Accepting a job that requires only a bachelors degree when you have a PhD

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Anonymous wrote:Take the Florida job. It's what your heart wants.

I think that a Medicaid analyst job could be really interesting. I'd go there because the odds of doing interesting work are probably higher than at the California company.

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You could try applying for management consulting jobs with companies like McKinsey, BCG, Baine, etc. They pay well and love PhDs for their research and analytical skills. Be prepared to work crazy hours though.

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Anonymous wrote:Take the Florida job. It's what your heart wants.

I think that a Medicaid analyst job could be really interesting. I'd go there because the odds of doing interesting work are probably higher than at the California company.

I would think the opposite. Biostatistics is probably more interesting than Medicaid analyst. But I could be wrong.

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The question is what do you want out of life? I am gathering that you do not want a university position, otherwise, that would be your focus.

What is more important? Money/quality of life, or Professional/intellectual enjoyment. Figure that out, and the decision will be easier.

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Anonymous wrote:The question is what do you want out of life? I am gathering that you do not want a university position, otherwise, that would be your focus.

What is more important? Money/quality of life, or Professional/intellectual enjoyment. Figure that out, and the decision will be easier.

Not op but you can't be this stupid? University positions are very hard to get.

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Anonymous wrote:The question is what do you want out of life? I am gathering that you do not want a university position, otherwise, that would be your focus.

What is more important? Money/quality of life, or Professional/intellectual enjoyment. Figure that out, and the decision will be easier.

Not op but you can't be this stupid? University positions are very hard to get.

I am a phd scientist. Of course I know that. But, the question is what is more important professional enjoyment or money. I decided for me it was professional enjoyment, and have had a career doing soft money type research.

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Anonymous wrote:You should apply for jobs in quantitiative finance. My DH works for a quant fund, only has a masters in statistics, and makes over ~ 700k.

At your age (mid to late twenties), he was making over 200k with bonus.

Wow. Thanks for this info. Your husband must be really old by now or lucky!

? Why really old? He's 39. Is that "really old"? I mean, I know it is considered old to people in their twenties but really old?

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Because education is free in my home country and I have been a TA for my masters and PhD programs. It's absurd how much Americans pay for college and education here.

Oh...OP did his PHD at a non-US school. This makes more sense now....

Where are you getting this from? Pretty much no one in the US pays for their PhD if it's in a STEM field. They either have a teaching assistantship (TA) like OP to pay for their education or a research assistantship (RA). Some people get fellowships as well. If you don't know this, then you really shouldn't be providing career advice to OP since you have no understanding of his situation.

2nd this. Humanities too. I can't think of anyone who paid for a PhD. Professional grad programs (law, MBA, med) are $$$$.

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My husband does healthcare statistics/programming. He has a very hard time finding qualified people to hire. His company would definitely pay more the the Florida job but probably less than the CA job (for someone with your qualifications/experience). Most of his team works from home (only a few members live locally), so that is something you could look into with the CA job.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should apply for jobs in quantitiative finance. My DH works for a quant fund, only has a masters in statistics, and makes over ~ 700k.

At your age (mid to late twenties), he was making over 200k with bonus.

Wow. Thanks for this info. Your husband must be really old by now or lucky!

? Why really old? He's 39. Is that "really old"? I mean, I know it is considered old to people in their twenties but really old?

Haha no it's not old at all. He's makes a lot of money so I assumed he has been working for a while.