Majors/careers for a kid who wants money and work/life balance

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Anonymous wrote:OP here,

Someone, not here, said data science. Any thoughts on that? I feel like it would play to his strengths.

I think the AI risk is huge. There will be some jobs but fewer and fewer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a sophomore who would like to have a comfortable lifestyle. He’s a smart kid, who does well in school, who likes a comfortable lifestyle. He thinks he would be happier with a job he “didn’t hate” that gave him $ to do what he likes on the weekends, than a job he loves with uncertain income, or one with long hours.

He does well in school, math comes easily to him. He’s wondered about careers in data, finance, etc . . . Someone told him patent attorney is a good choice if you want interesting work and a good life style.

Any suggestions for majors and careers that might be a fit?

If you want to be a patent attorney, you probably want an engineering degree.

The best paid patent attorneys are probably litigators.

The venn diagram of engineers that would also make good litigators is pretty small. You are a rare talent and you will be paid like you are a rare talent if you pursue patent law.

Lol. I think many engineers could make decent litigators, but would they want to be? They could do briefing but may be more of a second chair presence. Litigation is not typically for someone who just wants to chill, though.

An engineer that can write persuasively?
Why not get some venture capital firm to fund your start up and sell it to google?

[Anonymous]

Dentist
Plastic surgeon (cosmetic)
property developer

[Anonymous]

DCUM code: smart kid=dumb or mediocre white

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here,

Someone, not here, said data science. Any thoughts on that? I feel like it would play to his strengths.

PP here from the Fortune 500 company. I think data science is a great major, because companies will always need PEOPLE to use tools like AI but also Python, R, and other analytical tools to understand data and make decisions with the information.

AI can’t run itself. My company has 50+ roles at corporate that analyze our business, web traffic, Revenue, customer behavior. These all aren’t going to be outsourced to India or done solely by a sentient computer any time soon. The head of our AI dept has a phd from Stanford in data science/analytics. They don’t hire people with English degrees or without data analysis skills in that department.

[Anonymous]

I don’t work at Mitre but here’s an example job. Government needs these jobs too.

https://share.google/CgMPNBo706qW57b2L

[Anonymous]

Forensic pathologist

[Anonymous]

Just to give OP some perspective, when our 2023 HS grad started college (Fall 2023), at drop-off there were a few sessions for parents. One thing I remember them saying at one of them, "the jobs that your college kids will have after college, don't exist yet."

I believe this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just to give OP some perspective, when our 2023 HS grad started college (Fall 2023), at drop-off there were a few sessions for parents. One thing I remember them saying at one of them, "the jobs that your college kids will have after college, don't exist yet."

I believe this

For most kids that’s simply not true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to give OP some perspective, when our 2023 HS grad started college (Fall 2023), at drop-off there were a few sessions for parents. One thing I remember them saying at one of them, "the jobs that your college kids will have after college, don't exist yet."

I believe this

For most kids that’s simply not true.

There may be a few jobs like this (example, digital marketing didn’t exist when I went to college in the early 90s) but certainly doctor, lawyer, analyst, marketer, Human Resources, etc exist today and will exist in 5+ years. It’s only slightly true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a sophomore who would like to have a comfortable lifestyle. He’s a smart kid, who does well in school, who likes a comfortable lifestyle. He thinks he would be happier with a job he “didn’t hate” that gave him $ to do what he likes on the weekends, than a job he loves with uncertain income, or one with long hours.

He does well in school, math comes easily to him. He’s wondered about careers in data, finance, etc . . . Someone told him patent attorney is a good choice if you want interesting work and a good life style.

Any suggestions for majors and careers that might be a fit?

I have a relative who is a patent attorney, and it does seem to be a pretty decent work life balance, with decent money. If they want something more structured, I'd say that seems like a smart path.

If he's willing to work hard while young and reap the work life balance benefits later, and has a knack for ideas, business major and start your own business has the most potential rewards. But also far less stable, obviously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here,

Someone, not here, said data science. Any thoughts on that? I feel like it would play to his strengths.

PP here from the Fortune 500 company. I think data science is a great major, because companies will always need PEOPLE to use tools like AI but also Python, R, and other analytical tools to understand data and make decisions with the information.

AI can’t run itself. My company has 50+ roles at corporate that analyze our business, web traffic, Revenue, customer behavior. These all aren’t going to be outsourced to India or done solely by a sentient computer any time soon. The head of our AI dept has a phd from Stanford in data science/analytics. They don’t hire people with English degrees or without data analysis skills in that department.

Don't be so sure. My F100 company has recently outsourced ALL technology positions to a company in India. Over 95% of CS, data science positions were eliminated in the past nine months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a sophomore who would like to have a comfortable lifestyle. He’s a smart kid, who does well in school, who likes a comfortable lifestyle. He thinks he would be happier with a job he “didn’t hate” that gave him $ to do what he likes on the weekends, than a job he loves with uncertain income, or one with long hours.

He does well in school, math comes easily to him. He’s wondered about careers in data, finance, etc . . . Someone told him patent attorney is a good choice if you want interesting work and a good life style.

Any suggestions for majors and careers that might be a fit?

If you want to be a patent attorney, you probably want an engineering degree.

The best paid patent attorneys are probably litigators.

The venn diagram of engineers that would also make good litigators is pretty small. You are a rare talent and you will be paid like you are a rare talent if you pursue patent law.

Lol. I think many engineers could make decent litigators, but would they want to be? They could do briefing but may be more of a second chair presence. Litigation is not typically for someone who just wants to chill, though.

An engineer that can write persuasively?
Why not get some venture capital firm to fund your start up and sell it to google?

most engineers can't write and hate writing. ask me how i know it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCUM code: smart kid=dumb or mediocre white

Could you please write a couple of sentences to explain what you mean to say? I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM code: smart kid=dumb or mediocre white

Could you please write a couple of sentences to explain what you mean to say? I don't get it.

DP: I only need one word and a letter.

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