Help!! need career recommendations!!!

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<p>besides doctor, lawyer, dentist, or other jobs that require grad school, what are some good careers that make decent money? My plan was to double major in accounting/finance, but after getting a job as an accounting assistant, I've found accounting to be extremely dull, stressful, and tedious. I SERIOUSLY need some suggestions on careers to consider. Here's a little about me...</p>

<p>Weaknesses:
-shy/passive
-I'm a short male (statistically proven to decrease chances of promotions in corporations)
-spoiled (dislike strenuous/dirty jobs and military option)
-weak people skills
-weak communication skills
-no selling/marketing skills whatsoever
-B minus student at an average level university -so basically, not so academically strong -BUT highly motivated to get a 4-year diploma
**note: the people and communication skills will likely improve gradually over time as I age and gain confidence</p>

<p>Strengths:
-excellent spatial understanding/skills (I once identified and determined exact locations of several buildings and residence of a friend (this of large city abroad) using only google earth and a panoramic picture of the gigantic city --difficult to explain, but trust me, it took a lot of skills)<br>
-very kind, respectful, organized, dependable, honest (though I'm shy, people seem to like me)
-serious, and professional personality which past employers have liked
-good looking young man
-very large family and several very wealthy, 'high-profile' relatives (good potential for networking/building clients)
-no criminal record or history of drug/mental problems</p>

<p>Interest:
-engineering/physics (but keep in mind my academic weakness and I'm only average in math)
-anything to do with personal finance (ex: credit reports, credit cards, maximizing credit scores, real estate/home-ownership)
-entertainment industry
-movie/video/sound editing
-human behavior
-driving fast and other adrenalin activities
-traveling to third-world countries in South America/traveling in general
-fitness
-sexual encounters (hey! can't rule out being a porn star at this point)</p>

<p>**Career interests as a child/teen<a href="I%20suppose%20these%20sometimes%20carry%20a%20lot%20of%20importance...">/b</a>
-astrophysics (from age 12-16 --till my HS AP physics teacher GRRR she drained every drop of fascination in science out of me!!)
-pilot (age 12-17 --till almost every other airline filed for bankruptcy -looking for a little more job security!!)
-FBI agent (age 13-16 --competition is high and my college record and spoilness will probably screw me over)
-media specialist (such as video editor, game designer, animator, etc --problem is the extreme competition and known fact that I'm just not THAT naturally talented to excel in the industry, which is a must for reliable, comfortable income out of it)</p>

<p>so yeah, what are some good AND decent paying careers I should look into? Preferably salary careers that start above $25-30k with college degree and potential for growth and much higher income.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>That post just makes me laugh so hard</p>

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<p>hahah thanks!! i should become a comedian!!</p>

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<p>You're miles ahead of yourself. Stop worrying. Study something you enjoy, and that will probably lead to something you can do well (Which will help with that promotions thing).</p>

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<p>How about President?</p>

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<p>Stockbroker? You can make up to $150k in your first year if you're good. :)</p>

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<p>architect, I would say. Especially if you like physics</p>

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<p>architects don't make tons of money, and require grad school unless you do a 5 year professional degree. mucho hard work and people skills involved, also.</p>

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<p>Politician!</p>

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<p>leave it to an anonymous internet crowd to decide your life for you....</p>

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<p>comedian, seriously!!
I kinda stalked your posts and it's all funny!!</p>

<p>if not, you can do accounting/financing (boring huh, but) in an engineering/media/adult movie company</p>

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<p>most careers star over the 30K range right out of college - here are some stats from my school's graduates of last year:
communications: 30,800
business: 39,900
services: 30,100
life sciences 31,900
technology: 54,200
and this is average over both genders, but girls got overall 2-6K less than guys, which means you, as a guy, have potential to get 2-6K more in any of these fields i listed</p>

<p>i could see how you can combine engineering or entertainment with your good 3D perception - but to be an engineer, you need to be better than a B- student on average, plus i think you might find engineering to be boring - nevertheless, engineers make a very decent salary right out of school with a bachelor's - and if pull your GPA to 3.0 or above, you can get a master's degree, which is a shorter commitment than grad school - entertainment i think depends less on what degree you actually get, and more on what you yourself do afterwards - i don't know much about it, but it sure will be more fun to do than engineering - although the starting salary will probably be low and you do need to be somewhat proficient with computers - i believe with entertainment/games/videos you will definitely need some kind of post-bachelor's education</p>

<p>communications skills are overrated for the industry - you don't have to be a social butterfly to rise up the ranks - i've worked in industry for a while, so did one of my friends - i worked for biotech and he worked for computing and then a nonprofit org - and you know not all your bosses are very good at communication, and not everyone is extroverted - people who get promoted are not just the loud ones, but most usually the ones who demonstrate that they are an asset for the company - for biotech it was like if you have good ideas, if you could make compounds that were assigned to you, devise efficient synthetic routes - and if the group faced a challege that you were the first one to resolve it - they'd promote you for things like that - you don't have to dominate the group meeting with your voice - bosses did have something in common in that they had confidence, and even if the boss would make a mistake, he or she would just shrugg it off and go on radiating confidence as always</p>