Degrees that pay well with just a Bachelors

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Anonymous wrote:New grad nurses in the DC area make around $55K. After 10-15 years they make around $80K unless they're working a lot of overtime and/or off shifts or chose to work an hourly rate without benefits (PTO, insurance, etc).
My friend just started at Georgetown for $55K. My cousin started at a hospital in rural Arizona for $58K.
It's a great and flexible career which pays 22 year olds new grads very well and is a great income in most of the country. Not so much once you're in the field for awhile or high cost of living areas.

Yup, get your ACLS, take extra courses, slowly get your masters. Many employees help pay for these. Work OT too. I worked an extra 12hr every other week for big money. Also worked most holidays for double pay too. Still plenty of time off. Once you get your masters you can be a nurse practitioner or case manager making your own hours when you start a family. It’s been a great career.

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Anonymous wrote:accounting
nursing
teaching — but eventually you’d want a masters

Most public school districts REQUIRE a Master's degree after a certain number of years.

Last I checked they don't get paid well anyways. Strange that the PP put it on their list.

My daughter started at 50,000 a year. It's not great, but it's certainly not bad for a 22 year old, brand new college grad.

What will she make 20 yrs from now though? That's what you need to pay attention to.

Bingo. Add to it that job satisfaction for teachers is reaching new lows. I can tell you that close to 20 years in, I am making nothing near what I would be making if I had a different type of job with the same degree/s.

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A degree in just about anything coupled with excellent people skills and savvy can translate to big bucks in Real Estate, Fundraising, Business Development Public Relations and Finance.

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Business - Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management
Food Science

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Anonymous wrote:back in finance + CPA has served me well. 2004 was my first year working and made 64k. I now hover around 300 but could work more and make more if needed.

Where do you live and how many hours a week do you work?

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Anonymous wrote:Not Many OP. These days an undergrad degree is barely enough to get a job let alone a well paying one.

What about fields like physical/occupational therapy?

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid can write well, English. I know a surprising amount (at least, it surprised me when I first got into the corporate world) of business managers/owners who love English majors. There is always a need for good writers out there. The major often gets a bad rap because a) there are plenty of people with a degree in English that actually suck at writing; and b) the first job out of college usually doesn't pay much. But a smart kid with an English major can work their way up the ranks pretty fast IME.

Into what kind of job title?

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Anonymous wrote:Dale Carnegie how to win friends and influence people... Buffett says communication skills are most importantl

I assume that by communication skills, what he really means is being a good conversationalist, charismatic, socially savvy, etc. This seems to be more of an innate trait that some people have. I don't think you develop this by choosing the right major.

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Anonymous wrote:Not Many OP. These days an undergrad degree is barely enough to get a job let alone a well paying one.

What about fields like physical/occupational therapy?

I used to go to a physical and occupational therapist on a regular basis, and it seems like most have at least a masters. A friend was a physical therapist and said that the schooling was quite difficult.

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Check out some BLS stats.

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I am a STEM person. Science. First, not all STEM is at risk from AI. AI is not magic. It only does well in situations that are relatively standard. Creative -- understanding what is happening, focusing on specific unique circumstances will not be outsourced to AI.

As for fields that do well: it depends how you define well.

Excluding sales,

I am thinking a nursing and teaching.

Teach starts out at around 50K, and will max out at 90K or so.

Nursing can go a bit higher.

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Anonymous wrote:Not Many OP. These days an undergrad degree is barely enough to get a job let alone a well paying one.

What about fields like physical/occupational therapy?

Physical therapy= doctor, occupational therapy= masters, although many schools are transitioning to the doctor of occupational therapy.

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Anonymous wrote:Teaching pays well? Maybe after 20 years.

Teach on Long Island.
Retire at 58 with 30 years and get a taxpayer provided pension of $120,000/year and full health insurance for life.

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Math/data mining

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Computers or work at Starbucks