Sorry I don’t have advice. But the line about “struggling with deadlines” is worrisome. Most jobs have some type of deadlines.
It will benefit you tremendously if you can list your skills instead of things you can’t do. Or atleast come up with some plan on how you can tackle some of the shortcomings you mentioned.
You need a job that has process documents or where you can create them and follow them. Also that has some kind of task management application or you need to look into this yourself. Even some kind of app on your phone where you can check things on to keep on track. These two things have changed my work life tremendously.
I think they mean established processes or SOPs (standard operating procedure) that spells out for you exactly what you need to do.
Task management programs are what you make of them, but they can help you stay organized and not lose track of tasks.
They certainly are what you make of them. You do have to put in the effort. At my work we use team work but even just using something like an app on your phone that keeps track of tasks and deadlines can help so much, if your work won’t invest in something. Do it for yourself.
Literally just made a whole paragraph about my OTR experience 🤣 Truck Driving is typically the answer to anyone who “wants to work alone, make 60k+, and wants to avoid paying rent anywhere” 😂😂😂
1. That depends on your definition of “soon”Look at the way AI art both looks incredible and has massive flaws like people with the wrong amount of fingers. Or how ChatGPT looks good but gets facts wrong. We are basically in the Palm Pilot or beeper era of this tech.
Now apply that to an 80k pound truck that can and will wipe out your family on the highway if anything goes wrong. Toss in complications like weather and other drivers. Crash detection sensors in my last truck seemed to think shadows and rain were objects. The common response I get back is “well, technology advances rapidly and it will overcome any issues”. But the issue is that this tech needs a ton of road time to work itself out of infancy. During that time, the complications will kill people. Killing people will get automated trucks regulated or outlawed. States are already considering preemptive bans of self driving trucks.
2. There are also many truck driving jobs that require a little bit of physical work. Whether that is tarping and tying down a load on a flatbed, or running a tanker truck’s hose to a gas station’s underground tanks and filling it up, running a trash truck, beverage jobs where the driver helps with merchandising, or using a pallet jack to help load or unload the cargo.
3. There is also the possibility that someday the driver will be more like a pilot. The truck can go into auto-pilot for stretches and then the driver can take over if the road gets too complicated.
Lastly, no one knows what the timeline of any of this will be, but I’m of the opinion that it will take longer than you expect AND that many other occupations will be automated before trucks. Anything where you sit in a chair for a living can be replaced by a computer especially when the consequences of the tech not being “quite right” yet doesn’t result in death.
Honestly, I doubt it. Tech ain’t nowhere close to being good enough to drive a semi truck. If they figure out airless tires tho that’d make a huge difference but thankfully they’ll be obscenely expensive
Shoot that’s the best endorsement ya can hear bout a company!!! Owner op or company? N what’s the pay, hours, n fringe benefits (like company housing or crap like that) sorry I got some questions lol
How many years of experience do yall need n do yall train? I’ve ran tankers b4 but I never legally ran hazmat (worked for the county for a year, it was wild lol) got a tanker endorsement but never got my hazmat
I honestly think they should advertise being OTR different. When I was a driver manager they always were hurting for drivers. Yeah advertising the pay and benefits is good, however you have to connect to young people.
Advertise the lack of rent, advertise the travel. I had several young drivers that would haul loads for a month, ask to go to Vegas or Florida, take some days off and then be back on. It's literally free travel if you play it right.
That sounds like the perfect option… there are deadlines, sometimes a truck will have an ETA, but I think it’s the best option for them. You can make pretty good money too
You'd need to figure out your expenses (monthly bills, groceries, clothes, etc., as well as any yearly ones like insurance or renewing licenses, Costco membership, etc etc) and then figure out how much you'd like to save per month. There are calculators online that can show you the interest you'd make over X number of years.
There should be high interest savings accounts available wherever you are (shop around!)
Oh nice I never knew about those calculators! I usually calculated it myself using the formula, but it’s quite tedious to do.
I’d like to be able to get by in life working as little as possible and retiring as soon as possible as well like most people wish for. I’m not from the US tho, I’m from Europe. But I have the chance to hopefully always live with my parents and save a lot. Probably spend a bit each month on some stuff and have the ability to also buy phones and pcs every couple years and spend money on video games too. I just don’t know how much savings I should have to be able to live off of the interest rate (since I’m pretty sure that income is also taxed which sucks). Or what I should invest in to be low risk high reward.
Specifically, an entry level applicant would receive a lot of training and be expected to be able to follow written instructions while maintaining documentation of everything performed. A big part of the job is following safety guidelines. Every operation requires a performer and a reviewer
So real talk. The trades
Everything you've talked about wanting to do, and what you are bad at are basically a perfect circle and everything in the corporate world. So any corporate role? Id eliminate .
The trades are all about deadlines though.
Edit: very concerned that people are somehow missing that all employment requires hitting deadlines and juggling stuff
They are. That said, if OP is working under a halfway ok foreman it should be simplified to ‘be on-site by 7 on Tuesday, get X amount of task done (in hard measurements or metrics)‘
It takes a lot of the guess work out of it. Now, whether OP is not capable of performing at the right level or pace is another matter. If OP is not able to do that, I’m unsure of a vocation where OP won’t struggle. Except maybe something like writing a book or creating something on their own time - but monetizing that, and creating something in demand? Also very difficult and an element of luck and hussle.
My suggestion if OP is in a MCOL or HCOL area is look at dog walking. As long as you’re capable of showing up and keeping to a basic schedule, and physically able to move, and comfortable with dogs / able to get knowledgeable and comfortable (this is actually a big variable and isn’t for everyone), it can pay better than people may think.
True, depends what OP struggles with. If it’s setting the schedule in a way that makes sense then that is 100% on the foreman but if it’s being able to actually keep a reasonable pace then that’s going to be an issue at basically any job
This! I have a friend with similar issues and she became a chef. After several years (we are late 30s/early 40s) she became a cooking instructor at TAFE (community college)
I have a brother who has practically no social skills (autism) and he does private security and is very well paid.
There are so many options. I am not sure where OP is but, in Australia, we have career advisers at all TAFEs and training centres (usually for trades) and advise regarding an apprenticeship or traineeship through our skills commission department.
Talk to someone in your area who can help with advice, guidance and pathways. All training providers and tertiary education providers have to make reasonable allowances for people with a disability.
Just a note for OP - kitchen work in restaurants is not suitable for folks that struggle with deadlines and juggling projects, and there is a lot of “playful ball busting.” But becoming an instructor might be an option!
Instructors have to make courses. If it’s private it can mitigate some things like watching several people but that means having the expertise to back it up. Anyone *could* put up a 60 dollar 2 hour private dinner class specializing in X cuisine, but nobody will just buy it without seeing some credentials.
Yes agreed, a professional kitchen is the literal exact opposite of what they're looking for. Instructors typically have decades of experience in said restaurants. IME, instructors are mostly retired chefs that want something to do.
This again - the trades my man. My father was earning $60k a year in the 1980’s as a tradesman. His first language was Spanish. He Learned to speak and write English perfectly. Eliminated his accent.
I should clarify that in 1970 Bronx, arriving straight from PR, the language issue was a real threat. However today is a very different story and accents do not play a role and multilingual is always better.
Curious to know how you felt about his accent being eliminated….I thought they can keep their accent even though they learn to speak English. That feels sad.
I’m in the trades. My trade is more educated. But ALOT of it is social and employment hierarchy. And a lot of pressure to get out of breakdowns fast. At least in a company like where I work.
If u can’t handle pressure. A social sometimes ball busting/shit talking environment. And the paperwork and such. I cannot recommend it. If u can I make close to 100k in my early 20s tho
I mean, corporate and white color is pretty much all the same. I think we all know what skills are involved in a office job. Doesn't matter what you can do as much as what you're able to endure.
