Deciding the career of my future

Within the years of middle school, I started exploring careers that I maybe could look into as I get older. The Family and Consumer Science class at Harding Middle School really helped me figure out what careers are possible and gave me a brief idea on the vast opportunities out in the job market.

As a young adult, I always wanted to make a lot of money at whatever I chose to do. While in middle school, I saw this poster of all the salaries of major jobs that are available and pharmacy was one of the top. There are many other very well paying jobs, but pharmacy caught my eye and I chose to further explore the field. I'm not sure why, but becoming a pharmacist really interested me. I liked how they have a set schedule and work normal business hours, they have a very interesting education path, and of course they make quite a bit of money. I see people's families around me that are always struggling to pay the bills or give their children what they want, and I don't want to be that person. I am someone who never wants to struggle. I want to live a comfortable life and never have to have those extra worries that control how you live. With making that much money, as long as it is spent and saved smart, there is no reason to ever struggle. That is my overall goal with choosing a career based on money.

As I am in high school now, I also enjoyed Chemistry. I did well in it, and now in AP Chemistry I am still successful. Chemistry is one of the main subject matters when it comes to being a pharmacist. So, since i am good at it why not give it a chance. I've talked to several pharmacist who all say the same thing, Chemistry is what you will learn almost everyday for your six years in school. I already planned on going to school to achieve at least a masters degree, so this program really suits me well.

Pharmacist, I think, have an interesting job. If seems like a career where you never stop learning because there will always be new drugs or new health information. After all the schooling and trainings, in the end it seems to be a good job that will always be reliable. There are many pharmacies all around the country and there will always be a demand for prescription drugs. To me, it seems as if there will always be pharmacies around and they will always need help. If you think about it, every Walmart, Target, Hyvee Drugstore, and CVS all have major pharmacy stations. The most common places people go to shop is where the convenient pharmacy is located at. All pharmacies are not in stores though. There are also hospital pharmacies and compounding pharmacies. It is such a broad and big field that there is many different job titles that could be given.

As I leave high school, if it is possible, I am going to try to work at a pharmacy as a tech to be around the atmosphere while studying. I think that would help me because it is more hands on and real life experience instead of reading everything out of a book in class. I know the college courses will be difficult, but I am willing to give it my all. I've always wanted to have a job where I enjoy the field and make the around of money that will be more than enough for my future. Within six years of getting out of high school, I hopefully will be a successful and certified pharmacist.