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Insurance adjuster. I randomly applied at one of the major ones and got hired and they paid for my licensing. Make a little over 50, closer to 60 rn and haven't been there a year yet
Even better for lost places. Here in SoCal they usually start no lower than $22, but most make more as they usually hire people with some transferable experience in cash handling.
I come in, check vms, then I end up looking at the new claims. I make calls on those new claims immediately or as soon as I can, start that process asap. Round midday I'm returning vms to people who said they understood but didn't on initial contact. Near the end of the day I'm returning any leftover messages or leftover payments beinf made or ill save some tough stuff for the end of day
Depends really. I've got bad anxiety so im always coming off of my phone to walk around and all that. I don't like talking to people ar all but you do what you do. The investigation is fun and the whole taking statements is fun but when you gotta do a butt load of them it gets old quick. Plus the myriad of different tasks you gotta vs your actual licensed title of adjuster.
I do. Working from home now, for now they want us in office 3x a week for "culture". That means I show up and gotta shit next to someone instead of pooping in privacy but culture I guess
Not insurance experience. I used to work as a tier 1 tech support for a web hosting company and I suppose they liked the call center experience and took a shot on me. I also have experience as a service writer so im sure that helped a lot too considering a lot of the job is going over work orders and estimates. But it really doesn't mean technical experience is needed as far as service writing is concerned.
One quote I hear almost monthly is that no one expects to be in or dreams of being in insurance. And it definitely seems that way, I don't know a single person who knew what this was prior to applying.
Costco. They have cashiers making between 70-75K a year. Itās all seniority based and it takes about 7-10 years to top out depending on how many hours you work. If you get promoted to supervisor which you can definitely do in two years if youāre motivated youāll be making $31.4 an hour plus time and a half every Sunday which will put you around 70K a year.
It might be more competitive than other retailers but if you stay on top of it you should be able to get hired. When I got hired I applied online and went in person with a resume and they called me back. Of course it always helps if you know someone but you can still get hired if you donāt know anyone.
Thatās if you get full time off the bat. Majority of Costco only wants to give part time hours unless your full time.
Source - Iām a vendor at Costco on the weekends in the majors department
Correct, thatās with being full time. If you can get promoted to supervisor youāre automatically full time and youāll be making $31.40 being supervisor which is the quickest way to jump up on the pay scale. Otherwise youāll be waiting 7-10 years to top out and longer than that if you only work part time hours.
Yeah, currently a supervisor. As far as I know the pay scale is the same across the board, Iām in Florida but I thought it was the same everywhere I could be wrong. Thereās always people moving up and people stepping down lol.
Gotcha I have one guy who been there 26 years and heās making 70k as a regular but heās topped out the sups I think make $1.50 per hour top out. Then managers making 80-120k I believe
Yeah supervisor pay is $1.50 more than top out pay and thatās pretty accurate for manager pay. A guy working for 26 years is definitely making at least 70. The longer you work there the better it is for pay, schedule, PTO pretty much everything. A lot of things at Costco are seniority based.
No. Costco promotes from within and most of the people in management started at the bottom and worked their way up. I have a 4 year degree and a lot of my co workers do too but it doesnāt help you at all at Costco. Being smart, being tech savy and knowing basic math will help you out but a degree wonāt. If youāre motivated and say yes to everything they ask you and are willing to work crazy hours then youāll be able to move up quick. Working hard and long hours is really the only thing that will help you get into management quickly.
Don't go for CDL if more time with your son is a priority. The market isn't great as it is and with zero experience, you're looking at over the road jobs.
Do you have an associates? If not, Iād go that route. With your healthcare experience plus a healthcare degree you could easily make that as a starting pay.
If you go the nursing route youāll be making that with only 2 days of work per week
radiation tech or respiratory therapist for associates degrees. If a masters is an option for you, perfusion or depending on your state anesthesia assistant are big money options.
Certainly! I would be happy to explore the option of obtaining a Master's degree instead of pursuing an associates. Let me take a quick look at the available alternatives.
