<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am a junior, and I am thinking about getting a Chemistry major geared towards Secondary Education, with a mnor in Neuroscience.</p>
<p>Does this seem reasonable? Does the outlook for teaching jobs even look that good?</p>
<p>I think that’s pretty reasonable. The demand for teachers in the STEM fields like math and science are pretty high, and I think you will have a good chance at finding a job. And we will always have kids who need an education, so it’s not like teaching positions are going anywhere. Plus, depending on where you work, teaching positions usually get really good benefits and healthcare</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm#tab-6[/url]”>http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm#tab-6</a></p>
<p>Teaching will always be a career that’s in demand, although pay in public systems is pretty abismal. Chemistry with Neuroscience is a perfectly reasonable overlap, many of those chem classes could potentially count for neuroscience. The difference (extra bio and psych in neuro, and extra math and high level chem for the chem major) is doable, though it might take you five years instead of four dependent on how many classes will overlap. If you’re successful, a teaching job in a private school would be your best bet salary wise, but there’s always job prospects. Getting a masters is a prerequisite for teaching high school nowadays, so I’d strongly recommend continuing you education to that level.</p>
<p>Master’s degree leading to job with abysmal pay = try something else besides teaching, if at all possible.</p>