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Is there a career unrelated to education for someone with a Bachelors in Education.?

I am not happy with my career. I have had difficulties finding work outside the education field because the only work experience I have is with children.

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1. I have the same problem. I left it too late to get out since I now have age discrimination to deal with. So, you are wise to get out now. You'll get responses suggesting you sell things such as herbal remedies. Beware, those are not careers, nor are they genuine; they are usually pyramid schemes. The best I can suggest is to get some additional college education, perhaps a certification, that will gain you entry into another field. Once there, you could use your ed. background as a corporate trainer. If you are a self starter and well organized, perhaps you could run a business of your own. With additional university, you could become a private counselor helping parents choose good schools.
2. Hey Jude! What is your passion in life? What inspires you? Excites you? Motivates you? You can 'use' your bachelor's degree to take you in any direction you want to go. You will be most successful and most happy pursuing a direction/career that enables you to pursue your passion(s). Dr. John Demartini likes to say: "Do what you love, and love what you do". This is a great philosophy for life. The 'key' for you is to find what you love and to "use" your current situation to enable you to "transfer" from your current work to a more fulfilling life in your new, passion driven, career. Best wishes and good luck. p.s. here are a couple of additional 'hints' in life that can help you find your direction, your passions. 1) what 'pisses you off'? (this can be a major source of motivation in your life) 2) what are you afraid of? The things we fear most are often the keys to what we are 'here to do'! (As an example, I was once deathly afraid of public speaking. I had to force myself to attend a Toastmaster's Club meeting and 'walk through my fear'. Teaching and speaking are now key aspects of my purpose and fulfilling my passions!)
3. Try business. They love education majors. Banks especially are good. Publishing is super. Legal jobs like office managers. There are so many options for you. Decide what you want to do and I bet you can get in there with your degree. You may need a course or 2 but you can do that to be happy.
4. I would call a college in your area and ask to speak with the person in charge of the education department. Explain to them the situation you are in and they should be able to tell you some of the other alternatives. I also teach. However, I teach in the ghetto and know that if I stay in the ghetto, I will be burnt out VERY soon. I LOVE teaching and have my Master's, but I do not know what else is out there. Did you ever think about working for one of the text book companies?
5. Educators can become anything they want to. I know an environmental scientist with a Bachelor's in Education. She now does environmental permitting compliance for an oil company. She spent 10 or so years doing a lot of field work to build up the expertise, but it seems to have worked out well for her. The other B.Ed. career-changer I know went into administrative assistant-type work. She joined the firm I worked for at the time when her husband hired her. (She wasn't teaching because she couldn't be bothered to take the courses needed to remain certified in Alaska after she moved here.) Find something you're interested in -- did you minor in something, for instance? Rewrite your resume to highlight all the great organizational skills you've built up in your career as a teacher and start research jobs that look interesting.