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Location: Wyoming | I'm almost 30 years old. No degree, but have almost 3 years of college under my belt. Looking to go back to school, just a two year program.
Was wondering what everyone does as far as a career...Thanks!
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Location: Alberta | I have 2 diplomas in Agriculture and have done everything from feedlot rider to crop insurance and working in a bank.....my suggestion would be accountant or something related to the medical field....good luck! |
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Location: IM A DUDE!!!!!!! | I went back to school almost 5 years ago. I went to culinary school. I was in the same boat. Almost 30 and for me, I felt that I hadn't accomplished anything. So that is when I decided to go to culinary school and pursue a career as a chef. There are A LOT of ups and down in this field ( as with many career fields) but I never felt more happy! |
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Location: Wyoming | Accounting was one of my top choices. Along with business management and something in the medical field.. Respiratory therapist.. OT assistant.. Along those lines |
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Location: Loma Linda, CA | I have about 3 years of college but moved to California to be with my now husband. Now getting into school is **** near impossible and I'm putting it on hiatus.
I'm an emergency vet tech by night, horse trainer/lesson instructor by day. |
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Location: Minnesota | I work in Management for a very large company. I'm in charge of auditing, policies and procedures within my marketing company. I never went to college after high school so I've basically just worked my way up. Ill be 25 in a few weeks and I'm really thinking its time to go back to school. My company will pay for me to go back to school if its something related to my career now. I'm thinking Business Management but an Agriculture Degree would be my choice if I was to decide to leave this company. I'd also love a job in Law Enforcement. Those would bey top 3.
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Location: Mississippi | I have to associate degrees one in the Arts and one in Vocational Welding and I'm a Union Boilermaker and a welding inspector. We make things posable.
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Location: OH. IO | Im a salt miner! WHEN WORKING UNDERGROUND I OPERATE HEAVY MINING EQUIPMENT.WHEN IM TOPSIDE I RUN HEAVY LOADERS OR RUN OUR BAGLINE. I ABSOLUTLY LOVE MY JOB! |
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Location: Warsaw,NY | I have 3 degrees, AAS in criminal Justice and couldnt get a job, so i went back and got AAS nursig, then got my BSN in 2010. There r so many different directions u can go into with nursing and a ton of different opportunitues, but u do need to pay your dues before alot of these opportunities will arise. I am thinking about Masters in education now to teach nursing. the trades are where alot of Joba are at these days. My son will be graduating with his AAS in welding and has job opportunities up the ying yang. |
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Location: Where you need a paddle... Oregon! | I work at an elementary school as an instructional assistant in the special education department. This means I might teach small groups of kids who have some sort if learning disability and do not perform at grade level. It could be math, reading or writing. I have a special way with kids with behavior issues. Last year I was at a school where I spent most of my day with 5th grade and helping diffuse fights and behavior. This year I was moved to a school where I worked before because there was a need in the kindergarten. I like my job, but my take home pay is only $1200 a month. This has been fine because it was enough to help supplement my husbands income. I'm going through a divorce though and can't live on that. I'm 44 and will be going to college and working for the first time ever. I'd like to stay in the school because I have 8 years in and PERS, etc. so I'm going into a 2 year Speech Pathology program. I considered Sped teacher but it's a 4-6 year program and at my age it isn't realistic. But there is a huge demand for Sped teachers! It's mainly managing your sped assistants, scheduling, writing iep's, working with parents, administration and teachers and tons if meetings. But it's a very employable career. |
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| I have a degree in Ag Business and the equivalent of an associates in accounting. I work for a row crop farm and handle all of the finance and accounting. I do everything from entering receipts into the software program to working with banks and lenders on financing. I prepare monthly financial statements, and keep my boss updated on different things such as accounts payable/receivalbe, bank account & line of credit balances, budget vs. actual for expenses, etc. I love love love my job. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I am in customer service. No college. I would not be able to get my job now without a degree. |
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| I was a stylist and loved it ....but since popping out the little ones ..im a domestic engineer ;) |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | I've been an administrative assistant/office manager in the non-profit world for almost 15 years. I'm 45 and wanting a career change so I went back to school for an AA in Paralegal Studies. All my general ed is done and now I start the major course work. It's taking me much longer than two years because I work FT but I'm excited about the future and looking forward to a job change to a field that I will retire in.
