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avant-garde
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Hi, can anyone provide their list of what they believe will be the top 5?
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Top 5 most stable, well-paying careers in the future?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around predictions for the top five most stable and well-paying careers in the future, focusing on various fields such as medicine, engineering, and finance. Participants share their opinions on career stability, earning potential, and the impact of education level on job prospects.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Exploratory
- Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest that investment firm executives and yacht salespeople may be among the top careers due to high earning potential.
- Others argue that becoming a doctor is a popular choice due to its perceived stability and demand.
- A participant mentions that engineering and nursing could be strong options for those with a four-year degree, citing potential high salaries for engineers and reasonable pay for charge nurses.
- There is a viewpoint that jobs in less desirable fields, such as research for cigarette companies or nuclear weapons development, might offer job security due to low competition.
- One participant raises a question about the future of biotechnology careers, specifically whether research or management positions would be more advantageous in the coming years.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express a range of opinions on the most stable and well-paying careers, with no clear consensus on which specific jobs will dominate the future job market. Multiple competing views remain regarding the best career paths.
Contextual Notes
Some claims depend on assumptions about future job market trends and economic conditions, which are not resolved in the discussion. The potential impact of education level on job stability and pay is also a recurring theme but lacks definitive conclusions.
Who May Find This Useful
Individuals considering career options in the fields of medicine, engineering, finance, and biotechnology may find this discussion relevant.
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avant-garde
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In 10-15 years future
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How about an easy question, like which stocks will rise the most in 10-15 years? 
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My academic advisor is a physicist with brothers who are doctors of theology, medicine, and chemistry, and one who drives trucks. The smartest one is the truck driver, he's making the most.
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will.c
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Investment firm executive.
Actually, that's all five. But somewhere near the top is the guy who sells yachts to investment firm executives, as well.
Actually, that's all five. But somewhere near the top is the guy who sells yachts to investment firm executives, as well.
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streeters
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Be a doctor. That's why everyone wants to be one.
Accept that you will never lead a risk-free life. You will always be at the mercy of the whims of those with more than you. Educate yourself in a specific skill and get into management as quickly as possible. Unless, of course, your company merges, then middle management will be the first to be purged. To hell with soft skills: solid quals are the best to compete.
Alternately, a director at a bank seems to be a pretty cushy job and you get bailed out by government when you **** up.
Accept that you will never lead a risk-free life. You will always be at the mercy of the whims of those with more than you. Educate yourself in a specific skill and get into management as quickly as possible. Unless, of course, your company merges, then middle management will be the first to be purged. To hell with soft skills: solid quals are the best to compete.
Alternately, a director at a bank seems to be a pretty cushy job and you get bailed out by government when you **** up.
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For a four-year degree, I would say Engineering followed by Nursing.
Engineers can make six figures if they're talented, work hard, and have reserves of ambition.
Charge Nurses can make $60k with 36 hour workweeks in larger hospitals.
For a higher-level degree, I would stick with the traditional Medicine or Law, although I would say that Medicine will be much more "stable" when it comes to a weekly paycheck.
Engineers can make six figures if they're talented, work hard, and have reserves of ambition.
Charge Nurses can make $60k with 36 hour workweeks in larger hospitals.
For a higher-level degree, I would stick with the traditional Medicine or Law, although I would say that Medicine will be much more "stable" when it comes to a weekly paycheck.
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streeters
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Another option is to do a job no one really wants to do. Researcher at a cigarette company? Nuclear weapons developer (I would actually do that one, though)? How many people would devote their lives to building and developing electric chairs for enlightened governments such as Texas? Take the competition out of the market and you have a job for life.
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thE3nigma
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What would you guys say about Biotechnology. Would a research or management position be better in these companies on the coming years or decades?
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