Unsure what to pursue

[SolarKat]

I'm back to thinking that something in tech will be best. I am thinking there must be a specialization that's in demand remotely, but not being given to foreign companies/freelancers. It seems like there must be something that beats being a CPA in terms of pay and availability of flexible work hours. I would get my Masters, or a grad certificate, or certification(s) in the specialization.

a) What does the job market in your area tell you? (It's hard to get a well-paying remote tech position without experience/references. So you may wind up doing an internship/co-op/job locally, right?) What jobs are available right now?

b) Do you really want to do something in tech, when you've said repeatedly that it doesn't interest you? Especially if you might only have a little time to actually work in the field, any field? Would you want to invest the time/$ in a masters program for stuff that doesn't make you happy when you think about it, much less happy to be wallowing in it for years to come?

Thanks for your kind wishes - she's at the top of the very short waiting list for her demographics. A typical wait for lungs at this center is 35 days (yes, days), so there's great hope. It's awful to watch a barely 20-something decline. It's also somewhat awful to think that someone currently known but to God is going about his/her daily life, healthy as can be, and this person/family are completely oblivious to the train barreling straight at them. It's a sobering thing, wading through the donor/transplant/recipient data. [Shameless plug: One donor can save up to 8 lives with their solid organs...but if they also choose to donate tissue, they can help an additional 75+(!!!!) with vein grafts, bone grafts, corneas, tendons, heart valves (if the heart wasn't fit for a full transplant)...it's truly humbling to tally the impact of even one donor. And many (perhaps most) deaths will qualify for tissue donation - they don't have the same "minutes-count" urgency as the solid organs like kidneys, hearts, livers, and lungs. Tissues can be collected and preserved for a short while, so they can travel much farther to the recipients. Spread the word!]