Another career pivot?
I am 35 and trying to figure out if I should try another career pivot. I graduated with a BA in Political Science, worked for an LSAT prep company for 9 years, and then got laid off. I got a certificate in instructional design and have been working freelance as an instructional designer/Elearning developer for a few years now. I have been successful in terms of getting gigs and have been told my work is really good. Unfortunately the whole industry is in a slump due to the economy and AI, and my work has dried up. I am trying to figure out if I should just work on my portfolio and keep trying to make it work in this industry or pivot again.
Does anyone have suggestions of industries or jobs I should consider? I’m generally pretty fast at learning new things. My expenses are pretty low, and I’d be willing to take a lower hourly rate for consistent work.
I have considered law school, as I do find the law genuinely interesting, but the thought of going back to school for three years feels exhausting. It would be doable though as I think I could get a full ride to a decent school in my area thanks to my LSAT. I also wouldn’t want to work 80 hour weeks, but since I wouldn’t take on loans, I could potentially work at a lower paid job with more reasonable hours.
EDIT: I really like thinking and learning new things. That’s one thing I like about instructional design, I have worked on projects for different companies on a wide range of subjects and am always learning something new. Taking in lots of new information and synthesizing it, working out puzzles and creating something new from what I’ve learned/figured out.