Mid-life career change... What would you change to?

[Edog537]

I want to be a Democrat. I want to sit around and do nothing. If I am really good at it I can aspire to be racist and burn things down and assault people. But I have been told that will be a hard road for me to travel. There are only two things holding me back.

1. I have average intelligence that I am working to lower to acceptable levels
2. I am afflicted with Caucasionism.

#Keephopealive

 

[DinkyDau]

Life is a Journey and filled with many challenges..Life grows shorter the older you get, I have found out after working so many years..Best be happy and rewarded for what you do and what you accomplish..My mistake was that I worked my ass off to long..Take a look at what your priority's are and have you achieved them? Make the time to enjoy life before your no longer able..It's not always about how much you make Rather,,Are you happy and comfortable with what you have? I wish you only the best, take time and smell the roses and enjoy life while you still can...

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

After a long time in the US Army I did transition to the field of nursing, especially to become a nurse anesthetist (CRNA = Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist).

Pay is excellent, you can literally make as much as you want if you're willing to do the travel work, it's really good even with an 8 hour / day gig. Not bragging, but you'll make more than a lot of physicians. But don't worry, no one will ever forget that you are not "a doctor".

I also taught at MCG and Mercer, and the question I got a lot was "What's the quickest way to become a CRNA?"

Get a 2 year Associate's RN (Registered Nurse) degree. NOT an LPN degree, nothing against LPNs, but you need RN experience. Then go work in an ICU, the higher the acuity the better. Cardiac and Shock Trauma ICUs are great experience builders. While working in the ICU do an on-line RN to BSN completion program. Apply for CRNA school when you're about a year out, just as long as you'll have your BSN and two years of experience when the anesthesia program starts. Bust your butt in school. Graduate, go work in a place that'll give you great overall experience, then see about doing locums tenens work if you don't mind traveling. Otherwise look at adulatory surgery centers.

Don't think you're too old. At MCG I had one student who was over 50 when they entered the program. Lots of young 'uns, but I had several seasoned students.

Then make paying off any student loans your priority. I'm blessed that I owe nothing on anything. No student loan, mortgage, car payment. Not bragging, and trust me, I've earned it. I don't live in a mansion in Chateau Elan, but my life is fine enough not having any debt.

Also, ask God what He wants you to do. He may have given you a passion for something that is where He wants you to work. I thought I was going to stay in the Army, and even let them pay for dental school. The Lord had other options.

 

[wade_660]

I’d be a HVAC tech if I had it to do over again. I’d learn the trade inside and out and start my own business doing primarily trouble calls.


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[TresMonos]

Learn to either weld or run a CNC machine

 

[The Old Jaybird]

Medical tech field. The baby boomers still have a couple more decades of declining health to be taken care of. CRNA, learn to do CAT scans, that type of stuff

 

[coach482]

Marry a rich widow!

 

[gregmanz]

I’d find something that has heat and air condition

I would of probably stayed in pre med honestly, that was a bad choice


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[palmettomoon]

I want to be a Democrat. I want to sit around and do nothing. If I am really good at it I can aspire to be racist and burn things down and assault people. But I have been told that will be a hard road for me to travel. There are only two things holding me back.

1. I have average intelligence that I am working to lower to acceptable levels
2. I am afflicted with Caucasionism.

#Keephopealive

1.) I've been hanging around some Democrats so as to learn how to "act" less intelligent. I tried actually lowering my I.Q. but I failed at that.
2.) I haven't worked in a year and I plan to spend the summer developing a really deep tan so I might be able to pass myself off as a member of the protected class and not an evil Caucasian. Should make it easier to find a job, especially with my mastery of ebonics.

 

[gh1950]

The two things I'd rather do, don't pay enough to survive. Teacher or Forest ranger.
Go to law school and practice real estate law.

Law school is a dead end right now unless you know you are going to be in the top 10% of a top school.



Too many lawyers, too few jobs. Law schools are closing, Even good schools are cutting the size of their classes.

The work is getting centralized in big law firms because that's what the big institution clients want. Real estate is a good example. The lender prepares all the forms, sends them to you, you print them out, and get paid a flat fee for the closing and that fee keeps going down because of market pressure.

Have no idea what OP's interests are but teaching is a good choice. Even a skilled craftsman can get a job teaching in technical school without the education background.

For the mechanically inclined, from what I can see, small engine repair is going to do nothing but grow.

Teachers in GA vest in the retirement system in 10 years.