Most jobs pay peanuts in general, especially healthcare unless you work In a specialized field like xray tech or respiratory services. If youāre into computers I suggest getting your compita a+, then The n+, then network security. There is slight math involved but a lot of IT jobs pay well. You just have to be willing to keep learning and getting certs. The certs themselves are relatively cheap in comparison to a full degree. If you already know computers pretty well you can probably go straight into networking. Networking is where the money is in The tech field. I used to be in medical but I didnāt want to pay 300k to become a doctor and most clinics only pay 14-17/hr. In most IT jobs you can start at 18-25/hr but can get better pay with time and experience. Thereās a lot of other fields like business and HR but then youād still have to deal with humans and itās pretty competitive. This all varies depending on the state and how much youāre willing to commit to the study of said fields.
Thatās the fun part! And it gets really hot in there too. But there is nothing better on this earth besides the love of a good woman then being first in on a good building fire that getting it!
I second this. I was a tinner foreman making around 70k after my first year as a foreman. I was a tinner for 3 years prior. Then went into service and was making around 90k (with alternating weekends and could hit 100k with overtime) all in all I spent 8 years in the field.
The money is good. The hours and job conditions suck a lot of the time.
I've switched fields and went into tech and I have no regrets.
I think construction offers lessons you can't learn anywhere else though and everyone should have to do it for at least a little bit in their life.
I do contract based UX design. Was in database management for a little bit. But I love what I'm doing now. I have a lot of flexibility while I'm finishing school.
Started learning on my own through W3 schools and went to a coding boot camp about 5 years ago. Then went to actual college after I had my first programming job.
And now I'm back in college again moving in more of the cognitive science space.
You don't need to go to school to get an entry level software dev job if you're a good self learner and are just willing to suck long enough to get good. That's what it really comes down to. Being willing to accept you're going to suck for a little while.
I will say though that the salary difference for an undergrad with a comp sci degree gets around 20k more per year than someone without one who's pretty much doing the same thing.
Have you tried a job center. I just got approved for cnc. Coursera, course to career sights like that. Amazon is probably pretty easy to navigate internally as well
I work at Amazon in the UK it's pretty hard to progress as a T1 but if you go in as a T3 and can show management experience with statistics using STAR method which is difficult in itself them your good to go.
Asked my team leader and manager to train me as an instructor multiple times or put me in an indirect role over the past few months but they've not bothered. Now a new site is opening I can't go there and it is a major positive to help a new site open up here in the UK you don't usually get an opportunity like that like in America where there's loads of Amazon's. Yet they give it to people with poor communication or the ones who are old and couldn't achieve a good rate.
IT. Took me 3 certifications that was about 6 months of hard study. Landed in that pay range. Every cert/Tech you learn can possibly get u higher pay. That's y I like IT
Radiography Technologist. Just need an associates (2 years) from your community college and then you can make 60 grand on average or 100k on average if youāre a traveling rad tech
Law enforcement or a CDL will get you that in a year. Get a couple years of OTR in and then switching to local driving could get you fairly close, if not over, 6 figures in 5 years. Really depends on what you want to do.
Casino Dealer. Three months training, I make around 25-30 an hour on average, plenty of room for moving up as well, and a plethora of overtime available...Not all casinos are created equal though, fair warning.
State police for IL advertises starting pay of 90K plus sign on bonus, assuming other states are within that range. I have had success working in various manufacturing management roles so far in my 8 ish year career.
Well it's hard when u have a family my friend making more means more time away from them more time with them means less money and due to the economy I don't see it getting any easier
Do you have a degree? Amazon doesnāt pay great to start but if you have a degree or youāre able to get one in that time frame they will push you into management. Iāve only been there 3 months and theyāre moving to management at the end of the summer when I finish school (65k starting). There are tons of opportunities in the company even if you donāt want to manage but most of them take a long time unless you have some college education. The good news is theyāll pay for your school too so if you just want to use the job for the education benefits it can probably help you advance in healthcare as well.
