Best Paying Jobs for 2 and 4 Year Degrees

Not a very distance-friendly list.

MSN Careers - The best-paying jobs for 2- and 4-year degrees - Career Advice Article

 

Fashion Designer? Okay.

 

Interesting list but Air traffic controller there is one HUGE rule involved. I inquired about this a few years ago, but its an FAA rule that you have to start that career before the day you turn 30. Its a weird rule because you have retire at a certain ago[I think 60] and starting after your 30th birthday means you can get a full pension or something. Odd I know but I'm pretty sure those are the correct ages.
Engineering technician degrees you can earn entirely online. CIE-WC and Grantham University both come to mind. I checked out both.

 

Good point on the FAA rule.

Also, I don't think that Air Traffic Control requires a college degree. According to the FAA website you can either go through the Air Traffic Control training program at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City OR you can go through an Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program at a college or university.

How to Become an Air Traffic Control Specialist

 

Its also a VERY high stress job. Its just so much responsibility I guess, but I know they are very stressed as a profession. Good money in though.

 

Not unlike the military and federal government age restrictions. I understand the "why", but they are missing out on some highly qualified individuals due to this rule. I think the military waives it for certain medical fields though.

 

The FAA has a similar requirement for airline pilots...mandatory retirement by age 65. I think these FAA age restrictions need to be updated. People are now living longer and are much more health-conscious. The times are definitely different. I'm sure we all remember seeing videos of mission control during the Apollo moon landings where everyone was sitting around smoking cigarettes. These days the worst thing we see in mission control is some dude with a bad hairdo (Mohawk Guy). I say as long as a pilot can continue to pass a first class medical (which must be updated every six months through a rigorous medical exam), let him keep right on flying.