Originally Posted by Beckee
There are always specialties that are more in demand than others. A good ultrasound tech can make $80K with an associate degree, but that doesn't mean that everybody with a two-degree is going to make $80K. They will, on average, make more than a high-school graduate, but are less likely to be satisfied with their jobs. Perhaps this is because, like me, they have unfulfilled aspirations.

I know a radiology tech. He's quite happy with his job. It's stable and it's much improved over his labor job.

The really good non M.D. job (if you can't be a radiation oncologist) to get these days is nurse antesthetist.

So, what aspirations didn't you fufill?