MAMAYBE

Thank you again for the advice. I have been going back and forth about all of this for a couple of years at least. And as a couple have mentioned, the salary cut may not be the best idea for me but I am not sure how else I would be able to jump to another field without losing some money. I also realize it is not all about money, it is about me being happy. I have alot to think about. The only reason I am driving myself crazy is because I really want to obtain my Associate's, and I figured while I am obtaining it, I can at least change careers as I am not happy with my current field. I am 37 by the way, so I feel like this is a perfect time/age for me to change careers into something I will do for the rest of my life and hopefully retire from. However, I do have a husband and a 2 year old, so what I decide to do will effect my family also. My mind always goes back to nursing, but just really worried after all of that hard work, I would not be able to handle it which I think is why I thought about MA, because it would not be as hard. But I also do not want to avoid it simply because I am afraid it will be really hard. Someone mentioned pharmacist, but that requires ALOT of school. I apologize if my posts sound like babbling, I am trying to get my thoughts all out at once :) I appreciate all of the advice.

Thank you for your responses so far. I really just want to be happy and the legal field, although the pay is well, is not making me happy at all. I fully expect to not make alot of money if I do decide on MA. I feel like the only reason I thought about nursing was because of the pay, and that is not a reason to get into nursing. I would like to help people, but not as directly as nurses do. It may be a good idea for me to see if I could shadow in different positions just to make sure. The main reason I am hesitant about nursing is that I am afraid I will not be able to handle the nasty stuff (I know real mature :) ) and also in my area, NJ, you really need a BSN. I would like to be able to change careers with getting my Associate's. My CC has a Medical Asssitant Associate's that you can get. I am already taking pre-reqs, completed Eng Comp 1 and 2, Intro to Psychology, Medical Terminology and will be starting Intro to Sociology on the 25th. I am trying to take the pre-reqs that will go towards alot of different careers. Looking forward to more replies : ) Thanks again.

Hi everyone, new here. I am debating going into a Medical Assisting program. I am now in the legal field as an administrative assistant, have been for a very long time but I have always been intrigued by the medical field. I enjoy helping people, which I do get to do in my job now, however, it is all attorneys and just find the entire atmosphere unrewarding. When they get upset, I get really mad because come on, really, it is not life or death. I guess I have just been needing a change for a really long time and am now really burnt out by it. So, to get to the point, I have always thought about going to school to become a Medical Assistant. I have also gone back and forth between Nursing, Surgical Tech and even Coding. Coding looks very boring and just "another desk job", so I cancelled that out. Nursing, I would love but honestly do not think I could handle all that goes with it. Surgical Tech looked interesting, but cannot see myself standing in an OR confined in all of that gear on my face. So, I go back to Medical Assisting. However, I have always known that they do not pay well. But is it worth it to get into something I would enjoy even though it doesn't pay well? I make pretty good money doing what I am doing now so it would be hard to give up, but I am NOT happy at all. Currently I make almost $25 an hour, hard to give up!! But everything that goes with it is not worth it and very unrewarding. Any advice would be appreciated, or if anyone has gone through the same thing. I hope I did not babble too much :) Thanks!!