What jobs out there is paying?(career change)

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So I am tired of this working b.s. What jobs out there are paying some good money with a two year or four year. I am 25 and i am going back to school so I want to get something that is gonna let me get out of school making some good money. I like computers, cars, art, and technology related things. I wouldn't mind having a business but what could I do that would make some money. Give me some constructive advise. The normal IA b.s is acceptable as long as you have a good statement before or after.

cliffs: 25 and looking for a career.

[Sammich]

nursing is a good field

[AirMax95]

Computer Science, IT, etc.....not going anywhere.

Logistics, Accounting or Finance (with a focus).

[toxxxic]

anything with computers & technology - move to india & you can have a job & get paid 1.75/hr...

if you like cars, remember gas prices. go with a company like honda or toyota ;)

[redpanda]

IT is where it's at lol. Technology keeps advancing everyday so this career will never fall out

[guinness]

IT is where it's at lol. Technology keeps advancing everyday so this career will never fall out

he is correct.eventually computers will be running alot of the day to day operations of the world and there will always need to be people on hand who can maintain,troubleshoot,program,repair,connect,etc. all of them because they sure as hell can't do it themselves!!my career is in the IT field and i only have an associates degree.the company i work for gave me a job right out of college,watched my performance,and i struck a deal with them.they ended up paying for my certifications and i owed nothing back to them for it.now that i have my degree along with my certifications,they gave me a HUGE pay raise,and i make not much less than 200k a year.seriously,you should look into that field.it's promising,bright,always changing,growing,and needing people to fill or develop new positions and programs!!!

[DevilK9]

IT - lucrative as you advance, but very competitive job market. Will never dry up, but plenty of glass ceilings unless you specialize in a certain system (such as SAP)or get into the consulting field.

Art - who does it for the money except for Thomas Kincaid?

Cars - currently the auto industry is in a funk. I work within this industry and am looking for a new job. I'll more than likely have to move outside the auto world, cuz jobs are very very sparse.

Accounting - BINGO!! You will always be able to find a job if you like processing paper, orders, crunching numbers and are really attracted to cubicles. Finance is a good sector, but only if you like to remain nameless within an organization.

That's my 1/50th of a dollar.

[BanginJimmy]

If you have a clean history then you could always get an accounting degree and looking into federal law enforcement. You could also branch off into tax law with that accounting degree and make your cash doing other peoples taxes for a rediculious amount of cash.

[AirMax95]

If you have a clean history then you could always get an accounting degree and looking into federal law enforcement. You could also branch off into tax law with that accounting degree and make your cash doing other peoples taxes for a rediculious amount of cash.

Hells yeah to the tax accounting. Our lady charges $350+ per person!

[DevilK9]

If you have a clean history then you could always get an accounting degree and looking into federal law enforcement. You could also branch off into tax law with that accounting degree and make your cash doing other peoples taxes for a rediculious amount of cash.

Sorry, I just find it ironic that you recommend the field of tax law, yet have a fair tax banner in your signature.

You do realize that the Fair Tax (which I 98% agree with) would completely demolish the tax preparation industry...right.

[BanginJimmy]

I do know that, but I am also a realist and I know that the fairtax isnt coming for at least another 10 years. There is also ALOT more than just income taxes when you think of tax law or accounting.

[JennB]

I'm an accountant and I haven't done an income tax return other than mine and a few family member's since I left public accounting 3 years ago.

Even when I was in public accounting... what do you think we all do for the other 9 months of the year?


Anyway... carry on and good luck finding something.

[4dmin]

IT is good but the market is flooded with GOOD IT people - if you want to make good money in this field you need good experience or need to have a niche - avg pay for IT is good enough for most to live on - school isn't required but a plus; experience needed

Medical field is where it is at - benefits + good pay + job security - schooling required

Truck driver or Crane Operator - both can make excellent money - my father makes about 80k a year driving a truck - no degree needed

Sales - highly competitive and still the highest paying field overall and degree isn't needed

Retail Mgmt - benefits + good pay for most people but one you need to produce like a Sales person and hours suck - no degree needed

[slowinmidga]

Get a business degree and work for the federal government like me!

Good benefits, Fitness leave every week, flex time, good pay, and easy as crap

[Slow Motion]

plus one to all you IA mofo's....Any more thoughts, comments, experience that can be added to this?