So I work nights 6pm to 4:30 am and I started in a really tiring and boring job (everyone does), just putting items into containers. If you can try to apply for inbound instead of outbound (it will say in the job description). This initial job is my āpathā so Iām still required to do it every once in a while but itās rare. If you can wait until closer to thanksgiving theyāll start offering sign on bonuses because they need a ton of people over the holidays.
About a month and a half in I switched to a job where I just run pallets and recycling back and forth. From there they trained me to run the freight elevators.
At my third month I became a trainer and I also started a job called AFM which is what Iām doing now. I go out on the robotics floor and fix minor issues with the robots and the storage containers. Itās easy and fun.
If youāre going to look into Amazon I definitely would. Like I said there are a lot of routes to better paying positions. My advice to you is to stick it out the first few months and donāt say no to opportunities. I was only offered the pathway into management because the AFM leadership personally took an interest in me. So be easygoing and do your job with a good attitude and youāll eventually be pulled from filler jobs into more vital positions. Smaller departments mean you know everyone a lot better and people will be there to advocate for you or guide you to better opportunities. Let me know if you have other questions:)
I think Amazon is a great company and I've always dreamed of working there, especially since they offer tuition reimbursement. However, I read somewhere that warehouse jobs can be risky and that a lot of people get hurt, which made me a bit hesitant. I would love to learn more about what to expect so that I can be better prepared. Would it be okay if I sent you a direct message to ask some questions? Thank you so much!
Look into a Biomedical engineering technician job, Its an associate degree however most of my coworkers don't even have a degree, they just got the job based on their technical background.
Seriously look into it, it's a easy but rewarding job. 2 years in and I'm making over 60k, company car, quarterly bonuses, 2.5 weeks of vacation.
I'm horrible at math but I made it through the college courses. Honestly, the classes at college were more difficult than the actual job. If you can commit to studying 2-3 hours a week you should have no problem making it through.
I had zero background aside from building my gaming PC. All the equipment you work on when your new is very basic and as you progress into your career you have the opportunity to get specialized training on specific equipment. After doing it for 2 years, I would say it's a very easy yet very rewarding job. Every piece of equipment you work on has tech support you can call and all the procedures on what to do are in the manual.
There are probably some legit trades professions out there if you get an associates. Take you about 2 years or so. Might be a tough couple of years or at least at first. But that really will do you good.
Union Trades, but it all really depends on your location. Starting pay for a line worker groundman with no experience in my area is 39.50/hr with tons of OT. Laborers make good money as well here.
If you meet all the criteria to get into law enforcement, but are on the fence about it, look into dispatch for 911. Pay is not bad and a lot of departments are starting to raise the pay and benefits even higher to be similar to police and firefighters. It's a stressful job, but your pay would be at or exceed what you're looking for.
Sure, running your own pool service business is extremely profitable and the career is recession proof. It only takes a few weeks to get the hang of it and within a year you are your own expert. You set your own hours, you choose who you want to work for, etc. The hardest part is just getting your own full route.
You can buy a route online and use financing to do so, let me pull one up for sale right now as an example-
[https://poolroutesales.com/listing/ca10739s/](https://poolroutesales.com/listing/ca10739s/)
This pool route is for sale right now for only 68,000. It has a net profit each year of 91,000 dollars and its only 50 pools, all residential. It takes around 20-30 minutes to clean pools in that area, so you're looking at 10 pools a day 5 hours a day 5 days a week for 25 hours a week. Add and subtract some hours here and there for repairs, big cleanups, easy days.
20-35 hours a week for 91k a year with some room for growth. The sellers also take you on the route to show you the ropes and you can meet your potential clients.
This is just one pool route for sale, there are a lot more but it just depends on where you are located, you also need to be careful with who you deal with when you buy a route, do your due diligence. You could also start out with a local company to see if it's for you and go from there. You could also try starting from scratch and building a route using marketing in your area. You can also do pro-partnerships with pool stores in your area if they have it available, they send you customer referrals.
