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If you ask someone what's the first career choice that pops into their head when thinking about well-paid jobs, you most likely will end up hearing IT manager and lawyer a-plenty. And while your mom isn't too happy that you steered in the opposite direction (hi, Liberal Arts degree!), you might be surprised to hear how many little-known, high-paying jobs there are that no one told you about.

A while back, u/yonBonbonbon asked the good people of the No Stupid Questions community "What jobs pay surprisingly high that no one knows about?" From getting to break into big corporations scot-free to braiding horses for hunter shows, we've collected some of the wildest answers to help you consider alternative career paths if the current one doesn't pan out as expected.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked City workers.

Lawn Mowers, Garbage Men, really anyone that snooty mothers look at and tell their kids "you don't wanna end up like that guy"

To be completely honest, unless you have a decent paying job, they likely make more than you do.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they deserve every dime our taxes pay for, because I sure as heck don't want to do their job!

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Does earning a higher salary make us happier? Should we perhaps opt for a dream career that pays less, sometimes barely, but makes us proud of what we do? That is, then, the eternal struggle that has us all in a bind. Whether you're a student choosing a major or a career newbie, the question of moolah versus job satisfaction weighs heavy on your mind. Even seasoned workers get jittery when offered a promotion that comes with a fatter wallet but potentially more stress and overtime. So, is a bigger paycheck really worth it?

Well, it depends. And if the answer would be so simple, a staggering 47% of American millennials (aged 33 to 40) wouldn't have second thoughts over their initial career choice, according to The Harris Poll. As with every generation, bright-eyed people step into the workforce facing different challenges.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked I work for USPS in a sorting facility, been here for about 3 years and I make $25/hr, 40 hours a week to type zip codes and put mail in sacks. We’re also unionized, can wear pretty much whatever we want, and can listen to music while we work. By far the easiest job I’ve ever had.

I previously worked for Walmart and was in charge of the truck unloading team of about 25 people, and I maxed out at $15/hr.

Needless to say, I like USPS lol.

EDIT: I’m also typing this from work, because the job demands that little.

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For the past couple of generations, the biggest decision-changing factor was student debt. According to various studies, it was found that student debt amplifies the likelihood of graduates opting for well-paid career paths while reducing the likelihood of them pursuing lower-paying "public interest" jobs. That also includes abandoning their dream jobs.

While medical waste disposal doesn't sound like such a bad deal after hearing they make $17.86 an hour, it's worth considering just how much time an average person spends busting their back for bucks.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked My ex-MIL put a stuffed pepper down the garbage disposal several years ago. Plumber came out. Fixed it in an hour. Fee: $600. Three days later, she puts *another* stuffed pepper down the garbage disposal. Calls same plumber and tries to claim he "didn't fix it properly the first time". B******t. It's also a holiday weekend (July 4th) this time, so plumber visit comes at a premium charge: $800. Also only took about an hour to fix. Plumber made $1,400 off *one* person in 72 hours, and for only ~2 hours of his time.

For those wondering, yes, my ex-MIL was a total Karen-type.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

$600 to clear a garbage disposal unity??? FFS, you could replace the entire unit for a fraction of that!!!! And I live in one of the most expensive parts of the country!

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked A lot of medical technician jobs. I am a specialized ultrasound tech making 120k a year. I only have an associates degree.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister is an Optometrist. She got a nice paying job after studying for 4 years. And the stipend for Phd scholars in India has just been raised to 37k recently. In Rupees🫠.

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According to a 2010 study conducted by Daniel Kahneman, a professor emeritus of psychology at Princeton, beyond a household income of $75,000 a year, money "does nothing for happiness, enjoyment, sadness or stress." Of course, times have changed and so did the worsening conditions of the housing market and economy (which doesn't help to take the pressure off when making life-altering career choices).

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked I cook for resource camps (treeplanting, firefighting, have done the odd oil rig or scientific expedition in the past) and I get paid an amazing day rate.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a nephew of my wife worked as a cook at an opal mine in Australia, the salary was impressive (well, he is french :-))

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Braiding horses for hunter shows. It's been a while since I did it, but at the top shows I was getting around $100-150 per horse. On a good day I could do ten horses.

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In another global study published in 2018, it has been found that the ultimate income threshold for achieving life satisfaction is $95,000. But when it comes to emotional well-being, the range narrows down to a sweet spot between $60,000 and $75,000. That is, if you're not a resident of North America, where ultimate happiness requires you to earn $105,000 per year.
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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Programming in COBOL. A whole bunch of banks and investment companies and insurance companies have these 50 year old databases programmed in COBOL, and if you know the language you can make bank, becuase it's much cheaper for them to pay a cobol develper 250k / year rather than spending 30 million transferring all their database info to some new spec.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's also cheaper make your whole Cobol programming team redundant and outsource to India/Brazil, as I know from bitter experience.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Underwater welders

A lot of people don't even think about the need for them, but they're really important and have a dangerous job, so they get paid pretty well

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmm. Look up the Byford Dolphin incident and see if the cost is worth it... there is no way I could do the jobs these guys do, and they are worth every single dollar they get paid. You hope all is okay, but when it goes wrong, it goes wrong in a big way. Edit: do not look up the Byford Dolphin incident if you are squeamish.

