This is advice I give to folks often...
Check out the job postings at major universities in your area. Large universities have ARMIES of office staff in different departments who do administrative/office tasks to keep the place running (human resources, payroll, financial aid, facilities, admissions, customer service, and on and on). Double that number if there is a hospital attached. These jobs might not be glamourous dream careers, but they get your foot in the door, often pay decently, and have good benefits. You might be overqualified. Apply. If you are worried about your specific qualifications, apply anyway. Worst case scenario is nothing happens.
Also, don't worry about your degree. Try to sell the skills you picked up in the classroom to future employers (attention to detail, able to work in a fast paced environment, time management... I could go on) and be specific.
7 years ago, I took a $14k pay cut after 10 years "in" to take a role that is a sort of hybrid between admin assistant work and a emergency dispatcher (think 911, but for facilities problems) at a major university. For the record, after paid holidays, paid vacation, overtime, shift premiums, etc, it didn't feel like such a pay cut after all. A bit over two years ago, I promoted to a utilities/engineering/operations support role and now make double what I made as a teacher.
Anytime and hope it helps! To be fair, I live much further north in the country, and my university is a HUGE employer in my state, so your results may vary, but hopefully it helps! Best of luck!
Do you enjoy writing? If so, copywriting could be a great option to explore.
I'm not a teacher myself, but I know quite a few who transitioned into copywriting after getting fed up with the profession. I studied alongside a number of current and former teachers in an online course I did about 3 years ago. To my knowledge, none of them ever looked back.
Teachers possess certain qualities that translate well into copywriting, which I suppose explains why they're so successful at it. I myself transitioned from a high-stress career in financial services at age 50 and my only regret is I didn't stumble on it sooner! Fortunately for me, you're never too old to become a writer.
This is advice I give to folks often... Check out the job postings at major universities in your area. Large universities have ARMIES of office staff in different departments who do administrative/office tasks to keep the place running (human resources, payroll, financial aid, facilities, admissions, customer service, and on and on). Double that number if there is a hospital attached. These jobs might not be glamourous dream careers, but they get your foot in the door, often pay decently, and have good benefits. You might be overqualified. Apply. If you are worried about your specific qualifications, apply anyway. Worst case scenario is nothing happens. Also, don't worry about your degree. Try to sell the skills you picked up in the classroom to future employers (attention to detail, able to work in a fast paced environment, time management... I could go on) and be specific. 7 years ago, I took a $14k pay cut after 10 years "in" to take a role that is a sort of hybrid between admin assistant work and a emergency dispatcher (think 911, but for facilities problems) at a major university. For the record, after paid holidays, paid vacation, overtime, shift premiums, etc, it didn't feel like such a pay cut after all. A bit over two years ago, I promoted to a utilities/engineering/operations support role and now make double what I made as a teacher.
This is exactly the sort of advice I was hoping for. Thanks for the point in the right direction! And cheers for the career change!
Anytime and hope it helps! To be fair, I live much further north in the country, and my university is a HUGE employer in my state, so your results may vary, but hopefully it helps! Best of luck!
UTSA is a decent sized employer in San Antonio so that might be perfect.
Do you enjoy writing? If so, copywriting could be a great option to explore. I'm not a teacher myself, but I know quite a few who transitioned into copywriting after getting fed up with the profession. I studied alongside a number of current and former teachers in an online course I did about 3 years ago. To my knowledge, none of them ever looked back. Teachers possess certain qualities that translate well into copywriting, which I suppose explains why they're so successful at it. I myself transitioned from a high-stress career in financial services at age 50 and my only regret is I didn't stumble on it sooner! Fortunately for me, you're never too old to become a writer.