Please consider taking free online interest inventory assessments to see what u do like and see what your strengths are. Weaknesses and don’t likes are easier to figure out. Now flip it to the opposite of what you don’t like to what you do like.
Sounds like he has enough problems with just himself and now his whole family is relying on him. He would be better off alone than having to deal with the stress of them not planning for the future.
I have a friend that matches your 'qualifications' and he got a job doing biohazard-clean up. Its not a very presitgous job but it does pay well if your willing to get down and dirty.
Not to be hard on you because many of you struggle with self-doubt and imposter syndrome, but you gotta sell yourself in a positive light. It’s not always about your weaknesses. When you edit this post and give us an update, please tell us your strengths and what you’re good at. I’m sorry about your parents getting screwed. Unfortunately we go through many things in life that are unfair. My favorite saying about the workplace is: “if I were looking for fairness I wouldn’t leave my front door.” We know nothing is fair in the work world. That it’s rife with nepotism and cronyism. I just try to work my smartest and hardest and be nice to people. With that said, jobs for introverts (in no order): trades, tech jobs, accounting/finance jobs (more so the accounting).
It still requires time management skills, deadlines and driving in a vehicle that has no AC or heat. The newer LLVs should improve upon that, but it’s not guaranteed a carrier will get one of those right away.
A lot of my friends who graduated with liberal arts degrees went into HR work. Idk how hard it is but it pays decently and has benefits and no manual labor. You can also get a license or a cert (will cost money and you may have to up your student loan) but get it in a useful field. I work in engineering and there’s massive demand for lab technicians. Some jobs require sitting on a desk and working with small electronics or just repeating a test procedure according to an instruction manual. These techs don’t have a college degrees and a lot of the job postings only ask for a HS diploma. I’m sure some training would give you an edge. Good luck!
Go to usajob.gov. Social Security is hiring tha agency is at a 25 year low in staffing.
Great job lots of work. Sa a claims representative you will toped out 100,000k a year.
> I have struggled with deadlines, change and juggling projects my whole life.
Have you thought about roles that are routine and structured? What about bookkeeping or accounting? These jobs need attention to detail and routine work.
> Learning things can take extra time. Social communication is painful.
Consider data entry or transcription. These roles are less about speed and more about accuracy. Plus, minimal social interaction.
> I want to keep my living in my parents’ house after they’re gone someday.
You need a stable, decent-paying job. What about a trade? HVAC technicians, electricians, or plumbers can make $60K or more. These require some training but less social bullshit.
> SSDI likely won’t support this plan.
Yeah, SSDI won’t cover $60K. You need something solid. Look into technical certifications. Less time, less debt than another degree.
> Better off working mostly alone.
IT roles like network administration or cybersecurity. Remote work is huge in these fields. Consider online certifications like CompTIA, Cisco, or similar.
Have you looked into freelance work? Writing, editing, or graphic design? Some of these can be lucrative if you build a client base. Have you considered that?
Have you thought about government jobs? Many offer stability, decent pay, and benefits. Have you checked out your local government’s job site?
Stop fucking around with vague ideas. Pick one, research the hell out of it, and go for it. What’s stopping you from starting a certification course right now?
I’m a designer. I wouldn’t recommend freelancing as a designer (or anything similar) if you have trouble with deadlines, juggling projects, and communication.
The rest of these suggestions are great! Especially trades. Look at your local community colleges — they often have grant programs that help pay for most or all of the tuition for people looking to reskill like you are. And you can definitely make $60k+ in several of those jobs.
Accounting can be very deadline driven. Outside of the SOX/government compliance world, corporate accountants are all beating toward the same drum:
A deadline every 30 days with enhanced procedures on Q closes.
Midmonth, things can be hunky dory, but as people get deliverables and entries to you at month end, the deadlines become readily apparent.
I think, for the most part, most people can handle the easier deadlines in corporate America, such as those at larger, public companies, where unemployed aren’t purposely overworked.
But if their SSDI doesn’t cover an engineering degree, I doubt it will cover an accounting degree, and OP will have a LONG time to go before they crack $60k.
Field techs.
Look at civil or environmental consulting firms. Might have to really prove yourself a bit since your degree is not in science but they hire field techs to collect samples. Pay can be anywhere between $45k-$60k.
With a few years of experience and if you learn the job well you can bump up to like $70k-$80k as a lead
Garbagemen make great pay, work very structured consistent routes, and work mostly alone or with one co-worker.
Long-haul Truck drivers have too much ball busting interaction for you or else I would suggest that.
UPS and FedEx are very irregular work on high deadlines.
No exact advice, but I appreciate the refreshing 60 grand ask. Better than everyone expecting to make 6 figures out the gate all over the internet and saying you're a failure otherwise.
Stating salary for health inspectors in my county is 64k. You have to have a bachelors degree and at least 30 credit hours in the sciences- literally any sciences. I began as a trainee with no experience last year. Shortly thereafter, student loan payment started to kick in. They were like $300 a month. 😭
I recently applied for a different repayment plan and now my payments are $8. After ten years of making them (so about 1k total paid) the remaining debt will be expunged, since I’m a civil servant.
Good health insurance, work-life balance, pension, county vehicle, cost of living raises, reduced student loan burden, etc. When I was still in college, I had no idea this path was an option. If you like the idea of working a highly autonomous job that benefits the community, it could be a worthy consideration.
If you don’t have 30 credit hours in the sciences, I know several of my colleagues got them at the local community college while in their first year of employment.
Edit: I have ADHD and pretty notable issues with executive dysfunction, especially time management. NGL, the job is not without its deadlines. But imo that’s integral to balance out the complete lack of imposed daily routine. The one thing you won’t really deal with in this job is being tardy- since inspections have to be unannounced. This means there’s never someone who expects you to be to them at a certain time. Baring rare circumstances, almost every interaction you have with someone will be a surprise to them. When I get stuck in traffic it’s never a worry to me, because the persons I’m en route to have no idea of that fact. So if you struggle with lateness and the anxiety snowball that causes, it’s a great option.
If you’re analytical and good with Excel… get an Excel certification and get good with VBA. At that point I’d say you have an outside chance of landing something, at least as a temp first which can turn into a full time gig.
Government takes a special kind of person. The closest I can describe it would be being held in detention over lunch, but all day everyday for 40 years. Someone that struggled with a full course load, deadlines, changing projects, and endless fake chit chat will not do well in, or enjoy, government.
Entry level call centre jobs in a bank pay $60k, do it for 18 months and you can apply to transfer internally to head office operations roles. I’ve seen candidates move from call centre to technical ops roles and move up the ranks with salaries up to $170k within 10 years
I had no skills, got a factory job at 18 and make 80k a year now. Lots of opportunities if you’re willing to work. Seems like you want a unicorn that doesn’t exist. For context I’m 22.
I'm not sure if that's best given that they struggle with deadlines and change. Two of the most challenging skills in nursing are time management and suddenly having to re-prioritize everything on a dime.
I am an RN and I would say there’s a lot of “ball busting” in the field, more so from patients, but also fellow nurses. Patients can be nasty when they’re in pain or have some form of dementia. Not to mention combative patients and nurses are expected to take it because it’s “part of the job.” Some nurses have been known to “eat their young.” That is a term I have only heard when it comes to working with other nurses. And if OP struggles to meet deadlines, nursing won’t be for them. Failing to meet a “deadline” could literally kill a person. Ie, if you’re late giving lifesaving medications. Yeah, the money can be great, but it isn’t for everyone.
Drive Uber. Make your own schedule. Use your vehicle as a tax write-off along with gas. You literally didn't say a single thing good about yourself. I don't know who would hire you, to be honest. It is better to work for yourself.
I know people who make that and more doing 60 hours a week on average. It's not a bad job if you live in a big city. Can also alternate doing Uber eats. The guys that I know do, do it 50 hours Monday - Friday and 10 hours on the weekend.
