Very Conflicted....Lpn or Ma?

[mom3student]

I'm new to allnurses.com but have been reading posts here for a couple of weeks:). I actually found this site while looking up info for Lpn and Ma and this site was mentioned for being really helpful. I am currently enrolled at my local community college taking general education courses. I wanted to get back into school asap so I started with general ed. I'm 28 and have 3 small children, I wanted to start back to school so that by the time I finish my middle kiddo will be ready to start kindergarten and it would be easier to get back to work as daycare cost for two wouldn't be as much of an issue.

So now to my questions:). I know that I want to work in a doctor's office or clinic to me it's an ideal job. I want that M-F 8-5 schedule because as I said my children are still young. Ideally I'd like to work at Obg-yn, family practice, or a cancer treatment clinic. My concerns are do these types of offices tend to hire Ma's or Lpn's more? I've done my research on bls.gov and only 12% of Lpn's work in physicians offices vs. a lot more for Ma's. Is that because doctor offices tend to hire Ma's or because Lpn's tend to choice hospitals, Ltc, over a physicians office? I just want to know which will be the most beneficial for the setting I'd like to work in. Also if anyone has any incite to the pay of Lpn's and Ma's in these settings that would be great. Or any info pertaining to Lpn and Ma's in Mississippi.

Thanks!:)

[mom3student]

Hopefully someone will chime in:). At the moment I'm thinking Lpn is the smartest way to go. I'd still like any info on either though, and how hard is Lpn schooling? I'm pretty good in area's of biology, but my math skills are stuck at basics outside of basic algebra I'm lost! So would Lpn be hard for me?