im in high school and i need to figure out what job i should get-in not into doctors or having anything to do with sticking my fingers in anyones guts or animals or dentists.\nbut i dont mind a cubicle. or anything else for that matter.
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computer repair/maintenance.  clears $165 an hour when self-employed (and that's lawyer billing).
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I spent my entire last semester of my senior year in the hospital and got exempt from every exam. Since I went to a private school, they just "gave" me my last year based on my GPA. (idiots)\nI broke over half the bones in my body, lost 5 teeth, was blind for 6 months, and had a HUGE piece of toboggan stuck through my leg for at least a week until they could figure out what specialist could get it out.. \nGraduation was just a riot with no friggin teeth. I had so much fun making crass jokes and used ketchup packets to squirt out fake blood, pretending my friends had hit me whenever kids or older people stared at me.\nWait a minute... I still do that..
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No_nickname made a very good suggestion, about babysitting or dogsitting, as a first job, until you're old enough for regular employment. This would only work if you truly like children or animals, but if you do, it is a great way to gain references for your resume later on. If you are reliable, the families you work for will be happy to recommend you for job openings they hear about, maybe even in their own business!\n\nMy youngest daughter babysat when she was your age, and used to find creative ways to keep the children busy, instead of telling them to just watch tv. She played games with them, did crafts, etc., and the kids always asked their parents to call her instead of other sitters, because they loved the attention. Think of it as the beginning of 'networking'! Good luck.\n\nMy first job was taking care of animals on a farm.\n\nI just noticed that you said that 'neighborhood jobs don't work where you live'... could you explain a bit? (Use the Add Details button below the question) and I'll try to think of some more ideas that might be suitable if I understand the situation.\n\nEdited to add: You do have some limitations on what's available, for sure! But you sound very motivated, and that's a good quality to have; it will help you to succeed in whatever you do.\n\n Some entry-level types of work might include:\n1.  Stocking shelves in a grocery store, or cleaning the showcases, etc. when the store is closed (a surprising amount of work happens on Sunday so store is ready for customers on Monday).\n2. Cleaning cages at a veterinary clinic or animal shelter (the latter may not be paying work... how badly do you need the income, vs. the job experience?\n3. Kitchen helper at a nursing home or other facility: peeling potatoes, clearing tables, loading the dishwasher,etc.\n4. At a newspaper office, getting the weekly advertising flyers sorted to go in peoples mailboxes.\n\nThere are lots more, depending on the size of your community. You need to figure out what kind of work suits you best, and apply for that first. Don't take something you absolutely hate. Keep your ears open, and if you see a business that appeals to you, ask to speak to the manager when the place isn't too busy. Ask if they have any part-time beginner-level work. Bring your resume. Also ask the older teens whom you know, which employers are good to work for, because it's better to know this in advance. Some bosses are awful to work for, and have a high turnover of staff for that reason; that's why they are always hiring!\n\nThat's all I can think of at the moment.
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Work for a regular dentist instead of say a periodontist who does surgeries to correct problems. Schooling is only about 9 months so if you don't like it there is always time to change your career again. Plus most interviews are working interviews where you go in for a day or two to work to see if they want to hire you or not. \nThere will be some blood of course because fo the field and gums bleed rather easily in some. The plus is its good money, here in Florida you can make about $16.00 hr working as an assitant for a periodontist. Decent money for little schooling .
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Dental assistant's jobs are fairly easy once you get the hang of everything.  I wouldn't suggest this job for you if you don't like working with the public, because that will be your main job.  You'll get the room ready for the patients, bring them back, and assist the dentist.  You'll also develop x-rays, clean up the room, and do other duties that need done for the patient.  Basically, you do everything so that the dentist can come in, talk to the patient, and do his procedure.  Everything else will be up to you.
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Maybe you can get a consession from your school. you kno, people without good financial conditions most probably get those things. You can get a job or maybe walk you neighbor's dog?
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Schooling for dentistry is very expensive.  Be ready with your checkbook or lots of grants and scholarships.  Being a dentist in practice for yourself is expensive starting up.  You have a lot of overhead cost, add that on to student loans, and well you get the picture.  If you do an associateship with another dentist then you have a contract with that dentist for a certain period of time.  Science classes are a must, biology,anatomy, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacology, etc.  I would try to get a job in a dental office doing something to see if dentistry is for you.  Ask around, tell the dental offices that you would like to be a dentist and see what dentistry is all about.  Some offices will let you "hang out" and observe sometimes. Do a lot of research and see what the pros and cons are.  You have to have a strong stomach, love dentistry, and people to survive in the dental field.  It is for some people and then not for others.  You put yourself at risk for exposure to infectious diseases, even though we take universal precautions (gloves,safety glasses and masks) you can cut yourself, injure the patient or cut them.  There is a lot of liability involved.  I would def. spend some time getting to know dentistry before you make your decision.  Sounds pretty scary right?  I love dentistry and would never change it, though being a hygienist I have less liability then a dentist, but I still carry liability insurance in case of problems.
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if you have a school of dentistry near your home, try going to them and see if they will allow a senior student to "practice" on you as a volunteer. That is what I do here in the US and so far I have not had much problems. they appear to know what they are doing.
