So, what did you want to be when you grew up? I know I didnt want to do what I do now thats for sure. You can only take so much of a job you absolutely hate!! Well it does pay the bills and gives me a little freedom because I work for family, but like I mentioned the other day, Ive got to really buckle down and choose a real career before its too late for me to get out of this life routine.
I think when I was a little kid I really wanted to be an astronaut, but who didn’t? As I got a little older I realized I had a real love for animals, and thought that I would pursue a career as either a veterinarian or a veterinarian Tech, or assistant. After I graduated high school I decided I would take a few years off of education altogether and just go straight to work for my uncle. He owns a mattress store, and I worked for him for time as a sales rep. Sales is okay, but I hate the fact that I have to rely on a commission off of every sale.
In recent months I’ve worked out a deal with him where I can have Tuesdays and Thursdays off so that I can attend our local community college. I know he is somewhat upset, as he knows that when I graduate I will no longer be working for him, but at the same time he realizes that I have to do what’s right for me.
Our community college is nice, and offers a lot of two-year programs that will allow me to get in and out as fast as I possibly can, while knowing that I will have a good job when I graduate that will earn me upwards of 40 or $50,000 per year. Of course I know I will not graduate and immediately start making that kind of money, but it’s nice to know that in the near future I can work up to that amount as opposed to where I am now, I have pretty much maxed out my annual income.
With the economy as horrible as it has been lately, sales are few and far between and who knows when it’s going to get any better. I figure I would go into a career field that I know for a fact will always have a need for employees. If you didn’t guess it, it’s the medical field. After much consideration and for thought, I decided I would pursue radiology technology.
Basically I will be an x-ray technician, and deal with broken bones and sick people most of the time, but I have a friend who does it and she loves it and has nothing but good things to say about it. I figure if she can do it I know that I can do it as well. She said that when she graduated from DeVry University, she landed a job making $36,000 a year immediately. They also even help her find the job that she still currently has. I thought that was pretty awesome, especially for only going to school for two years.
The cool thing about being a radiology technician is the fact that you don’t just have to work for a hospital. There are many little clinics that offer an awesome salary with a lot less of a hectic schedule, and usually not as many patients come through their offices on a daily basis as a large hospital. Not sure exactly where I want to work, I may even try and get a job working at a dentist office taking x-rays of people’s teeth. I’m a really big people person, and I get along really good with just about anybody.
So anyways as I learn more about the career I’ve chosen, I’ll post up some more interesting facts and finds that I may come across through my studies. However, don’t expect me to spend all my time on my blog writing about my boring school and career life. I still have a good social life and spend many of my nights and weekends hangout with my friends and having a good time.
