每个汽车的构造和模型很了解的话，并且对其内部结构很干兴趣，那么就考虑当个汽车维修工程师吧。汽修工程师的工作是发现并解决汽车、卡车的问题。工程师必需具备较强的分析能力，能妥善的解决问题，并且愿意使用电脑诊断工具以及相关电脑程序来代替传统的工具。你也可以专供一个领域，比如车闸修理或冷却系统修理。在线职业培训可将你引入汽修行业。这种配需课程一般需六个月到两年的时间。更具BLS的统计，2007年，汽修工的平均年薪是$36,480.

Paramedic 护理人员

Paramedics make life and death decisions, assessing injuries and providing emergency medical care. To be a paramedic you have to be agile, strong, and be willing to work under pressure. Although the hours can be long, many paramedics find great satisfaction in helping others. An EMT paramedic has usually taken courses in anatomy and physiology and completed a one-to-two-year program -- or the equivalent of an associate's degree. Basic and intermediate certification can get you started in this fast paced, much needed career. According to the BLS, paramedics earned an average of $30,870 annually in 2007.

护理人员每天都和生死打交道，他们查看病情，提供医疗急诊。一个合格的护理人员，需要动作敏捷，坚强，并且愿意在压力下工作。虽然时间可能会很长，但是很多护理人员在帮助他们的工程中获得了很大的乐趣。一个急诊医生通常需要学习一两年的解剖学，生理学，或持有相关的第二学位证书。对于这个快节奏，高需求的职业领域来说，基础证书或中级证书是你的敲门砖。根据BLS的报告，2007年护理人员的平均年收入是$30,870.

Teacher 教师

As long as human beings continue to have children, there will be a need for teachers. If you enjoy working with young children and want to teach, you can make $50,040 on average annually if you are an elementary school teacher, and $52,450 annually if you are a secondary teacher, according to the BLS. Elementary teachers have the pleasure of teaching all subjects. Secondary teachers also get to follow their bliss. By focusing on specific certification areas, secondary teachers specialize in the subjects they want to teach. Many online programs can get you started towards a bachelor's degree in education and certification.

只要人类不停止生小孩，教师的职业需求就不会停止。根据BLS的调查，只要你喜欢和小孩子在一起，并愿意教他们，那么你就可以获得不菲的年薪。小学教师的平均年薪是$50,040,中学教师的年薪是$52,450.小学教师可以享受教全部的课程的乐趣，中学教师就也可以仿效他们。中学教师只要在其喜欢的领域取得了相关的证书，就可以教他们想教的课程了。很多在线教程帮你获得教育学士学位以及学位证书。

Whatever your calling may be, with the right degree and career training, your career prospects for these much-needed jobs can help keep you from becoming outsourced or even worse, obsolete.

不管你的职业是什么，只要有了适合的学位证书和职业培训，你在这些热门职业的发展前景将会一片大好，这样你就无需再为你的职业担忧了。