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i would say get a job..money isn't the only reason it would be good for you because it will get you out and doing stuff and making money while your at it. as far as your friends go they probably don't want you to be lazy and want you to do well. it's up to you though.
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The best thing you could do to answer these questions is talk to one of the teachers at your school that teach health/medical type classes and ask if they would be able to set up a job shadowing for you where you could follow a pediatriction for a day while they do their job so you can see what it is like and to make sure that is what you want to do. then you can ask him/her these questions. If you cannot shadow them for legal-privacy reason for the patience, you can try to just setup an interview with a pediatrition. Also, that teacher would probably have some idea of what classes you should take, but actually talking to a pediatrition would be best.
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Imagine that you have graduated college and you need to get a job RIGHT NOW.  The pressure is on....so you have to decide, you should  look in the paper or yahoo hot-jobs under different sections and see if anything looks appealing.  The first thing you need to do is eliminate something.  There are a few basic categories of careers: Finance, business, medicine, psychology.  Many people go with psych cause it's easy and interesting to study in college (but remember  picture yourself out of college) but once you get out unless you get your PhD or become a therapist ect, there's not much you can do with that.  So then take medicine, can you see yourself as a doctor or a nurse?   Or can you see more possibilities and expansion in business or finance.  If you want to work for a company maybe you should go with business cause in business there are so many different branches that you can explore.  I hope this helps but ultimately you need to eliminate things before just choosing something.   Just get a bachelors in something broad enough to be appealing for many different companies or whatever broad field you find desirable
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At 16, I'd recomment a local grocery store.  They are great for first time jobs.  Usually you'll get flexible hours and have people working there the same age as you.
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At any age, you want to have jobs that show that you:\n- care deeply about other people, their problems, and their pain\n- enjoy helping people with your skills and knowledge\n- enjoy learning and gaining new understanding\n- understand the value of learning beyond just the subjects you take in school\n- are interested in how the human body functions\n- are intrigued by the ways medicine can be used to improve life\n\nOne way of showing many of these things is to volunteer in a hospital, for the Red Cross or similar organization, or nursing facility. Here are some examples of these types of jobs:\nhttp://www.abbottnorthwestern.com/ahs/anw.nsf/page/volunteer?OpenDocument#who\nhttp://www.sazredcross.org/GetInvolved/youth_opportunites.htm\nhttp://www.baptisteast.com/career/volunteering/teen.cfm\nhttp://www.cincinnatiredcross.org/MainRedCross/pages/Youth/Volunteen.htm\nhttp://www.thewartburg.org/volunteers.htm\n\nCheck with your local hospitals, Red Cross, and nursing facilities for more information.\n \nThis web site has tons of information about volunteer and other work opportunities for kids and teens:\nhttp://www.idealist.org/kt/index.html\n\nOnce you graduate from high school, you can find paying work as an aide in a hospital or an aide in a long-term nursing facility. Here's an example of such a job:\nhttp://www.ohsu.edu/hr/jobs/job_details.cfm?job_posting_id=IRC15882\n\nThis web site has a variety of information to help you continue making the decision about being a doctor.\nhttp://www.aamc.org/students/considering/decision.htm
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Hey 13. Alaskan crab fishing and a job on a S.W.A.T. team will both possibly get you killed. Better try thinking about other avenues of employment. Be smart. Stay in school. Be a famous heart surgeon or something like that. It's much safer and I'm sure pays a whole lot more. Good luck and God bless. Life is very short. Enjoy every moment. You never know when it may be your last.
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STAY IN SCHOOL! You will need all the education you can get. Because last time I checked, there are no jobs in 'pyscology'. I would not want you as my Psychologist if you can't even spell it OR FIND THE SPELL CHECK button!
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First, time in education is never a good way to make a decision when selecting a career. Most will tell you to do what want to do to be happy. Interestingly, most people do like money. Since your question specifically addresses three different career choices, the best choice is to be a doctor. Why? The US Dept. of Labor estimates that there will be a decrease in the number of doctors over the next 10 or more years. The reasons are complex but a couple of reasons are that US students are falling behind in the sciences and as you said, school is expensive. But both reasons have solutions. The first is too easy...Study. HARD! The second is easy too. There are many ways to fund college and medical school these days, it's not like the money has to come out of your pocket. There are all kinds of government grants, loans and programs to choose from. Speaking of money. Think of all the money you can make even if you charge your patients as little as possible. You will not have to compete as a doctor (except for positions and residencies). In law you must specialize to make any money or be a damn good ambulance chaser and I do not know many economics majors that have jobs!
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alright i took the tickle test and it wasnt that bad but i have a site for you to visit for the career test it is http://webapps01.act.org/eDISCOVER/\n\ncheck that out it has the best tests for career interests and what not to help you out!!!\n\nnow this is extremely important if you cant get on to this then im me or email me and i will give you a login name or find a way to get you on also to just look up career you can try the occupational outlook handbook and onet they are good resources.....if you still cant get on to discover than talk to people at school because they may have it...\n\nalso try www.collegeboard.com they have a career test and it is very helpful ok hope that helped!!!!