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[quote=Anonymous]It's the right time to talk to your child about occupations that make money and those that do not, and about money in general. Also, reflect on the workload of some professions, and the health issues that she could inherit. Some lucrative professions, like surgery, are actually quite physical, and require practitioners to be in above-average health. Sometimes work-life balance is better in lower-paying fields if there is a little trust fund behind it (but you're not there yet financially).

You might not want to tell her this, but you may also want to consider that certain professions are skewed male and that she will need to be doggedly determined to achieve in those fields. And also that certain professions lead one to meet a more wealthy, educated cohort, in which she might find a potential spouse.

But the truth is... she will go where her personality and interests lead her. There isn't all that much you can do to control that, OP. It's normal not to know what she wants to do at her age! She has time to decide, unless she wants a STEM career, in which case, she needs the math and science courses right now. My advice is, if she's drawn to the Humanities, she needs data science courses in undergrad so she can bolster her credentials with the tools to pivot or manage others who have that skillset.
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