What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching and retail management?

I'm torn between two professions, one is teaching the second is retail management. I will be earning my bachelors degree in Psychology at the end of this year, so I am looking foward to starting my career in either of these professions. Can you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of retail management and teaching? Thank you in advance for your answers.What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching and retail management?
I was in retail (not management) and am now a teacher. In my opinion, teaching is a far more rewarding career. However, it is also more demanding. Despite the time off, it is a career that you cannot leave at work. While a retail management job may end at 5pm, I occasionally grade papers until 12 midnight and brainstorm my lesson plans in the shower. If you are interested in having a family or have other commitments, teaching will be a bit harder. If you want to go for the rewarding profession and take on the extra hours of work, go for it.What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching and retail management?
Right now teaching is probably a better option, since it's more stable and there are less lay offs than in retail management. Good Luck to you.What are the advantages and disadvantages of teaching and retail management?
Teaching versus retail management:





http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm

The link above will give you good data about teaching.



Here's an excerpt:

Seeing students develop new skills and gain an appreciation of knowledge and learning can be very rewarding. However, teaching may be frustrating when one is dealing with unmotivated or disrespectful students. Occasionally, teachers must cope with unruly behavior and violence in the schools. Teachers may experience stress in dealing with large classes, heavy workloads, or old schools that are run down and lack many modern amenities. Accountability standards also may increase stress levels, with teachers expected to produce students who are able to exhibit satisfactory performance on standardized tests in core subjects. Many teachers, particularly in public schools, are also frustrated by the lack of control they have over what they are required to teach.



Teachers in private schools generally enjoy smaller class sizes and more control over establishing the curriculum and setting standards for performance and discipline. Their students also tend to be more motivated, since private schools can be selective in their admissions processes.



Teachers are sometimes isolated from their colleagues because they work alone in a classroom of students. However, some schools allow teachers to work in teams and with mentors to enhance their professional development.



Including school duties performed outside the classroom, many teachers work more than 40 hours a week.





Regarding retail management,

You鈥檒l be busy working long hours, but it鈥檚 not too stressful unless your pay is related to how many items you sell.

Here鈥檚 a link to that job description:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos025.htm





Summary:



Teaching is VERY difficult and stressful, but you get summers off and some nice breaks at Christmas %26amp; in the Spring.

You won鈥檛 make a lot of money teaching though, and you can鈥檛 earn more by teaching better. With retail or sales, you can possibly earn more by selling more. I guess you鈥檒l need to decide what is more important to you. If money is the main goal, then do not go into teaching. If the type of work that teachers do is more interesting to you then retail, then you should choose that career.Also, do you value free time? Teachers get more free time in the summer, but they NEED that time off to get their brains %26amp; nervous systems back into good shape.