What fields have the least age discrimination? (job offers, employees, interviews)
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I am 56 and need to return to school to complete a degree. I wanted to become a teacher. I posted on the education forum about wanting to do this. Judging from the responses, it seems that age discrimination is alive and well in that field.
Are there any careers that would have less age discrimination? A male pal went back to school at 50 to become a nurse. He had a career of about 20 years. He recommended nursing. Our local community college offers nursing as well as radiology.
Anyone have any idea what fields have the least age discrimination? Or are they all bad?
I would say nursing over radiology. Nursing gives you more options for employment. You can go to hospitals, nursing homes, in home care, dr, hospice, state mental health systems, prisons, school, etc.
I saw your original post in the education forum. Why have you been waiting for 2 years to make a decision? You could have already been close to done by now.
Healthcare, education tend to have less age discrimination. Also working for non-profits.
Fields to avoid would be creative fields. Too much emphasis on youth and looks in those fields. I worked in a creative field at age 40 and encountered discrimination based on my age and that I didn't spend enough money on my wardrobe to keep up with the latest fashion trends.
I went back to school in my 50s to become a physical therapist. No age discrimination whatsoever when I was looking for jobs: I had several interviews and they all resulted in job offers. Just be aware that the schooling is long (3 years, once you have gotten all the pre-reqs out of the way) and competition to enter a good and inexpensive program is fierce. The one I went to had 600+ applicants for 30 spots.
Be careful with nursing, it's not a safe haven anymore. The place I work has been hiring way more new grads than it used to and also promoting way more younger and inexperienced nurses than it used to (and should do). Definite preference for young nurses. There are fewer openings for older nurses.
So I would say - if I left my current job, I am not so confident about getting another one. Am I going to call that age discrimination ? Probably
The library field isn't too bad when it comes to age discrimination - which is why we often say that a librarian "retires" when they slump over at the reference desk, lol. My mother (who's also a librarian) did have some trouble finding a new job @ age 68, but anything under 60 is still considered fairly young for us. You would need the MLIS, though, which takes 2-3 years of graduate work. Unless you wanted to be a library assistant or clerk, neither of which require anything beyond some college.
Pretty much anywhere in the private sector has age discrimination. Corporate group health insurance rates are tied to the demographics of the group. Hiring an old person spikes the rate for everyone. If it’s a smaller company with mostly younger employees, the insurance cost increase on the employer paid part could easily e more than your salar
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