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Career choice can have a very large impact on your quality of life. Careers vary a great deal on each of the following dimensions: | |||
* [[Job satisfaction]] — How much will you enjoy your work? | |||
* [[Earnings]] — How much money will you earn, after adjusting for things like cost of schooling, taxes, and retirement benefits? | * [[Earnings]] — How much money will you earn, after adjusting for things like cost of schooling, taxes, and retirement benefits? | ||
* [[Work-life balance]] — How much time and flexibility will your job leave you to pursue other activities? | * [[Work-life balance]] — How much time and flexibility will your job leave you to pursue other activities? | ||
* [[Social value of work]] — How much will society benefit from your work? | * [[Social value of work]] — How much will society benefit from your work? | ||
Each of these can have a large impact on your quality of life. | |||
Revision as of 20:53, 12 October 2013
Career choice can have a very large impact on your quality of life. Careers vary a great deal on each of the following dimensions:
- Job satisfaction — How much will you enjoy your work?
- Earnings — How much money will you earn, after adjusting for things like cost of schooling, taxes, and retirement benefits?
- Work-life balance — How much time and flexibility will your job leave you to pursue other activities?
- Social value of work — How much will society benefit from your work?
Each of these can have a large impact on your quality of life.