[Slow Motion]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to PBS again.

Next time foo..

[Vteckidd]

Im going to school for INTL business and logistics.

Interesting field and with China becoming more an more rapidly the center of the manufacturing world..................youget the idea

[Lucky DAWG]

Law School for Environmental Law.



With the present situation of everything going green and the world becoming a smaller and smaller place, there is a lot of money to be made in this field if you are good at it.

[Humphrizzle]

If I were you, I'd get into the money making business.. heard it makes good money

[AirMax95]

Im going to school for INTL business and logistics.

Interesting field and with China becoming more an more rapidly the center of the manufacturing world..................youget the idea

You can hire me! I love it, hence I am letting my job send me to GSU for my MBA in Managerial Sciences, Concentration - Operations Management. While there I plan to rack up on Int'l business courses.

Where are you going for your LOGT coursework?

[DevilK9]

I'm an accountant and I haven't done an income tax return other than mine and a few family member's since I left public accounting 3 years ago.

Even when I was in public accounting... what do you think we all do for the other 9 months of the year?


Anyway... carry on and good luck finding something.

Dude..I said tax attorney...which means you're a attorney..and you deal solely with taxes. I'm sorry that was so difficult to understand.

No sh't there's more to accounting than taxes...like....paying vendors late, losing purchase orders and....having a boot up your ass!! (j/k)

I'm glad some of y'all like the paper pushing, number crunching lifestyle because that's the worst part of my day!

[DevilK9]

If I were you, I'd get into the money making business.. heard it makes good money

I'll get you in on the ground floor!

[JennB]

Wow, thanks for jumping on my post for no reason at all. :rolleyes: So much for trying to be helpful and give a little input to the situation.

I wasn't even replying to you, I was replying to the post above mine.



Anyway, as for IT. If you have a good degree and get your foot in the right door, you can make a lot. We hire our GA Tech grads at a pretty healthy salary and they usually are at 6 figures in just a few years. It depends on your specialty though, parts of the field are so saturated.

It's all about what you like though. I was great at programming and have a degree in Computer Science but working in it was awful. I couldn't do it. I went for it because it was easy and the hottest field around at the time but once I actually had to do it for a living, even though the pay was good (but, I make twice as much now so I made the right move), I had to get out and find something else. I was bored out of my mind.

Some people love it though so it's all about what you can see yourself doing for years and years to come.

[DevilK9]

Wow, thanks for jumping on my post for no reason at all. :rolleyes: So much for trying to be helpful and give a little input to the situation.

I wasn't even replying to you, I was replying to the post above mine.

Sorry for the pre-emptive pounce. I'll neg rep myself...

[Lucky DAWG]

Im going to school for INTL business and logistics.

Interesting field and with China becoming more an more rapidly the center of the manufacturing world..................youget the idea



you should go to University of South Carolina


#1 International Business School

[JennB]

^^ I went there. Not for International Business though. That program is great though. The part of the campus dedicated to it is reeeeeally nice. I really liked going to school there but that's just my opinion. It was just picking up when I was in school there and I probably should have taken some classes in that field. Never too late to go back to school though.

[BUGMAN]

I didn't read every post but I did read your first one. If your not scared of manual labor or anyone else that isn't the Pest Control Industry is awesome.

I dropped out of high school many moons ago because of family issues. I had no experience or college education but worked sweat equity in the field until I had enough experience to take the required exams and then opened my own business. Within a few years you will be making triple digits with ease. Most companies will pay you while they train you which was very beneficial to me since I had a wife and kids to feed.

Even if you don't open your own business most companies will pay for any class you care to take while working for them. Then after the 2 year mark you pass the required exams you can manage a PCO office which pays 70-80k per year with most reputable companies. Heck even the crappy small companies pay 35-50k.

Just my .02 but I have helped 2 people do this so far and the last one has only been in business for 1 year and is making 35k now along with a 10% company profit. The first one has been in business for 2+ years and is getting very close to the triple digit income level.

[AirMax95]

^^^Wanna help a third for part time work?

[BLK JDM]

Get a business degree and work for the federal government like me!

Good benefits, Fitness leave every week, flex time, good pay, and easy as crap


What do you do for the Fed?