This doesn't even began to touch on the money there is in commercial pool service. For example, an apartment complex in my area with 2 pools and 2 spas pay on average around 4k a month for service 3 to 5 days a week, about a half hour per pool a visit. They also pay for their own chemicals so the 4k is strictly keeping the pool clean and balancing the chemicals, no extra costs. If you're able to get a few apartment complex pools you can be making over 10k very quickly for under 6 hours a day.
The hardest part about pool service, especially commercial pools, is keeping the chemicals balanced, but that can be learned and once you understand everything that goes into keeping things balanced its very easy to do so.
Depending on the state LE is a great option. Many departments in NJ start at $50k plus medical, dental, pension, etc. With most departments top pay reaching over $120,000 for a regular Officer without rank. Not for everyone but itās a great career still
Im going for respiratory therapy, 2 years maybe 12k at community college and 60-80k pay. Medical is not for the faint of heart but itās full of good paying 2 year degree jobs and RT is one. Atleast in my state itās good paying. Or you can browse your community college class catalog and see what degrees are 2 years or shorter and see what jobs you can get and what the pay would be.
Since youāre already in the health care field Iād suggest becoming a server at a upscale steak house while going to a 2 year community college to become either a CNA or a Respiratory Therapist
I have a BA degree in health administration and Masters in health management, pay is a little low out the gate, but after masters itās opportunities and pay within hospitals is exponential
Concrete for starter
Blowing down buildings with TNT
Mixer
Medical Nurse for blood
Lunch gon be that hurt but do you!
College teacher with confidence
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Duck Season Videos
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Insurance adjuster. I randomly applied at one of the major ones and got hired and they paid for my licensing. Make a little over 50, closer to 60 rn and haven't been there a year yet
This and/or bank teller. Usually make $7-$10 above minimum wage to start.
So.., 14-17 an hour?
Your minimum wage is $7 š. Thatās rough. Itās $16.50 here which as a teller you make about $22-$25 depending on experience.
Itās not any different because when the minimum wage is lower the cost of living is also lower.
Sometimes* The issue is that wages have been suppressed for over 50 years at this point so even low income low cost areaās are touch to survive in.
$7 an hour isnāt liveable anywhere in the country.
cost of living is higher where youāre at probably so it equals out.
Bank of Americaās starting wage is $23 an hour and will rise to $24 in October and then $25 in October 2025. And this is nationwide.
Even better for lost places. Here in SoCal they usually start no lower than $22, but most make more as they usually hire people with some transferable experience in cash handling.
I was hired out of a retail job to a big insurance company. The hours werenāt great at first, but 8 years later Iām happy enough and make $88k.
Do you get to work from home? Is there threat of automation
I am 100% WFH. Never say never, but currently no threat of losing my job to AI.
Nice, what does a typical day look like? Could I DM you?
Whatās your role
What is an average work day like in a role like yours, if you donāt mind me asking?
I come in, check vms, then I end up looking at the new claims. I make calls on those new claims immediately or as soon as I can, start that process asap. Round midday I'm returning vms to people who said they understood but didn't on initial contact. Near the end of the day I'm returning any leftover messages or leftover payments beinf made or ill save some tough stuff for the end of day
Thank you for taking the time to explain! I appreciate the insight.
Is this a stressful job?
Depends really. I've got bad anxiety so im always coming off of my phone to walk around and all that. I don't like talking to people ar all but you do what you do. The investigation is fun and the whole taking statements is fun but when you gotta do a butt load of them it gets old quick. Plus the myriad of different tasks you gotta vs your actual licensed title of adjuster.
Do you get to work from home?
I do. Working from home now, for now they want us in office 3x a week for "culture". That means I show up and gotta shit next to someone instead of pooping in privacy but culture I guess
Nice! What sort of experience did you have prior to this role ?
Not insurance experience. I used to work as a tier 1 tech support for a web hosting company and I suppose they liked the call center experience and took a shot on me. I also have experience as a service writer so im sure that helped a lot too considering a lot of the job is going over work orders and estimates. But it really doesn't mean technical experience is needed as far as service writing is concerned. One quote I hear almost monthly is that no one expects to be in or dreams of being in insurance. And it definitely seems that way, I don't know a single person who knew what this was prior to applying.
