As the stage of specialty selection for universities approaches, one of the most important questions for applicants is choosing a specialty that promises high income and a successful career in the future. In society, it is usually thought that specialties with high passing scores are more promising. However, there are also many specialties that see serious demand in the labor market, but have relatively low passing scores and create opportunities for high earnings in the future.
Elmin Nuri, a researcher in education, director of the AzEdu.az education portal, told Modern.az that such specialties can be found in almost all specialty groups.
According to him, a number of specialties in engineering, information technologies, agrarian industry and agriculture in the I specialty group are not sufficiently appreciated by applicants, despite their future prospects:
"Today, specialties such as agronomy, winemaking, plant growing, agrochemistry in the I specialty group may be looked down upon. But I absolutely do not consider this approach correct. The practical strength of these specialties, their position in production, is superior to many specialties with high passing scores. There are other specialties that we can list in the I specialty group, whose passing scores are not fully adequate with their future prospects. For example, we can cite energy engineering as an example. This specialty can further increase its effectiveness, especially in the direction of green energy management."
The expert stated that there are also specialties in the RI subgroup that are overlooked, but whose specific weight will increase in the future labor market:
"Specialties such as process automation and robotics, mechatronics remain in the shadow of others. For some reason, applicants do not pay much serious attention to these specialties when choosing in the RI subgroup. But I think that the attitude to the issue should be completely different."
According to Elmin Nuri, a similar situation is observed in the IV specialty group. Many applicants overlook other promising directions because they only target the medical specialty:
"There are specialties in the IV specialty group that, although they do not attract the attention of many now, promise great prospects for the future. Their place in the labor market and high profitability are already visible. Veterinary medicine, biotechnology and pharmacy can be examples of this."
The education researcher emphasized that the main factor determining future salary is not only the diploma:
"This also depends on the personal skills of the applicants who will choose these specialties. For example, veterinary medicine is a fairly high-income specialty. But if a student who chooses this specialty does not work on himself, does not take advantage of various programs, does not master his profession at a higher level than others, he cannot be successful in the labor market. These details are valid for all specialties. The main motive that makes a specialty valuable is the student's approach to it."
Elmin Nuri added that he would recommend five specialties that he considers to have a bright future, even if their passing scores are relatively low, to an applicant who has to make a choice this year. According to him, mechatronics and robotics, data analytics, electronics engineering, biotechnology and veterinary medicine are in the top five of that list.
