Flexible Mom Jobs: A Sampling

Firmin Baes, Sweet Dreams, PD-ART

There is certainly debate in Christian circles regarding whether a married woman ought to work. Among those who feel that the primary role of a woman is wife and mother at home, there is further debate over whether a young woman ought to prepare an "emergency net" of marketable professional education or training, in case she may be called upon to provide material support to her family. This post is not about those debates. It is simply the public posting of a table of "flexible mom job" suggestions that I have provided to some young women who have asked. The figures in the table are somewhat specific to our local area in California. Certainly, salaries and educational preparation requirements may vary across geographic areas. Readers are welcomed to comment regarding local salaries and requirements, and to suggest additional options.

At any rate, for those who are interested, here it is:

Profession	Minimum Years to Prepare	Academic Degree? (Requiring non-relevant general ed. coursework)	Flexible (Can work occasionally, 4-40 hours per week & Nights/Weekends when Dad is home.)	Can work from home?	Pay Rate Per hr.	Jobs plentiful  & work available anywhere husband’s work takes the family?
Nursing	RN-2 yrs. LVN-1 yr. CNA-6 wk. (Can be done in sequence, CNAàLVNàRN with hospital paying for subsequent training)	No No No	Yes Yes Yes	No No No	45-60 25-40 13-16	Yes Yes Yes
School Nurse	5 yrs	Yes B.S.+ Credential	No but school calendar	No	40-80	Moderate
Dental Hygienist	2 yrs.	No	Yes	No	45-60	Yes
Medical Transcription &/or Billing	9 mo.	No	Yes	Yes	17-21	Yes
Occuptional Therapist	4 yrs.	Yes B.S	Yes	No	40-55	Yes
Physical Therapist	4 yrs.	Yes B.S	Yes	No	45-60	Yes
Speech Pathologist	6 yrs.	Yes M.S.	Yes	Yes-via tele-therapy	45-60 Medical 45-85 Schools	Yes
Pharmacy Tech	9 months	No	Yes (hospitals & evening retail)	No	16-25	Yes
Sign Language Interpreter	4 yrs.	B.A. (certified)	Yes	Limited	40-50 (certified)	Yes

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