1. Nursing
1.1. Education
1.1.1. *NOT ALL LEVELS ARE MANDATORY
1.1.2. LPN ONLY (Current)
1.1.2.1. Salary: $38k
1.1.3. LPN to RN
1.1.3.1. Cost: $16,000 Time: 2.5 Years Salary: $55,920
1.1.4. RN to BSN
1.1.4.1. Cost: $18-25k Time: ~2 Years Salary: $65,920
1.1.5. BSN to CRNP
1.1.5.1. Cost: $13-30k Time: ~2 Years Salary: $91,940
1.1.6. RN to PHRN
1.1.6.1. Cost: $3,500 Time: 1 Year Salary = Paramedic in PA
1.1.6.1.1. Only Available in PA
1.2. Breakdown
1.2.1. Pros
1.2.1.1. Better Salary
1.2.1.2. Potentially Better Hours
1.2.1.3. Better Opportunity for Advancement
1.2.1.4. Lateral Movement (Injury/dislike)
1.2.1.5. Transfers to Any State (Except PHRN)
1.2.2. Cons
1.2.2.1. Stagnant Work Type
1.2.2.2. Very Little Decision Making
1.2.2.3. Micro-managed Work Styles
1.2.2.4. Injury Potential
2. Emergency Medicine
2.1. Education
2.1.1. EMT (Current)
2.1.1.1. Salary: $33,000
2.1.2. Paramedic
2.1.2.1. Cost: $6,000 Time: 1.5 Years Salary: $39k-$69K**
2.2. Breakdown
2.2.1. Pros
2.2.1.1. Dynamic Work
2.2.1.2. Extensive Decision Making
2.2.1.3. Independant Work
2.2.1.4. Brotherhood
2.2.1.5. Transfers to Any State
2.2.2. Cons
2.2.2.1. Poor Salary (area based)
2.2.2.2. Labor Intensive
2.2.2.3. Poor Advancement Options
2.2.2.4. Injury Possibility High
2.2.2.5. No Lateral Movement
2.2.2.6. Scheduling
2.3. Application Process X - Apply to PA College (LGH) Essay References Transcripts - MU, HACC, DCTS
3. Computer Science
3.1. Education
3.1.1. Associates
3.1.1.1. Cost: $12k Time: ~2.5 years Salary: $ 56,000
3.1.2. Bachelors
3.1.2.1. Cost: $25k Time: ~2.5 years Salary: $75,000+
3.2. Breakdown
3.2.1. Pros
3.2.1.1. Potentially Dynamic Work
3.2.1.2. Decision Making/Troubleshooting
3.2.1.3. Potentially Independant Work
3.2.1.4. Salary
3.2.1.5. Opportunity for Advancement
3.2.2. Cons
3.2.2.1. Possibly redundant work
3.2.2.2. ID:10-T
3.2.2.3. Poor Hours
3.2.2.4. Staring at a computer