Nurse or Social Worker?

Question

I am not sure what i want to major in, i just know i want to help people, but i also want to have a good pay. Any advice??

.(And if im not good at sciece things would that be bad for me if i wanted to be a nurse??)

Answer 1

A nurse makes much more than a social worker & has better working conditions.  Science is kind of important in nursing, but don't give up on it yet.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Okay, most social workers are going to get paid enough to support themselves.  If you would be the only income earner in a growing family, then yes, there would be issues, but it all depends on your lifestyle.  It's true, nurses make more, but I would not say that they have a better working environment--In both careers it depends on what area you choose to work in.  

The good news is, both careers are in demand!  If you're not that into science I would urge you to go into social work because nursing takes a great deal of anatomy and physiology, biology, etc.  

My best advice, once you have a college selected (or a couple), look at their curriculum for both nursing and social work, from there I think you would really have a general idea of which would be best.

Answer 4

My friend has a Masters Degree in Social Work and made $9.00 an hour.

Meanwhile I was making $9.00 an hour as a tutor, and I don't know if I even needed a degree for that (I do have one by the way).

Nurses have more choice of work environment and better pay.