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kentauros

(29,414 posts)
25. Drafting/Design
Sat Feb 25, 2012, 04:38 AM
Feb 2012

In my particular specialty (mapping) it's not always the steadiest of them, but it satisfies for now. With that background, this person could go for an engineering technology certification. I've known survey technicians with similar backgrounds, and they spent all of their time indoors, if trekking around people's property is a problem...

However, I also expect to be able to pay the bills once I'm writing full-time and self-publishing, like this guy, Joe Konrath. No special background necessary

Law. elleng Feb 2012 #1
Hey, ellen! Here we are again in the middle of the night... CTyankee Feb 2012 #4
Hi, Yank! Good example! elleng Feb 2012 #11
oh, I know about those tenure battles, but people do survive. CTyankee Feb 2012 #33
hey sister mahina Feb 2012 #8
You're welcome! elleng Feb 2012 #13
So you're an attorney, eh? Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #29
Yes, Cali, I'm a RETIRED attorney, elleng Feb 2012 #41
I recommend the sciences, particularly the natural type. seeviewonder Feb 2012 #2
Good to know, thank you! mahina Feb 2012 #9
Auto mechanics... TreasonousBastard Feb 2012 #3
True but it irks me that so many are condescending toward them Populist_Prole Feb 2012 #7
So long as their checks clear, I love the paper-pushing MBA asshole types. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #70
Thanks for that info, hadn't thought of that. mahina Feb 2012 #10
Same here - I've worked all over the country bhikkhu Feb 2012 #15
I agree for the most part fujiyama Feb 2012 #21
Any thoughts on civil engineering? mahina Feb 2012 #22
One big downside izquierdista Feb 2012 #35
I have read (and I don't know how true it may be) - bhikkhu Feb 2012 #48
I'm not so sure about that... Throd Feb 2012 #86
I'm not as familiar with civil engineering myself fujiyama Feb 2012 #61
I would recommend something science and technology related fujiyama Feb 2012 #5
Thank you for that very helpful answer. mahina Feb 2012 #12
I added another area in my post fujiyama Feb 2012 #17
Truck Driving B Calm Feb 2012 #6
That would be a tough one here mahina Feb 2012 #14
There are driving jobs there DiverDave Feb 2012 #28
Look at the job ads in the newspaper B Calm Feb 2012 #31
Unless you get screwed by your first employer FrodosPet Feb 2012 #66
Actually I been screwed over by employers B Calm Feb 2012 #81
If I were young I'd look at being an airline pilot bhikkhu Feb 2012 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #40
True, but the long-term looks very good bhikkhu Feb 2012 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #44
2008 was probably a good model for what is to come bhikkhu Feb 2012 #47
My brother is a pilot. mahina Feb 2012 #88
Health Care Administration n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #18
Become a machinist. Their skill set is immensely valuable in any economy. Selatius Feb 2012 #19
Interesting! mahina Feb 2012 #23
Start your own business. Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #20
Engineer or Programmer R.Blue Feb 2012 #24
Programming jobs are hard to find LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #50
Drafting/Design kentauros Feb 2012 #25
What do you LOVE to do? What do you WANT to do? MADem Feb 2012 #26
Information Technology Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #27
I beg to differ somewhat LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #53
Hedge fund manager or oil company president. Those two do very well. Scuba Feb 2012 #30
Personally, I'm a speech-language pathologist. phylny Feb 2012 #32
Out of the perverbial box choice...Futures Trading from home masmdu Feb 2012 #34
Fire washer. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #36
Nursing NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #37
as a nurse, I concur dana_b Feb 2012 #45
I was gonna say that, too. Sparkly Feb 2012 #98
Mechanical Engineering FSogol Feb 2012 #38
one man barber shop sorefeet Feb 2012 #39
Military... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #42
Pharmacy school dmr Feb 2012 #46
CNC Programmer - Metal Cutting Industry BOHICA12 Feb 2012 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author FarCenter Feb 2012 #55
Plumbling n/t TheCentepedeShoes Feb 2012 #51
spell checker, lols...career, I meant, really. mahina Feb 2012 #52
Accounting or Engineering. DCBob Feb 2012 #54
Engineering of security devices and systems FarCenter Feb 2012 #56
A linguist (specializing in Chinese and/or Arabic). 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #57
Start your own business. Prometheus Bound Feb 2012 #58
One word. Just one word. Plastics. (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2012 #59
Healthcare! BigDemVoter Feb 2012 #60
Try to do something you enjoy DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #62
That is true. RebelOne Feb 2012 #79
Play guitar! guitar man Feb 2012 #63
good job but it is not related to the person's subjects pennyfor Feb 2012 #64
Editor pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #65
Educational administrator. BlueIris Feb 2012 #67
Fail at sports or entertainment first badtoworse Feb 2012 #68
I'm a nuclear chemical operator mick063 Feb 2012 #69
Hydraulic mechanic/machinist/welder. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #71
Get a government job AngryAmish Feb 2012 #72
What the hell does that mean? Skidmore Feb 2012 #82
That government jobs pay well, have lots of days off and many have great pensions AngryAmish Feb 2012 #90
That didn't work out too well for many TX State employees over the past fifteen years.. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #84
One I recommend against - electronics tech IDemo Feb 2012 #73
if they are top notch in the sciences, I would think clean energy magical thyme Feb 2012 #74
btw, if you are the young person forget editing magical thyme Feb 2012 #75
No joke! mahina Feb 2012 #85
Pirate. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #76
As shallow as this sounds, develop a line EmeraldCityGrl Feb 2012 #77
I'm reading a lot of posts from folks who've ... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2012 #78
Investment banker, if they are going to stay in the U.S. jtuck004 Feb 2012 #80
I'd have gotten apprenticed in as an electrician, a plumber, or an HVAC tech. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #83
Listen to Throd. Playing guitar for hardcore punk bands in not a stable ticket. Throd Feb 2012 #87
Career. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #89
Noted! Two spelling mistakes in one headline, mahina Feb 2012 #95
It's all good my friend. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #100
Seriously? I would recommend looking into being a Statistician lunatica Feb 2012 #91
Honey Dipper..... WCGreen Feb 2012 #92
Isn't that what they call a porta potty technician? n/t Larry Ogg Feb 2012 #101
Yep..... WCGreen Feb 2012 #102
What satisfies another person won't work for you Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #93
Telecomunications or Robotics snooper2 Feb 2012 #94
I've been a freelance... meaculpa2011 Feb 2012 #96
politics tabbycat31 Feb 2012 #97
Anesthesiology deaniac21 Feb 2012 #99
Thank you and thanks all who answered. mahina Mar 2012 #103
Revolutionary me b zola Mar 2012 #104
Web UI/UX Developer - good pay, I get lots of calls, and I love it :) got root Mar 2012 #105
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