Which of These Career Fields is the Best?

[iCyborg]

Certainly not journalism. No jobs for noobs in that field at all. Frustrating as hell since that's what my diploma is in.

Depending on the region, education. In Ontario, senior teachers can make up to $80,000-$90,000 plus benefits, get what's basically equal to three months vacation, and a pension that can't be beat. Basically full pay for life once you retire. I think starting pay is $40,000 plus benefits.

Unless you have someone who can pull strings for you, it is rather difficult to get such a position. My brother-in-law has a Master's from OISE, Un.Toronto and has been doing substitute teaching while applying to schools around London, Ont for almost 8 years now and just can't get in. True, in Toronto or Ottawa it would be a bit easier to find a job, but those cities are more expensive too, and his wife has a job in London. And I have a colleague from work whose wife also can't get into public schools (and this is in Toronto), so she works in a private school, and these pay less and their benefits are not nearly as good.

 

[Squall Leonhart]

Information technology, but don't let us decide for you, it's your future.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Journalism went to shit.

Have a friend that majored in journalism. Just as she graduated, it crashed on her, so she's freelancing for now until something better comes along.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Something in education is decent. Although preferred something more on the administration side of things.

 

[kitchiku]

IT. specifically software development. there is always something new so you never get bored.
Teaching is enjoyable also but the pay is not that great.

 

[Paladin3]

Journalism is dead. I was a newspaper journalist from 1988-2001 and the profession payed dirt even back before it gave up the ghost.

Education is very rewarding profession, not high paying but it can make you a decent living. I worked for four years as a public elementary and middle school librarian and technology aid. The teachers I worked with loved it and were 99% very dedicated to the kids they taught, but I worked at some very good schools in an upper-middle class district. I couldn't imagine going into the profession to work at a crappy school where anarchy usually reigns.

IT is what I went to college for, along with journalism, and I wish I had stuck with it rather than drop out to accept my first newspaper job.

 

[Murloc]

Whichever one you enjoy the most.

People put too much weight on what is going to pay well, what has the most (short term) potential in the current job market, etc. Who gives a flying fuck - if it's something that you ENJOY doing, you will actually ENJOY your life regardless of your income.

The only time my opinion of that changes is when the job involves harming yourself or others.

this is the typical talk of those who are going to study something useless and working at mcdonalds.

 

[gaidensensei]

This is old thread, see his "revised" version 2 one but it doesn't really get any better