Career help

[steveo]

Hello all. I am thinking of a career change and want to get some answers from some pros. Let me give you a little background on myself and the reason this choice is so hard.

I am 33 years old and currently a professional pilot. I enjoy my job but am getting sick of my schedule. Seven day of work followed by seven days off. During those seven days of work I am away from home. My wife I are thinking about having kids and I don't want to be away for that amount of time and I'm sure she does not want to be alone with a young child for that long either. The reason this decision is so hard is if I quit flying I am done for good due to FAA currency rules, the aviation job market and salary. Aviation is the only industry (I know of) were you start at the bottom of the pay scale with every new job regardless of you experience. Enough about my background here are some questions I was hoping you could help me with.

-What is the best way to get started in this field? LPN or ASN? My long-term goal is a BSN but I would like to get the cash flowing ASAP. My plan is to complete all my prerequisites and online classes until I have to make the decision to continue flying or start the actual nursing program. Does this sound like a good Idea or would the LPN to ASN or BSN work better.

-How does one choose the area of nursing the work in? (I.e. Neonatal, surgical, ER.) Is it a bid process?

-Is there a difference in job duties between a RN with an ASN vs. BSN?

-Also is a salary difference between the two?

-What is the ballpark starting salary I can expect?

Thanks for your help in advanced!

Steve