<p>I feel ultimately lost and I have no idea anymore what I'm shooting for.</p>
<p>I used to think Psychiatry was what I wanted to study, to become a Psychiatrist but I'm no longer sure. </p>
<p>I'm looking for a job that provides a substantial amount of traveling, or enough money to allow me to travel. I'd like to work unconventional hours, not the regular 9-to-5. Perhaps something challenging, or something that requires problem-solving skills. I like music and parties (the socializing/introduction type kind). That's where it ends. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice on how to choose a future career?</p>
<p>Consulting is right up your alley. Or restaurant management.</p>
<p>Consulting usually means traveling to your client’s location four days a week. If you can work it out right, you will be able to book travel on your own credit card so that you can earn the air miles such that when you take vacation, your trips’ transportation is basically free. It is usually extremely analytical, and it requires a lot of interaction between you and clients.</p>
<p>Restaurant management often entails travel, if you work for the best (think Stephen Starr, Wolfgang Puck or Hillstone Restaurant Group)… those hours are definitely not typical (you could easily expect to work 7:30AM until 3:30AM on a Saturday), and you will have a lot of excitement. And a fun little credit card with an unlimited expense account.</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter who books or pays for the travel, you will earn the air miles that you fly.</p>
<p>Be warned that business travel is not all it’s cracked up to be. I don’t regret doing it for a few years and it was fun, but about the 30th time you walk down a jetway to board a flight in a single year, you realize that your life revolves around overpriced airport food, free drinks in the F-cabin and a neverending series of generic hotels. It’s hard to tell Birmingham, Alabama from Columbus, Ohio if all you see is the airport and the Hampton Inn.</p>
<p>-a former frequent business traveler and United 1K Flyer</p>
<p>Should’ve clarified I was talking more about the premium AMEX cards with the ridiculous points rewards, but you are correct that business travel can be a bear</p>
<p>i can’t decide between nursing and psychology. I know that nursing is a good career but i don’t know about psychology. if i did psychology it would be either a clinical psychologist or a forensic psychologist. Is that a good career? and a good paying one?</p>
<p>Even though I feel you should have probably posted your question in a new thread, I’ll provide some insight, seeing as I once was interested in psychology.</p>
<p>Most jobs require a master’s in psychology, or even further. With the new sweeping generalization of master’s being the new bachelor’s, it’s recommended you go higher in your education to receive a job in something psychology-related, so be prepared to stay in school up until you’re 25/30 if you want to major in psychology and still obtain a job that’s related to psychology. Psychologists need at least a Masters, and probably a Ph.D, I believe. I know psychiatrists, on the other hand, need a medical degree.</p>
<p>Psychology doesn’t pay particularly well, except perhaps if you get a good private practice going.</p>
<p>^ This is somewhat true. It matters what you do, seeing as Philovitist explained that the major allows a large diversity of jobs. For example, you could work for a hospital, private practice, or a jail. It is a large variety.</p>