Graphic Designer: Be Your Own Boss
If you’re planning on being a graphic designer, you will most likely be self-employed, doing freelance work. That is not to say that you cannot get a salaried position, you can, but it is a very competitive field and finding a job will be difficult. Finding freelance work will be much easier, especially if you’ve been compiling a good portfolio.

Architect: Up on the Roof
Don't shoot a nail into your foot. I'm just kidding, but I actually did that once. I was working on a roof and I guess I was working too fast. But seriously, you have to know this is demanding work, and you have to travel around to do it. All that said, I love what I do and I'm proud of what I leave behind. Most people don't know anything about the buildings they live and work in. I can tell you what a wall is made of and more than likely how it was put together. And whether or not it's any ...