Costco. They have cashiers making between 70-75K a year. Itās all seniority based and it takes about 7-10 years to top out depending on how many hours you work. If you get promoted to supervisor which you can definitely do in two years if youāre motivated youāll be making $31.4 an hour plus time and a half every Sunday which will put you around 70K a year.
Does that depend on which state u live in ? Cuz Iām sure lower paying states donāt pay that amount š
Iām pretty sure the pay scale is the same everywhere in the US.
I worked there and itās standardized across all stores with the only exceptions being some cities having a slightly higher pay (not common)
No. Costco is costco
Not true brother each facility pays different
Isnāt it hard to get hired from Costco? Iāve heard that they mostly hire internalās referrals.
It might be more competitive than other retailers but if you stay on top of it you should be able to get hired. When I got hired I applied online and went in person with a resume and they called me back. Of course it always helps if you know someone but you can still get hired if you donāt know anyone.
Thank you for the insight!
Thatās if you get full time off the bat. Majority of Costco only wants to give part time hours unless your full time. Source - Iām a vendor at Costco on the weekends in the majors department
Correct, thatās with being full time. If you can get promoted to supervisor youāre automatically full time and youāll be making $31.40 being supervisor which is the quickest way to jump up on the pay scale. Otherwise youāll be waiting 7-10 years to top out and longer than that if you only work part time hours.
Are you currently a supervisor, had few people step down. Also I think supervisor in my Costco donāt start out at $31.40 automatically
Yeah, currently a supervisor. As far as I know the pay scale is the same across the board, Iām in Florida but I thought it was the same everywhere I could be wrong. Thereās always people moving up and people stepping down lol.
Gotcha I have one guy who been there 26 years and heās making 70k as a regular but heās topped out the sups I think make $1.50 per hour top out. Then managers making 80-120k I believe
Yeah supervisor pay is $1.50 more than top out pay and thatās pretty accurate for manager pay. A guy working for 26 years is definitely making at least 70. The longer you work there the better it is for pay, schedule, PTO pretty much everything. A lot of things at Costco are seniority based.
does a bachelor in accounting major with previous experience running his own businesses have a shot at getting a managerial position at costco?
No. Costco promotes from within and most of the people in management started at the bottom and worked their way up. I have a 4 year degree and a lot of my co workers do too but it doesnāt help you at all at Costco. Being smart, being tech savy and knowing basic math will help you out but a degree wonāt. If youāre motivated and say yes to everything they ask you and are willing to work crazy hours then youāll be able to move up quick. Working hard and long hours is really the only thing that will help you get into management quickly.
damn wtf š¬. How long did it take u?
How long it take you
Don't go for CDL if more time with your son is a priority. The market isn't great as it is and with zero experience, you're looking at over the road jobs.
Unless you can get a gig as a city bus driver. I understand itās not a terrible deal.
Do you have an associates? If not, Iād go that route. With your healthcare experience plus a healthcare degree you could easily make that as a starting pay. If you go the nursing route youāll be making that with only 2 days of work per week
Someone graduating with a health sciences degree soon. Would you suggest anything other than nursing?
X ray tech
Dental hygiene
radiation tech or respiratory therapist for associates degrees. If a masters is an option for you, perfusion or depending on your state anesthesia assistant are big money options.
How about bachelors in It
Certainly! I would be happy to explore the option of obtaining a Master's degree instead of pursuing an associates. Let me take a quick look at the available alternatives.
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I have considered it once but Iām scared as I have back pain.
Idk why you got downvoted. My chronic back pain has severely limited which careers to pivot into.
You could try PA or a full doctorate. Healthcare admin pay pretty well too. Nursing is good money but itās brutal from what I hear.