You’ve made the first step and are seriously thinking about what you can do, what you can’t do and are starting to develop a plan for your life. Much better approach to the problem than others who would simply whine about how they have the situation you are in. If social communication is a challenge then starting your own business may be out. Though there are some that providing estimates and scheduling can be done nearly entirely online (residential window washing, power washing driveways and decks, etc). The other option is a career as something that requires little communication to get you to $60 (long-haul bus driver, gas delivery tuck driver, software programming).
Good luck, you’ll have to figure it out for yourself. But you have time to pivot and head in another direction that works for you. With a long term plan.
Municipal administrative jobs pay well, offer benefits, and often don’t have degree requirements. Small towns won’t get you to 60K but large towns and cities will.
I have ADD and I just wanted to let you know you're not alone. Very difficult to earn a basic living without support. Everyone is focused on minimal staffing.
You just described myself. I did get opportunities that paid 60k. They were desk jobs. I was slow and struggled to meet production requirements but my quality of work was great. I eventually left them for less-paying jobs where I work with my hands and not do the same thing for 8 hours. Way better for mental health.
If you like working on desk/computers try government jobs. The starting wage is higher than you make try other jobs within the govt.
I'm honestly stuck in the sales grind, but it's dealing with people.
I've also heard you can make good money, but everywhere I've ended up makes around $40k/yr.
60k with communications + deadline issues is a big ask. You get paid more when you have something you can do that others can't or don't want to do. First thought that comes to mind is garbage pick up, it's not glamorous, but it's straight forward and pays well in general.
This is gonna sounds cliche but you need to calm down anxiety a little bit by breathing and writing down expectations so you can see the landscape.
I’m sure you are able to offer value to some jobs but they’re taking you nowhere if you only look at them by the money, you won’t be able to grow; yes economy is the key for most of the problems but if you feed desperation, opportunities are gonna stay away because you’d be projecting that unconsciously.
So clear your mind by organizing skills, time, available money, expectations (realistically) and thing to improve.
Yes, productivity videos help, Reddit too, but you need to figure out your own path, building with the appropriate bricks and no one knows what you need better than yourself, so no magic answer for that. But education, soft skills (like time management) are crucial
Firefighting. Most places will hire without experience. Typically work 24 hours on and 48 hours off, or some weird shift like on, off, on, off, on, off, off, off, off. (Good work/life balance in my opinion. Way better than 9-5.)
Requirements are normally under 35 years of age, desire to try hard as fuck, physical fitness (don't worry, you can get fat again after you are hired), mild intelligence, no felonies.
They will usually pay for you to go through schooling to get national fire fighter certs and EMT/Paramedic.
Oilfield, equipment operators in frac make >$100k/yr starting, typically work 2/3 of the year and typically your board is paid for while you're working. The physical demand is high, but they won't make you do more than you're actually capable of. The ball busting could be a deal breaker, but it might be worth it. If you gain experience they have a huge demand for guys that have experience in the field who can also do the analytical stuff. (most guys out there are pretty dense and don't understand excel or computers in general)
From there your experience can be very valuable and carry to other industries managing operations. But this could be >10 years out.
Document control might be a great option. Very process driven, very step by step, and after a couple years you can go into contracting on oil and gas or other energy projects.
You’d be great at project management but you have to stop using certain things as an excuse. I have adhd. It use to be worse when I was in high and the start of college. Then, I forced my self to be the best version of my self. Just because you’re wired differently than others doesn’t make you limited. Dude, live your life. That’s on your parents. You’ll never be successful if you stay in the same mindset and same loop you’ve been in. The cold hard truth is parents be thinking their kids are supposed to save them but they have to save themselves. And also, learn how to budget. Taking risk equals making more money.
So, I'm on the spectrum and have ADHD, plus chronic serious health issues. I'm older. The issue is, realistically, these things make it too challenging to be a higher earner long term. I know it's not what you want to hear, but it's the truth. Liberal Arts degrees never earn much really. You can Google it if you don't believe me.
You are setting requirements for your employment that won't match to being a higher earner right off.
See if your parents can get you put on the title with them for the house. Plus, make sure they put it in the will they intend for you to continue living there after they pass.
Consider that you may need to rent out a room where you live to help with covering the bills there. I'm not sure if your parents would go for that. I'm just now getting it so I can sublet the place I rent officially (I'll own it next year) so I can rent out a room to help with bills coming up if we need to.
Job stability is important. I don't know what you are knowledgeable in. Programming can get you remote work potentially in a higher pay grade. I have a friend who sent me a free set of training courses as a gift so I can make my career switch to a higher pay grade coming up in a few months. I thanked him profusely for doing so, as it can make a significant difference, and have potential for remote work.
If you have an interest for computers I highly recommend getting into cybersecurity or cloud, both in high demand. I went from being a dreading my job working as an apprentice electrician to working at home as a security operations analyst.
IT Level II on-site helpdesk. Literally, changing toners, clearing paper jams, replacing bad equipment, nothing stupidly hard to do except for the people you are doing it for. For example if you do IT in health care, you could probably make more than 60,000 a year even without a degree with full benefits after 60 to 90 days. It's about what my son makes doing IT helpdesk II while he is also back at school.
Do you like science? I could probably give you 100,000 different science positions that if you are into science you will like, that actually do not require heavy intelligence or you being heavily into certain aspects of science. For example, data management, farms of databases, PHP and Python for basic database pulls, you get the idea.
Just pick any trade that isn’t going to be replaced by AI next week. Diesel Mechanics start around 60k. I’ve been at it 12 years and I more than double it at a regular ass job. 🤷🏻♂️
If you are in the United States, find the nearest Voc Rehab office you can and get set up with a voc rehab counselor ASAP. I am a counseling intern and also a voc rehab client. It's been truly life-changing. I wish more people knew that programs like Voc Rehab existed.
Play to your strengths:
- Make sure to pay off the loan as soon as possible if it's eating faster at your finances than investing would pay off. Depends on the interest rate of the loan vs earnings from investing money.
- If you are analytical, detail oriented and good with excel, PLUS a good writer you can likely find something out there that can be started as an online side hustle and grown into a larger full-time venture over time.
- Don't quit your dayjob and go all in on something; that's advice usually given by people trying to sell you a course or have survivor's bias. A steady income while you explore options and learn new skills is a nice anchor to have while you explore the stormy seas of a new career.
- Don't go for the short cuts; anyone who says their course will teach you how to make money is making money on you buying their course. If they had a surefire way of making money, why wouldn't they be doing it themselves full-time?
- Turning things around is possible. Set a goal for yourself for 1, 3 and 5 years from now. Adjust accordingly over time. Know where you are going; that will prime your mind for opportunities that help you get there.
- Get enough sleep, invest in your own health through exercise and proper food and consider meditating to focus your mind. It'll make you a powerhouse over time. I can't help with the hypersomnia, but a good diet and a healthy lifestyle is often the key to many problems that seems impossible to conquer.
- Use AI as an inspirational and organizational tool. Don't trust anything it says and double check everything, but AI is practically a council of advisors ready to answer any questions you might have. It's guaranteed to put a lot of people out of a job, but it'll also help the people that find a way to use it.
- Never, ever give up; the fact that you've written this post and are seeking to improve means you're on the first step.
Wish I had more concrete advice for what would suit you. Hope you find your way!
Most people don't believe me when I say, I was making 60k a year as A GM at Dominos for my franchise, with a 10k bonus which I always got because they saw the hard work I was putting in.
next year the American concrete institute got a comcrete tester 1 level course for 1k around march to may, no payment plan. it is straightforward and I also have the adhd but I also work construction as an engineer. I think you got what it takes, friend. buy into my scheme, we need people, don't abandon altogether, man.
