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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It kind of helps to know what you enjoy doing.  On this board, you are going to find a HUGE selection of jobs and careers (for instance I'm an RN and DH is an exec).  What do you like doing?  What are your strengths in?  Science? Math? Writing?

No offense, but if you are planning to choose a career path based on salary and how interesting it sounds, you're setting yourself up for failure. [/quote]

OP here, 
You are most likely absolutely correct. Please elaborate on how you like being an RN. Likes, dislikes, advantages, disadvantages? I'm not against going into the Medical Profession. I have considered it, but it requires a lot more time than some of the other choices out there. Yes, haters, there are males nurses!  [/quote]The post for the surveyor sounds like it might meet your needs.  You're outside and inside, not micromanaged.  Also, the nursing field has many male nurses albeit the majority are female.  It is one of the very few professions where being middle age does NOT work against you.  The median age of Registered Nurses is 48.  It is not unusual for a middle age nurse to change specialty areas with little difficulty.  For many RNs, it's a 2nd career.  Although, there are associate degree programs available, most hospitals or other medical situations require a BSN (Bachelor in Nursing).[/quote]

Honestly I think this is instead because nurses are aging out of the profession (baby boomer nurses retiring) and far fewer younger folks are coming in as nurses.

OP - I'm not the PP you quoted re: project mgt but while your project management experience may not be in the new field you wish to pursue, 17 years in another field may translate to fewer years in the new field and not start you right at the beginning. Personally I'd try punching in "Project manager" into a job search engine and see what comes up in terms of salary, agency/organization/company, years of experience needed. Your job would be to convince the employer to hire you because even though you don't have "specialized" experience in such an industry (whichever you'd pursue a new job in), you have proven skills in this area based on your prior experience.

It's important that you understand that regardless of industry, people who change careers dramatically typically take a pay cut to start off, unless they've gotten an additional degree/different degree. Even then they may receive a pay cut, but are willing because it's the career they've decided is the "the one."

Good luck![/quote]

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