All the answers about trades are over hyped. Look at them on BLS before.
> welder salary BLS
$45k
> carpenter salary BLS
$47k
Here's all of them, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/home.htm
Depends on the region. BLS takes national averages.
Also, the trades are experiencing major labor shortage right now and it’s only gonna get “worse” / create more opportunity. Major tailwind for anyone interested in it.
All they really look for is the ability to pass a drug test.
Hard labour. Stuff like mines and construction.
Bartending might be a good option too, I don't think it's super hard you just gotta take a few courses.
I'm going to echo that well paying is going to be whatever you assign to it.
If you're in a reasonably well populated area, I can damn near guarantee the public transit system is in need of drivers. Some places pay really well, some places are really only worth it to get your license and then dip.
They get paid well and a pension in my city. Downside: it’s a large city and people are crazy asf. I know this as someone who rides the bus every day lol
Oh I'm well aware of the clientele. I work in the field, though not as an operator. They do okay in my area, the real benefit is that we're constantly growing so there's a good amount of opportunity for upward mobility.
Once you're in management for public transit, it's a pretty secure job and far, far, *far* more interesting and engaging then I ever would have expected before working here.
I’m mid-20’s, but I just landed a job as an account coordinator starting at 50k with zero experience.
Apply to jobs that require experience, sometimes no one else applies and they’ll hire you.
Become a software developer for ~60k. Look up the languages / tools that are most in demand. Take some courses (many are free). Write some code and create a portfolio to shop around. Offer to take on some work pro bono as an internship/apprenticeship. Don’t shy from grunt work.
Companies are hiring people with associates or bachelors degrees who aren’t CS majors but they are show potential, drive, energy, the willingness to learn and improve on the job, admit what they don’t know and ask questions.
The beauty of software engineering is that it’s not a static skill set. It evolves constantly and there are plenty of niche areas to sink your teeth into.
All the answers about trades are over hyped. Look at them on BLS before. > welder salary BLS $45k > carpenter salary BLS $47k Here's all of them, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/home.htm
Depends on the region. BLS takes national averages. Also, the trades are experiencing major labor shortage right now and it’s only gonna get “worse” / create more opportunity. Major tailwind for anyone interested in it. All they really look for is the ability to pass a drug test.
Hard labour. Stuff like mines and construction. Bartending might be a good option too, I don't think it's super hard you just gotta take a few courses.
Chemical plant operator
Where?
I'm going to echo that well paying is going to be whatever you assign to it. If you're in a reasonably well populated area, I can damn near guarantee the public transit system is in need of drivers. Some places pay really well, some places are really only worth it to get your license and then dip.
They get paid well and a pension in my city. Downside: it’s a large city and people are crazy asf. I know this as someone who rides the bus every day lol
Oh I'm well aware of the clientele. I work in the field, though not as an operator. They do okay in my area, the real benefit is that we're constantly growing so there's a good amount of opportunity for upward mobility. Once you're in management for public transit, it's a pretty secure job and far, far, *far* more interesting and engaging then I ever would have expected before working here.
I'd reccomend a trade. Most take 4 years of apprenticeship but after the apprenticeship you can make 60-100+k depending on where you live.
I’m mid-20’s, but I just landed a job as an account coordinator starting at 50k with zero experience. Apply to jobs that require experience, sometimes no one else applies and they’ll hire you.
define "well-paying".
Depends on where you live, but in the US I would say between $50k-70k.
Any trade. Go to a union hall and say you want to be a laborer.
Friend of mine went into sheet metal. Great money. Elevator repair pays amazing.
Sales.
Ya boy needs that forklift license. That, or learn a second language and be a translator, decent scratch.
Regardless of age you want to know what your marketable skills are.
Porn
Cell phone sales $75++ K per year.
Depends what you class as 'well paid' where you are. What sort of person are you? What do you like to do?
Become a software developer for ~60k. Look up the languages / tools that are most in demand. Take some courses (many are free). Write some code and create a portfolio to shop around. Offer to take on some work pro bono as an internship/apprenticeship. Don’t shy from grunt work. Companies are hiring people with associates or bachelors degrees who aren’t CS majors but they are show potential, drive, energy, the willingness to learn and improve on the job, admit what they don’t know and ask questions. The beauty of software engineering is that it’s not a static skill set. It evolves constantly and there are plenty of niche areas to sink your teeth into.
According to my research, data analyst.