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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP who mentioned tech work may be on to something, but the field is really becoming much more formalized than it was even a decade ago, and most high-paying tech jobs require a level of specialty that means you either need an advanced degree, project management experience (plus some tech background) or be brilliant to get.

For example, I have been in the tech sector for a long time -- I know a few highly-paid people who only got GEDs, but those guys are usually brilliant people who ditched high school so they could build robots in their garages and go to science competitions. Lots of them went on to get high-paid tech jobs at contractors after working somewhere for a few years as a server admin or something and putting themselves through school (many of the better jobs these days do require a 4-year degree, though by no means all). So they are a triple threat. One guy I know owns a contracting business and makes a ton, but he's just brilliant, brilliant, brilliant all around.

On the other hand, I had a 4-year degree and couldn't get beyond a certain point in tech because I didn't want to switch to a management track and while I consider myself intelligent, I don't think I'm at the level where I can just work magic like some guys. I went back and got a Master's and now make double what I did before, but that's 2-3 more years (depending on if you can go full time or need to do part-time while you're working).

Plus, I think tech might be one of those things you can't decide to do just because there's a possibility of high pay -- you sort of need to have the aptitude for it. If you do, it's a nice lifestyle -- I work from home 100% and, because of my specialized area, I'm recession-proof. But my DH (attorney) thinks my job is boring and/or insane and says he'd hate it (just like I think he job is boring/insane!).

Since DH went through it, I think law school is out because it'd be 7 years until you're done with that...and the legal industry isn't doing well anymore AND it's a very traditional career path and firms want you to be, like, 25 when you graduate and start working for them.

Honestly, if all that mattered was money, I think I'd go into finance. But I'll have to leave it to others to say whether that's possible for you to go into at this stage and what education you'd need.[/quote]

I appreciate the time and effort that went into your reply! You seem like a genuine nice, and very intelligent, person! I wish you were my mentor when I was younger! I must have overlooked your response while spewing replies to others.

I DO have project management under my belt, 17 years of it to be more precise, however, this doesn't translate into the type of project management that would immediately transfer into another industry. I may be overthinking it, as I often do, but I would think that you would need to know specifically about the industry that you're working in to know how to effectively project manage. If you didn't know the specific lead times for all of the products it would make it difficult to plan, organize, and execute. I guess these are just the smaller things that come with the territory.

I'm just trying to "feel my oats" and see what else is out there. I've lived my life in this industry with blinders on this whole time. It's like not seeing the forest through all of the trees. It's time for me to try and take control of my future. It might take a tremendous amount of time, resources, and money, but I'm going to find something that I enjoy doing that enables me to make a decent living while doing so!

Finance might just be what gets me to where I need to be, but I need to find a career that lets me have fun while selling other people's money to other people.  [/quote]

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