Texas. I'll check with him, now I'm curious. He's been a Master for several years, and recently got something? Maybe I wasn't listening well. It was at the same time he set up his entity and it's in the company name.

True. I stated it as a bachelors degree for a "good job" as an RN. Without a BSN, you'd have a hard time getting an interview with a good institution. And without an above average GPA it would still be an uphill climb.

Not quite accurate in my experience. The BSN is more of an open door to management and obviously required for the nurse practitioner route which is the "in" thing.

BSN, AARN, ADSN, and Diploma RN all worked side by side with the same job descriptions and responsibilities. I even knew department directors with ADN and Diploma statuses. Level II and the regional trauma center. 350 bed capacity.

Despite the acute nursing shortage I still wouldn't recommend anyone going into the field at this time. Another huge issue is that the field is female dominated and their are estrogen related issues with that.

Learn how to weld and do dirt work. You’ll never run out of jobs.

This field has expanded exponentially in the last 20 years. I went to trade school for Machine Shop Technology and Practice and went to work for a chemical refinery. We would get broken/damaged parts to repair by removing defects so they could be welded up and re-machined. The NDT folks got tired of coming to the shop every time we thought we had all of the defects removed, so they taught me how to do the testing. Then they would come and do a final (approved) test, they even sent me to get some certifications. Well they had an opening and I got transferred and it was off to school I went. I ended up with Level 2 certifications in UT, MT, PT, VT, Radiographic Film Interpretation, Material Analysis via Portable-XRF and became an API-501 Pressure Vessel Inspector and API-570 Piping Inspector. We contracted out the really high-tech and expensive equipment type of stuff such as IRIS and Eddy Current tube inspection, X-Ray-Digital X-Ray, etc, etc. Fun stuff and always something else to learn.

This job can be very wearing on the body I average around 5000 steps a day which is healthy however I’m in the sun so I wear a hat to block the sun. I drag water houses across roofs, pull 30 lb drums of refrigerant up and down, recovery tanks, nitrogen tanks, and parts.

You can’t be afraid of heights because you will be going up and down ladders which can be dangerous. I have fallen from two now the first I crushed my right heel the second was just two weeks ago when the ladder that was bolted to the building decided that it didn’t want to be attached to the building any longer. That one I got lucky and a eight foot fence broke my fall keeping me from going all the way to the ground.

Then there is voltage 24 volts will irritate you, 110 gets you attention, 208-220 pisses you off, and 460 is just plan scary and demands respect.

I prefer to be on a roof where I can catch a breeze most of the time opposed a 100° plus attic and insulation. Today I was at a rock quarry working under a oven used to cook the road base product working on a package unit that had at least an inch or two of the road base product inside the unit. It was a dirty and hot day!

Lazyjack mentioned Refrigeration I will second that we don’t do it but work with a company that does so I know some of those guys. They work hard as well but the environment doesn’t seem to be as extreme.

Don’t let any of that deter it is a good field/career that can but no one is going without heating or cooling now days.

Computers/ IT work. We have been headed down the World Wide Web for a while , ain’t ever gonna stop. Everything is high tech.

This is true. When I get inspections for rental properties I pay $450 and it takes him a few hours. He can do 2 per day fairly easily.

Some do 4. He is young like me but that is something to really look into.

Elementary school PE teacher.

4 inspections per day is too many and I’m sure it’s subpar reports. My go-to inspector will only do 2 per day, and sometimes only 1 if it’s over 4,000 square feet. But he also doesn’t use cameras on poles to check the roofs, he pulls out the ladder and walks them.

But I agree. Home inspector would be a good job as long as the market stays strong. 2 year apprentice I believe is what’s required before branching out on your own.

From what I saw and the report I got from my inspector 4 per day would definitely be subpar work. I think he was here 4 hours at least then generated the report.

FIREMAN / Firefighter