In 2011 after 31 years since high school I went back back to school and got a degree in IT Network Engineering. Upon re-entering the workforce I could barely make enough to support myself just covering basic costs. The entry level pay is very low in most cases. Had I known then what I know now I’d have taken 4th class power engineering and then once working continued to work towards first class. Not that I am unhappy in my present day job in oilfield safety but after 24 years of trucks and heavy equipment work I think being a wal-mart greeter would have been a welcome option.
