I'm thinking about changing my major.
Instead of slogging through four years of school to get a useless English degree and only slightly better job prospects than I'd have otherwise, I'm thinking about doing an Associate's degree in either Nuclear Medicine Technology or Radiation Therapy. In Tampa, the average salary for either career is about $65,000 a year.
I'd considered the Radiation Therapy degree several months ago, but managed to talk myself out of it, reasoning that I'm not an empathetic person and that working with cancer patients would drive me to unfathomable depths of depression. The Nuclear Medicine Technology degree just sounded cool and interesting to me.
I'm already about 95% sure that I'll switch to one or the other. I can't lose: the money is good and the healthcare industry is a sure-fire way to stay employed and stay in demand. I'm not trying to be cynical. I still plan on finding someone to shadow, so I can be sure that this is something I can do.
Instead of slogging through four years of school to get a useless English degree and only slightly better job prospects than I'd have otherwise, I'm thinking about doing an Associate's degree in either Nuclear Medicine Technology or Radiation Therapy. In Tampa, the average salary for either career is about $65,000 a year.
I'd considered the Radiation Therapy degree several months ago, but managed to talk myself out of it, reasoning that I'm not an empathetic person and that working with cancer patients would drive me to unfathomable depths of depression. The Nuclear Medicine Technology degree just sounded cool and interesting to me.
I'm already about 95% sure that I'll switch to one or the other. I can't lose: the money is good and the healthcare industry is a sure-fire way to stay employed and stay in demand. I'm not trying to be cynical. I still plan on finding someone to shadow, so I can be sure that this is something I can do.
jonas_thorazine:
Sounds like a smart move. I didn't finish my degree but originally intended to go with English. In retrospect (or in the future) I know education would be my best bet. Now (unlike 10 years ago) I can't get back into autism education without some degree, even as a teacher's aide.