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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is really not your choice.
There are many career fields that people pursue because they are passionate about them or want to help people.

The most you can do is suggest your son have informational interviews with people in the field, so he goes in with eyes wide open.

But it will be his life. You can't "curate" it for him.

Why don't people ever post on here that their kid is going into some high paying field and they are afraid they will be miserable in it (like many lawyers, for example). There really is more to life than $. 
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Maybe because 'passion' doesn't pay rent nor buy food.[/quote]

So dramatic. Salaries are not so low that you can not pay rent or buy food.[/quote]

It's not that the salaries are low, it's that it's also extremely hard to get the job.  18 year olds don't really get that--they know things like they like museums.  It's adults job to help them get information on the outlook on those careers--what are the credentials required, what are the likely salaries, number of jobs available and labor outlook.  A kid who likes the idea of being a curator might like the idea of a lot of other more realistic jobs. [/quote]

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