How stable are the Clinical Research Associate jobs?

Jobs for sciene major that aren't lab/research related? Preferably botany related?

• Well the title says it all... I graduated in April w/ a BS in biology, and it turns out I hate research. I'm thinking about going to get my MSW so I can do counseling, but I would like to find a job I enjoy in the mean time. I really like botany, and I do like some aspects of science, but I hate research b/c it is so boring to me. I wouldn't mind a job sitting at a desk all day if it was more interesting (or if I could do something else interesting at the same time, like multi-tasking) and I wouldn't mind a job outside/explorative. I think one of the main things I hate about research is you can't see what you're working with (the research I did was mainly on the microscopic level) and I need something less abstract you know? Anyway, any suggestions on what I could do? Thanks! :)

• Answer:

  I know I'm not supposed to be awake right now, but I just got out of the shower and I'm checking email and such while my hair dries. :-] Anyways, you are just the opposite of me! I want to go into Psych but ONLY do the research, and not the hands on/patient types of things. I don't want to interact with people lol. Anyway... this may be a far cry from a reasonable job (hard to find?)... but what about working for an agency like National Geographic or something, finding plants and maybe doing some testing with them, photograph them, analyze their make up, etc. (I'm not too botanically educated, as you know!). I mean doing hands on stuff like actually traveling for a company and going and finding plants, taking samples, etc. Sounds like a sh** ton of fun to me !!!!