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| I own 2 businesses. A cleaning business that does well for me and a tack & accessories business for fun. Plan on going back to school in june |
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| high scool grad i run my mouth for a living and make calls ser appt up take care of customer ask for freight make sales calls
i am total commission
i have rode race horses for a living as a jock and gallpo boy drove tractor trailor now a agent the last 32 yrs. i love my job my son i bought in to the business
sorry i think we need more technical schools rather than college
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Location: Texas | For right now my job is the military. As soon as I'm out I plan to go to college to get my associates and then go to nursing school. |
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| I have three degrees one in Ag business could not find a job so went back to school got degree in Radiology LOVED IT! LOVED IT! but got burned out after 27 years so went back to school got teaching degree and teach 9-12 health science and I Love, Love, Love, Love, Love, it. If I had know 30 years ago how much fun it would be to teach I would have done that all these year.
Don't get me wrong teaching is by far the hardest job I have ever had, much more stressful, much more time consuming, much more every thing but when that student comes in your room and smiles at you and say Good Morning and that is a child who has never talked to anyone because they are so shy. It makes me beam I Love that. I love it when they come show me their report cards before they turn them back in to their teacher. I could go on but you get the pic. it is what you make of it as is any career. Good Luck I hope you find your life's calling. |
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Location: North Central Kansas | I graduated with my BS in Accounting in December. I have already accepted a job with a Big 4 firm as an audit associate starting in August. I will be ensuring that the financial statements that publicly traded companies (and large private) are accurate. Basically, make sure companies are not lying about what they telling the public. Currently, I am studying for my CPA and working part-time for a small local CPA doing taxes. There are lots of opportunities in the accounting field and there are jobs everywhere. |
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| I have a bach in Ag Econ and an associate's in Agronomy. I work for a large grain company in farm origination and also work with one of our largest soybean oil customers on verifying sustainable farming practices in our draw region. Overall I love my job - everyone has days when they want to bang their head on the wall, mine are just few and far between.
I also serve on our origination review team, and one of our biggest priorities is making sure we have the right people in the right field. My advice to you is before you go back to school for something, really think about your likes and dislikes and what you are going to be happy doing. For example, while an RN might pay well, if you are super analytical and not much of a people person, it may not be the choice for you. If you are super good with numbers and really enjoy checking and double checking that things are correct - accounting might be the way to go.
We see way too many people at our recruiting events who's basic personality does not align with what they want to pursue as a career. It doesn't end well. |
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| I'm a nurse. You have to be passionate about it otherwise its hard to even make it through school. Takes a lot of hard work. Its very rewarding though, I love it!
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| Well I am about to graduate from High School, but I'll be starting my pre-vet program in the fall. I'm gonna specialize in equine reproduction. I'm all about the babies, haha. |
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Location: Great Places Great Faces | I have an animal science bs, was an equine pharma rep for 8 years... Loved it but lots of travel... Now rep for very reputable company great bennies less travel... Love sales...
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-02-01 6:57 PM
I'm a mom
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Location: Texas | I have a bachelors in business administration with a major in marketing and I train barrel horses. |
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Location: west of East Texas | I have a BBA in Accounting. I got my CPA license about 10 years after I got out of college. Now you pretty much need to stay in college for the 5th year and get the Masters then sit for the CPA exam right then. In my opinion, this profession is sure thing to have a fantastic career that will easily allow you to fund your horse habit. Every industry needs accountants so you could pick an area that interests you to work in.
Regardless of your interests, take a good look at the job availability, economic swings impact, and career total earnings. |
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Location: where the wind blows | I currently work admin in an ag related gov office. When I started I loved my job but after management changes in the office and communiting 1 hour each way I'm burnt out. Im going to be taking a very early retirement this spring ( basically Ill get to keep my medical/dental plan, with not much left afterwards a month). I'm Going back to my first love, helping hubby run our farm/ranch. I plan to have a garden again and I'm hoping to maybe train and sell a horse a year. I also started selling Younique makeup and I'm having so much fun with that so hoping I can grow it into something to give me a bit of horse play money. I suggest finding what you love. |
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Location: Texas | I'm in vet school, halfway through my 2nd year. Living the dream!! I can't decide what I want to focus on. Depends on what jobs are out there. I really like repro but I also am a fan of lameness/sports medicine. And I can't rule out the dog and cat/mixed animal jobs for the sake of job security... but ideally I would like to stick with equine medicine. Although, odds are better for me as far as running barrels if I take a small animal job. |
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Location: SE Missouri | I've been in disaster restoration, southern yellow pine, training horses full time, then jumped into crop insurance. I now hold two positions in crop insurance. I'm a field marketing rep in IL and SE Missouri (25%role) and my main job is managing our company crop insurance agents in the Delta and West. I love this company, I travel ALOT, and never dreamed I'd be a manager (and I'm the only female sales manager and the youngest manager, lol.. Crap I was the first female field rep and still the youngest one). It has it's days but I have an awesome group of people that I work with. I do really miss working directly with the farmers.
