[quote=flu]I’m sure doctors do pretty well mid-career, better than engineers, don’t you? And how long can doctors practice for?
I’m sure a decent attorney can still practice when their in their 60ies.
I’m sure a decent real estate broker/agent can still work in their 60ies.
You think you can practice in your engineering job when you are 70? Have you seen many 60-65 year old engineers?
I know you’re going to say, well most of those doctors/real estate brokers/agents/attoronies don’t do well… Well guess what? Most of the engineers these days that aren’t really good, don’t do really well either. They usually are the ones that get outsourced overseas first. So if you want to make a comparison, compare best case scenario to best case scenario or worst case scenario to worst case scenario.
Way to pick my words.[/quote]Totally agree with this assessment. What I actually plan to do is become a real estate agent/broker after my tech career start to fade. Nothing say you have to stay in Tech till you’re old :-P. But, I’m sure an average real estate agent only sell a couple house a year, so you’re definitely not making as much as an average engineer. I’m trying to retire when I’m in my 50s, so, it doesn’t concern me about career prospect in the 60+. Become a real estate agent would be my hobby :-).
