[byusteeler]

Sorry but I am going to give you my cynical viewpoint.
It is hard to make a good decision on careers because in corporate America over the past several years Upper level management and boards of directors have started changing the rules mid-game. IT is not the only profession being outsourced to foriegn countries for cheaper labor. I find it interesting that President Bush encourages outsourcing and says we are going to get better jobs for americans. First who is he to decide what is a better job for you or me. Second most of the newly created jobs I see lately are in the service sector and pay around $7 a hour. You can't support a Family or even a single person in most cities for that.

As for the answers to your question
I have some college no degree.
I am a flight attendant for a major airline, currently in bankruptcy.
I make about $30,000 a year and I am at the top of the payscale. I could increase my flying hours and make about $40000. I started at around 17,000 a year 15 years ago.

I used to absolutely love my job. Now, this is a loaded question. 95% of the time I love the crew I work with. The working with people on the plane I still enjoy about 70 % of the time. With long security lines, long customer service lines, less (or no) amenities and less flight attendant staffing many a customer is disgruntled so we are dealing with more problem resolution. I used to love to talk to and serve customers, now with the limited staffing there is not usually time for that. It is throw a drink and coctail snack at you and move to the next person. We work long hours with minimal rest and may cross several time zones. Frankly we're tired, our feet hurt, and we miss the way it used to be. I admit I was spoiled by what I considered to be the best job in the world for many years but it no longer exists.
Anyway I guess I kind of made this a long story but the short of it is, as long as you are working for someone else there are no guarentees that what you get upon graduation is what you will have somewhere down the line.

I am very glad you posed this question because I need to a new career, However with the exception of stay at home mom(and I did that for 8 years and my youngest child is 18) nothing listed so far even remotely appeals to me. I hope people will keep the list going.
Thanks for the thread and sorry again for the negativity