Being a manager has more struggles than wins and lots of griping. I lovingly say I work with a bunch of peacocks personality wise. I seriously have an amazing group to work with and get to learn a lot from them also. I'm lucky that I left a big book of business that I built from zero or it would have been really tough to earn their trust (or respect).. |
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| I was thirty before I started college, graduated five years later with a B.S., went back to school eight years later and received a B.S. in Radiologic Technology. It's never too late to go to college or change careers. |
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Location: PNW | I have a BS in Elementary Education with a minor in English Literature and Linguistics. I am licensed to teach anything k-8 in a contained classroom(no switching classes for subjects) or I can teach just an English class, such as 9-12.
Right now though, I am a domestic engineer and am helping run my husband's logging business and the family ranch. I may go to work in the classroom once my little guys are in school, but I'm not sure. |
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Location: North Dakota | I'm an after hours dispatcher for linemen. We handle over 70 different companies and it can be extremely stressful, the hours suck (12hr shifts on weekends and I work at least 3 weekends out of the month as well as 2-5 8hr shifts during the week). Working with my team and the linemen is fun and when it's quiet we get to play cards, surf Internet, etc. I'm in school but am just totally burnt out. I am going for computer information systems. I switched to that from business. No career has caught my eye. It seems like EVERYONE recommends medical field or accounting related stuff, but math and science were my worst subjects and they don't interest me at all. I worked up to advanced accounting in hs but hated it. I'm at a total stand still and I hate it. I just want a job where I can work with my hands rather than at a desk. I like to be outside too.
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Location: MN | I am a realtor, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it, no sale, no pay though, I was fortunate enough to make a great deal last year my first full year in, paid off my truck, remodeled house, new saddle, new horse, saved some, but you just never know what kind of year it will be. I like to sell land, and that is where the money is, (it teds to be higher priced), I also sell near Rochester MN where everything is higher priced because off Mayo, but I went to school for 6 wknds in a row and took the hardest test ever!! |
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| I am a Zeal Consultant --- make amazing money and mostly I have time freedom. Love not working for anyone. |
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Location: Wayne, Oklahoma | I am a rural mail carrier. It is a challenge everyday. Love getting off work around 3:00 or so. Love being out of an office and driving in the country. Just hate slick roads. |
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| I have my Bachelors of Science in Animal Science. I also have a 1 year equine certificate through my university (Texas Tech). Graduated Dec. 2012. I'm a realtor's assistant full time but I'm also a realtor myself and have been licensed for about 6 months. I'm working to close some deals haha. I'm also a vet tech on the weekends for small and large animals. And I barrel race a bunch, hoping to get my permit soon and fill it, then get my card (dreams!!). |
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Location: Wyoming | mollibtexan - 2015-02-01 7:53 PM
I have a bachelors in business administration with a major in marketing and I train barrel horses.
And what do you do with this degree? |
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Location: South Georgia | I have a BS in Secondary Education and I am about to finish my MA in English. I teach English and Science at an alternative high school (for the last 8 years). |
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Location: Oklahoma | I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life in college, and I ended up getting a BS in Animal Science. Not a day goes by I don't wish I had waited to go to school, until i knew what I wanted to do. Oh well.
I found a carrer I love in corrections. Currently I am a Sgt at a mens prison (both medium and super-max). I just accepted a job down the nothingness of Texas, working a federal contract, so I'm really looking forward to that opportunity. Corrections isn't for everyone, but personaly, I love it. I've had the opportunity to do some awesome training within our company, CLEET, and several other law enforcment agencys. I also became an instructor.....and I just love playing with munitions, and making people cry....so needless to say...I LOVE MY JOB!  |
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Location: Texas | My degree is a BSRC. (Respiratiry therapist). I worked in the hospital for a few years then went into selling ventilators. I did that for 10 years and now I sell anesthesia machines and patient monitors |
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Location: Nebraska | I'm a nurse :) |
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| CYA Ranch - 2015-02-01 6:57 PM I'm a mom No sick days or personal leave with that job. Hard, hard job too!
