Re: Need advice...

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A few years ago (early 2008) I was getting a teeth cleaning done
at a community college through their dental education program. I
was discussing my job situation with the hygienist working on me
(how once I graduated there were no jobs) and she said the same
thing was happening to her. It took her a while to get through
the program and she was about to graduate and now the same thing
was happening with dental hygienist jobs - there were not a lot of
jobs and lot of candidates competing for them. Now, this is just
what one person told me, and things might have changed in the past
few years, although I would assume the job situation would have
gotten worse as our economy got worse. But I would definitely do
a lot of research before starting the program...

I also went to an info session for the nursing program at GVSU
last summer, and was told that even though there is still a
nursing shortage, the job situation is getting harder in that
area, as hospitals are cutting budgets and not hiring like they
used to. Though I'm sure there is still more hope for nurses than
teachers, its worth doing thorough research before starting any
program.

On 12/16/09, CJC wrote:
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> I went from nursing to teaching and have to say teaching is
> so much harder. Yes, summers and weekends off are great but I
> made more money as a nurse and there is not the negative
> backlash that teachers get all the time. I am thinking of
> going back to nursing.
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> On 12/13/09, JaneAnn wrote:
>> Hi there fellow teachers,
>> I am considering making a career switch due to the job
>> situtation here in Metro Detroit. I won't give details,
>> but we all know what it's like. I've worked at a charter
>> for a couple years and just don't think teaching is what
>> I'm cut out for.
>> Has anyone made the jump from teaching to a medical field?
>> I'm thinking of going back to get my associates to be a
>> dental hygienist. I realize I could meet with a counselor
>> to get the details worked out, but I'm curious to see how
>> others with a teaching background have made a jump like
>> that. Was it difficult? Are there jobs available for
>> medical people, let alone dental hygienists? Has anyone
>> made the jump and regretted their decision?
>> Any input would be appreciated! Thanks fellow teachers!
 

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