Career With Flexibility of Moving?

A second part to my thread here: http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/39070-nutrition-dietetics-other-medical-admin-type-job-place-go.html

Can anyone recommend a career field that wouldn't be so bad to get into for someone who moves every 2-3yrs with sometimes being near military locations? (Not always the case, this is the first time in 7yrs we have been near a military base :/) But husband is Active Duty, we never leave the US though.

I am really hoping I can get something narrorwed down by this week to hopefully get enrolled for Fall semester if I can.

Info that may help with ideas: I love animals, but cant stand blood, so vet out
I LOVE to read, but being an editor seems utterly boring

Like to stay busy, great working alone and unsupervised- have security clearance. Prior military experience, logisitcal/supply/quality control background, Administrative Assistant.

Goal is to have Bachelors in a field that isn't going to be gone in the next 5-15yrs.

Thanks for any and ALL feedback

 

I also move around with my husbands work (he is not military) and I don't know of any specific degrees to point you to or paths but I will say you need to do what you love to do. Trying to make a degree fit into your lifestyle just wont work, already tried that and was about to start a Masters that I didn't really want. The only thing that popped into my head was nursing but you don't like blood so that is out! I would say research healthcare jobs because most of those are always in demand.

Good luck to you

 

Nursing would be a good bet. Teaching sometimes comes up but it's a crap shoot based on which base you get stationed at. The only way to differentiate yourself among all the other teachers is to teach Math or Science.

Which branch of the service? You are only staying stateside, is your husband in a specialized field or is he in a field that can go to any base? Sometimes getting into the Federal system can be a good bet. At larger bases there is always a need for logistics/supply types. A degree in Business Administration/Logistics or even Public Administration would work if you wish to pursue a career in the Federal Government. Again, in this climate those jobs are a little difficult to come by as well. Hard to get into the system but with your clearance, backgound, and military experience I would definately be applying for every Fed .gov job out there.

Lots of factors go into this decision. Nursing for best portability and perhaps best chance at employment (again, base and surrounding areas will determine). Then with your background, I would say Fed .gov employment.

 

03310151- My husband is an Army Recruiter, which in itself is an issue because we most often are not even anywhere near a military installation.

My passion would be to work with animals- either Zoology or animal behaviorist. However, the last few states we have lived in, no local colleges/universities have offered such programs and that is currently the case now- Two states with schools to choose from now and nothing in that field of work. Nothing with 100% distance learning, or even 80%, that I can find online. We have no idea where we will be located at in 2013 either so it doesnt even give me an idea of what colleges in next move will offer

I am currently looking into Business Admin since I guess it seems to allow more flexibilty in the types of careers I could get into and then continue my education. There are soooo many schools to choose from for that field too so it will be just narrowing down to which school would be better. Will look more into Public Administration as well (ok, saw that they do a lot of fundraising and grant prospal work...not my cup of tea- do not like fundraising and definitely don't want to do anything to write up grants :/ )

I know Nursing is a great career field to get into and Nurses are always needed but that career is of no interest to me and I can't even pinpoint why. If I do go Health Care field, thinking more of Health Care Administrator or another type of Administrator job. My friend was telling me about the flexibility that being a Physicians Assitant allows (Said many employers allow part-time work) but not sure if there are programs online for becoming a Physicians Assistant.

 

Sorry, I meant to say that my friend who is a physicians assitant told me about HealthCare Admin or Management and that sounded interesting (although her job did as well) but I definitely don't want to be a Physicians Assistant as they do have to deal with drawing blood and such

hmmm.. .this post went automatically through, however, the longer post I submitted a bit ago is waiting to be approved by moderator, so this second reply wont make sense until then :/

 

Well, without reading your longer post it seems you have effectively eliminated the nursing option from your list. No biggie.

There is now way to account for what different cities of differeing sizes, demogrpahics, and locations across the entire US will need in terms of hiring withing the next few years. You are essentially playing roulette. If your husband has a long career ahead of him I would focus on the needs of whatever branch of service he is in and align your degree with their civilian hiring trends.

 

Years ago I knew a woman who lived in the Bahamas. She did Computer programming for people all over the world. I think she worked by contract. But that was in the early days of the tech revolution.
Are you fluent in a second language? Good with details? A friend of mine is big into the world of translating. She could potentially live on a beach in Tahiti and make good money.
Good Luck.

 

Maybe some sort of health-related IT career, such as health informatics?

 

How about online instructor?

 

These may not be of interest to you, but from what I have learned in talking to many people, two solid careers are being an accountant and getting involved in one of the many CAD applications. I am told that these professions are very portable and have seen a constant demand and high employment rate for many years.

 

Nothing easy about this question, or the reality of living it out! I served 10 years on Active Duty. My wife, also a veteran, worked in multiple locations with the Department of Veteran's Affairs. Typically, there is some way to do this near most Marine bases, with the exception of MCAS Yuma, and I would think it likely of other services as well. Federal service allows a significant amount of mobility between agencies and jobs within agencies. Depending on your education and background and experiences, this may be a real option for you. Good pay, upward mobility in most agencies is very good, great benefits, and for my wife and I her career actually allowed me to transition after military service into a career (calling) that I love and she enjoys... mostly ...

We knew a lot of Active Duty spouses that were elementary school teachers. We have friends who are nurses and are in demand all the time. I know a couple of nurses who make great salaries and have moved around a bit for better pay, better hours, etc. If you are interested in it I think it would be well suited to military life. I don't think you can become a PA online. I have another friend who is a PA (we have lots of medical folks in the church I serve as Pastor) and her program was pretty rigorous and very interesting to me. PA is a GREAT way to serve in the medical field; M.D. like respect and appreciation without the malpractice insurance

 

Careers with a high degree of mobility (many have been mentioned in this thread):
Online K-12 Teacher
Online College Adjunct
Translator (documents)
Programmer/developer
Consultant

Many of the above career options would allow you to do the majority (or all) of your work online, allowing for minimal interruptions when a move to another location is required.

 

Thank you all for the wonderful advice. I greatly appreciate it.

I have decided that I am just going to enroll into college (DL) for Business Administration- Mangement emphasis (could not find an accredited college offer DL for Logistical or even emphais on Logisitcs) but with my background in Quality Control and Logisitics, Consulting work sounds great. If I can get into the field, have possibility to set own hours, work by myself most times, ect. I have already helped prior employers set up plans or new ways to run parts of job that either saved time or money or made the quality of the work more efficent (stuff I have emplpoyer comments on to back up) but if once I get more through my Business Administration course work I change my mind on consulting, I at least can hopefully get into a great office position.

And now that I have decided on my college path, I will have to narrow down my school options, but what I am more concerned with is what is going on with this debt ceiling debate as I plan on using the Post 9/11 GI Bill to go to school and worried this program is going to be taken away or limited (again)

 

I know I have seen an MBA in Logistics. I think it is Florida Tech that offers it.

 

You probably will not see a lot of Logistics degrees, because they are often referred to as Supply Management.

Like this:

Penn State Online, Supply Chain Management

Northeastern University, Online MBA Operations and Supply Chain Management

Capella has an MBA in Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
American Military University offers a MA in Transportation and Logistics Management

Theres a lot more out there if you look. It's not my career field but I know I've seen quite a few of them.