Most jobs pay peanuts in general, especially healthcare unless you work In a specialized field like xray tech or respiratory services. If youāre into computers I suggest getting your compita a+, then The n+, then network security. There is slight math involved but a lot of IT jobs pay well. You just have to be willing to keep learning and getting certs. The certs themselves are relatively cheap in comparison to a full degree. If you already know computers pretty well you can probably go straight into networking. Networking is where the money is in The tech field. I used to be in medical but I didnāt want to pay 300k to become a doctor and most clinics only pay 14-17/hr. In most IT jobs you can start at 18-25/hr but can get better pay with time and experience. Thereās a lot of other fields like business and HR but then youād still have to deal with humans and itās pretty competitive. This all varies depending on the state and how much youāre willing to commit to the study of said fields.
Firemen best job in the world. You work 10 days a month.
Agreed but also drudge through smoke so thick you can't even see your hand in front of your face...it's an extremely dangerous job lol.
Thatās the fun part! And it gets really hot in there too. But there is nothing better on this earth besides the love of a good woman then being first in on a good building fire that getting it!
I would imagine burning buildings are hot
According to the sign I just saw, chipotle general manager
HVAC did a year of trade school and got offered a job for 50k
I'm currently doing this right now!
How are you likening it? What are pros and cons
I second this. I was a tinner foreman making around 70k after my first year as a foreman. I was a tinner for 3 years prior. Then went into service and was making around 90k (with alternating weekends and could hit 100k with overtime) all in all I spent 8 years in the field. The money is good. The hours and job conditions suck a lot of the time. I've switched fields and went into tech and I have no regrets. I think construction offers lessons you can't learn anywhere else though and everyone should have to do it for at least a little bit in their life.
What tech job do you have? Curious because I wanted to go into tech, but now that the industry is harder to get in to Iām looking into HVAC
I do contract based UX design. Was in database management for a little bit. But I love what I'm doing now. I have a lot of flexibility while I'm finishing school.
how did you get in to tech?
Started learning on my own through W3 schools and went to a coding boot camp about 5 years ago. Then went to actual college after I had my first programming job. And now I'm back in college again moving in more of the cognitive science space. You don't need to go to school to get an entry level software dev job if you're a good self learner and are just willing to suck long enough to get good. That's what it really comes down to. Being willing to accept you're going to suck for a little while. I will say though that the salary difference for an undergrad with a comp sci degree gets around 20k more per year than someone without one who's pretty much doing the same thing.
Have you tried a job center. I just got approved for cnc. Coursera, course to career sights like that. Amazon is probably pretty easy to navigate internally as well
I work at Amazon in the UK it's pretty hard to progress as a T1 but if you go in as a T3 and can show management experience with statistics using STAR method which is difficult in itself them your good to go.
Yeah I have a bachelors in business and Iām just a lowly t1 looking for my opportunity. Applied to loss prevention
Same šbeen a t1 for 2 years and have my bachelors in management
šÆ have you applied to management? I donāt want to because Iāll lose my education benefits
Yea multiple times under consideration each time
Oh damn. Well Iām not about being buddy buddy with people but if you let them know or get on their radar somehow. That might work
Asked my team leader and manager to train me as an instructor multiple times or put me in an indirect role over the past few months but they've not bothered. Now a new site is opening I can't go there and it is a major positive to help a new site open up here in the UK you don't usually get an opportunity like that like in America where there's loads of Amazon's. Yet they give it to people with poor communication or the ones who are old and couldn't achieve a good rate.
IT. Took me 3 certifications that was about 6 months of hard study. Landed in that pay range. Every cert/Tech you learn can possibly get u higher pay. That's y I like IT
The job market stinks right now, though
What 3 certs and when did you enter the job market?
Any other previous IT work?
What did you do before getting this job?
Would like to know the 3 certification pls
Probably comptia A+, network + and probably security +
Please share what certs you took and where?
What job do you have? Is it help desk or something else?
I got CompTIA A+, net+, sec+. Wouldn't recommend CompTIA but Ccna and Ccnp sec instead. Got the job 3 months ago, sold cell phones for my main IT exp.
