If you could retrain as anything what would it be?

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I’m 39 and self employed but I’m working in a dying industry. It’s got me thinking about retraining but I’m at a complete loss as what I could retrain as.
I have skills but suspect they are out of date now. I think I’d have to start from scratch which terrifies me.

if you could retrain as anything what would it be?

Forensic Psychologist

Director of photography

Radiographer, journalist, doctor

Florist, guide dog trainer or paramedic…

I would do one of those Chandler type jobs that nobody quite understands, but I would inexplicably get paid a bunch of money. Mergers and acquisitions…not really sure what that is, but my lack of knowledge does not diminish my firmly held view I’d be amazing at it

I like the idea of being a physiotherapist. I did yoga and pilates teacher training (no longer teaching but may pick it up again one day) and found the anatomy side of it fascinating.

If I could turn the clock all the way back I'd have done a degree in something related to maths and/or physics and built a career around whatever bits of it I found the most interesting.

Security expert in Africa/Middle East/Far East
War reporter
Barrister
Interpreter Chinese/Arabic/Russian (interpreting top level meetings of and between world leaders and diplomats)
Diplomat
Concert pianist
Pro golfer

A Robin.

Barrister, with the aim to become a coroner.

Gardener/horticulturalist

Luxury travel agent/concierge
boutique hotel owner
pilot
marine biologist

Nurse…

if you still want to write, you could consider Charity Fundraising. I’ve worked in International Development for years and the fundraising roles are mostly grant applications which all need writing skills to be convincing - basically about communicating the issue, need and proposal well, and depending on the fundraiser more or less emotively.The large statutory grants require substantial applications which normally take about a month to write and need to be very well written. And there’s always a shortage of good fundraisers.

I’m 43 and retraining as software engineer.

Wild life photographer
Journalist
News correspondent

Paramedic

Photographer.
Horticulturalist.
Genealogist.
Historian.

Police officer, something in public health.

Gardener
Children's librarian
Science journalist