I need help choosing a career?

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My parents have been trying to force me to go for a computer science degree even though I'm not suited for it and have no interest in it. So I'm trying to figure out what career I could go for instead. I've narrowed it down to these options

- electrician
- Dental hygienist
- Personal trainer 
- (Forensic) Psychologist

Electricians are paid very well and if you get into a union they'll take good care of you. And I really love the idea of getting paid and doing the job as you're learning about it. But the work can be dangerous and I feel like my parents won't respect a trade job. There's no way they'd be happy with me dropping out of college to do this. Dental hygienists also make good money and it doesn't seem very complex but it might not be interesting enough. I've been learning a couple of things about fitness over the past few months and I started going to the gym, so it would be fun to be a personal trainer. I'd get to learn more and figure out how to help myself and others to stay in shape. I don't really see any downsides to this besides the lack of upward mobility and the fact that my parents wouldn't see it as a respectable job. Forensic Psychology seems really cool. I've always been interested in being a detective and this job is kind of close to that without putting yourself in as much danger. The pay is good, but I really don't want to stay in school for that long. You have to get a doctorate if you want to become any type of psychologist :/

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Get a simple job and a cheap pad within walking distance. That is so you don't have to waste your money on transportation. Save half of everything you earn. Yes, half. To start, keep your savings in gold or silver coins which you do not store in anybody else's vault. (IOW hide them at home.) Spend your evenings studying investment books at the public library. When you are smart enough then you can make other investments. If you earn ten bux an hour and save half, in only ten years you will have A HUNDRED THOUSAND BUX not counting interest or capital gains or paper profits: only principle. There is no other plan that will give you a net worth above zero in only ten years. And there is no school that will teach you any such thing.

Does this plan work? Andrew Carnegie worked five years, saved his wages, and then put it all into a steel mill. You might have heard the name. His hobby was building concert halls and libraries.

tehabwa · Answer

You're not going about this intelligently.

You reject their idea because you would suck at it. So start with your aptitudes. What sorts of things do take to more easily, and enjoy. Look at the level of specific tasks and kinds of ability, like coding.

You can start your education while still figuring it out, and trying out different subjects and skills.

Pick something they would accept, so you can think in peace.

There's a huge number of possible careers.

Anonymous · Answer

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