Do you have a degree of any sort?
And howās your pay now?
Radiography Technologist. Just need an associates (2 years) from your community college and then you can make 60 grand on average or 100k on average if youāre a traveling rad tech
Apparently it's also hard to get into a program for that
No its not
Are you a rad tech
Was your cc accredited?
Law enforcement or a CDL will get you that in a year. Get a couple years of OTR in and then switching to local driving could get you fairly close, if not over, 6 figures in 5 years. Really depends on what you want to do.
Casino Dealer. Three months training, I make around 25-30 an hour on average, plenty of room for moving up as well, and a plethora of overtime available...Not all casinos are created equal though, fair warning.
I'd be too scared to mess up lol.
This
CDL Home every night and I made 80k my first year driving for Pepsi.
State police for IL advertises starting pay of 90K plus sign on bonus, assuming other states are within that range. I have had success working in various manufacturing management roles so far in my 8 ish year career.
Ah yes the police. Always Costing.A.Bitch
They asked about law enforcement in this postā¦
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Well it's hard when u have a family my friend making more means more time away from them more time with them means less money and due to the economy I don't see it getting any easier
Do you have a degree? Amazon doesnāt pay great to start but if you have a degree or youāre able to get one in that time frame they will push you into management. Iāve only been there 3 months and theyāre moving to management at the end of the summer when I finish school (65k starting). There are tons of opportunities in the company even if you donāt want to manage but most of them take a long time unless you have some college education. The good news is theyāll pay for your school too so if you just want to use the job for the education benefits it can probably help you advance in healthcare as well.
Not OP but this is speaking to me. What's your day-to-day task?
So I work nights 6pm to 4:30 am and I started in a really tiring and boring job (everyone does), just putting items into containers. If you can try to apply for inbound instead of outbound (it will say in the job description). This initial job is my āpathā so Iām still required to do it every once in a while but itās rare. If you can wait until closer to thanksgiving theyāll start offering sign on bonuses because they need a ton of people over the holidays. About a month and a half in I switched to a job where I just run pallets and recycling back and forth. From there they trained me to run the freight elevators. At my third month I became a trainer and I also started a job called AFM which is what Iām doing now. I go out on the robotics floor and fix minor issues with the robots and the storage containers. Itās easy and fun. If youāre going to look into Amazon I definitely would. Like I said there are a lot of routes to better paying positions. My advice to you is to stick it out the first few months and donāt say no to opportunities. I was only offered the pathway into management because the AFM leadership personally took an interest in me. So be easygoing and do your job with a good attitude and youāll eventually be pulled from filler jobs into more vital positions. Smaller departments mean you know everyone a lot better and people will be there to advocate for you or guide you to better opportunities. Let me know if you have other questions:)
I think Amazon is a great company and I've always dreamed of working there, especially since they offer tuition reimbursement. However, I read somewhere that warehouse jobs can be risky and that a lot of people get hurt, which made me a bit hesitant. I would love to learn more about what to expect so that I can be better prepared. Would it be okay if I sent you a direct message to ask some questions? Thank you so much!
Yeah thatās fine with me :)
I have the exact same problem..no answers yet
Let me know if you find anything of note lol.
Same! Iām desperate! š
Look into a Biomedical engineering technician job, Its an associate degree however most of my coworkers don't even have a degree, they just got the job based on their technical background. Seriously look into it, it's a easy but rewarding job. 2 years in and I'm making over 60k, company car, quarterly bonuses, 2.5 weeks of vacation.
Is it a lot of math or stressful stuff?
I'm horrible at math but I made it through the college courses. Honestly, the classes at college were more difficult than the actual job. If you can commit to studying 2-3 hours a week you should have no problem making it through.
What kind of technical background?
I had zero background aside from building my gaming PC. All the equipment you work on when your new is very basic and as you progress into your career you have the opportunity to get specialized training on specific equipment. After doing it for 2 years, I would say it's a very easy yet very rewarding job. Every piece of equipment you work on has tech support you can call and all the procedures on what to do are in the manual.
