| The challenges of raising a child by yourself, whether | | | | starting wage: $27,190 annually.Medical Assistant -1 & |
| you're a mother or father, can be very difficult. Add | | | | 2 year programs. Approximate starting wage: $17,640 |
| the burden of having to be out of the home for 40+ | | | | annually.Medical Coding - 2 year program. |
| hours per week to work and raising a child at the | | | | Approximate starting wage: $16,460 annually.Creative |
| same time can be nearly impossible. This article | | | | careersThese creative careers are also in great |
| describes ten careers you can train for that will give | | | | demand. Employers typically offer standard hours, but |
| you the money to support your child and the time to | | | | many people employed in these fields are able to |
| be there for them.These careers all take less than | | | | work from home. Others open their own businesses |
| two years to complete training for, some take only | | | | and can work later at night or otherwise exercise |
| six months. They all offer flexible work schedules | | | | more control on when they work.Graphic Designer - 2 |
| with above average pay. Best of all, with a certificate | | | | & 4 year programs. Approximate starting wage: |
| or associates degree, it will be easy to find a | | | | $21,860 annually.Desktop Publisher - 1, 2 & 4 year |
| job.Healthcare careersJobs in healthcare are in great | | | | programs. Approximate starting wage: $18,670 |
| demand right now. The largest generation in the | | | | annually.Web Designer - 1, 2 & 4 year programs. |
| American population is aging and retiring from the | | | | Approximate starting wage: $33,970 annually.Help |
| workforce. Increased life spans are placing a huge | | | | Desk Analyst - 1, 2 & 4 year programs. Approximate |
| burden on the healthcare industry. While hospitals and | | | | starting wage: $23,060 annually.Bonus CareerIf you |
| their 24 hour operation offer the most employment | | | | like working with technology and don't want to sit |
| flexibility, there are health care positions that don't | | | | behind a desk all day, you'll be surprised how lucrative |
| take place in a hospital. Home care positions also | | | | this career can be.Machinist - 10 -14 month programs. |
| offer scheduling flexibility.Nursing - 1, 2 & 4 year | | | | Approximate starting wage: $9.57 hourly. (This wage |
| programs. Approximate starting wage: $33,970 | | | | is deceptively low. New machinists are making much |
| annually.Dental Hygiene - 1 & 2 year programs. | | | | more due to a sudden upturn in demand.)Learn how |
| Approximate starting wage: $17.37 hourly.X-ray | | | | you can train for one of these careers here. |
| technician - 1, 2 & 4 year programs. Approximate | | | | |