Confused about career choice

katamaridamacy · 05-12-2015, 05:42 AM

I had really wanted to get a PhD in Bioinformatics Engineering. I find it absolutely fascinating because it's a combination of everything I love - math, biology, and programming. The only thing I'm concerned about is the pay.

At first, I had been told it pays great money - high salary, a field that keeps expanding and rising in value. As I do more research, I'm getting mixed answers. Some say it's excellent, others say the pay doesn't even come close to being worth all the hard work that goes into it. I really want to be in a high paying field. Are there any jobs similar with a higher average salary?

P/S: I had wanted to go into medical bioinformatics engineering, but wasn't limiting my options to it.

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05-12-2015, 05:42 AM	#1
katamaridamacy Junior Member Location: home Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1	Confused about career choice I had really wanted to get a PhD in Bioinformatics Engineering. I find it absolutely fascinating because it's a combination of everything I love - math, biology, and programming. The only thing I'm concerned about is the pay. At first, I had been told it pays great money - high salary, a field that keeps expanding and rising in value. As I do more research, I'm getting mixed answers. Some say it's excellent, others say the pay doesn't even come close to being worth all the hard work that goes into it. I really want to be in a high paying field. Are there any jobs similar with a higher average salary? P/S: I had wanted to go into medical bioinformatics engineering, but wasn't limiting my options to it. Last edited by katamaridamacy; 05-12-2015 at 05:45 AM.