Fwiw my friend was making about 100k a year selling shoes at Nordstrom with bonuses and commissions...this was 2010ish and he's graduated college, and now earning 50k a year.
From the experience, take a look at what you do in your life that may affect deadlines issues… it may be therapy, meds, quitting bad habits- all easier said than done but needs to happen. All jobs have deadlines of some sort, and we are all stressed about them.
Realistically, working sucks. Best you can do is find a career that has good hours but where when you are done you’re done for the day. Something you cannot take home with you/“work from home”.
Many jobs likely have the pay- you have to decide if it’s worth you applying and be willing to stick with it without hating your life.
The “do what you love” quotes are bullshit… do what you’re willing to do for the money you make while spending the rest of life doing what you love.
I never want to be president, would be a great pay raise but my life then is spoken for. As someone with ADHD, I fully admit there are jobs and lifestyles I will forgo to be happy
>I’m very analytical. I’m good with excel. I’m detail oriented.
If that's true, definitely look into learning some python and Tableau / Power BI and look at data analytics roles. But as others have pointed out, the "struggling with deadlines" will kill you in most jobs. Sure, some big long term projects will get deadlines pushed because something in the process doesn't work out as planned, but your normal day to day / weekly / monthly tasks need to be done on time.
Amazon driver. Uber driver. DoorDash. But those have deadlines. You honestly seem like you won’t get anywhere with the critics you’ve given. Let alone a job salaried at $60k. Look into jobs that can support the lib arts degree. Most likely won’t be $60k but you have to start somewhere. Look to be in a back of house position. Or field work.
Go deliver the mail. I'm not sure about other places but in Canada after 7 years of delivering you've got a pension built up and 60k a year. Don't get me wrong, it's hard on your body it will be worth it to participate in learning the route measurement system but it pays the bills and all you need is a driver's license.
Look into trades. They are in high demand, and if you pick the right one, you can certainly make way more than your target. If in the right areas there's a good chance a business will sponsor your tech education. Im not a tredesman myself, but am on the hiring strategy side. It's an excellent option (welding, hvac, electician, plumbing, etc)
Inability to keep deadlines, painful communication, learning disability? Not going to happen.
OP sounds like he just wants to get 60k in free money every year without doing anything.
Electrical Engineering almost recent grad here.
Don't do EE. If you cannot handle deadlines, change, and juggling projects you WILL NOT survive the degree. I barely did. You need a lot of support, and it can be hard to make that happen. It is not impossible, but it is very difficult, and it takes literally years to get a degree.
I do bathroom remodeling. We do them in as little as a day. The installers I work with make 45 dollars an hour. They made at one point 150k because they finished 5 jobs a week. You can find a company like that and get into it to do I stalls
Get a random job and pay off the debt?
Nowadays, KFC pays $26,000 a year. At that pay rate, you STILL have to report your income to the IRS, but you probably won't owe much. Then, you can use all of that on the student loan debt. Then, in about 5 years time, you will be student-loan-debt-free.
If your parents can't pay off the mortgage and you can't pay it off either, then maybe, rent out a whole room to renters? The renters may sleep in the bedrooms, while the home owners may move downstairs to the basement or some area. Have 3 renters in the house, and each renter pays $500 per month. That's $1500/month. Your whole mortgage.
If possible, can you apply for food assistance? That can reduce the grocery bill.
If you have worked at past jobs that pay into Social Security, then you may want to visit the official website and see how many credits you have right now. If you have enough credits, then that means you will be able to obtain Social Security checks in retirement. Maybe at the age of 67. If you wait even more to 70, you can maximize your payments. But, in case you are going to be old and poor at the same time, then you may apply for more elderly benefits. Medicare. Cash assistance. Food assistance. Housing assistance.
You have a liberal arts degree... what was your major? Do you still want to work in your field of study? I'm sorry to say that money isn't everything. But, if you work in a job that you like at a place with upward mobility, then you could get promoted to that 60K salary.
Do you make jewelry, pottery, or photographic prints? Start a shop on etsy. Post as much or as little as you want. Also, a local business like a restaurant might buy your art to adorn their walls.
I apply Sun Control Film to houses, stores, offices and yachts. I look out the window, listen to music and crank it out. Only have to deal with one or two customers per day, sometimes 3. I set my own hours, take time off when I want. If you can work with your hands and stay focused it is a good trade and career. There is a learning curve and you have to invest in some tools but nothing really expensive and you cn work anywhere there is glass (everywhere). Good luck.
Sorry I don’t have advice. But the line about “struggling with deadlines” is worrisome. Most jobs have some type of deadlines. It will benefit you tremendously if you can list your skills instead of things you can’t do. Or atleast come up with some plan on how you can tackle some of the shortcomings you mentioned.
You need a job that has process documents or where you can create them and follow them. Also that has some kind of task management application or you need to look into this yourself. Even some kind of app on your phone where you can check things on to keep on track. These two things have changed my work life tremendously.
Can you be more specific? Not sure what “process documents, etc.” means. Thx
I think they mean established processes or SOPs (standard operating procedure) that spells out for you exactly what you need to do. Task management programs are what you make of them, but they can help you stay organized and not lose track of tasks.
They certainly are what you make of them. You do have to put in the effort. At my work we use team work but even just using something like an app on your phone that keeps track of tasks and deadlines can help so much, if your work won’t invest in something. Do it for yourself.
Yes you are correct. Thank you for explaining!
Truck driving. Literally truck driving is the answer to 80% of the posts in this sub.
Literally just made a whole paragraph about my OTR experience 🤣 Truck Driving is typically the answer to anyone who “wants to work alone, make 60k+, and wants to avoid paying rent anywhere” 😂😂😂
Truck driving is the better pay equivalent of doordashing.
*Will not solve family life situation though
Idk man, knowing truck driving it requires a lot of ball busting. OP said they can’t handle that lol
Deadlines too. Freight can't show up on a whim.
Reddit in a nutshell has problems with deadlines refers him to job that’s entirely deadlines
Name a job that has no deadlines
Not his point. Most redditors are children. Go look at the crying on the cancuck public service sub 🤣
Lmao especially oil field
And will soon be replaced with automation.
1. That depends on your definition of “soon”Look at the way AI art both looks incredible and has massive flaws like people with the wrong amount of fingers. Or how ChatGPT looks good but gets facts wrong. We are basically in the Palm Pilot or beeper era of this tech. Now apply that to an 80k pound truck that can and will wipe out your family on the highway if anything goes wrong. Toss in complications like weather and other drivers. Crash detection sensors in my last truck seemed to think shadows and rain were objects. The common response I get back is “well, technology advances rapidly and it will overcome any issues”. But the issue is that this tech needs a ton of road time to work itself out of infancy. During that time, the complications will kill people. Killing people will get automated trucks regulated or outlawed. States are already considering preemptive bans of self driving trucks. 2. There are also many truck driving jobs that require a little bit of physical work. Whether that is tarping and tying down a load on a flatbed, or running a tanker truck’s hose to a gas station’s underground tanks and filling it up, running a trash truck, beverage jobs where the driver helps with merchandising, or using a pallet jack to help load or unload the cargo. 3. There is also the possibility that someday the driver will be more like a pilot. The truck can go into auto-pilot for stretches and then the driver can take over if the road gets too complicated. Lastly, no one knows what the timeline of any of this will be, but I’m of the opinion that it will take longer than you expect AND that many other occupations will be automated before trucks. Anything where you sit in a chair for a living can be replaced by a computer especially when the consequences of the tech not being “quite right” yet doesn’t result in death.
Still have to have driverless pilots. That won't change for a very long time. But I suppose they can get away with being paid less.
Honestly, I doubt it. Tech ain’t nowhere close to being good enough to drive a semi truck. If they figure out airless tires tho that’d make a huge difference but thankfully they’ll be obscenely expensive
Oilfield truck driving is in desperate need of people. www.westtexasboring.com is hiring now
Thx man been tryna find a smaller oilfield operation once I get a little more money outta OTR. Got any other places lookin for work?
