Sunday
31Dec
Choosing a Career.
Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 01:16PM
Man, I wish I could be a kid these days. There's so much information out there I could have been almost anything I wanted to be. If I could do my life over again I would be a psychiatrist or a Pediatrician. Even though the business world can be very lucrative it can also be incredibly competative, and stressful. If I was you I would lean more towards the medical field. There are grants and scholarships all over the nation set aside specifically for the medical field. There is a MAD demand across the board from RNs to researchers and doctors
Hopefully you have a high aptitude for math and science. You're going to have to know a boat load of chemistry, biology, microbiology, anatomy and physiology etc. The first thing you should do is talk to your high school counselor. She/he may be able to give you some pamphlets on careers. You can also go to the public library and flip through some Black Enterprise magazine back issues. Find the issues that talk about the best careers for black people.
Second thing you should think about is, do you want to be on the research side or the clinical side. Do you want to be a general practitioner or do you want to specialize? Specialists (E.N.T., DMD, OB/GYN, Cardiologists etc.) make more money and have a greater chance of having a successful practice. General practitioners also have a good chance at family practice but mostly work in hospitals on salary, which is generally less than working private practice but still MORE than the average Joe or Jane.
If you don't like the thought of blood or surgery you could go into anesthesiology, gastroenterology optometry, opthomology or podiatry. As an anesthesiologist you won't have to deal with surgery but you still have to worry about mixing your anesthesia correctly according to your patient. If you're wrong you could kill your patient. You also have physical therapy.
If you'd rather be in business but don't want to get in the hustle you could be an Industrial Organizational Psychologist. This field is growing like crazy. Basically an IO psychologist makes a work environment more productive for the employees as well as help the relationship between the boss and his/her employees be more purposeful.
Hopefully you have a high aptitude for math and science. You're going to have to know a boat load of chemistry, biology, microbiology, anatomy and physiology etc. The first thing you should do is talk to your high school counselor. She/he may be able to give you some pamphlets on careers. You can also go to the public library and flip through some Black Enterprise magazine back issues. Find the issues that talk about the best careers for black people.
Second thing you should think about is, do you want to be on the research side or the clinical side. Do you want to be a general practitioner or do you want to specialize? Specialists (E.N.T., DMD, OB/GYN, Cardiologists etc.) make more money and have a greater chance of having a successful practice. General practitioners also have a good chance at family practice but mostly work in hospitals on salary, which is generally less than working private practice but still MORE than the average Joe or Jane.
If you don't like the thought of blood or surgery you could go into anesthesiology, gastroenterology optometry, opthomology or podiatry. As an anesthesiologist you won't have to deal with surgery but you still have to worry about mixing your anesthesia correctly according to your patient. If you're wrong you could kill your patient. You also have physical therapy.
If you'd rather be in business but don't want to get in the hustle you could be an Industrial Organizational Psychologist. This field is growing like crazy. Basically an IO psychologist makes a work environment more productive for the employees as well as help the relationship between the boss and his/her employees be more purposeful.
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