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Thank you very much! Is the ASN program better money than social work or is it the same? If it is the same pay i'd rather get a BSN

also is occupational therapy harder than nursing?

lol that is exactly why i dont want to get a ph.d becoming a psychologist. i see it as a waste that i would be done with getting a ph.d by the time i'm around 27. I am 19 right now and when i graduate i'll be around 21 and i would need about 5-7 years of trying to get a ph.d and i won't actually start enjoying that money until i'm in my 30's when i get more experience and by then i won't have been living my life because i'll probably have kids. What do you know about occupational therapy? I heard you only need your Masters degree. I know i want to help people and i want to at least make around 50,000 dollars annually. I want to be able to not worry about bills when i am on my own and save for a trip to a different country at least once a year and i'm not sure if i could do that being a social worker. i've read so many reviews on social workers and how they are burnt out and don't like their jobs and it's frustrating!

I am a sophomore and right now a psych major. I want to get a BA in psych however i do not want to become a psychologist because people say psychologist don't make much really and i'd be in all of that debt trying to get a PH.D and I don't know if i'd want that much schooling if I won't make much. So I thought I would get a BA in psych and then get my masters in social work and then get a license and if that didn't work out before even getting my license and i didn't like social work then i would do my best to get into nursing school and combine my degrees of social work and psych and either do case management or just regular nursing. I am not good at math or science at all but i want to make good money. Is it possible for somebody who isn't good at math and science to work hard and do well at a job that involves math and science? I wanted to do social work because i want to counsel people and help people but it seems underpaid. Where i live on salary.com it says that pay with a BA in social work(which i don't need since i have a BA in psych) is $49,460 annually..With a Masters the pay is $58,229 annually and with a license its $52,584 annually. This doesn't make sense..why do licensed clinical social workers make less than someone with only a Masters degree? Is this accurate? anyways can you throw out some ideas of what I can do for a career choice where i help people. I saw somewhere on here people mentioned occupational therapy helps people and you make more money. What exactly do they do and how much do they make, and how long is the schooling? Sorry for all of the questions i'm just overwhelmed and stressed with needing to figure out a major soon!

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i think i am leaning towards lcsw..i need to see what they make.

oh wow thanks and my math is horrible hahaha i need to work on simple things like that. and okay thank you i will check out the site!

thanks i actually heard about this. whats the difference between lisw and lcsw?

so is that around 30,000 annually?

How much do each make and is there really a big difference in what they do? I wanted a job where i can help people mentally, emotionally and physically but i also want to make decent money around 40,000- 50,000..It's not a lot but would able me to pay for bills and maybe even travel once or twice a year hopefully. I wanted to do nursing but i am not sure if i will be good with the math and science. I am a sophomore in college and 19 by the way!

Thanks tish i hope i figure it out soon once i job shadow! Kuniklo: But did they continue to get their ph.ds? and i just dont want to work with only ONE group of people..i feel like thats depressing..working with people who are psychotic all of the time i feel is a bit draining compared to dealing with a mixture of people.

What type of nursing are you in? And can you suggest a type of nurse that i could possibly be or something in the medical field since i want to help others emotionally physically and mentally and want to work with all ages? would it be a waste to have back up incase one degree doesnt work out by getting a ba in psych, a masters in social work and then associates in nursing?

also would it be a waste of a degree to get my psychology degree? thank you for the idea i am going to look at the nearest hospital so i can jobshadow case managers, social workers, nurses, and psychologists in hospitals. i hope i figure this all out soon!

Is it impossible if i am horrible at math and sciences? ive heard of people literally in tears over this major at my university!

this is so stressful do i have time to figure this all out while i am a sophomore in college? i only have 2 more years left