How to decide what career path to take? Education or Heath care?

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Elizabeth M

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I am looking at doing a vocational program in high school. There is an early childhood education program and a health care careers program. The health careers program leads to a CNA certification.

I am debating whether I want to go to college to become a nurse or get into education. I would love to study administrative education and get an office type job as opposed to the classroom. How do I decided which path to choose?
 
I can only guide you, but the rest is up to you.
I am a Registered Nurse with a bachelors degree.

Do not go for CNA. Many people say that by doing CNA, you learn about Nursing, and the truth is you don't.
If you do an early childhood education, it will lead you to a low paying job in a day care. It's a minimum paying job and even if you spend 15 years in it, your pay check will hardly increase.

If you are interested in a health profession.... you do have options
1 Pharmacy
2 Physician assistant
3 Registered nurse

Education is a great profession, but at this time due to budget cut and recession, many teachers are loosing their job. Recession might last for few years to a decade. Education won't be your safe bet.

Now nursing, you will have more option. Same with Physician assistant.
 
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