Career change

You may need information interviews when you decide to change you career.
Talk to the people who work in that occupation through network. Start to think about
following questions:
1) What extra training do I need? What is the length of study and the cost?
2) What is job future? You can talk to college teachers to see the employment rate
for their graduate in this occupation.
3) How stable of the job? What is the work condition? Do you like the job?
4) Is there any training on the job? Is there any apprenticeship program for the job?
5) What is average earning for the job? How about the benefit and raise? mostly full time or part time?
6) Any opportunity for advancement?

You can go to Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/ and find people in that occupation and ask for
an information interview about the questions listed above.