Comments on: What Are the Best Jobs for College Graduates Today? http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today Personal Finance for the Young and Ambitious Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Ryan http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today/comment-page-1#comment-851 Bill Ryan Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:39:16 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today#comment-851 Hospitality is a growing field. The highest paying jobs in hospitality are sales representatives, General Manager, Food and Beverage Director, Controller, Rooms Division Manager. I started as a hotel sales rep through a company called - Aprinda Hotel Sales Training (you can google. it)Aprinda has an on-line course that got me my first job, I spent 5 years in sales and then landed the GM positon. Hospitality is a growing field. The highest paying jobs in hospitality are sales representatives, General Manager, Food and Beverage Director, Controller, Rooms Division Manager. I started as a hotel sales rep through a company called – Aprinda Hotel Sales Training (you can google. it)Aprinda has an on-line course that got me my first job, I spent 5 years in sales and then landed the GM positon.

]]> By: Thompson http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today/comment-page-1#comment-853 Thompson Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:19:12 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today#comment-853 It is true that nursing is an excellent field to enter. I have been a nurse for 2.5 years, and at twenty five I am taking home anywhere from 3500 to 4000 per month. This is only three to four days per week. I think that is good for twenty five. That is after medical, dental, vision insurance is taken out, and 6% into 401k with a match of 5%. It is true that nursing is an excellent field to enter. I have been a nurse for 2.5 years, and at twenty five I am taking home anywhere from 3500 to 4000 per month. This is only three to four days per week. I think that is good for twenty five. That is after medical, dental, vision insurance is taken out, and 6% into 401k with a match of 5%.

]]> By: jamy http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today/comment-page-1#comment-850 jamy Mon, 12 May 2008 03:48:16 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today#comment-850 Yes, you are right about nursing opp. now. At a glance, the pay might look as high as IT or Eng. but when you work it out hour vs cost, nurses might even get higher pay. When I was working as IT field when I first graduated 20 years back, I worked very long hours (meeting project dead lines etc); and often time I slothed about 50-60hours a week. Because we were not paid hourly but monthly, we were not compensated for overtime. But with nurses, it is not so. They are pay hourly, every ext hr. they put it, it is counted. Nurses get around $23-$50 an hour (depend on if it is full time /PRN / travel, day / night / weekend). A young graduate can work as many hours as they want as long as their physical body can handle. And there are lots of options. In the hosp. I work with, just ICU alone, there are like more than 10 different specialty ICU. Not only there are so many options but there are a lot of other benefits. Now, some states are waiving nursing student loans and a lot of hospitals are jerking up their walk-in-bonus to attract nurses. And if people are business minded, there are lots of health care related products that nurses bring to the market. It is an excellent time to get into nursing but it is getting more and more difficult to get in. Other graduates are worry about getting job after graduation but not nursing students. The hospital I work with let the new grads chose the date they want to start. They get out of school around May but they can start even at Sept if they want cos the hospital will wait for them. If one is savvy in investing, work as a nurse for 7-10 years is an excellent way to provide a stable active income to channel into passive income. And a lot of people did not realize there are lots of options in nursing jobs, bed side nurse is only one of them. Cheers Jamy Yes, you are right about nursing opp. now. At a glance, the pay might look as high as IT or Eng. but when you work it out hour vs cost, nurses might even get higher pay.

When I was working as IT field when I first graduated 20 years back, I worked very long hours (meeting project dead lines etc); and often time I slothed about 50-60hours a week. Because we were not paid hourly but monthly, we were not compensated for overtime.

But with nurses, it is not so. They are pay hourly, every ext hr. they put it, it is counted.

Nurses get around $23-$50 an hour (depend on if it is full time /PRN / travel, day / night / weekend).

A young graduate can work as many hours as they want as long as their physical body can handle. And there are lots of options. In the hosp. I work with, just ICU alone, there are like more than 10 different specialty ICU.

Not only there are so many options but there are a lot of other benefits. Now, some states are waiving nursing student loans and a lot of hospitals are jerking up their walk-in-bonus to attract nurses. And if people are business minded, there are lots of health care related products that nurses bring to the market. It is an excellent time to get into nursing but it is getting more and more difficult to get in.

Other graduates are worry about getting job after graduation but not nursing students. The hospital I work with let the new grads chose the date they want to start. They get out of school around May but they can start even at Sept if they want cos the hospital will wait for them.

If one is savvy in investing, work as a nurse for 7-10 years is an excellent way to provide a stable active income to channel into passive income.

And a lot of people did not realize there are lots of options in nursing jobs, bed side nurse is only one of them.

Cheers
Jamy

]]> By: zen http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today/comment-page-1#comment-852 zen Thu, 01 May 2008 20:17:01 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/what-are-the-best-jobs-for-college-graduates-today#comment-852 I'm surprised of the lack of IT - web development and interactive media is a growing area, demand is high, but skilled people are low, and most salaries are in the 50k-80k depending on the technology specialty. I’m surprised of the lack of IT – web development and interactive media is a growing area, demand is high, but skilled people are low, and most salaries are in the 50k-80k depending on the technology specialty.

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