<p>Long-story short, I'm about to get my Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering and it took me until now to realize I hate it.</p>
<p>Now in retrospect I do realize it was probably the 'wrong' field for me, but I suppose the reason I stayed in it so long was because I was good at it and found it easy, so I falsely assumed I was 'destined' for it.</p>
<p>So with that being said, what other reasonable jobs out there would require (or highly prefer a degree) but not necessarily something specific. One example I could think of is being a police officer, it doesn't require a college degree but it certainly helps.</p>
<p>I guess you’re on the right track with being a police officer, but what answer do you really want? Do you want to be a police officer or was that just an example… because I can start a list of about ten thousand + jobs that fit your criteria.</p>
<p>Well, the police officer was just a suggestion…</p>
<p>I’m looking for a career that may involve some sort of public speaking and pays reasonably well…basically some sort of community organizer position.</p>
<p>I mean software engineering pays a lot of money, I just dont find it appealing to sit behind a desk and program code all my life, it may make me rich but it won’t make me happy.</p>
<p>I do community organizing type work. If you manage to actually get paid to do that it’s pretty impressive. That’s the sort of thing you always have the option to do on the side of something more lucrative, though, if that kind of work fulfills you.</p>
<p>Many companies will be looking for someone with your level of demonstrated intelligence. With that said you would need to craft a good cover letter that shows some diversity outside of the tech abilties. </p>
<p>I would suggest that you post this on the parent forum. There are many parents who could offer alot of very good advice to you.</p>
<p>I do it as a side thing because I am still a student and because it does not pay literally at all, and my boss does not get paid either. Someone, somewhere on the chain of command does, but the entry level is unpaid. There are different sorts of organizations which will pay but it just depends on what you actually want to do and how long you’re willing to wait to start making real wages.</p>
<p>That looks interesting. They mention that wages may be low to start. Realize that low may mean non-existent. Part of the reason I do what I do is so that I can gain experience and not have to start at the bottom when I graduate. I am not going into community organizing exactly, but the entry level position in my career and careers like it is often an unpaid internship.</p>