You may want to consider enrolling in a Career & Technical Education (CTE) academic program at SUNY Broome (like one from this list) that leads to a career which is considered nontraditional for your gender because of the potential to:
Make more money
For females in particular, when you compare nontraditional careers with more traditional ones that require a similar level of education, you’ll find the nontraditional careers often pay more and provide better benefits. Some nontraditional careers pay up to 30% more than more traditional jobs.
Enjoy higher employment satisfaction
With the average person now working more than 30 years, it’s important to like what you do. So when you select a career path that starts with your strengths, skills, and interests – rather than outside cultural factors – you’ll be more likely to find jobs you enjoy and excel at.
Keep up with a changing world
Many gender stereotypes are collapsing. Men can be early childhood teachers! Women can be civil engineers! So rather than limiting yourself to outdated thinking and potentially selling yourself short, you can be part of some exciting changes happening to our nation’s workforce. The more work applicants challenge the old ways of thinking, the fewer barriers other members of society will face. By challenging your own assumptions, you can challenge the assumptions of others.
Work for equality
As gender becomes less of a dividing feature in employment opportunities, the differences between income that women and men earn will shrink (and maybe even disappear). Both men and woman are needed in their nontraditional careers to break barriers, start new trends and help the workforce fill all jobs with skilled people regardless of their gender. These nontraditional workers are responsible for helping our nation make significant achievements in high-growth fields such as Health Care, Education, Science, and Business.
