Therookieprofessor

Anticipation

Here's something to think about: Money magazine ranks "College Professor" as No. 2 in its list of 50 Best Jobs in the U.S. Kind of hard to believe, no?

Why? The main reason is the "professors have near total flexibility in their schedules" and "creative thinking is the coin of the realm."

On the downside: "The tick-tick-tick of the tenure clock" and "grading papers." Plus low starting pay.

The job gets a "B" grade for stress; "A" for flexibility; "A" for creativity and "C" for ease of entry (i.e., most jobs require a Master's, a professional degree or a Ph.D.)

Money stresses that college enrollments are rising, thus demand for professors will grow.

What's No. 1 you ask? Software Engineer, probably because of high projected job growth over the next decade.

You choose: College Professor or Software Engineer!

See for yourself: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/

--posted by Jon, the rookie professor, still in New York

posted by Jon and/or Kamilah @ 5:47 AM