Have you seen the commercial where the mom comes in to the baby's room and tells the baby she needs to take a sick day? There is one where the dad comes in and does the same thing. Makes me laugh every time I see them. lol It's a commercial for some kind of cold medicine.
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Location: MD | I'm an employment recruiter! also working on getting my real estate license. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? |
I have a BS in Biology and about half a dozen certifications including Certified Manager of Animal Resources and Certified Professional IACUC Admin. I work in the biomedical research field. I now work as the Research Compliance analyst for a university and teach a grad student class in Laboratory Animal Medicine. |
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Location: The birthplace of Honest Abe | I have an associates in Accounting, and almost done with my associated in Criminal Justice. Plan on getting a BA in Legal. I currently work for Department of Veterans Affairs. Please dont send me claim questions LOL.
I am thinking about trying to get into forensic accounting but not sure yet LOL |
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Location: Oklahoma | I work for a horse trail manufacturer. I work with a few of our dealers nationwide. I assist in the quoting and drawing up the trailer blueprints for the customers. |
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| ks_cowgirl - 2015-02-01 12:57 PM I graduated with my BS in Accounting in December. I have already accepted a job with a Big 4 firm as an audit associate starting in August. I will be ensuring that the financial statements that publicly traded companies (and large private) are accurate. Basically, make sure companies are not lying about what they telling the public. Currently, I am studying for my CPA and working part-time for a small local CPA doing taxes. There are lots of opportunities in the accounting field and there are jobs everywhere.
I agree with ks_cowgirl, tons of opportunities in accounting. I have my Bachelors in Business Administration with an Accounting focus, then received my MBA, and finally I got my CPA. I chose to stay in private accounting (accounting for privately held businesses) as opposed to working for an accounting firm; it just suited my personality better :)
I am an accounting manager now, although I'm the youngest person in our department, simply because I have my CPA and my degrees. I get to wear jeans to work every day, and even have the option to work at home if the weather gets yucky.
You can get a job pretty much anywhere with accounting and it will most likely be able to fund your horse habit, and there will always be a demand. |
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Location: Oklahoma | jricky - 2015-02-02 4:20 PM mollibtexan - 2015-02-01 7:53 PM I have a bachelors in business administration with a major in marketing and I train barrel horses. And what do you do with this degree?
This is my degree also. I am a Marketing/Promotions Manager in the gaming industry. My degree prepared me well for the field I am in, though I never would have picked this particular atmosphere from a list. I have been here for ten years now and it is always changing and evolving. Sometimes, I work crazy hours but the pay is good. If you are the type of person who easily gets bored doing the same thing day in and day out, this type of work may be for you.
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Location: Utah | I have an Associates in Equine Science. I am a 911 Dispatch Supervisor at our county Sheriff's Office. I dispatch Police, fire and medical. I love my job, just not the days. If I didn't have to work 1/2 of the weekends I would really love my job. |
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| My career is HR focused. I'm currently working in the recruitment office that focuses on the hiring for the entire civilian workforce, from students to journeyman level candidates. I coordinate job fair logistics, work with candidates and manage the student employment program for both our sites as a part of my duties. Our office is so fun, dynamic and a huge array of personalities. This is literally a dream job, even when I want to pull my hair out because we're doing three distinct hiring pushes within 5 weeks, along with our normal college & journey level recruiting. Best job ever! |
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| I am a middle school teacher. I will be done with my masters this fall, and want to get my doctorate. I would love to teach at the university level.
Love my job!
Just this past year I was a state finalist for a major grant from Samsung, ended up being in the top 5 out of 3,400 applications just in Kentucky. But didn't make it as a national finalist. Either way, I feel like I don't work I enjoy what I do so much. |
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Location: Kansas | I have a bachelor's degree in Communication - Public Relations and Political Science (double major) and a master's in communication, but I work as the news editor at the weekly newspaper in my hometown so I definitely won't claim to be a big success! lol.
