thats a hard question because it really depends on ur interests. law and pharmacy are 2 totally different fields.. if ur more into sciences then id suggest pharmacy because ur preferences are leaned towards that way. however if you care about making more money then i would say law.
I believe an LLB takes a total of 6 years to complete. Other than that, lawyers in BC make peanuts, I suggest you do a pharmacy degree, it only takes 4 years and you will make 6 figures much faster than the lawyers ever will in BC.
Did it ever occur to you that maybe he wants to pursue law because he is intersted in it and wants to become one, and not because he wants to make the most amount of money in a field he has no interest in, Chinese Canadian?
Dont kid yourself, everyone who wants to study law knows how boring it is and they just want to be a lawyer to get the money they want to get. I am only giving him another option to choose from. I mean, going into law is a nobrainer, but I bet you dont know that quite a few nursing or pharmacy graduates make the same amount of money lawyers make, with relatively less workload.
Average lawyer makes $78,000. Average pharmacist makes $42,000.
Haha, so obviously you didnt study law school or know anyone who is a lawyer. Most nurses get at least 50K a year and there are job postings for recent pharmacy graduate that pays, believe it or not, 70K a year. As for lawyer getting 78K yes, there are quite a few that get that. Just be prepared to graduate in the top of the already competitive law school. Dont kid yourself, being an average lawyer will not pay much, you might as well be a teacher or a nurse that can still pay 60-70K after a few yars but with much more interesting working environment and a lot less work.
Chinese Canadian. How about supplying me with some numbers and a link to back it up. That would be grand. I already KNOW how much pharmacists make, I already know how much lawyers make. I know of lawyers that rakes in 500k-1M a year do you know of any pharmacists that make 10 percent of that who are not selling cocaine on the side? Corporate lawyers mingle with millionaires, get set up with business ventures for themselves. Pharmacists mingle with a bunch of sick ass medicare recipients who need antibiotics for their cold. Lawyers woirk in sky rises, pharmacists work in London Drugs.You must be seriously joking when you claim pharmacy a better career move then going into law.
Chinese Canadian is completely accurate. I know a pharmacy student who was offered a job with Shopper's starting at $60k here in BC. This not at all uncommon. All these pharmacies opening in supermarkets is not resulting in a decline in the pharmacy profession but in a boom in the demand for pharmacists. Who do you think is manning the pharmacy in the supermarket? a cashier? Each supermarket with a pharmacy has at least 4 pharmacists on staff. Pharmacists are demanding and getting money that averages between $35-$50/hr. They don't have to come in after hours and they don't have to work for free on weekends. Sure lawyers might be making $60k at some point but they're often averaging 70 hr work weeks
Most students have at least a bachelor degree. Some have graduate degrees. To be accepted after three years of university you must be an exceptional student. This means a high A average. This translates to about 2 students per year for each law school. Students at law schools range in age from 20 to 50.
Law School can be a grind;however, you can meet many terrific people and be exposed to a diverse range of ideas and beliefs.
Regarding salary, you get out what you put in. If you work hard the remuneration will follow. Many lawyers motos are,"Work hard and play hard".
Back to the subject of what you should do, maybe you could tell us what you want from a career. Both fields are about helping others (or should be anyway) and after that they really are completely different.
If u thinkin of pharmacy, wtf u doin in SFU? There's no pharm program here, only UBC around here, Also one in saskatchewan which is pretty good. Pharmacists make a decent living. Starting about 50K a year. You can automate the drug dispensing, but you cannot replace the human component of pharmacists who are responsible for knowing drug interactions in patients who take a variety of drugs. 2 perscriptions or more may have potentiating effects that are harmful along with their specific state of health which cannot be replaced by machine. Along with the new drugs that are popping out every year, the profession of pharmacists is irreplacable.
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http://www.workfutures.bc.ca/profiles/profile.cfm?noc=3131〈=en&site=graphic
And here is the career profile for lawyers:
http://www.workfutures.bc.ca/profiles/profile.cfm?noc=4112〈=en&site=graphic
Average lawyer makes $78,000. Average pharmacist makes $42,000.
Law School can be a grind;however, you can meet many terrific people and be exposed to a diverse range of ideas and beliefs.
Regarding salary, you get out what you put in. If you work hard the remuneration will follow. Many lawyers motos are,"Work hard and play hard".
Hopes this helps.
What is it YOU want?
Pharmacists make a decent living. Starting about 50K a year. You can automate the drug dispensing, but you cannot replace the human component of pharmacists who are responsible for knowing drug interactions in patients who take a variety of drugs. 2 perscriptions or more may have potentiating effects that are harmful along with their specific state of health which cannot be replaced by machine. Along with the new drugs that are popping out every year, the profession of pharmacists is irreplacable.