What career would you suggest

GingerSue · Dec 7, 2004

What about being a vet? Or a dentist? Or a financial consultant? Or a Child & Youth Worker? Or a teacher? Or a lawyer? Or a chef? I met a very happy hairdresser recently. Or a travel consultant? Isn't there a book called the Dictionary of Occupational Titles - maybe check it out.

calmekrazie · Dec 7, 2004

i have a friend who is researching careers and of course she asked me what i thought about nursing because so far she can't think of a career that will provide the "security" that nursing does. she was in IT but was laid off and then she got some type of administrative assistant job and was ran away by office politics. people ask me all the time about nursing because they are miserable in their current jobs that are not related to healthcare. do you guys find that most people are just not happy with their chosen careers? it seems that way to me. i personally like my job, but i would not suggest nursing to everyone. i don't know what to suggest because most people don't seem to like their jobs. what would you guys consider to be a "good" career that offers stability and job satisfaction? i have a sister in college struggling with the same issue. what kind of career would you recommend to your children? i appreciate your responses

Hi Angel

You can also recommend the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It's in most libraries and can be accessed on line.

angel337, MSN, RN · Dec 7, 2004

What about being a vet? Or a dentist? Or a financial consultant? Or a Child & Youth Worker? Or a teacher? Or a lawyer? Or a chef? I met a very happy hairdresser recently. Or a travel consultant? Isn't there a book called the Dictionary of Occupational Titles - maybe check it out.

thanks for suggesting the book. it may be helpful for my sister because she is already in college. but my friend is alot older and some careers would be very hard to attain for her ....like medical school for dentistry. she definitely couldn't be a teacher or a vet :) your income as a hairdresser can be very unstable. anyway thanks alot.

NiobiusSwan · Dec 10, 2004

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/

That is the link to the online Occupational Outlook handbook...it's great, you can type in any career and find out salary ranges, outlook, etc.

actioncat · Dec 10, 2004

What about respiratory therapy or radiography--( ultrasound tech seems to pay especially well around her).

There seems to be as much as a shortage with those positions as with nursing, but fewer wait lists for education programs.

NiobiusSwan · Dec 11, 2004

Before I was accepted to nursing school, I was pursuing my associates in respiratory therapy. There was no wait list, and it took 2 years flat. Clinicals started the third semester. I loved it! Had I not wanted to have a wider scope of practice (or for that matter, gotten into my dream school), I would definitely have continued on that path. It is a fascinating field, it pays very well, and as you said, no waiting lists. Where does your friend live? There is a vocational school that has campuses across the country that has an excellent RT program, she may have one near her.

acgemt · Dec 11, 2004

I wouldn't recommend nursing to someone who is just finding a career change and "security". You have to want to be a nurse. I would tell your friend to look inside of her and see what interests her most. Hopefully that will guide her into the future.

explorer · Dec 11, 2004

thanks for suggesting the book. it may be helpful for my sister because she is already in college. but my friend is alot older and some careers would be very hard to attain for her ....like medical school for dentistry. she definitely couldn't be a teacher or a vet :) your income as a hairdresser can be very unstable. anyway thanks alot.

What about becoming an LPN. Not as much time required for training and gives you an opportunity to find out if you like nursing. If you like nursing you can then go on to become an RN.

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