'Mysterious' major, thousands of dollars salary but difficult to get married

The surplus of human resources in many popular majors in China makes it very difficult for graduates to find jobs. In contrast, some majors with low admission scores have better prospects.

In 1995, an institute in Hunan province established a major in Modern Caskets and Funerals. Over the past 20 years, the school has trained and recruited nearly 5,000 graduates into businesses that provide funeral services.

This field of study has low admission scores, but graduates are very "popular".

'Each of our students can get 3 to 4 positions after graduation, it's really not enough demand,' said Mr. To Lap Huy, Deputy Secretary of the Party cell of the School of Funeral Department with Chinanews reporter.

It is known that there are currently about 5 universities in China offering this major at undergraduate level in Hunan, Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing and Anhui.

After China's 2020 Gaokao (Gao Examination), this field of study is ranked in the top 5 subjects with low admission scores, but graduates are very " popular".

Core courses include decomposing technology, anatomy, modern cosmetology, funeral and burial rites, funeral service marketing, funeral psychology.

Students are required to practice and cultivate ethical, intellectual, physical and aesthetic, mental health, mastering the professional theory of funeral services required for funeral technology and management. modern ceremony. Besides, familiarize yourself with the basic skills of practical jobs such as funeral services.

Not popular but very "hot"

The Casket and Burial major is one of the less popular professions. In the eyes of most people, this profession is very mysterious, even scary, so few people care. However, in fact, the employment rate after graduation of this major is very high, some new graduates can easily achieve a salary of over 10,000 yuan/month (about 35 million VND). .

Bach Thu Hang, a graduate student majoring in Caskets and Burial.

Bach Thu Hang, a young man from the Northeast (born in 1995) chose to major in Caskets and Burial because of the high employment rate. In 2015, in the national skill competition, he won the second prize of "Body plastic surgery" because of his good skills. After graduating, he became a professional officer of the Funeral Home in Jiujiang, Jiangxi.

"Having been paid for house meals, the monthly salary at that time was more than 4,000 yuan, higher than the average salary of local workers, and had a lot of time for myself" - Bach Thu Hang said. very satisfied with current job.

He added that among the graduates of the same year, many have gone to work in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and even went to Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Macau to work.

"Actually, if we are professionals and work in a big city, a monthly salary of more than ten thousand is very easy, but the work will be more stressful. And I don't want to live so tired, so I chose to live here. this'.

However, Bach Thu Han felt miserable because he couldn't have a girlfriend yet, and it wasn't even easy to make friends with other people.

'Every time I get in the car, I start a conversation with other people, but after knowing my specialized work, they don't want to talk to me anymore. I hope society can better understand and sympathize with this work,' Bach said.