Comments by "XAUCADTrader" (@XAUCADTrader) on "Careers With The BEST Work Life Balance!" video.

Amazing video! Yeah, as a data analyst I climbed from 60k to 90k in about 7-8 years. But I worked for gov that had a better work/life balance at the cost of lower pay. I'm switching to developer or cybersecurity if developer is...cognitively blocked lol...Thanks for this video, confirms I'm doing the right thing. I also considered being a financial advisor because that's my hobby/passion (which allows me the resources to be able to switch careers.) Maybe I can do that as a side gig...Another thing I got out of this video, I gotta get out of Canada and into the US of A!!!
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@BradleyStickland My university had a good coop program. I did a science degree then worked in analytics. While there, I was thinking of pivoting to finance so I was thinking of writing my CFA but I didn't. I'm doing a CS degree now, you can do a quick one at WGU if you're American and don't mind a 3.00 GPA. I didn't because I want a 3.9+ GPA for better grad school options. Check out Western Governors University (at your own pace, pass/fail, cheap and can be really fast), but it won't be as good as a school with a good coop/internship program. But you need not do tech, it's just the hottest now. This is for Americans/Canadians. I would go tech/IT route now as other jobs will be obliterated, but healthcare is always good too.
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@Lawlesslarry69 tuition is most definitely cheaper. I did health science, premed. Our tuition has stayed steady around 2-4k per semester over the past 20 years. US is nutty for tuition. In Quebec you can get an entire law degree for 15k lol.
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@Lawlesslarry69 I'm finishing up an Honours degree in CS. Applying to a Masters in AI and another in Stats. I may do WGU's Cybersecurity afterwards, that 3.00 GPA is irking lol...Georgia Tech's OMSCS is another option.
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@Lawlesslarry69 computer science, I'm doing another bachelor's, no masters yet. 3rd bachelor's =/
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@Lawlesslarry69 Oh nice! Yeah I was a premed, but I had a 3.7 GPA so that held me back. That could get into med school in the States with a high MCAT and research publications like I had, so Canada doesn't have as many opportunities. I think Canada was great to grow up in because of free healthcare and cheap tuition, but job opportunities are scarce now and pay has always been lower. Our dollar is lower too. Politicians made a mess of this place, I know there's crazy stuff down there, but you can correct them in 2 years and they have term limits =/. Just saw a news report today that our life expectancy is dropping. So we have a housing crisis that's taking out young people now, lot of people are desperate now, increased food bank use. If you're retired with a home, then you're sitting pretty, but for someone trying to establish themselves, there's no hope of earning property. I'm going to head down to the States when the Masters is over. It can range from 12-26k for an entire Masters degree here, pricier than undergrad, but still very affordable. Our MBAs can go over six-figures though...that's just the market for that particular product...
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@sandwichmayo4236 Try looking at the Google Cert course. But in university, you'll want to load up on statistics and light programming. I don't think school is the greatest way to learn or prepare. I did health sci lol. Yeah, we have a few extreme introverts that did not talk to anyone at all (I talked on behalf of them as the senior). What's BSEd? Like a teaching degree? Yeah, teaching can be brutal...I have one of those too lol. You can always do a Masters after, like Georgia Tech which will run you less than 10Gs and online. They have a Masters in Analytics.
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