What are some good paying jobs that only require an associates degree?

You can get an Associate Degree in APPLIED SCIENCE NURSING, RN DEGREE, ( there is also one year as LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE and could go on to become RN later) and tell all your friends who are so inclined to do so also. OF course, the field needs people who are dedicated to and are willing to make sacrifices for the good of the clients/patients. IT is a caring profession that takes knowledge and skills but can be very rewarding, both personally, and financially. ( most employers starting pay is in the $17 an hour range and the pay scale goes up drastically in the first 5 years up to $25-$28 an hour)...and the more experience and credentials you have the more money you can make. ( FIELD IS wide open for Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Anesthesiology, etc....) but the RN FIELD itself has so many diverse areas you can work in, or specialize in if so inclined, whatever interests you, PEDIATRICS< SURGERY< ER<GERIATRICS< GYNECOLOGY< CARDIOLOGY< NEUROLOGY< ORTHOPEDICS< on and on...The only problem is that it is competitive to get into the NURSING PROGRAMS because there not only is a NURSING shortage but there is a shortage of NURSING EDUCATORS for many reasons, but the main one is that being a teacher usually requires a BSN or MASTERS and many nurses who have been working stay in the hospitals or the clinics, etc....because the TEACHERS do not get paid competitively. IF the RN has a higher degree, they can make more money in a management position rather than teach. If you can't get accepted right away you can get your prerequisites done and over with first. A lot of Community Colleges have excellent programs that are putting out RN's with ASSOCIATE DEGREES. By the year 2020 it is predicted that we will be 1,000,000 nurses short in this country, and who will take care of the baby boomers and the aging population. Unfortunately, people will always have illnesses and accidents and need nurses, that makes it a very stable job field and there are so many different options you can do as a licensed RN professional. People are also SICKER nowadays, living longer with chronic illnesses, so WE NEED MORE NURSES to make it safer in HEALTHCARE. You can get information online by looking up RN, NURSING, HEALTHCARE<any related websearch, and check into the local colleges, hospitals, and Universities. There are also sites you can get your RN degree atleast partially online....SOMETHING to think about, but only do it if you feel you are a caring person who can have empathy for others and a ready to help attitude, not just with the patients, but with your coworkers. IT can be stressful at times, but is very rewarding, always open positions with many many job opportunities.....GOOD LUCK!