How's the pay there? My biggest concern about leaving IT is that the salaries we get as developers are pretty generous compared to other fields.
Is the pay more important then your wish to have more interaction with people?
Not the OP, but when you have children good pay is essential.
The issue is that from what I can see the people-oriented jobs I could get in my area (as in, they don't require lots of experience or education) would barely allow me to afford rent, so as much as I'd like to it's just not possible at the moment.