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Originally Posted by ragnarkar
By my definition, "low stress" can still mean working 35-45 hour works with occasional overtime and weekends. If that's what you have in mind, then try Engineering or one of those stereotypical "geek" fields.
I am an engineer. I don't think it is low stress at all.
Yes I have flexible hours and it pays very well. But there are alot of stress involved.
And you still have to give presentation of your work; depending on what you are doing. This is in addition to talking to vendors, technicians, etc.
As a design engineer, I have to present my design in front of panel of big guys and expertise. It's like that TV show Shark Tank but it's more technical. And you have due dates because all these consumers keep screaming on the top of their lung for a new version of the product every year.
And yes when the due date is approaching for the due date of the product release, you work your ass off.
And like you, I hate dealing with people. BUt at least we don;t have to deal with unsatisfied customers like those guys do in retail.
Try entertainment business or arts. I wish I could be a Broadway actor...
How can anyone seriously say that civil engineering is low stress?
Certainly I know of no civil engineer who does have to not only make presentations but then have question and answer session on a project to answer. I'd say a low grade tech job would be what Op may be looking for from seeing them work at my company.
The therapies (SLP, OT, PT) are flexible careers, have great pay, and different environments (school, clinic, nursing facility, hospital, etc.).
Here are some of the high demand careers that I can think of:
Speech-Language Pathologist (my career path)
Occupational Therapist
Physical Therapist
Audiologist (extension of SLP-requires Ph.D.)
Software developer
Physician assistant
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)
Registered Nurse (RN)
Nurse practitioner (NP)
IT (information technology) Analyst
Accountants
Actuary
Elementary school teacher
Special education teacher
School psychologist
Financial Advisers
HVAC technician
Pharmacist
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter
Translator
Database Administrator
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Most of the engineering degrees
I'll make this short. I'm 33, have a B.S. in Business with a minor in Information Systems. Been working in the IT field for 8 years. Can't stand it anymore, too much stress. I'm looking to change careers to something with lower stress and zero public speaking (ie: presentations or group training). I've been using onetonline.org for some ideas, but thought it may help to have some people help me brain storm.
So here are some of my wants:
45K+ salary
No public speaking.
No physical interaction (ie: no nursing, giving needles, or physical therapy)
Regular 9-5 type hours.
No on-call.
I'd be willing to go back to school if need be.
Can you help me come up with some ideas? I'm at my whits end here.
Thanks!
That was my job until 2 weeks ago LOL I now have to conduct workshops twice a week but overall it's low stress which is why I like it so much.
And I spent 11 months searching for a job without public speaking which tells you how hard it is today. But I would like to think jobs that don't require public speaking are
But that is any job in the world...other jobs have serious stresses in them in addition to that. Not only do I personally have the stress of a lack of job security, but if I screw up (even unintentionally), I could be indicted by the SEC and go to jail. If I only had the stress of lack of job security, I would sleep like a baby every night.
Government and unionized jobs have job security. Teachers have tenure, which gives them job security. I wish I was in a field that had job security.
Admin and basic entry level roles in some fields like real estate and analytics will fit the bill as far as hours, money, and being pretty low-stress. Not stress free, but you won't have to touch people or give presentations.
Because your salary comes from a predetermined budget, not from winning work or contracts. Usually from tax dollars.
If that budget decreases, it's unlikely they'll let you go, they'll just institute a hiring freeze.
OTOH, in the private sector, your salary comes from working for a client on a set contract. Once that client or contract is gone, if you can't get another, you are gone.
Hey David, I've actually been looking into becoming a surveyor as well. Do you know what kind of schooling this requires? How do you know there is a low supply? Sounds interesting, I'd get to work outdoors.
The shortage is not confined to the US, so if you wish, you can get jobs in many areas around the globe.
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