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In the discussion thread: What carreer would you heartily reccomend? [View all]

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 09:14 AM

NNN0LHI (67,186 posts)

37. Nursing

Good pay and benefits and always in demand but a lot of hours and hard work so it isn't for everyone.

That is where I would probably go if I were starting out all over again.

Don

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105 replies	Author	Time	Post
What carreer would you heartily reccomend? [View all]	mahina	Feb 2012	OP
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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