I'm currently taking English classes to complete requirements for an alternate route teaching program and hoping to be accepted into the program this March and have a restricted teaching license for grades 6-12 English/language arts in time for the 2015-16 school year. Two years of being in the program and teaching on a restricted licenese are required, then I can graduate from the program with full teaching licensure and later take the praxis tests to become certified in other areas as well.
I have substitute taught for the past three years in addition to my newspaper job and discovered that education is what I should have done the first time I went through college, but I may not have been ready for it at age 17. Things have changed and I'm ready to join the rest of my family in the teaching profession.....I just got a 14 year later start than they did LOL. |
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Location: North of where I want to be | After 10 years in Fleet Maint. & management I am in sales. I sell Wire rope for Cranes & Drill rigs all over the East. I love my job. I have a bachelors in Business Management. If I could go back to school it would be for what I originally intended, Vet Med focusing on lamenes, that didn't happen because my daughter arrived a bit early in my life. |
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Location: NC | TrailGirl - 2015-02-03 7:40 AM I have a BS in Biology and about half a dozen certifications including Certified Manager of Animal Resources and Certified Professional IACUC Admin. I work in the biomedical research field. I now work as the Research Compliance analyst for a university and teach a grad student class in Laboratory Animal Medicine.
You don't need a masters to teach a course? I always thought you needed a minimum of a masters degree if not a doctorate. good to know... I have a BS in Animal Science and really wish I would have went with a more broad, better paying degree... |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | HorsesNHarleys - 2015-02-04 7:02 AM
TrailGirl - 2015-02-03 7:40 AM I have a BS in Biology and about half a dozen certifications including Certified Manager of Animal Resources and Certified Professional IACUC Admin. I work in the biomedical research field. I now work as the Research Compliance analyst for a university and teach a grad student class in Laboratory Animal Medicine.
You don't need a masters to teach a course? I always thought you needed a minimum of a masters degree if not a doctorate. good to know... I have a BS in Animal Science and really wish I would have went with a more broad, better paying degree...
I do not teach the grad course alone. It is done under the Department of Lab Animal Medicine and the director. But the subject matter is such that there are those of us that are "experts" in various aspects. (Regulatory, transgenic breeding, microsurgery, handling/sampling techniques are my purview for ex.) So there are a few of us teaching the various sessions.
Yeah a general degree will get your foot in the door at least. But it took time and experience/certification to get to the higher paying job that I have now. |
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Location: MT | I have a BA in Environmental Science with a Biology emphasis.....that I have NEVER used! I worked for the federal government as a lead aircraft dispatcher for wildland fires from 2000-2011. In 2011, I got married and took a downgrade to an executive assistant position in order to transfer. Fast forward to November of 2014 when my husband landed a really great position and we moved again. I resigned my position and have started my own business. So far it's been worth taking the leap but it is often scary to follow your dreams! I've made tack items for quite awhile but now am working to make them for my online store. It's definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone. An example was that yesterday I was working on setting up my payment gateway for my merchant account on my website. Totally something I have never done before and have zero expertise in, but I'm bulldozing my way through it!
I guess my advice is that it's never too late to change the career track that you are on!
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Location: North Dakota | Quality assurance manager for a fluid dairy plant. I have a BS in Vet Tech, worked my way up from lab tech at the milk plant. Don't think I love my job but the money is very good. Been toying with going back to school but very hesitant to take the first step. I miss the vet tech world EVERY day but the money was horrible. |
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Location: Kentucky | I have my BA in Business Administration and I'll be done with my Masters of Arts in Communication in June of this year. I work in recruiting but I'd like to shift towards PR or Brand Marketing. |
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Location: Kansas | Administration, and I go to school part time for nursing |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I have a Ph.D. in English and am a professor at a community college. |
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| I have a BS in Animal Science and trained and vet teched for awhile and then fell into the Aerospace industry. I come from an aviation family so it wasn't too much of a stretch.
Now I'm a project manager for a global company that manufactures seats and other components for commercial airliners. LOVE IT. I spent a lot of time trying to find what I thought I would love that would still allow me to support myself and my horses etc.,,,and now I know God's plan is where it's at!
