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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is early in her high school career but we recently had a discussion around majors/career paths and I am looking for input.  What are some of the best major/career paths that balance income with quality of life?

Daughter wants to obviously make good money but doesn't want to do 8-10 years of schooling.  She's good at math so we've talked about CS, finance, engineering, accounting (which of course are super competitive) but what career paths are traditionally high-earning but still have a "good" quality of life component to it.  I know it's subjective but we define good income as mid $100s within 5-7 years or so of graduation and quality of life as work/life balance, job security, satisfaction, low stress, etc. What career paths have you talked to your kids about that balance the two? [/quote]

Based on your definition of "a good income", consider plumbing or becoming a bus driver in a major city.[/quote]

read the whole thing

quality of life, work/life balance, satisfaction, etc.

yea you can argue you still can get those with plumbing or bus driver, but there are better options

[/quote] Better by what definition. Plumbers, electricians, craftsmen. Own your own business. Entrepreneurship. Set your schedule. Scale your business and income at your pace. Build wealth. Pass it on or sell it. Sounds like job security to me,[/quote]

sure those are good options for many people.
go for it if it fits your definition, however this is a college forum, so people are more interested in college related careers[/quote]

Also you destroy your body in the trades. Back, knees, all kinds of problems.[/quote]

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