When I grow up?

Question

Part 1;
What is a good job that pays about €80000/$120000/£60000 a year?

Part 2;
I'm doing the junior cert and have to make my subject choices for the leaving cert in March. I have to choice 4 subjects from;
History, geography, chemistry, biology, physics, art, economics, business, accountancy and religion.
The subjects I choose will be the ones I need to go to uni with.
So what should I choose?

My mum is a nurse and my dad is an accountant and nurses get shite pay here in Ireland and although my dad gets good money his job is boring!

Answer 1

It really depends on where your interests lay .... no good studying for a career that you don't like .... of those subjects you listed Chemistry-Biology-Physics-Accountancy would be the picks for top income ... with Accountancy I would also select economics and business ... Just remember you need to enjoy what it is you do otherwise it's not worth doing and you won't do it well

Answer 2

That's not a good way to go about it, basing it on the income. Much better to think about what you enjoy.

Do you like science? Then do the science subjects. Humanities? Then history, geography and art.

A safe bet would be a combination of the two. I would advise against doing art in the Leaving cert, even if you do really well in school, it is just too subjective a subject to guarantee a good mark. History is always useful (and in it you use art as a reference point), if you're interested in this, and in combination with geography it can be very interesting.

Or you can pick one of each: one of the sciences (biology, chemistry, physics) and one of the humanities ones (art, geography, history) and one of the money ones (economics, business, accountancy, religion (why is religion in here? Why is the Vatican the richest country in the world?) ...) and then pick one you fancy.

But they all overlap in places, depending on how your acquire your knowledge and how you choose to apply it.

Answer 3

Cart before the horse Ciara.
You should ask yourself what are you good at and what kind of thing you enjoy doing (probably the same thing) - academic/practical, mathematical/factual/artistic?
Then look at the career opportunities in those fields because that's where you'll enjoy most success. If you're lucky, you'll not only be happy and successful, you'll earn enough to keep body and soul together.

Answer 4

Any job can pay well if you get to the higher positions within your chosen career path. Don't choose because of money; if you find something you love, chances are the reward will be much more.

As for your subjects, it's probably best to take a selection. Your future ideas will change and your subjects will need to deal with those changes. Take one from each of the following groupings:
Biology, Physics, Chemistry
History, Geography, Religion
Accountancy, Economics , Business
Art
This way you'll have a wide education, and a variety in your knowledge. If you enjoy Art, it would be good to have something away from the academic side of things. If you decide against art, I'd recommend taking another science; they're useful whatever degree/job you do.

Good luck!

Answer 5

I work in one of the most underappreciated, underpaid, overworked, most dangerous, most criticized, constantly changing, government controlled jobs available. There is a huge shortage in my field and many of those in it are only there because they couldn't make it doing other work. What do I do? I teach. And I love every minute of it. I change lives. With every word that comes from my mouth or the tip of my dry-erase marker, I influence the future of the world. Someone taught Mother Theresa, Ghandi, MLK,Jr., and FDR. Someone taught Hitler, Rasputin, Stalin, Sadaam, and Bin Ladin. Wanna make money, get a high-paying, unsatisfying job that will cause you to commit suicide before you're 50. Wanna make a difference, be a teacher. James 3:1.

Answer 6

just don,t become a nurse

Answer 7

You're basically asking strangers how you should live your life. You'll realize sooner or later that it's not about the money.

I don't want to lecture you on life so I'll stop.

Just think about it carefully. Is this everything that there is to life. Aren't we meant to live for so much more?

Answer 8

well what do you want to do?????????
have you no feeling for something special...........
doesnt matter how educated you are you wont stick to a JOB just for jobs sake....
need something to make you want to go each and every day for the rest of your working life..
but of the choices you have given the best paid jobs mainly come out of business accountancy and economics...

Answer 9

i will go with Biology,Accointancy,art and Business

Answer 10

You should not focus on the money first. Pick subjects you are interested in and then you will find ways to make that pay. Otherwise you'll end up unhappy.