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@childofgod82 My wife made the jump to grant editing. I freelance as a book designer, and am planning a jump to publishing. I know people who moved from teaching to curriculum design. As I said, it isn't easy, but it can be done.

@ashlynlp Grant writing/editing, scholarly publishing, museum curating, and curriculum design come to mind.

@ucdresearch It really depends. I don't regret getting my PhD, because it made me a much better thinker and showed me what I was capable of. That said, quality of life for academics is deteriorating, and the money isn't great unless you get a TT job in a place that's unionized (my school is not...

@ucdresearch I am a TT professor in the humanities, and I make a little under $60k. The money is just enough, living in a small city in the south. You can make that salary work in areas with low costs of living, but if you want to live in a big city, you'll need to make more. Luckily, there are...