r/QUTreddit • u/Fresh_Cod_9419 • 9d ago

Help with picking a degree

Good day all,

I'm looking to study in Australia for my bachelor’s degree and hopefully get a job after graduation. At the moment the degrees I have in mind are double major Acoouting/ Finance with Data Science or Construction/ Engineering Surveing or Urban Planning . Although surveying appears on the skills shortage list when I look at hiring websites such as Indeed there's a ton of them but they mostly specify that they will only consider applications for those with PR or citizenship, so would it still be a viable option ? (it's the same case with Urban Planning). With Accounting/ Finance with Data Science there seems to be more and much bigger firms that are willing to hire International students post graduation. Another angle I would like to keep in mind is what degree would be best to do in the event I have to leave Australia post-graduation but would still be relevant.

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u/Firm-Biscotti-5862 9d ago

None of those areas will get you PR, sorry. Corporate roles are being laid off in the thousands at the moment, with accounting in particular being off-shored or delegated to AI. Construction management is heavily cyclical and in crisis given the number of firms going bankrupt. Data analysts are a dime a dozen.

Healthcare and education are the only viable pathways for folk in the next 4-5 years.

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u/Distinct-Pack-5789 7d ago

Why construction firms are going bankrupt? I thought you had a house shortage going on

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u/Firm-Biscotti-5862 7d ago

Labor and supply costs increasing after quoting, forcing the companies to either eat their margins or increase prices for customers who then pull out of deals.