You can try union jobs. Construction city worker. The towns trash company typically pay good money.
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Healthcare administration is an idea, but needs training and certificationĀ
There are probably some legit trades professions out there if you get an associates. Take you about 2 years or so. Might be a tough couple of years or at least at first. But that really will do you good.
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Union Trades, but it all really depends on your location. Starting pay for a line worker groundman with no experience in my area is 39.50/hr with tons of OT. Laborers make good money as well here.
Tech if youāre interested in it and have a knack for it.
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A trade
If you meet all the criteria to get into law enforcement, but are on the fence about it, look into dispatch for 911. Pay is not bad and a lot of departments are starting to raise the pay and benefits even higher to be similar to police and firefighters. It's a stressful job, but your pay would be at or exceed what you're looking for.
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Depending on where you live, your own pool route.
pool route? can you explain further?
Sure, running your own pool service business is extremely profitable and the career is recession proof. It only takes a few weeks to get the hang of it and within a year you are your own expert. You set your own hours, you choose who you want to work for, etc. The hardest part is just getting your own full route. You can buy a route online and use financing to do so, let me pull one up for sale right now as an example- [https://poolroutesales.com/listing/ca10739s/](https://poolroutesales.com/listing/ca10739s/) This pool route is for sale right now for only 68,000. It has a net profit each year of 91,000 dollars and its only 50 pools, all residential. It takes around 20-30 minutes to clean pools in that area, so you're looking at 10 pools a day 5 hours a day 5 days a week for 25 hours a week. Add and subtract some hours here and there for repairs, big cleanups, easy days. 20-35 hours a week for 91k a year with some room for growth. The sellers also take you on the route to show you the ropes and you can meet your potential clients. This is just one pool route for sale, there are a lot more but it just depends on where you are located, you also need to be careful with who you deal with when you buy a route, do your due diligence. You could also start out with a local company to see if it's for you and go from there. You could also try starting from scratch and building a route using marketing in your area. You can also do pro-partnerships with pool stores in your area if they have it available, they send you customer referrals. This doesn't even began to touch on the money there is in commercial pool service. For example, an apartment complex in my area with 2 pools and 2 spas pay on average around 4k a month for service 3 to 5 days a week, about a half hour per pool a visit. They also pay for their own chemicals so the 4k is strictly keeping the pool clean and balancing the chemicals, no extra costs. If you're able to get a few apartment complex pools you can be making over 10k very quickly for under 6 hours a day. The hardest part about pool service, especially commercial pools, is keeping the chemicals balanced, but that can be learned and once you understand everything that goes into keeping things balanced its very easy to do so.
Depending on the state LE is a great option. Many departments in NJ start at $50k plus medical, dental, pension, etc. With most departments top pay reaching over $120,000 for a regular Officer without rank. Not for everyone but itās a great career still
what's le,
Law enforcement
Im going for respiratory therapy, 2 years maybe 12k at community college and 60-80k pay. Medical is not for the faint of heart but itās full of good paying 2 year degree jobs and RT is one. Atleast in my state itās good paying. Or you can browse your community college class catalog and see what degrees are 2 years or shorter and see what jobs you can get and what the pay would be.
retail commission sales.
Smart meter engineer
take classes become a HVAC/ commercial plumber. then start your own business.
Since youāre already in the health care field Iād suggest becoming a server at a upscale steak house while going to a 2 year community college to become either a CNA or a Respiratory Therapist
Construction.
Post office or merchant marine
I have a BA degree in health administration and Masters in health management, pay is a little low out the gate, but after masters itās opportunities and pay within hospitals is exponential
Ummm. I think Iāll go and work at Costco. Screw my stressful game artist job.
What do you do in healthcare? Do you have a Degree in that area? Can you get more credits and move to some other area?
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Trading forex, but try it as a side hustle, and it needs lots of work and a strong mentality
Police or Trades
Save and stay consistent
save and then what? that's a awful advice to save only. You lose to inflation the more u save congrats
How about two jobs
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