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| I have a bachelor's in Management (Human Resources) and in Nursing. I work in the coal industry as a Safety Records Analyst. That entails being compliant with the state and federal regulations on Training among several other things. I also run due diligence on sub contracted workers at our facilities - this totals almost 2000 people. I enjoy nursing and have used it at home with several sick relatives and plan to keep up my license - I just couldn't work all weekends or all nights with having small children. May be later :) I have flex time and plenty of funds to go play on the weekend if I want to. |
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| I have my A.S in Paralegal and B.A in Criminal Justice. I worked in a law firm, then to dispatch and now I am working as a release program coordinator in our jail. Kinda a dream job for me. I had to pay my dues and many tears were shed over the rejection but at 25, I am doing what I feel I was meant to. |
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Location: Winging It in KY | Went to college for Equine Studies and Pre Vet. Graduated and was not sure what I was going to do so ended up galloping racehorses. Galloping was just too hard on my body so I took my barrel horses to the track and began to pony horses. Liked it but not my dream job. One morning found my self in the right place at the right time. Had a girls bridle break while she was galloping and she was being run off with, no bridle on the horses head. The outrider had already tried to catch the horse and it had gotten by him. The girl was yelling for help so I ended up catching the horse by his nostrils and getting him pulled up. The girl was very thankful. Next thing I knew I was called to the track office ( I just knew I was in deep doo doo, LOL!) They wanted me to consider taking the outrider job. Whew! So I did for several years, then decided I had had enough racetrack and moved on. It was very stressful and not really where I wanted to be anymore. Now I work in an automotive repair shop. I pretty much run the office, do estimates for repairs, order parts, do the billing / books and make sure the customers are happy. I have been known to turn a wrench or two but I think a girl needs to know how to do stuff like that for when you are out on the road alone with the horses. I like it and it's an 8 - 5 job with weekends off so I can horse show. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | For the past 35 yrs. I have been the toilet seat , fire hydrant for my honey and society . I have my high school diploma and recently received my diploma as an Administration Office Professional. The 7 month course involved accelerated learning beyond the speed of light using learn/do it yourself taught books. Involved self taught Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher. And several other business applications. This experience cost me 16 thousand dollars.I have a school loan.Now they want all their money back from the school because I don't qualify? Huh? My payments were to start 6 months from now but I get bill already without notify that a payment is do. Keep plugging at. I hear life is grand....must be a sales promotion. SIGH |
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Location: Tx | I worked as an OPC (Order Process Coordinator) for the same company for 5 years. I was offered a position in a similar field for exact pay and 5 mins from my home in Jun '14 and it turned out to be a horrible place to work! Thankfully they fired me due to cutbacks in Nov and now I am a bond agent. I love my job, but I will more than likely be returning to school in the next year to finish my degree (only lack my math courses) and get my certification to become a paralegal. |
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Sideways Riding Expert
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | I'm in the ag industry as a Sales Agronomist and I love my job. I have a B.S in Agriculture with an emphasis on Crop and Weed production. To do Ag sales you don't really need a degree but you do need to have some sort of experience in agriculture at least.
On a side note: to those that say they have this or that degree but could not find jobs ESPECIALLY in the ag retail market have either not looked hard enough or are not willing to move away from home. I say this because it is a job seekers market right now around here for retail sales in agriculture. |
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Posts: 2035
| I work at a Cheese Factory.
In Food Safety.
I have a BS in Animal Science, and am half way done with my Masters in Food Safety.
I LOVE my job. It is so challenging, but the days go by fast. I have traveled all over the place in this position. |
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 It Goes On
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Location: Muskogee, OK | I graduate in May with my DVM and landed my first job at an equine clinic here in Oklahoma in June. Can't wait to see where this career takes me! |
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Location: KS | I have a Bachelor's in Animal Science Production/Management. Spent a few years as an Extension Educator in OK and completed in Masters in Human Resources. Worked my way up in HR and have been an HR Director for the last 7 years. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have my assoicate in Animal Science and My Bachlors in Ag Buiness.. N well I work in an Home Health Office... |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 393
Location: East Texas | I am an Investigator for a local Sheriff's Department and hope to retire in 8 years. |
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Posts: 920
| I teach art to 7th n 8th graders...fun fun fun. Some days I double as counselor babysitter life coach among many other things a kid needs. |
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | I am a Director of Community Development in a municipality. As well as a Fire Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer, Zoning Coordinator, Building Inspector and Animal Control Supervisor. I just finished licensing and certification as an Equine Dental Provider for the Tx Board of Veterinary Medicine. ( for my part time work) |
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