[guinness]

Wow, thanks for jumping on my post for no reason at all. :rolleyes: So much for trying to be helpful and give a little input to the situation.

I wasn't even replying to you, I was replying to the post above mine.



Anyway, as for IT. If you have a good degree and get your foot in the right door, you can make a lot. We hire our GA Tech grads at a pretty healthy salary and they usually are at 6 figures in just a few years. It depends on your specialty though, parts of the field are so saturated.

It's all about what you like though. I was great at programming and have a degree in Computer Science but working in it was awful. I couldn't do it. I went for it because it was easy and the hottest field around at the time but once I actually had to do it for a living, even though the pay was good, I had to get out and find something else. I was bored out of my mind.

Some people love it though so it's all about what you can see yourself doing for years and years to come.

again,the IT field is the way to go in the long run of EVERYTHING!!!before you know it,machines will be the basis of most operations in the future.in order for those machines to run,they need to be programmed,connected,networked if needed to be over several miles whether wirelessly or wired,and maintained.so,the computer science and engineering field is where it is.besides,with the development of the nanotechnologies that have taken huge steps in just the past 1-2 years,computers are going to be even that much more important.i do agree that programming does suck and is very boring after like 2 hours into your day.i did that for a little while during my internships.everyone just needs to decide what it is that really makes them smle or lighten up at the slightest idea of doing it for a living.just make sure it is a realistic idea and not a pipe-dream.i first wanted to go to school at baylor university to get my PhD as a neurosurgeon or an anesthesiologist.however,the out-of-state fees and just the cost alone of those many years of school was WAAAAY too much and unrealistic.just always keep one thing in mind;NEVER let yourself just settle for any degree/education or type of job just because it's there when you know you CAN do better!!!

[JennB]

Here are a couple of good articles/lists to look over that may give you some ideas


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17540959/


Quote from article above "If I were sending my kid to school today I would tell him to get a finance and accounting or a technology degree," says Henderson."


http://www.acinet.org/acinet/oview1.asp?Level=BAplus



I'm an accountant an I love it. Of course I have quite a bit of experience so it's nowhere near as hard as it was right out of school. I sit at my desk with my own window, work at my own pace, do a little traveling here and there, really nice salary, great benefits and most importantly, job security. I will always have a job and the more experience I gain, the easier it gets. You don't have to work in public accounting working our ass off 60 hours a week (though I did that for a while to get the experience on my resume). Financial advisors are in big demand right now as well. A lot of people can't take the painfully boring classes that are required to get into a lot of financial fields though. I know my old firm was recruiting grads from two states over and pretty much fighting for them since there is so much demand and not enough people to fill the jobs.

If you like computers a lot though, go for it. I like what I do but I certainly don't push it on others because it just doesn't suit a lot of people. I think IT works for a lot more people than finance.

I do like Bugman's suggestion though. One approach is to try something that is necessary but a lot of people don't want to do. That way people *need* you to do something that they won't and you'll earn a good living doing it.

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:ninja: *reading*


The law degree would take longer than 4 years im sure. And intl business i would need to look up on that. Not really into intl affairs, but i could learn to like it.

[slowinmidga]

What do you do for the Fed?

Im a contract specialist......I award govt contracts for items the airforce needs b/c the gov loves to contract out.

[japan4racing]

there is alot of aviation in georgia.. for 2 years of school can make decent money. im civil service for DoD and last year i made almost 56k and our pay scale is about $5-6 less per hour than the atl payscale..just a thought..its not like airplanes are going anywhere anytime soon. and you got a bunch of aviation in atl. lockheed is up in marietta and you got the airport as well as whatever military installations may have civil service job openings....just a thought....its really easy too

[Slow Motion]

there is alot of aviation in georgia.. for 2 years of school can make decent money. im civil service for DoD and last year i made almost 56k and our pay scale is about $5-6 less per hour than the atl payscale..just a thought..its not like airplanes are going anywhere anytime soon. and you got a bunch of aviation in atl. lockheed is up in marietta and you got the airport as well as whatever military installations may have civil service job openings....just a thought....its really easy too

civil service=civil engineer?

[slowinmidga]

civil service=civil engineer?

No Civilian DoD employee....not military

[LightningSpeed]

VALET @ a strip joint!