Entrepreneur or Medical?
I feel like I need a high paying job to support my family, but I don't know if I want to take the risk of starting a business or if I want to go through the years of schooling for anything in the health field only to dislike going to work. I am very worried about what path I should take in my adulthood. My mother is a nurse but she described the many risks and inconveniences and risks of nursing, and I'm not very confident in anything business. I'm pretty split on what to do.
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Omar’s Answer
Gabriel’s Answer
I'm going to let you in on a secret that often goes unspoken...you did not specify your age, or if "family" meant your parents/siblings or a child you have. But it is the same...many people go to school to "learn something" but end up working in an entirely different field. Health care is a very specific thing. If it's not in you...don't pursue it just for money.
You didn't specify what type of business you were thinking of starting...fair enough. I personally don't think you should pursue a "career" in a field that you think might make you miserable at the end of the day. I spent ten years in retail prior to ending up where I am...paid really well...but when mid-management got laid off I had nothing to show or bounce back on.
If you are able to go to college and get a degree it will help. Once you dip into the medical field I have to bow out because I majored in accounting.
I don't know details of your personal scenario but I would advise against going in to any field just for salary reasons. My job in financial aid frustrates me on a daily basis...but I still love my job. I love doing "triage".
Please check in with your "family"...I appreciate the fact that you want to support them...it is admirable...just that - their opinions might point you in another direction...
You got this!