Q: I'm 16 and a sophomore in high school. I know I have tons of time and everything, I just really want to figure out what I want to do as a career. I don't want to go into college having no idea what I'm going to do with the rest of my life.
I want a career where I could help people. I really want to go into social work, but they don't make much. The average is about $40,000 a year, plus you need a masters in social work, so that's about 6 years in college, and making that kind of money, it's not totally worth it. Plus, it's extremely heart breaking. But social work isn't totally out of the picture.
I've also thought about becoming a nurse. I'm not too good at science and math. Do you have to be really good at those to become a good, successful nurse?
I've tried searching for careers like social work, but haven't come up with anything.
I do pretty well in school. I get about a 3.6. I'm not really good in any subject, but I'm not horrible in any, either.
I don't have to have a career that helps people like social work and nursing Those are the only ones I can think of that I'd possibly like. I would just prefer a job that does, especially helping kids. I'd prefer not to work with the elderly. If you have any ideas at all, it would be greatly appreciated!! :)
