Help With A Career Decision!
Hello, my name is James and I currently work has a HVAC tech making decent money I'm looking into changing career paths and have began my journey in doing so. I have been offered two positions in the same company. One is a machinist job and one is a production job. This leads me to the big question.
I am 21 and will be getting married in a couple years so I'm really looking to build my career. I'm looking to get my associates in electronic engineering because I really enjoy that field and want to build a longterm future in the field. This is where my problem is, if I take the machinist job I'll be getting starting pay a little better than what I'm making now but the problem is I'll be going into a field not related to what I want to go to school for. If I take the production job it can lead me towards what I want to do in my future but along with it comes a decent pay cut of at least 4-5 dollars per hour starting out and will last for a minimum of 4 months. I've already done the math and know I can afford the pay cut its just a hard choice. I really want to take the career path I enjoy and want to go to school for but it will include a pay cut and extra time to build the career to where I want to be.
What do yal think and what would be your advice?
Thanks!