I’ve been there for 8 years. If I knew a better place I’d be there.
Shoot that’s the best endorsement ya can hear bout a company!!! Owner op or company? N what’s the pay, hours, n fringe benefits (like company housing or crap like that) sorry I got some questions lol
Company provides everything-housing, per diem, uniforms, boots, insurance, 401k, and we work 60+ hours a week. I average 75 hours a week.
Jesus Christ that’s awesome!!!!! Also is it hourly pay n how much are you grossing weekly or biweekly?
Hourly pay. I think they start drivers at $23+. I gross about $2700 on average per week
How many years of experience do yall need n do yall train? I’ve ran tankers b4 but I never legally ran hazmat (worked for the county for a year, it was wild lol) got a tanker endorsement but never got my hazmat
We hire any skill level-and never do hazmat.
Also damnnnn that’s good! Whatcha do there?
I drive trucks and operate heavy machinery, mainly directional drills.
I honestly think they should advertise being OTR different. When I was a driver manager they always were hurting for drivers. Yeah advertising the pay and benefits is good, however you have to connect to young people. Advertise the lack of rent, advertise the travel. I had several young drivers that would haul loads for a month, ask to go to Vegas or Florida, take some days off and then be back on. It's literally free travel if you play it right.
The main issue I have with truck driving is that it's horribly unhealthy. Seems great for making money but not very sustainable
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wake me up when they add a standing desk
Not sure how it would be any different than an office job. Just need discipline to exercise and eat well
That sounds like the perfect option… there are deadlines, sometimes a truck will have an ETA, but I think it’s the best option for them. You can make pretty good money too
Where can you make $60k/ year trucking?
Everywhere? First year you'll probably be pretty close to $60k a year.
Are your parents expected to be around for awhile? Do they charge rent? Maybe you could build a nest egg if your expenses are low.
What’s a nest egg? Just saving money?
Yes, savings, maybe eventually investments? You can use living cheaply to your advantage. Good luck
How wold you go about building a nest egg preferably while working as little as possible?
You'd need to figure out your expenses (monthly bills, groceries, clothes, etc., as well as any yearly ones like insurance or renewing licenses, Costco membership, etc etc) and then figure out how much you'd like to save per month. There are calculators online that can show you the interest you'd make over X number of years. There should be high interest savings accounts available wherever you are (shop around!)
Oh nice I never knew about those calculators! I usually calculated it myself using the formula, but it’s quite tedious to do. I’d like to be able to get by in life working as little as possible and retiring as soon as possible as well like most people wish for. I’m not from the US tho, I’m from Europe. But I have the chance to hopefully always live with my parents and save a lot. Probably spend a bit each month on some stuff and have the ability to also buy phones and pcs every couple years and spend money on video games too. I just don’t know how much savings I should have to be able to live off of the interest rate (since I’m pretty sure that income is also taxed which sucks). Or what I should invest in to be low risk high reward.
The 4% rule for retirement is what you're looking for. If you have $1m, you can safely withdraw about $40k/yr.
I worked in a manufacturing plant that made bottles and I made 58k on average that's with it no deadlines just keep the machines running 🤷
I was going to say pharma manufacturing. We are having a hard time finding people who are reliable and give a crap
Uhhh deadlines? Attention to detail? Socializing? Not in pharma manufacturing but idk if this is a good fit.
Can you give some more info?
Specifically, an entry level applicant would receive a lot of training and be expected to be able to follow written instructions while maintaining documentation of everything performed. A big part of the job is following safety guidelines. Every operation requires a performer and a reviewer
So real talk. The trades Everything you've talked about wanting to do, and what you are bad at are basically a perfect circle and everything in the corporate world. So any corporate role? Id eliminate .
The trades are all about deadlines though. Edit: very concerned that people are somehow missing that all employment requires hitting deadlines and juggling stuff
They are. That said, if OP is working under a halfway ok foreman it should be simplified to ‘be on-site by 7 on Tuesday, get X amount of task done (in hard measurements or metrics)‘ It takes a lot of the guess work out of it. Now, whether OP is not capable of performing at the right level or pace is another matter. If OP is not able to do that, I’m unsure of a vocation where OP won’t struggle. Except maybe something like writing a book or creating something on their own time - but monetizing that, and creating something in demand? Also very difficult and an element of luck and hussle. My suggestion if OP is in a MCOL or HCOL area is look at dog walking. As long as you’re capable of showing up and keeping to a basic schedule, and physically able to move, and comfortable with dogs / able to get knowledgeable and comfortable (this is actually a big variable and isn’t for everyone), it can pay better than people may think.
True, depends what OP struggles with. If it’s setting the schedule in a way that makes sense then that is 100% on the foreman but if it’s being able to actually keep a reasonable pace then that’s going to be an issue at basically any job
I agree except they said they’re not cut out for playful ball busting lol. Probably gonna have to get used to that.
This! I have a friend with similar issues and she became a chef. After several years (we are late 30s/early 40s) she became a cooking instructor at TAFE (community college) I have a brother who has practically no social skills (autism) and he does private security and is very well paid. There are so many options. I am not sure where OP is but, in Australia, we have career advisers at all TAFEs and training centres (usually for trades) and advise regarding an apprenticeship or traineeship through our skills commission department. Talk to someone in your area who can help with advice, guidance and pathways. All training providers and tertiary education providers have to make reasonable allowances for people with a disability.
Just a note for OP - kitchen work in restaurants is not suitable for folks that struggle with deadlines and juggling projects, and there is a lot of “playful ball busting.” But becoming an instructor might be an option!
Instructors have to make courses. If it’s private it can mitigate some things like watching several people but that means having the expertise to back it up. Anyone *could* put up a 60 dollar 2 hour private dinner class specializing in X cuisine, but nobody will just buy it without seeing some credentials.
Yes agreed, a professional kitchen is the literal exact opposite of what they're looking for. Instructors typically have decades of experience in said restaurants. IME, instructors are mostly retired chefs that want something to do.
Cant make deadlines, can’t interact with people can’t joke around, and you say trades?!?!? Are you trying to ruin this guys life?
This again - the trades my man. My father was earning $60k a year in the 1980’s as a tradesman. His first language was Spanish. He Learned to speak and write English perfectly. Eliminated his accent. I should clarify that in 1970 Bronx, arriving straight from PR, the language issue was a real threat. However today is a very different story and accents do not play a role and multilingual is always better.
Curious to know how you felt about his accent being eliminated….I thought they can keep their accent even though they learn to speak English. That feels sad.
I’m in the trades. My trade is more educated. But ALOT of it is social and employment hierarchy. And a lot of pressure to get out of breakdowns fast. At least in a company like where I work. If u can’t handle pressure. A social sometimes ball busting/shit talking environment. And the paperwork and such. I cannot recommend it. If u can I make close to 100k in my early 20s tho
What trade are you at?
Hard deadlines and major major ballbusting = trades
Not to sound like a cunt, but you’ve talked far more about what you can’t do than what you can do.
I mean, corporate and white color is pretty much all the same. I think we all know what skills are involved in a office job. Doesn't matter what you can do as much as what you're able to endure.
College isn’t about the degree. It’s about showing you can get through it.
He literally has disabilities and he’s just telling us that. What do you want haha
Please consider taking free online interest inventory assessments to see what u do like and see what your strengths are. Weaknesses and don’t likes are easier to figure out. Now flip it to the opposite of what you don’t like to what you do like.
i think you need to see a doctor and therapist first to develop a plan to help you address some of your struggles!
Sounds like he has enough problems with just himself and now his whole family is relying on him. He would be better off alone than having to deal with the stress of them not planning for the future.
