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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'd also consider family-friendliness when looking at fields. Big consulting might pay a lot, but if there is travel or late nights it probably won't work out that well with kids.

I'm in public health - definitely not a "top field" in terms of pay, but if I had to do it over again, I'd think about data science/big data/data visualization. I tried to do a coursera class on data analysis, but the week it started my kid got strep throat and my cat geriatric cat started declining and even those minor setbacks were enough to throw off my life (work/life balance is not my strong suit). A long winded way of saying I second the suggestion on trying some free online classes- both to test your interest in a topic and to test your interest in online education.

Also- my husband is an IT consultant at a big federal contractor. He's honestly not on the path to make partner (hates selling work) and wants to switch careers if he can figure out what to do. In the meantime he gets paid way more than me, rarely works more than 40 hours, and had had lots if flexibility on his last few clients. It's not a bad life for a working parent. Since you have IT skills, that something you might consider, potentially without a second masters.

Good luck [/quote]

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