[DoodleDawg]

The education field is also unique in that it provides job security. "It's high security but low wages," Anthony Carnevale, director of the Center on Education and the Workforce tells us. "So you have to ask yourself what you value — security or wages?"

I don't think that even the security is there anymore.

[SeekAndFind]

I don't think that even the security is there anymore.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I don’t see many teachers getting fired or laid off around here.

I guess if you had a declining child population, there could be layoffs, although there are teacher retirements each year as well.

But most counties in our state are still building new schools, so there is a steady stream of new low-paying jobs.

This is misleading, as a teaching job in public primary school is also not truly full-time. On an hourly basis, the pay is much higher-ranked. So in addition to job security, it is a good job if you like having more time off to do other things.

I’m thinking about trying to break into teaching when I retire from my real job, because it would be fun to be able to impart knowledge on a younger generation.

[for-q-clinton]

When I retire I want to be a teacher. Not for security but because it’s fun.