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But I know a few co-workers did well opening up a pizza shop :). That was many years ago. In anycase, owing a business will even eat more time than working in tech.
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How would you break in to this without going through school again to get certified?
In almost every school district, there is an emergency rule that says that a bachelor's degree in an appropriate field is enough. That said, unless you have a passion for teaching and an enormous tolerance for people making mistakes, I would avoid this.
Content moderator for large corp. They look for ppl with more life experience apparently.
Public Schools are looking for STEM teachers.
How would you break in to this without going through school again to get certified?
It'll also a low bar way to test out whether you enjoy teaching, and which age range you prefer to teach.
Public Schools are looking for STEM teachers.
"One of my sons works in early education. He can talk quite movingly about the stigma that you'll face as a man. People will question your motives. At worst, some people will suggest, either jokingly or not, that you might be motivated by pedophilia. "What is it about young kids that appeals to you?" is the kind of question you hear.
There are some quite nasty stereotypes around men in those professions."
https://www.upr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2022-11-04/men-are-str...
* technical writing
* QA
* office manager (Put everything into a ticketing system with reminder alerts. Don't give anyone else access. Nearly everything an office manager does is a ticket with a deadline and a series of subtasks. The difference between an excellent office manager and a terrible one is their attention to detail. Outsource that to a computer.)
* Logistics/shipping management. (Everything I said about office manager, but with more phone calls.)
Start a PhD.
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How would you break in to this without going through school again to get certified?
Become a substitute teacher first. I've heard good STEM substitutes are hard to find. (and frequently rebooked) It'll also a low bar way to test out whether you enjoy teaching, and which age range you prefer to teach.
Get certified (about $500, NASM or ACE) and become a personal trainer/group fitness coach/similar.
I haven't done this myself but it's at the top of my list when the time is right.