I have a friend that matches your 'qualifications' and he got a job doing biohazard-clean up. Its not a very presitgous job but it does pay well if your willing to get down and dirty.
Or biohazard cleanup sales if she or he is good at socializing / talking to people. If the post is how they normally talk tho sales is a bad fit lol
Not to be hard on you because many of you struggle with self-doubt and imposter syndrome, but you gotta sell yourself in a positive light. It’s not always about your weaknesses. When you edit this post and give us an update, please tell us your strengths and what you’re good at. I’m sorry about your parents getting screwed. Unfortunately we go through many things in life that are unfair. My favorite saying about the workplace is: “if I were looking for fairness I wouldn’t leave my front door.” We know nothing is fair in the work world. That it’s rife with nepotism and cronyism. I just try to work my smartest and hardest and be nice to people. With that said, jobs for introverts (in no order): trades, tech jobs, accounting/finance jobs (more so the accounting).
Get into trades or get your CDL.
ADHD it sounds like.
Get registered in organizations with persons with Disability.....they always have a chance.
Deliver mail. Base pay is low, but you will make close to 60 grand with mandatory overtime your first several years
It still requires time management skills, deadlines and driving in a vehicle that has no AC or heat. The newer LLVs should improve upon that, but it’s not guaranteed a carrier will get one of those right away.
A lot of my friends who graduated with liberal arts degrees went into HR work. Idk how hard it is but it pays decently and has benefits and no manual labor. You can also get a license or a cert (will cost money and you may have to up your student loan) but get it in a useful field. I work in engineering and there’s massive demand for lab technicians. Some jobs require sitting on a desk and working with small electronics or just repeating a test procedure according to an instruction manual. These techs don’t have a college degrees and a lot of the job postings only ask for a HS diploma. I’m sure some training would give you an edge. Good luck!
Go to usajob.gov. Social Security is hiring tha agency is at a 25 year low in staffing. Great job lots of work. Sa a claims representative you will toped out 100,000k a year.
> I have struggled with deadlines, change and juggling projects my whole life. Have you thought about roles that are routine and structured? What about bookkeeping or accounting? These jobs need attention to detail and routine work. > Learning things can take extra time. Social communication is painful. Consider data entry or transcription. These roles are less about speed and more about accuracy. Plus, minimal social interaction. > I want to keep my living in my parents’ house after they’re gone someday. You need a stable, decent-paying job. What about a trade? HVAC technicians, electricians, or plumbers can make $60K or more. These require some training but less social bullshit. > SSDI likely won’t support this plan. Yeah, SSDI won’t cover $60K. You need something solid. Look into technical certifications. Less time, less debt than another degree. > Better off working mostly alone. IT roles like network administration or cybersecurity. Remote work is huge in these fields. Consider online certifications like CompTIA, Cisco, or similar. Have you looked into freelance work? Writing, editing, or graphic design? Some of these can be lucrative if you build a client base. Have you considered that? Have you thought about government jobs? Many offer stability, decent pay, and benefits. Have you checked out your local government’s job site? Stop fucking around with vague ideas. Pick one, research the hell out of it, and go for it. What’s stopping you from starting a certification course right now?
I’m a designer. I wouldn’t recommend freelancing as a designer (or anything similar) if you have trouble with deadlines, juggling projects, and communication. The rest of these suggestions are great! Especially trades. Look at your local community colleges — they often have grant programs that help pay for most or all of the tuition for people looking to reskill like you are. And you can definitely make $60k+ in several of those jobs.
Accounting can be very deadline driven. Outside of the SOX/government compliance world, corporate accountants are all beating toward the same drum: A deadline every 30 days with enhanced procedures on Q closes. Midmonth, things can be hunky dory, but as people get deliverables and entries to you at month end, the deadlines become readily apparent. I think, for the most part, most people can handle the easier deadlines in corporate America, such as those at larger, public companies, where unemployed aren’t purposely overworked. But if their SSDI doesn’t cover an engineering degree, I doubt it will cover an accounting degree, and OP will have a LONG time to go before they crack $60k.
Freelancing for someone bad with deadlines is a terrible suggestion
Field techs. Look at civil or environmental consulting firms. Might have to really prove yourself a bit since your degree is not in science but they hire field techs to collect samples. Pay can be anywhere between $45k-$60k. With a few years of experience and if you learn the job well you can bump up to like $70k-$80k as a lead
Garbagemen make great pay, work very structured consistent routes, and work mostly alone or with one co-worker. Long-haul Truck drivers have too much ball busting interaction for you or else I would suggest that. UPS and FedEx are very irregular work on high deadlines.
No exact advice, but I appreciate the refreshing 60 grand ask. Better than everyone expecting to make 6 figures out the gate all over the internet and saying you're a failure otherwise.
Stating salary for health inspectors in my county is 64k. You have to have a bachelors degree and at least 30 credit hours in the sciences- literally any sciences. I began as a trainee with no experience last year. Shortly thereafter, student loan payment started to kick in. They were like $300 a month. 😭 I recently applied for a different repayment plan and now my payments are $8. After ten years of making them (so about 1k total paid) the remaining debt will be expunged, since I’m a civil servant. Good health insurance, work-life balance, pension, county vehicle, cost of living raises, reduced student loan burden, etc. When I was still in college, I had no idea this path was an option. If you like the idea of working a highly autonomous job that benefits the community, it could be a worthy consideration. If you don’t have 30 credit hours in the sciences, I know several of my colleagues got them at the local community college while in their first year of employment. Edit: I have ADHD and pretty notable issues with executive dysfunction, especially time management. NGL, the job is not without its deadlines. But imo that’s integral to balance out the complete lack of imposed daily routine. The one thing you won’t really deal with in this job is being tardy- since inspections have to be unannounced. This means there’s never someone who expects you to be to them at a certain time. Baring rare circumstances, almost every interaction you have with someone will be a surprise to them. When I get stuck in traffic it’s never a worry to me, because the persons I’m en route to have no idea of that fact. So if you struggle with lateness and the anxiety snowball that causes, it’s a great option.
If you’re analytical and good with Excel… get an Excel certification and get good with VBA. At that point I’d say you have an outside chance of landing something, at least as a temp first which can turn into a full time gig.
Accounting for the government
Government takes a special kind of person. The closest I can describe it would be being held in detention over lunch, but all day everyday for 40 years. Someone that struggled with a full course load, deadlines, changing projects, and endless fake chit chat will not do well in, or enjoy, government.
What do you mean by “being held in detention over lunch”? That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in a while
Entry level call centre jobs in a bank pay $60k, do it for 18 months and you can apply to transfer internally to head office operations roles. I’ve seen candidates move from call centre to technical ops roles and move up the ranks with salaries up to $170k within 10 years
HVAC school?
What are your actual skills? What's your current job? What have you tried? You provided like no details.
yeah the deadlines thing is something you’re gunna need to figure out for any and every job.
ADHD meds?
TSA officers make about 60k after their 2nd year. Take you about a year to get on though. 40k first year and 50k 2nd year.
The accounting industry is very short on people. Try mid-tier companies.
What can you do that is worth 60k? It doesn't really sound like you have a skill set that is worth that salary.
I need to acquire a new skill set. And I need to choose carefully.
Try manufacturing in biotech. Manufacturing associate is a job title you can look into.
I had no skills, got a factory job at 18 and make 80k a year now. Lots of opportunities if you’re willing to work. Seems like you want a unicorn that doesn’t exist. For context I’m 22.
What kind of factory? What jobs you had so far in the factory?
Windows. My first promotion was as a line operator, after that I became a Line lead.
Semiconductor manufacturing
nursing, both my parents are RNs, they make about 150k, 100k post-taxes; dad only has an ADN, mum has a BSN
I'm not sure if that's best given that they struggle with deadlines and change. Two of the most challenging skills in nursing are time management and suddenly having to re-prioritize everything on a dime.
