Best Profession

a mommy

1. Rosh yeshiva 2. Kollel 3. Moderator for YWN. Nothing else even comes close.

each to their own!

there is no best proffesion . its not a one size fits all thing. Every person has their own considerations and their own talents. There are some “better” proffesions as far as less training and salary but not everyone can do everything (well). Every one has to do what they will be happy with.

Since it is abundantly obvious that the answer depends on your strengths and talents, I assume Truth1 had something else in mind while asking the question. Truth1, do you want to clarify your question?

From an idealistic point of view you can say that a job that involves helping others is the best.

This would include Rebbi, Rosh Yeshiva, Doctor, Medical Researcher, EMT, Firefighter, etc.

An ideal job for most people would be one where they enjoy the work and make a decent living while doing it.

Below are a few points that I think should be considered when looking into a career.

a) What you absolutely need in a job:

1) A means to support your family.

b) What you need to know about yourself:

1) Do you prefer working with your hands (contractor, electrician, plumber, etc.), your mind (accounting, data processing, law, etc.) or both (medical field, science).

3) Are you ambitious career-wise, or are you content to go with the flow?

4) Is the relative security of a government job and pension something that appeals to you?

5) Be realistic in your expectations. Not everyone can be a billionaire hedge fund manager.

c) What you should do shortly after leaving high school:

1) Take an aptitude test. Get an idea of where your talents lie and what jobs may fit them. Know what schooling is needed for different careers.

d) Job security:

ICOT,

You mentioned both my career (medical researcher — trained as a biostaistician) and my wife’s (physician). I can say with confidence that we both love what we do and that we are well compensated for our hard work.

And you can do it with a late start. I started graduate school at 32 and finished at 37; my wife started medical school at age 36 and finished her residency at 43. And just because you might have gone to a charedi school does not mean that those kinds of career options are perpetually closed off to you; I know several people who went to Bais Yaakov schools and later graduated from medical school, and my wife had taken no science courses in college. The training will take longer, but if you have the ability and trust in HaShem, absolutely anything is possible.

noitallmr, especially if it’s a large will.

executor =/ executioner

So what does the olem think about Doctor,Physician assistant, Nursing or Nurse Practitioner, OT, PT, Speech Therapy, CPA, MBA, Law….

That’s quite a broad range to ask for a single opinion…

The Wolf (who will, hopefully, finish his MBA next year).

The Chovos HaLvovos has a whole section devoted to how a Yid should choose his occupation. It’s in the Shaar HaBitochon.

I know someone who is a dental hygienist. Pay is excellent. Training is relatively short and inexpensive. You can choose and keep changing your hours (it’s easy to contract with different dentists for different hours). You are in high demand. You can work a lot or a little.

If a vegetarian eats only vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

reminds me of a new and real mishigos: fruitarianism.

they won’t eat anything a vegetarian won’t eat plus they won’t eat vegetables. eating fruit doesn’t destroy the plant but picking and eating vegetables does.

btw wolf, my “well done” comment was meant wholly sincerely. (in the past you have misinterpreted a comment or two of mine as sarcastic)

btw wolf, my “well done” comment was meant wholly sincerely. (in the past you have misinterpreted a comment or two of mine as sarcastic)

Not a problem. I understood what you meant. 🙂

Thanks.

The Wolf

Nice to hear that Charlie.

A know a principal of a special ed. Yeshiva who, this year. Is going to pay the therapist privately. And as he put it, “The teachers put in all the work, and the therapist take all the money and credit…” (Not his exact words)

Therapist make good money.