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Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo
Honestly, I think it's a terrible time to get into teaching. There is such a huge glut of teachers right now. Ontario, for example, has been churning out ~10,000 new teachers a year but only free up 5-6000 jobs through growth and retirements. Since this has been going on for a decade, the glut is massive. It appears that most province are in a similar situation.
As for Engineering or Health Care....
I think engineering (diploma or degree) is still a great career option if you enjoy the work. My only suggestion is that it not be geared specifically to oil and gas. It can be a very rewarding career and the pay (even outside the O&G sector) is excellent.
Overall, I would definitely lean more towards Health Care. The population is aging rapidly and the next 30-40 years will see a major boom in delivery. The major downside is if you'll doing the same scan/test procedure 8 times per day for 30 years. Of course, options to grow a career will appear over time....
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Just a second here. A 50-60% chance of job placement is a bad thing? We
should be weeding out half of the people that get their masters of teaching. They can't all be good. Plus, that hire ratio is amazing. I'd love those odds as I'd be 1000% confident I'd be better than half my classmates. That ratio shouldn't cause a competent person even a moment to pause for thought. I can tell you it's a lot better hire ratio than my English degree gave me, but I did fine.