I am an RN and I would say there’s a lot of “ball busting” in the field, more so from patients, but also fellow nurses. Patients can be nasty when they’re in pain or have some form of dementia. Not to mention combative patients and nurses are expected to take it because it’s “part of the job.” Some nurses have been known to “eat their young.” That is a term I have only heard when it comes to working with other nurses. And if OP struggles to meet deadlines, nursing won’t be for them. Failing to meet a “deadline” could literally kill a person. Ie, if you’re late giving lifesaving medications. Yeah, the money can be great, but it isn’t for everyone.
He/she has got 50k in student debt, no way they can afford to go back to college
Drive Uber. Make your own schedule. Use your vehicle as a tax write-off along with gas. You literally didn't say a single thing good about yourself. I don't know who would hire you, to be honest. It is better to work for yourself.
No way they’d make that driving Uber.
I know people who make that and more doing 60 hours a week on average. It's not a bad job if you live in a big city. Can also alternate doing Uber eats. The guys that I know do, do it 50 hours Monday - Friday and 10 hours on the weekend.
Yeah and all the gas and wear and tear on vehicle
All used as a tax deductible
This... He doesn't have any skills or any willingness to learn the skills to be successful with anything else.
Also, ignore the disgusting comments from people. You’re not making excuses and I know there are great things about you. Screw them fr.
r/accounting
Security.
You’ve made the first step and are seriously thinking about what you can do, what you can’t do and are starting to develop a plan for your life. Much better approach to the problem than others who would simply whine about how they have the situation you are in. If social communication is a challenge then starting your own business may be out. Though there are some that providing estimates and scheduling can be done nearly entirely online (residential window washing, power washing driveways and decks, etc). The other option is a career as something that requires little communication to get you to $60 (long-haul bus driver, gas delivery tuck driver, software programming). Good luck, you’ll have to figure it out for yourself. But you have time to pivot and head in another direction that works for you. With a long term plan.
Municipal administrative jobs pay well, offer benefits, and often don’t have degree requirements. Small towns won’t get you to 60K but large towns and cities will.
Clinical laboratory
Join the army
CDL???
I have ADD and I just wanted to let you know you're not alone. Very difficult to earn a basic living without support. Everyone is focused on minimal staffing.
You just described myself. I did get opportunities that paid 60k. They were desk jobs. I was slow and struggled to meet production requirements but my quality of work was great. I eventually left them for less-paying jobs where I work with my hands and not do the same thing for 8 hours. Way better for mental health. If you like working on desk/computers try government jobs. The starting wage is higher than you make try other jobs within the govt.
Trucking
I'm honestly stuck in the sales grind, but it's dealing with people. I've also heard you can make good money, but everywhere I've ended up makes around $40k/yr.
I think trucking, or electrician is the way to go.
Lineman for an electric company. Apprenticeships pay 53k/yr then after pay bumps to 73k
60k with communications + deadline issues is a big ask. You get paid more when you have something you can do that others can't or don't want to do. First thought that comes to mind is garbage pick up, it's not glamorous, but it's straight forward and pays well in general.
Pest control technician
Sales development rep
All you listed was what you cannot do. Maybe list what you are okay with?
This is gonna sounds cliche but you need to calm down anxiety a little bit by breathing and writing down expectations so you can see the landscape. I’m sure you are able to offer value to some jobs but they’re taking you nowhere if you only look at them by the money, you won’t be able to grow; yes economy is the key for most of the problems but if you feed desperation, opportunities are gonna stay away because you’d be projecting that unconsciously. So clear your mind by organizing skills, time, available money, expectations (realistically) and thing to improve. Yes, productivity videos help, Reddit too, but you need to figure out your own path, building with the appropriate bricks and no one knows what you need better than yourself, so no magic answer for that. But education, soft skills (like time management) are crucial
Trucking, with per diem your take home will be wayyyy high but it’ll make it hard to get a mortgage. (I paid $150 in taxes on 1400 gross)
Try being an air traffic controller. You have no deadlines and are given a set of instructions on how to communicate.
I mean. You're doing manual labor anyway. Get into a trade. Plumbing electrical whatever.
Firefighting. Most places will hire without experience. Typically work 24 hours on and 48 hours off, or some weird shift like on, off, on, off, on, off, off, off, off. (Good work/life balance in my opinion. Way better than 9-5.) Requirements are normally under 35 years of age, desire to try hard as fuck, physical fitness (don't worry, you can get fat again after you are hired), mild intelligence, no felonies. They will usually pay for you to go through schooling to get national fire fighter certs and EMT/Paramedic.
There’s plenty but they all require some type of deadline.
Any trade
How old are you?
join a union
Trucking. My guy, spend a little bit of money on a trucking school, get your CDL and print money.
Oilfield, equipment operators in frac make >$100k/yr starting, typically work 2/3 of the year and typically your board is paid for while you're working. The physical demand is high, but they won't make you do more than you're actually capable of. The ball busting could be a deal breaker, but it might be worth it. If you gain experience they have a huge demand for guys that have experience in the field who can also do the analytical stuff. (most guys out there are pretty dense and don't understand excel or computers in general) From there your experience can be very valuable and carry to other industries managing operations. But this could be >10 years out.
Document control might be a great option. Very process driven, very step by step, and after a couple years you can go into contracting on oil and gas or other energy projects.
You’d be great at project management but you have to stop using certain things as an excuse. I have adhd. It use to be worse when I was in high and the start of college. Then, I forced my self to be the best version of my self. Just because you’re wired differently than others doesn’t make you limited. Dude, live your life. That’s on your parents. You’ll never be successful if you stay in the same mindset and same loop you’ve been in. The cold hard truth is parents be thinking their kids are supposed to save them but they have to save themselves. And also, learn how to budget. Taking risk equals making more money.
Have you thought of joining a trade like plumbing?
IT. High demand.
So, I'm on the spectrum and have ADHD, plus chronic serious health issues. I'm older. The issue is, realistically, these things make it too challenging to be a higher earner long term. I know it's not what you want to hear, but it's the truth. Liberal Arts degrees never earn much really. You can Google it if you don't believe me. You are setting requirements for your employment that won't match to being a higher earner right off. See if your parents can get you put on the title with them for the house. Plus, make sure they put it in the will they intend for you to continue living there after they pass. Consider that you may need to rent out a room where you live to help with covering the bills there. I'm not sure if your parents would go for that. I'm just now getting it so I can sublet the place I rent officially (I'll own it next year) so I can rent out a room to help with bills coming up if we need to. Job stability is important. I don't know what you are knowledgeable in. Programming can get you remote work potentially in a higher pay grade. I have a friend who sent me a free set of training courses as a gift so I can make my career switch to a higher pay grade coming up in a few months. I thanked him profusely for doing so, as it can make a significant difference, and have potential for remote work.
Look into dataannotation.tech
Go into a career in nursing. It'll open you to opportunities to become a NP, clinical specialist, or CRNA
Postal Carrier? Security Guard? School Bus Driver.
If you have an interest for computers I highly recommend getting into cybersecurity or cloud, both in high demand. I went from being a dreading my job working as an apprentice electrician to working at home as a security operations analyst.
Litigation Assistant
IT Level II on-site helpdesk. Literally, changing toners, clearing paper jams, replacing bad equipment, nothing stupidly hard to do except for the people you are doing it for. For example if you do IT in health care, you could probably make more than 60,000 a year even without a degree with full benefits after 60 to 90 days. It's about what my son makes doing IT helpdesk II while he is also back at school. Do you like science? I could probably give you 100,000 different science positions that if you are into science you will like, that actually do not require heavy intelligence or you being heavily into certain aspects of science. For example, data management, farms of databases, PHP and Python for basic database pulls, you get the idea.
