I'm 40 yrs old and disabled. I'm going to college but I have found that my field I was going to major in will require me to work until I am 75 to retire. I just want to find a very well paying job that I can retire on at age 55-60.  My interests are music and the recording industry, criminal justice, hunting and fishing.
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This is a free web site that you answer a questionaire and it suggests fields based on your interests, knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Also, it has information about occupations.  It is very good.
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most states are 18, your close, call the company you want to work for and they will help you.  its a good job for going to college, just don't make it a career, OK?
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Hell no! I've known 70 and 80 years olds teaching AND/OR attending college!!! \n\nWhat are you talking about? You're NEVER too old, to further your education... NEVER! Don't let anyone tell you different! :-D\n\nGood luck!\n\nBest wishes,\n\nMichelle
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Please drive a stake through your own ego and don't look at this emotionally or look at a job as a chance for happiness.\n\nYou want PAY.  You wants BENEFITS.  You want a savvy employer who'se going to be around for 20 or 30 years.\n\nIn other words, you don't want, really don't want, to change jobs when you are OLDER than 35, you want a job that will provide a good retirement and allow you to save for a comfortable retirement.\n\nIt is almost impossible to get a really good, new, job in your 40's or 50's.  So leap ONCE and shrewdly so you can burrow in under you're financially secure and the game doesn't matter.
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Too Old??   No Way Hun!!!  One of my sister's is in her forty's and she went back to school to get a degree.   She didn't let age stop her.....If it is something you want,you should not let age stop you,either!!!    GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Valerie...first of all - congratulations! You're never too old to learn or to get a degree. Most likely you will be able to find a position with a social services agency, probably non profit places would be a great place for you to start! Why not complete the associate degree and have that piece of paper? Then, if you choose, you can continue on for the Bach. of Science in Human Services. Most jobs in the fields that will employ you most will want a Bachelor's degree. But it's not to say that you cannot become employed with an Associate's! Does Baker College offer any career counseling?\n\nGo to FOFWEB.com and enter Strayer/Strayer. It's a fabulous website!
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If you are already tired and can't work, you can retire.\n\nBut if you are still strong, determined and maybe no supporting relatives when you retire, you must still go on working.
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I SEE MYSELF OUT OF COLLEGE AND WORKING MAKING GOOD MONEY..THAT IS GREAT YOU ARE WORKING TO TOWARDS YOUR GOALS .. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DO THAT.. GOOD LUCK
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I've never heard of anything for people over 55, but there are free tuition programs for people over 65.  Look into your local colleges and ask if they have any programs.  Also, there are college advising programs/services that can be accessed on the internet.  It could never hurt to ask a financial aid advisor you're interested in programs.
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whut? \n\nhow old are you and what do you like to do.  It'd be good to find a career doing something you enjoy doing.  Figure out your priorities-- making more money or having more time, for example.
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Hello.\n\nI'm ______ ____ but I go by Emmy here. I'm 18 years old as well. I work with Social Services and do the nonsense my superiors don't want to do such as look up health insurance information of countless patients, fill out stupid forms for the patients who have Medicare/Medicaid which is about 90% of them >=O, make endless copies, manually punch holes in those copies, data entry, and organize supply closets among other crap. I HATE my job but I steal condoms and lube as they're both in large bowls all over the place.\n\nI plan to be a teacher.
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As long as you have a pulse, it's never too late. I'm 32 and looking into Registered Nursing. Just got out of the Military after 12 years. My ex father-in-law sold his successful Alarm Installation business at age 45 and became a flight attendant for a year or so. Then opened up a Sub way. He has 8 of them now. Follow your dreams grasshopper.
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There are several people in my organization who are only 17, and are making more than $100 a day.  Everything is done on the internet, and no-one asks your age.\n\nThis is something you could get started now, and would continue to be a suppliment to your main career indefinitely.  It could even replace your day job in the future and help you to retire really really early!\n\nEmail me if you are interested in my specific organization, or find reliable sources for several of those types of jobs at this site.
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The Social Security office could help you with this question much more than the "public at large" can help you.  SS has strict guidlines about people who work after retiring, all according to the age of retirement.
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Check with AARP.  They help seniors find work.  Ask your local Workforce Development Office for a number.  Or look in the phone book.
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What do you like to do? Go after that. You want to be happy when you're older and have been working in that job for a while.
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You can do it if you're prepared and eager about a few things, like studying for hours each day, and living as a student when others your age are in a different world.  Also accept the fact that not all firms will be open-minded when hiring you, even though by law they are allowed to discriminate.  They'll find loopholes.  Also be prepared for rubbing elbows with people younger than you at school, then possibly later at work.  You may have a boss younger than you.  I am sure you have the life maturity to deal with this, and some employers will be smart enough to appreciate that in you.  I went to law school in my late thirties.  I had a bit of trouble finding work.  I had to adjust to the age gap both at school and at work.  But there is nothing like pursuing your real passion.