I am interested in this career field, but having trouble finding specific information.\n\nCan you recommend a good college program for this area of study?\n\nCan you estimate the entry level salary for someone living in Texas.\n\nI would greatly appreciate any info! \n\nThanks :)
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If you look at the job description for it on salary.com it looks like it is just a meshing of 3 different roles - web designer, business analyst, and project manager. I think you see similar functions in many programs although they arent exactly labeled as "web content engineer." As such, you could probably get the training from most web development or MIS tracks and specialize the electives around what your job target is. I have been in web development for 9 years and when I heard web content engineer, to me I think webmaster or web admin, usually a lower level position than some other web related functions. I would think maybe mid 30s to mid 40s to start, maybe more in Dallas, Austin, or Houston less as you go out from there. But I think it would depend on exactly what the company has you doing regardless of the title.
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Mostly crime lab support.  It is very hard to get an entry level federal job.  Most entry level jobs are with city and county goverments.  Best place to start for the county that has a big city (e.g., Los Angeles county not Los Angeles city).  The salaries you quoted sound way to low (assuming you have at least a BS degree).
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I think you'll have a hard time finding a job with a degree that has "Recreation" in the title.  I just doubt it will carry much weight.  If you're an outdoors guy, perhaps that should be the focus (as opposed to the activities you do outdoors).  There are lots of outdoorsy jobs, such as Land Resources, Forestry, Fish & Wildlife Management, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), etc.  I'm not sure how much they pay, but I know the government hires a lot of folks with these degrees to work in National Parks, so I'm guessing it's probably not too bad.
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Check out the recruiting statistics from each school - where do they mostly place, how many students have a job right at graduation, 3 months after 6 months after, and 1 year after.  That should give you an idea of the quality, and also the real prospects for graduation.  I assume starting salary will be very comparable.
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Austin is great.It is small, beautiful and trendy. Houston has lots of opportunity. It is huge, ugly and cheap to live in, but has lots to do and lots of jobs. (before anyone trashes my post- I am a native Houstonian and choose to live there in spite of the down side, for now.) Santa Fe NM, and Albuquerque NM can be good.  It really depends on what kinds of job one seeks and the skills one has to offer.  The bureau of labor statistics site offers a great deal of information.
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This is hell, trying to find a career/ pick a major.  The money is healthcare--nursing especially.  Engineering majors always do well, but you have to love math. Ew. Computer science is great too.  Plenty of money there.  Business majors have decent prospects.  Liberal arts--you won't be rich, but you will still have the dignity of the college degree.  You can make a career with any of these degrees.  Just pick one. Okay, I don't have time to type all this. Let me tell you where to look.  \n\nYou have to search for "most lucrative majors" to get articles like this one.  Do the search.  There are a couple of sources that have articles like this one.  \n\nhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/pf/college/starting_salaries/\n\nOkay, you need to go to 'America's Job Bank.'  Then click on 'labor market info' on the right. This lets you search the labor market...what jobs are out there.  This site is where the info is.  You need to get familiar with this place.\n\nhttp://www.careerinfonet.org/acinet/occ_rep.asp?id=1&nodeid=2  \n\nWhen you can't decide on a major, just f-ing pick something that's easy--like political science.  You will be good just to have a degree.  Seriously.\n\nBy the way, research shows that after people make 40,000 a year, additional pay raises don't really increase their happiness.  Don't worry about the money.  Just pick something.
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Yeah they offer all these great programs but don't offer degrees.  They only offer diplomas.  I guarantee that a future employer will be searching for a diploma graduate and not a diploma no matter what course it is in.  I researched them and decided to go to a college instead and I am 33.  Never too late, wish I would have went years ago.  If you want to raise your education level might as well go for the gold and go back to college.  Good luck!
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I just got into a bussiness of networking power for a company in Dallas Tx. It has really good potential to make a large amount of money for somebody interested in this type of work. You need to be living in Texas, Georgia or New York to do this bussiness at this time but will be gathering more states in time.
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In Texas, the going rate would be about $10-15/hour depending on the subject, level of difficulty, and amount of work required. \n\nTrue, if you have a specialized degree you may certainly charge more like $20-30/hour
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I am from a small community outside of Big Spring, it is called Lenorah.  Big Spring schools aren't very good.  Lenorah has a six man 1a school---Grady ISD.  They accept transfers.  It is an exemplerary school district, which means it has gone beyond Texas standards on testing.  Trust me, you don't want to live in Big Spring, it is dirty and has a lot of crime.   Big Spring, Stanton, and Lenorah are all within 15 minutes of each other.  You won't find very many retail jobs if that is what you are asking about.  But, the oil business is really booming down here (I live in Midland now, it's a great town, and the closest big town to Big Spring besides Lubbock).  All the oil companies are in need of secretaries and record keepers.  The Big Spring paper is called the Herald and you can look at jobs and houses for rent in the classifieds.  Houses cost more to rent now with the oil boom and all.But Big spring will be cheaper to live than Midland, but I urge you not to move there.  Lenorah has a few houses to rent, but you have to know who to ask and it is in the country (I don't know if you are used to that)  Stanton has a few too, and they will be listed in either the Herald, Martin county messenger, or Midland County Reporter Telegram.  Here are the websites.  Good luck!  Oh and there is a smaller school outside of Big Spring (still in Howard county) called Forsan ISD.  It is way better than the Big Spring schools.  I don't know if they take transfers or if you have to be in their district.
