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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of the jobs you mentioned are going to pay you 130K+ a year with more than 2-3 weeks of vacation time.  Nursing is harder physically than teaching and will pay much less than you want.  You mentioned you only teach 25 hours a week plus 10 more hours of meetings and planning.  If you can be a decent teacher only working 35 hours a week?  You have it made.  Most of us teachers work significantly more than that for significantly less pay.  I'd focus on the retiring early part.  Most teachers I know are not making it to the full amount of years they need to get the max pension anyways.  
But yeah, if you're looking for easier than the info you gave us, it might exist, but I wouldn't count on any job making more than about 50-60K.    [/quote]

Great point about the demands of nursing.

We definitely are undervalued and I understand the work balance. I would need about another decade to get to full pension but I'm not sure that is the long-term plan.

I firmly believe I can adapt my skill set and prove my worth realtively quickly in most fields. The question is what career path will value my experiences enough to offer a salary similar to what I currently have (lifestyle wouldn't allow me to start over). Given the diverse DC landscape with an abundance of non-profits, contracting, government, universities, for-profits, etc., I am confident there are 6-figure positions that align with my skill-set and background however I do need knowledge and experiences to open my eyes to them.

I am not against the current course (although mentally and physically there may need to be some adjustments) but I would like to spend this summer researching opportunities. [/quote]

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