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I'm looking to find a new field, because I am kind of at a dead end at my company. I honestly don't even know where to start. I'm not worried about loving my job, but I would prefer it if I don't hate it. I am willing to relocate, but only if the job is worth it. I am willing to go back to school, but I would prefer to at least get into the field and then take classes to advance.
I have gone over many traditional options in my head, but I am sure that there are tons of things out there that would never even occur to me. What are some well-paying fields/jobs that most people don't think about exploring?
often when people say good paying they also mean good pay but low stress.
i am going to assume that is not what you mean.
blue collar trade jobs especially high tech i think are the direction for most to go.
in my case i always did the jobs nobody else wanted to do but that people were willing to pay to have done.
not fun but well paid.
31 year old woman w/ a BA in Psychology & ~ 10 years working in banking as a teller, personal banker, and pseudo-administrative assistant. I'm willing to relocate and/or go back to school, but would rather not go into crazy amounts of debt. I'd prefer a field that I could get into and then work while I took classes to move up. I couldn't do any job that required hard labor or heavy lifting.
The career/field that made me create this thread was land surveying, which I came across in an article. It had literally never crossed my mind as an option, so I started to think of all the other areas that must be out there that I have never thought of.
often when people say good paying they also mean good pay but low stress.
i am going to assume that is not what you mean.
blue collar trade jobs especially high tech i think are the direction for most to go.
in my case i always did the jobs nobody else wanted to do but that people were willing to pay to have done.
not fun but well paid.
While low stress and good pay would be ideal, you are correct; that is not what I meant.
Can you give me an example of a high tech blue collar trade job?
31 year old woman w/ a BA in Psychology & ~ 10 years working in banking as a teller, personal banker, and pseudo-administrative assistant. I'm willing to relocate and/or go back to school, but would rather not go into crazy amounts of debt. I'd prefer a field that I could get into and then work while I took classes to move up. I couldn't do any job that required hard labor or heavy lifting.
The career/field that made me create this thread was land surveying, which I came across in an article. It had literally never crossed my mind as an option, so I started to think of all the other areas that must be out there that I have never thought of.
Umm...do you want to be a land surveyor? Otherwise, you can just google to find out random job titles.
You have 10 years of lower level banking experience. Why haven't you tried to move up in the banking industry? It's not that hard. Get into investment operations at a large bank. These are usually desk jobs that pay over $50K, have a steady 8 hour day, and you don't have to take work home or check your device every 5 minutes.
Umm...do you want to be a land surveyor? Otherwise, you can just google to find out random job titles.
You have 10 years of lower level banking experience. Why haven't you tried to move up in the banking industry? It's not that hard. Get into investment operations at a large bank. These are usually desk jobs that pay over $50K, have a steady 8 hour day, and you don't have to take work home or check your device every 5 minutes.
Not that hard? Im a corporate accountant and have been trying to break into banking here in my area for the past 2 years. They demand prior banking experience (not teller work but mortgage processing, I-banking sales etc.).
Not that hard? Im a corporate accountant and have been trying to break into banking here in my area for the past 2 years. They demand prior banking experience (not teller work but mortgage processing, I-banking sales etc.).
Have you tried getting an accounting job at a major national bank and then moving to operations? Although, in the banking world, that would be seen as a step down.
Internal moves are usually easier to make. A woman from a branch recently joined our operations department (internal move). There are many operations jobs that take young people straight out of college. *shrug*
Umm...do you want to be a land surveyor? Otherwise, you can just google to find out random job titles.
You have 10 years of lower level banking experience. Why haven't you tried to move up in the banking industry? It's not that hard. Get into investment operations at a large bank. These are usually desk jobs that pay over $50K, have a steady 8 hour day, and you don't have to take work home or check your device every 5 minutes.
Good point. It's not so much that I want to be a land surveyor, but researching the career led me to the areas of Geographic Information Science and Geomatics, which do sound interesting. Looking in unexpected places might lead me to something I never thought of. I had never heard of Package Engineering either, but apparently, graduates in it are sought after and make a decent amount of money.
As for your other question, I've typed at least three answers trying to explain why I want to get out of the field of banking, but I wasn't very successful at expressing myself. In the end, I just really don't want to be there.
you mentioned land surveying so it sounds as if you're willing to go far afield from much of your background -- which of course would me more training or education....as compaared to a field at least SOMEwhat related to what you've done or studied already.
Don't know what they make but the last few years I've trade to make a mental note and remember most of the jobs I've seen featured in the news or on TV that I never considered or even knew existed.
-- Mortician
-- Food stylist
-- Food developer/chemist
-- Lottery machine tech/mechanic
-- Welders/pipefitters/metal workers (some upper midwest company a couple of years back went begging for tradesmen. had a big order/contract and couldn't get workers who knew the trade. They were willing to train. said so right in the ad)
-- there are also all kinds of business to business jobs that are behind the scenes that you'd never even know existed
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