For me personally…

I was studying compsci/math as a double major, changed senior year because I hated having to constantly update myself. I changed to Business admin/mrkt and I believe it was a good move. I’d suggest you get a minor in compsci, which gives you a technical background that looks good on paper and go Business Admin, as you can use it in any field albeit a small town or a huge city. Now as far as making money, Compsci and EE generally make the most straight out of college. Here in SoCal, my friends who graduated CS averaged at 72k their first years, now are making between 86-140k a year, some are having their masters paid for by their respective companies.

The business degree is truly universal, it is in every aspect of every business, your only problem is making 60k. I would suggest going and getting your business degree and then getting your MBA, the pay should easily surpass 60k.

I love your confidence! That right there is a good marketing angle for you. You need to go in knowing you are right for the job, and proving it. It is also important not to step over that line, the “I know everything, there isn’t anything that you could possibly teach me” one.

Construction! 🙂 I know that sounds pretty lame, but if you own your own business, you can make a LOT of money. You may consider going into architecture. You build, you deal with people, you use computers, you are doing physical work. It’s an idea.

I don’t think I can work animals into anything. You aren’t going to make 60K training or grooming, or being a vet. tech. Veterinarians could certainly earn that, but that is more school than you want.

Accountants will always make good money… sorry but those online programs are not that great. When you know all the things you can write off on your taxes, you are a valuable commodity.

The best way to make your job unique is to make yourself unique. Just try everything that interests you. All jobs have overlapping attributes required, and the more you try, the more range of things you will know at least something about. It makes you a more interesting candidate for hire, which is really important.

Education

i do no longer think of i’m ever probable to circulate returned to my small city after having lived in huge northeastern cities, yet i in my opinion think of you’re able to circulate returned. when I say “my small city,” I recommend ~6,000 human beings. this is purely too small to have something of interest different than petty small-city squabbling. (are not getting me incorrect – I had a great youthful human beings – yet there is in order that plenty greater in a suited city.) 30,000 human beings looks to me to be sufficient which you would be able to “make your man or woman exciting.” Is the close by “smaller midwestern city” sufficiently huge to have activities communities (farm communities are ok), a pair of paintings galleries, and a few suited stable eating places? I wager this is. And, at the same time with your larger salary and (possibly) cheaper value of residing, possibly you will additionally be waiting to take the kin for the occasional holiday to the huge city returned east. i think of this is basic to underestimate the fee of being close to kin. i’m fortunate: i’ve got moved up right here, and this is precisely the place all my cousins and grandparents stay.