[seattle_spring]

If you're good with people, mid-level healthcare provider positions pay well and are extremely in demand. Nurse Practitioners is likely the easiest route to attain. Physician Assistant master's degrees is more prestigious and pays better, but is universally competitive vs some NP programs that are pretty lax with who they will take on as students.

Pay for these positions easily starts in the 6 figures, with some PA specialties starting closer to $200k.

[sunflowerfly]

The nurse practitioner market is saturated. New grads are often facing months of job search in most parts of the country. The colleges voluntarily shifted to doctorate degrees to slow down new entrants.