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Future Job idea's anyone???
- Thread starter Eriathiel
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cornspot
I see spots!
I'm a boarding kennel manager. Not great pay but I manage (I'd actually be doing very well if I didn't have so many pets) & usually enjoy my job.
As others have mentioned, vet tech. Could even go with a specialist or at a 24 hr/emergency clinic (they usually pay OK).
You could work for a blood bank.
Dog food/veterinary supplies rep.
Office manager for vet or kennel.
Dog trainer, chiropractic care, acupuncure, groomer, pet-sitter.
As others have mentioned, vet tech. Could even go with a specialist or at a 24 hr/emergency clinic (they usually pay OK).
You could work for a blood bank.
Dog food/veterinary supplies rep.
Office manager for vet or kennel.
Dog trainer, chiropractic care, acupuncure, groomer, pet-sitter.
Hypancistrus
New member
dawnrenee2000 said:
I agree 100% with this, and Nanci's assessment as well. Teaching is not great, but my district pays well (I am a 4th year teacher and making $45,000 a year, plus what I make in the summer) and that allows me to have a car, buy a house this fall, and keep lots of pets. It's give and take I guess. :shrugs:
desertanimal
2003 UB313
There are lots of really cool jobs that have to deal with animals if you're interested in research. But if that financial stability thing is a big issue, grad. school is probably not for you.
I've worked vet tech jobs, lab tech jobs, and all bore me to death after a while. I need a job that's always changing, where something is always new, where something always keeps me thinking and wondering, and that's what research does for me. But lots of people want to have a life outside of their job, and non-academic jobs allow that much more than academic ones.
I've worked vet tech jobs, lab tech jobs, and all bore me to death after a while. I need a job that's always changing, where something is always new, where something always keeps me thinking and wondering, and that's what research does for me. But lots of people want to have a life outside of their job, and non-academic jobs allow that much more than academic ones.
desertanimal said:
I guess there are two sides to every coin. I know I've heard plenty of people say similar things about grad school. I don't intend to be rich during the next 5 years, but based on my monthly living expenses and my monthly stipend, I should be fairly comfortable...and I even turned down better money from another university.
Even after 4 years of college, I still don't know "what I want to be when I grow up", but I do know that I love research. Grad school will allow me to continue doing what I love, while trying my hand at a few new things, all the while allowing me to get a better grasp on what I may want to do when I finish.
tricksterpup
I has nuttin to Say.
Gosh, if you want to work with animals (snakes) and make good money become an ECDYSIAST.
desertanimal
2003 UB313
zwyatt said:
You're right, Zach. It depends. If you want financial stability and grad school, you can go into bio. You can't really get both as a primatologist, but you're right, in some disciplines you can do just fine. None of my bee friends, for example, have to stress about money the way we anthropologists do. Even though we are a top 3 anthro grad. program, we still don't guarantee long-term funding for our incoming students. When I came in, most students came in without any at all. We have to compete each year with each other for TA-ships based on our progress in the program.