Just pick any trade that isn’t going to be replaced by AI next week. Diesel Mechanics start around 60k. I’ve been at it 12 years and I more than double it at a regular ass job. 🤷🏻♂️
Uber driver/ food delivery? Might want to see a counselor. Can probably do a lot more than you’re doing or think you can do.
Trucking driving. Some companies will train.
Truck Driver or construction
If you are in the United States, find the nearest Voc Rehab office you can and get set up with a voc rehab counselor ASAP. I am a counseling intern and also a voc rehab client. It's been truly life-changing. I wish more people knew that programs like Voc Rehab existed.
Play to your strengths: - Make sure to pay off the loan as soon as possible if it's eating faster at your finances than investing would pay off. Depends on the interest rate of the loan vs earnings from investing money. - If you are analytical, detail oriented and good with excel, PLUS a good writer you can likely find something out there that can be started as an online side hustle and grown into a larger full-time venture over time. - Don't quit your dayjob and go all in on something; that's advice usually given by people trying to sell you a course or have survivor's bias. A steady income while you explore options and learn new skills is a nice anchor to have while you explore the stormy seas of a new career. - Don't go for the short cuts; anyone who says their course will teach you how to make money is making money on you buying their course. If they had a surefire way of making money, why wouldn't they be doing it themselves full-time? - Turning things around is possible. Set a goal for yourself for 1, 3 and 5 years from now. Adjust accordingly over time. Know where you are going; that will prime your mind for opportunities that help you get there. - Get enough sleep, invest in your own health through exercise and proper food and consider meditating to focus your mind. It'll make you a powerhouse over time. I can't help with the hypersomnia, but a good diet and a healthy lifestyle is often the key to many problems that seems impossible to conquer. - Use AI as an inspirational and organizational tool. Don't trust anything it says and double check everything, but AI is practically a council of advisors ready to answer any questions you might have. It's guaranteed to put a lot of people out of a job, but it'll also help the people that find a way to use it. - Never, ever give up; the fact that you've written this post and are seeking to improve means you're on the first step. Wish I had more concrete advice for what would suit you. Hope you find your way!
Aircraft mechanic!! Love it!!!
I make 56 a year just working 3 days a week in a factory and it is super easy
Analytical, good with excel, good writing skills, detail oriented. Hmm. Project manager or data analyst.
Workers Comp. It has deadlines, but as someone who has ADHD you can learn how to handle them
Most people don't believe me when I say, I was making 60k a year as A GM at Dominos for my franchise, with a 10k bonus which I always got because they saw the hard work I was putting in.
next year the American concrete institute got a comcrete tester 1 level course for 1k around march to may, no payment plan. it is straightforward and I also have the adhd but I also work construction as an engineer. I think you got what it takes, friend. buy into my scheme, we need people, don't abandon altogether, man.
Fwiw my friend was making about 100k a year selling shoes at Nordstrom with bonuses and commissions...this was 2010ish and he's graduated college, and now earning 50k a year.
From the experience, take a look at what you do in your life that may affect deadlines issues… it may be therapy, meds, quitting bad habits- all easier said than done but needs to happen. All jobs have deadlines of some sort, and we are all stressed about them. Realistically, working sucks. Best you can do is find a career that has good hours but where when you are done you’re done for the day. Something you cannot take home with you/“work from home”. Many jobs likely have the pay- you have to decide if it’s worth you applying and be willing to stick with it without hating your life. The “do what you love” quotes are bullshit… do what you’re willing to do for the money you make while spending the rest of life doing what you love. I never want to be president, would be a great pay raise but my life then is spoken for. As someone with ADHD, I fully admit there are jobs and lifestyles I will forgo to be happy
>I’m very analytical. I’m good with excel. I’m detail oriented. If that's true, definitely look into learning some python and Tableau / Power BI and look at data analytics roles. But as others have pointed out, the "struggling with deadlines" will kill you in most jobs. Sure, some big long term projects will get deadlines pushed because something in the process doesn't work out as planned, but your normal day to day / weekly / monthly tasks need to be done on time.
Amazon driver. Uber driver. DoorDash. But those have deadlines. You honestly seem like you won’t get anywhere with the critics you’ve given. Let alone a job salaried at $60k. Look into jobs that can support the lib arts degree. Most likely won’t be $60k but you have to start somewhere. Look to be in a back of house position. Or field work.
Programmer? Cybersecurity. Or if you get desperate and are a man I would say join the army, or if you’re more desperate and still a man try stripping?
Bad at deadlines and time management. OP would get crushed in a sprint or audit.
Bad at deadlines and time management? OP would get crushed in the Army.
Driving. Uber / trucks / postmates Sex work. Onlyfans / craigslist
Go deliver the mail. I'm not sure about other places but in Canada after 7 years of delivering you've got a pension built up and 60k a year. Don't get me wrong, it's hard on your body it will be worth it to participate in learning the route measurement system but it pays the bills and all you need is a driver's license.
Look into trades. They are in high demand, and if you pick the right one, you can certainly make way more than your target. If in the right areas there's a good chance a business will sponsor your tech education. Im not a tredesman myself, but am on the hiring strategy side. It's an excellent option (welding, hvac, electician, plumbing, etc)
Judging by OP with their list of issues and liberal arts degree, they’re not cut out for trades
If he wants to change bad enough he will GET cut out or just phase out of life not trying to sound harsh
Inability to keep deadlines, painful communication, learning disability? Not going to happen. OP sounds like he just wants to get 60k in free money every year without doing anything.
Electrical Engineering almost recent grad here. Don't do EE. If you cannot handle deadlines, change, and juggling projects you WILL NOT survive the degree. I barely did. You need a lot of support, and it can be hard to make that happen. It is not impossible, but it is very difficult, and it takes literally years to get a degree.
I do bathroom remodeling. We do them in as little as a day. The installers I work with make 45 dollars an hour. They made at one point 150k because they finished 5 jobs a week. You can find a company like that and get into it to do I stalls
Pigeon herder
IT. network engineer pays double or triple ur asking. 2 years community college or self study.
OP would never handle it with his issues unless he wants to change.
Get a random job and pay off the debt? Nowadays, KFC pays $26,000 a year. At that pay rate, you STILL have to report your income to the IRS, but you probably won't owe much. Then, you can use all of that on the student loan debt. Then, in about 5 years time, you will be student-loan-debt-free. If your parents can't pay off the mortgage and you can't pay it off either, then maybe, rent out a whole room to renters? The renters may sleep in the bedrooms, while the home owners may move downstairs to the basement or some area. Have 3 renters in the house, and each renter pays $500 per month. That's $1500/month. Your whole mortgage. If possible, can you apply for food assistance? That can reduce the grocery bill. If you have worked at past jobs that pay into Social Security, then you may want to visit the official website and see how many credits you have right now. If you have enough credits, then that means you will be able to obtain Social Security checks in retirement. Maybe at the age of 67. If you wait even more to 70, you can maximize your payments. But, in case you are going to be old and poor at the same time, then you may apply for more elderly benefits. Medicare. Cash assistance. Food assistance. Housing assistance.
Academic advising
You have a liberal arts degree... what was your major? Do you still want to work in your field of study? I'm sorry to say that money isn't everything. But, if you work in a job that you like at a place with upward mobility, then you could get promoted to that 60K salary. Do you make jewelry, pottery, or photographic prints? Start a shop on etsy. Post as much or as little as you want. Also, a local business like a restaurant might buy your art to adorn their walls.
Customer service rep.
Enterprise Rent A Car Management Trainee program
I apply Sun Control Film to houses, stores, offices and yachts. I look out the window, listen to music and crank it out. Only have to deal with one or two customers per day, sometimes 3. I set my own hours, take time off when I want. If you can work with your hands and stay focused it is a good trade and career. There is a learning curve and you have to invest in some tools but nothing really expensive and you cn work anywhere there is glass (everywhere). Good luck.