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bury-me-in-books t1_jeebzyc wrote

I wouldn't worry too much about recessions, because the jobs that are recession vulnerable also tend to pay more. I would think more about what you are interested in, and weigh it against what it might pay you and how long you can do the job physically, as well as what education requirements the job has. For example, lawyer jobs can pay really well, but you have to go to school for so long that the debt from that might outweigh the benefit. Construction jobs also pay super well, and they need minimal to no education, but they might only be able to be done some of the year, which means in that time, you'd have to work 16 hour days, sometimes, and then for a few months you'll be unemployed or job searching again, and you can only do that type of job until a certain age, at which point your body will be too sore for you to keep doing the job.

Ate you going into college or university, or are you working and thinking of searching for a career?

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