trade school apprenticeship program.
journeyman electrical. journeyman plumbing. home inspector. HVAC repair. CDL trucking. etc...
You'll do a lot better than pharmacy.
^ This.
My youngest brother apprenticed as an electrician. Now he's a master, and he works for himself, picking up jobs off Craigslist. If a customer pisses him off, he walks away and goes to the next person on the list.
Being able to walk away from shitty customers is one of the best "perks". Many jobs consider it rude to call the customer out politely, and refuse to tolwrate second class behaviour.
Niggers. You don't have to deal with them.
if this do the fire alarm course.
Plumbers make shit tons.
Swore off plumbing when I saw guys cutting out old shit pipe over head in a hospital with a sawzall. Pipefitting is a much cleaner trade and pays just as well if not more. Now I work at an electrical outfit and that's really the bees knees.
That's drainage, the shitty part of plumbing. Most of my work is replacing valves, pipe, hot water tanks and other fixtures.
Money doesn't care if it's got shit on it.
and deal with tons of shit.
CDL trucking is the fastest way to make money, training for 3-6 weeks and immediate job, reapply next year.
If you do not know why you were rejected, ask them and figure it out, low grade somewhere? take some courses and boost your GPA online.
That's also one of the top jobs on the pending automation chopping block though...
Maybe for over the road hauls but there are plenty of industries that need CDL drivers that can operate equipment (boom trucks, mounted forklifts) that will not be automated in the coming years.
Yes good money in all of these. If you have a CDL then you can walk-in almost anywhere in the entire country. The more experience the better. Some companies pay you to get one even.
Yep. I also recommend getting your tanker and hazmat endorsement. Then you can make $100,000+/yr while driving around with the best corner office view you could ask for.
I wouldn't get the hazmat endorsement unless you have a job lined up
It's stupid expensive and has to be renewed every year
Sitting on your ass all day is unhealthy. Most truckers deteriorate quickly after 40.
Trade school 100%
Get experience in the field, a contractor's license, then start your own service company.
trade school apprenticeship program.
Damn it.
Worst comes to worst, that's probably what I'm looking at. Only thing with trades is we all get old and I fucking hate traveling.
ok.
after 10 years experience you hire some juniors.
by 15 years you're mostly in the office sending people out on jobs.
by 20 years your successful plumbing business pulls in plenty of money and you don't have to lift a finger.
then you sell it for loads of money and retire early.
huh?
Why would someone downvote this? It's great advice. I'll add that you want to work your ass of in your 20s while you have the energy to work 60 to 80 hours a week. By time you're in your 30s/40s and built up your reputation for good work, you just handle the business side and let the young guys handle the labor.
And to add, you're not living up to the username. That's totally reasonable.
Good point.
Hey, I am currently working on a trade job and while the pay isn't the best (to be fair, it is my first year) it is decent and stable, unlike many other jobs, trade jobs are almost always needed, so the demand is there. Anyhow, you know what they say, beggars can't be choosers, so you gotta play with the cards you are given.
Some trades don't require a lot of traveling. I work in a metal fabrication shop doing a standard 40 hours a week making structural steel pieces. Never had a job that felt this good before this one.
I am 50, been remodeling condos and houses 30 years. Yeah, I am shattered when I come home, but fit as hell, and never sick.
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