What would be a good career for me?
Asked by michael jr c
I want over 70,000. I make great grades 3.5 - 4.0. I don't really care for working with people. I like labor. I am not afraid to go to college for 6 years, but 8 would be kind of crazy. I live in Louisiana so working in the oilfield is an option. The military is an option too, but I don't want to go for my whole life. Take your time in answering this, I will read all of them.

Best Answer:
Try chemical engineering or petroleum engineering. Work for an oil company and make bank. If I lived in an oil-producing region, that's what I would have done.

Okay...hmm...as you know, for a Bachelor's it's usually 4 years. After that, it's typically 2 years for a Master's and 6 years if you want a Ph.D. Now, you also have to consider what you're majoring in because if it's not what you want, then you would have to change majors. But remember, whatever you are majoring in can open up doors to endless career choices. For instance, if you are majoring in Sociology, you can become a Criminologist, working for the FBI/CIA, police officer, teacher, doctor, practically anything if you don't fall into the trap where you find yourself working in a bank for the rest of your life. Anyhoo, take a moment to consider your likes and dislikes, what you like to do, what you don't like to do, what your passions are, so on and so forth. After that, make a list of careers that piques your interest. Do some research on those careers. Match them up with what you love to do. If you love to write, you can consider being an author, working in a magazine, newspaper, become a book critic, etc... Something like that. If you're still indecisive and if you are still a college student, you can most definitely go to a counselor and get career advised. That's how I did it. Another thing: you should consider what you're learning in school is nothing more or less than 'book-learning'. The job market wants experience on top of book-learning. You don't have experience, you can kiss your hard earned degree goodbye. If you have the experience, that'll put you above all other applicants that just have their degrees. To get experience is very easy: apply for an internship. Not only will you get the experience, but in some cases depending on what you're applying to, there will be a position open to you if you choose to take it after you've earned your degree. Hope I helped!
Answered by Veronica