6 years old, need help deciding on career paths
10-19-2016, 10:43 PM
Quote: (10-14-2016 09:41 PM)Cortés Wrote:
Hey guys, Its senior year for me, I'm getting to the point we're I actually need to make a decision on what to do with my life. The last post on this thread was back at the start of the year, 9 months ago, and a lot has changed since then, so I think an update would be good.
You have higher value because you are a senior. Use your value because sophomores and freshies want you.
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When I first posted this thread, I was mostly focused on traveling while I'm young. But in the past few months, I've realized how much better off I would be if I work my ass off while I'm young to make money and live the good life traveling with a solid bankroll by my late 20's.
Some people travel a lot and DON'T work their asses off. Don't go down the path of "working off" your ass. You'll find it just leads to more and more working.
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What I'm leaning more towards as of the last few weeks are the trades. I'm not really sure which one yet, but either plumbing, electrical, carpentry, or welding. Getting paid on the job training is appealing, and even though apprenticeship training isn't lucrative the first few years, I'd be able to get along financially. Also this option has some independence to it. In pretty much any region in the US I'd be able to get an apprenticeship. I'd probably move to Chicago or really anywhere in the midwest area. I'd probably own my own business after I finished my apprenticeship, so I'd be able to take months off once or twice a year and travel. This is my most likely route, as of now, but who knows what I'll end up doing.
This is actually a pretty good move, but don't go where is a lot of competition for work. These jobs can't be offshored. I'm glad to hear you aren't wanting to do any computer stuff.
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The only thing certain with my plan: within a week of graduating, I'm going to travel for a month or two to get traveling out of my system temporarily. But I'm pretty confident I'll go into skilled trades
That's a good thing to do when you graduate. Have fun.