Just to reiterate, all you soon-to-be college grads: your chances of employment are slim to none! But there might be a silver lining to the plummetting college labor market — if you’ve got a fondness for new drugs and old people, that is.

The Daily Beast has the good news in the form of the top 10 Hot and Not Jobs. The rankings are crafted from three years of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for more than 750 career fields, and adjusted for total employment and median wage shifts. By some miracle, print journalist doesn’t figure into the latter category, although fine artists, textile workers and engine repairmen might want to start checking the classifieds. Oil and gas drill operator took the crown of highest-growth job, followed by disease researcher, movie producer, food scientist and pharmacist.

For those of you who didn’t center your career goals around the energy boom or America’s aging demographics, cheers to bong rips in your parents’ basement until the economy improves.

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