what is your degree in? im goin for elem ed almost done but i want a change...somethin where im pretty much guaranteed a job or atleast HIGH chances of gettin a job unlike teaching
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I just completed my Masters in Health Care Administration and I have a BS in Health Care Administration and it has allowed me to gain a great deal of experience in administrative and management in this area. I am currently looking for a job in NYC, will be moving there in June before wedding August.
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if you still would like to stay in the education field, look into speech therapy i'm a speech therapist at a school and i really like it! you get all the benefits of the school schedule and benefits, but i only see 2 or 3 kids at a time, instead of a whole classroom full..... this makes it easier to do more 'fun' game type stuff with the kids.... and i don't just do stuff where i help kids with lisps or the 'R' sound. i also do language therapy, which could be anything from helping them increase their attention span, to following directions they hear, to increasing vocabulary, to grammar stuff... its really NEVER boring- LOL AND the whole feild is sooo in demand right now- there are constantly job postings. and if you don't want to work at a school, you can do early interventon with really young kids or a nursing home with people who have had strokes and are having trouble communicating....
ETA: to work as a speech therapist, you need to have your masters degree... its a 2 year masters program- basically one year of classes, and then one year of internships in different settings
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Posted by ML110
if you still would like to stay in the education field, look into speech therapy i'm a speech therapist at a school and i really like it! you get all the benefits of the school schedule and benefits, but i only see 2 or 3 kids at a time, instead of a whole classroom full..... this makes it easier to do more 'fun' game type stuff with the kids.... and i don't just do stuff where i help kids with lisps or the 'R' sound. i also do language therapy, which could be anything from helping them increase their attention span, to following directions they hear, to increasing vocabulary, to grammar stuff... its really NEVER boring- LOL AND the whole feild is sooo in demand right now- there are constantly job postings. and if you don't want to work at a school, you can do early interventon with really young kids or a nursing home with people who have had strokes and are having trouble communicating....
ETA: to work as a speech therapist, you need to have your masters degree... its a 2 year masters program- basically one year of classes, and then one year of internships in different settings
o thanx!!!
ML110
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no prob!! feel free to FM me if you have any questions or anything....
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bachlors & masters degree in social work
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I have a masters degree in Social Work. Although you can find a job, it is sometimes hard to find a job that pays well. I have been fortunate, but it can be hard. ETA: I also have my bachelors in social work as well.
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BA in Sociology and a J.D.
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My bachelor's is in elem and early childhood ed. Masters is in integrating technology into the curriculum.
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Posted by MrsStefan
I have a masters degree in Social Work. Although you can find a job, it is sometimes hard to find a job that pays well. I have been fortunate, but it can be hard. ETA: I also have my bachelors in social work as well.
YES i second this!!! esp since i took my LMSW test and failed by ONE POINT & havent taken it over again... lmsw positions usually pay you a bit better than msw positions... but i too have been very fortunate
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I would definitely build upon your existing degree.... speech therapy (as suggested above), or maybe special ed or some other related discipline.
A lot of career tracks have limited jobs and poor career outlooks... but if you make yourself stand out in the pack, and maintain a specific career trajectory, you inevitably will succeed....
oh, and to answer your question: PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry don't even bother with that one.... the job market is saturated w/ applicants... however, if you are a good researcher and 'sell out' and decide to work for pharmaceutical companies, it's an easy 6 figures... I won't sell-out, though... I'll remain an underpaid academic
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ba in Computer Information Systems
the future mrs m
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Undergrad: NYU Communiction Arts Grad: Masters in Elem Ed
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i have degrees in bio and now i'm getting my doctorate in higher education. is your bs in elem ed? your master's degree will really define what you can do for a career, so you can continue for a degree in couseling or stay with a M.S. in education and then work in the administrative end of school at any level...K-12, district office, even higher ed. you have a lot of options with ed other than teaching if you consider working as an administrator at the college level. you can FM me with any questions
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I got my undergraduate from NYU in English Education and my Masters in English. I've been teaching for 7 years! Is it really that hard to find a job nowadays?? I hear that a lot! I am going back to school in the fall for guidance counseling.
jgl
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reading (wilson trained is huge too) or special ed
DanNette
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major: Art History minor: Business Administration
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i have a BT...Bachelors in Technology with a Concentration in Networking and Telecommunications
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My sister has two masters in elementary ed and special ed, but she is planning on getting either another masters or a Ph.D. in education administration. Right now she works in the city as a special ed teacher, but she would really like to be the principal at a public school on LI some day, and everyone is telling her that having advanced degrees in education really open doors to careers that you wouldn't even think of. So I would definitely build on what you've got, and maybe just branch out from there and narrow your focus on a particular discipline within education that really excites you (ie science, music, ESL etc.)
Personally, I've got a BA in Biochemistry and am finishing a Ph.D. in molecular genetics, and I agree with portjeffbride, don't go this route :)
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I have a BA in Math and Masters in Public Health. I am currently working in Hospital Adminsitration and changing careers to nursing (the MOST challenging degree for me to date).
I say you can do anything you set your mind to. I had a friend to got her MPH with me (I forgot what her Undergrad was in) and she want back to St. John's for her Speech Therapy MAsters because that is where her passion lies. It took her three years and she could not work during that time, but she is the happiest she has ever been in her life because she followed her dream job.
Find out what you would like to do and what it takes to get there, then map out your plan to get it done, no matter how difficult it may seem.