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Texas is a state school that lives large off its endowments,and may be less expensve than some--its a great school--good luck
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In the US, you can no longer get an entry level degree for PT  as a bachelor's degree.  It is at least a master's or doctorate level degree...time from undergraduate to degree completion ranges from 6-7 years.  Once awarded a PT, degree, average salary in the US is approximately $60,000 a year for someone with serveral years experience...it is considerably less for a new graduate...so plan on around $4-5000 a month as opposed to the figure mentioned above.  It is a highly competitive enrollment that requires significant backround in chemistry, physics, biology and psychology...however enrollment has dropped in the last serveral years making it "easier" to get in...it also requires an English proficiency exam for foreign educated students.  \n\nNow, if you want to become a physical therapy ASSISTANT...this is a two year degree...it is considerably easier (one of my classmates was a PTA before she became a PT), but the pay is significantly less...the average salary in the US for a PTA ranges between $30,000-$35,000 a year ...or less than $3000 a month.  \n\nHowever, for those who work for staffing agencies, these folks make considerably more.  Yet, they are frequently displaced and rarely develop any rapor or mentorships with any co-workers because they are moved so frequently...it's defintely not the ideal setting for a new graduate.  \n\nI cannot comment on nursing since I am a PT, but it sounds like you are not getting the whole picture from your friend's dad.
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I think there are jobs for college students because the university of Texas is in that town.It also deepens on what your education background is. Austin is a very lively town. I'm sure you will find a job once you move there I've lived in Austin for five years.
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I'm a freshman in TX and I am thinking about going there, so yeah. Okay Texas has a law where if you are in the top 10% of your high school then colleges have to accept you... something like that. Anyway, I know that UTA often times doesn't even have room to accept all of the top 10% that apply, so if you don't live here... I pretty sure that chances are slim... I know that they have a website though so you should check it out. I think what I have told you is pretty acurate.
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I just recently graduated from PTA school in August and have just gotten my first job as a PTA.  In the field of PT you work with people and their injuries.  You do usually have to obtain some measurments to see how bad the injury is so that may be considered data.  The thing that I like most about my job is being able to help a patient achieve their goals in getting back to their daily activities.  I got started when I was looking into going into PT school but didn't want to go to school as long and found out that a PTA only has to go to school for about 2 years instead of about 6.  Personaly qualities needed are definitely good communication skills, confidence, and knowledge.  To become a PTA you need to enroll in a program that is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association.  You do not need any prior college experience for the school that I went to.  During your time in school you will have regular classes as well as clinical rotation to be able to practice what you learn.  The most frequent problem that I have seen thus far is misunderstanding between you and the patient or other coworkers.  Technology is constantly changing in what we use although the use of our hands will always be needed.  We use ultrasound(different than what is used for pregnancy), electrical stimulation(not as bad as it sounds), and even lazers are starting to be used.  Word of encouragment would be to be serious about the education because this is where you will get most of your knowledge and just know that other people are putting their trust in you to get them better.   As a PTA you can work in a private clinic, a hospital, a rehab unit, and nursing homes as well as companies that do home visits.  I know that in the midwest that the average PTA makes $16-$18/hr depending on what setting you work in and how much experience you have.  As a new grad I am working in a nursing home and my starting wage is $15/hr.  The site that I have listed is the college that I attended.
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www.bls.gov/oco \nGo to this website to find out about different occupations, what they do, where they work, and how much they are making.\nMost people I know go on to get a Masters in a more specialized area of Biology. Just what you want to hear...more school!\nIts better to find an area to focus on or minor in because truly the jobs are competitive. My suggestion is epidemiology. You can make good money, there are a good amount of positions out there, and the future is looking pretty good for that area. \nBest advice I have is do at least one internship where you can learn about the different jobs and experience it hands on. I 'thought' I wanted to go into Biotechnology but once I got into the field realized it wasn't for me, nothing wrong with it but it wasn't personally fulfilling. \n\nGood luck!
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Onlines suck. People stupid enough to take undergrad online classes might as well give me money or put it in a hole. If an online class told me I need a printer to print my degree, I will shoot myself.\n\nThat said, CNA are a high demand industry.\nAccountants can get out in 4, but you may take Grad school for Accounting too, and your life would be nothing but crunching numbers. You want that?\nPharmacists seem to be a hot commodity, sure it may take at most 6 years of total schooling to come out, but your pharmacist technician salary pays decent. If you grad pharm and don't get certified yet, you still can make at least 25/hr.  Full cert pharms can make upwards of 75k-90k starting, and thats just pushing pills, relaxing.\n\nCourse if you want big bucks without the hazards of suits, be a Physician Assistant. They school less than doctors, they have almost all the general knowledge of doctors, except they are not certified by a board, so they need to confer with doctors. The pay is almost up there with doctors too, but people actually like PAs more thand doctors, because people believe doctors just see a patient and move on, no beside manner.\n\nIf you do not go to a brick&mortar school, for your bachelors, you are screwed for life. don't waste your life trying to take the fast route, take the right route.