40 hr/wk jobs that pay well, low stress, family-friendly, etc (extension, apply)
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There are some programming jobs that meet all those criteria. Most require a bachelors, but there are some just look at experience. It's also possible to earn the degree online now days. Here in Houston during the apex of the recession, there were always programmer openings.
Tech is a strange duck. In 1999 when I was in college, tech was HUGE and well-paying tech jobs were everywhere. As a computer programmer, I had the highest-paying summer internship of everyone I knew. In 2001 when I graduated college, I couldn't get a tech job to save my life because tons of techies had been laid off. In 2013, tech jobs can very easily be outsourced. Why pay an American programmer $90,000 per year when you can pay an Indian programmer one-fifth that much for the same work?
Also, to stay on top of tech, you're constantly dealing with "continuing education"... learning new platforms, entirely new programming languages, etc. Is that factored into the 40 hours per week?
Tech is a strange duck. In 1999 when I was in college, tech was HUGE and well-paying tech jobs were everywhere. As a computer programmer, I had the highest-paying summer internship of everyone I knew. In 2001 when I graduated college, I couldn't get a tech job to save my life because tons of techies had been laid off. In 2013, tech jobs can very easily be outsourced. Why pay an American programmer $90,000 per year when you can pay an Indian programmer one-fifth that much for the same work?
Also, to stay on top of tech, you're constantly dealing with "continuing education"... learning new platforms, entirely new programming languages, etc. Is that factored into the 40 hours per week?
You have no idea what youre talking about. Its not 'the same work', not 'the same techie'. its not 1/5 the cost lol. the job itself is 1/5 of what battle tested line techies are used to. they dont look for jobs that is strictly 40hr/week. dang thats just american lazy. they never had downtime, never laid off, never victims of change, mobile enough to leave everything behind
Since most of us won't ever be lucky enough to find a job that is only 40 hr/week with no unpaid overtime that pays enough to support a family, maybe a better question is, what can employees (especially one with kids) do to make a typical job more family friendly?
Just about every job at Shell NA and its subsidiaries. They discourage overtimes there, in fact my ID stopped working at 6pm. They got all the employee-love programs there, you name it they got it. You cant just work fast, you have to pace it and finish at the estimated/budgeted timeline (so not to make the manager look bad). Dont get me started on their safety awareness programs
It should be noted that while most of these could actually support a family and have most of the OP's wishlist, almost ALL of them require extended schooling/training - many will require a master's degree or more with more than entry level experience. These are also pretty niche professions; a person would probably already want to be in these fields. These aren't really 'just looking to get back in the work force' kind of "jobs". These are careers.
It's a nice list, but much of America doesn't qualify for such positions. Not like back in the day when you could get on the job training and work your way up in a company.
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