If you're over 50 - top 20 jobs for a change

Research by Money Magazine and Salary.com: You're ready to retire from the rat race. Now you want work you can feel passionate about.

Financial Adviser
A top 5 pick
Financial Adviser
5 job tips if you're over age 50
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As pensions disappear and people must plan for their own retirement, demand for financial advice is rising. Building a practice takes time, but the work is rewarding because clients turn to you at critical junctures in their lives, such as when buying a home, becoming parents or retiring. Nearly half of advisers are self-employed.
Median Pay: $66,800
  Salary Total compensation
(includes bonus)
Most people make:
90% in this job make more than:
$32,700 $32,700
Top earners:
10% in this job make more than:
$144,200 $144,200
10-year Job Growth: 12% 
Growth in Jobs 32,348
Total openings 64,189
Career Description
Provide analysis and guidance to businesses and individuals to help them with their investment decisions.
Education/Experience
Bachelor?s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, mathematics, or law, plus licences to sell securities and insurance and certification to become a certififed planner
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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.