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“I would prefer that the economy was doing better and people were more adventurous because it often has an enormous effect on the quality of their life,” Nicholas Lore, founder of the Rockport Institute, a career coaching firm, told New York Times in 2010. Considering that work consumes one-third of our lives and half our waking hours, Lore has a point.
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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked “Ethical hacker”. Ethical hacker' or any role in computer security pays well. It's rare that you can go from no education whatsoever to earning six figures in two years of part-time self-study (eight hours a week) or three months of intense self-study (eight hours a weekday).

Working in computer security is fun, interesting, and extremely lucrative. I have no idea why every high school in the US is not telling their students about this career life hack.

Source: I'm the CEO of a computer security company and have been doing this professionally for 20 years

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's called 'penetration testing', or pen testing for short; companies will hire pen testers to find vulnerabilities in their networks so that they can be identified and patched. In the US at least, you can become a pen tester with the Certified Ethical Hacker certification.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Medical waste disposal.

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In fact, having a meaningful job was ranked 13th out of 29 sources of happiness in an Ipsos Global Advisor survey, overshadowed by things like health, living conditions, hobbies, safety, having meaning in life and friends. Surprise, surprise: more money all came as being more important, too.
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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Legal videographers. If you watched Tiger King or Making a Murderer, then deposition videos played, and there was someone behind the camera getting paid anywhere from $60–$125 an hour to film that. Filming depositions is a very common practice in the legal field, and it's a very easy field to get into.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A real problem in American justice is that courts require people who want to learn about their own court case, or have evidence of what went on during it, absolutely jaw-dropping costs. $3 a page! Double-spaced. Large font. Tiny page. A trial could go on for thousands of pages!

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Merchant marine officer. Bank money, no expenses, half the year vacation. I travel for work to crazy places. It's hard on family and relationships.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I quite being a Merchant Navy officer aged 20 when I realised I was never going to be able to meet girls... well, I mean of course there were girls everywhere, but not potential girlfriends/partners.

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Where, then, does this leave people weighing whether to sacrifice dreams over stable life? In a recent YouGov survey, it was found that adults 25 and younger aren't sure either: 40% reportedly would take a low salary if it came with a fulfilling job while 39% would opt for a high income with a position they hate.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Arborists

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked The traveling version of anything. If you have any skill that you are willing to drop everything and go do at a moment’s notice in some random place you can get paid quite well.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And no, it's not glamorous or fun. You are away from your home and family. You can't plan anything.

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On the other hand, more than half of 16-25-year-olds in the UK fear that their job prospects are in the toilet. As indicated by a study conducted in 2021 at University College London, 53% of young individuals believe that their career prospects are shrinking. Unsurprisingly, this might effectively impact choosing a well-paying, safe job over an exciting career that is shrouded in uncertainty (something like Twitch streaming or becoming a rockstar).
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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked I work in public relations, specializing in crisis management.

If you need me, you REALLY need me. But most of the time you don't need me at all. So I make six figures a year to do nothing at all most days. Just rushing in to save the day maybe a couple times a year at most.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Similar situation. Technically retired in 2011. Decided to travel the world and get certified in all sorts of trades. Massage Therapy, Doula, Yoga Teacher Training, Outdoor Ed., Conflict Resolution, PADI, etc. Now, a contractor for my family resort, specifically dealing with potential liabilities along with any sort of crisis/concern with our high profile, VIP guests. I parlayed that into doing the same for 2 brands under the same partnership as our property. They fly me on a moments notice, put me up with a personal per diem & throw money at me and whatever problem I’m dealing with.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked HVAC,plumbing,electrical are the fastest growing that I have seen. I would take a do over in a heart beat and open an all in one mechanical and probably be pretty wealthy right now.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Electricians and Plumbers jobs will never be phased out. Plumbing can be nasty and electric can be dangerous. Electricians have to know state and national codes along with what types of wire to use where.You have to test for advancement. To have an all in one is usually a Contractor, not a particular trade. Why do people think they can do these jobs by looking at wikihow?

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Panda express General Managers, we had a meeting recently and 90 percent of us make over 90k a year while 50 percent make over 100k top earner was 225k I made 125k last year. My cooks all make at least 18 an hour in AZ while my assistant and chefs make 70k a year. Regular high school associates make between 15 and 16. Full benefits at 30 hours, medical,dental,vision,short and long term disability, company paid life insurancez optional paid life insurance, 401k woth co.pany match up to 5 percent. I get 5 weeks off a year (based on time with the company I'm at the max which is 10 years)

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Land surveying. I should be more specific and say professional land surveyors. Due to the aging population of surveyors and no one really knowing exactly what they really do, the pay once you’re licensed is in the 90s to 100 thousands per year and you can pretty much chose what part of the country you want to work in as there is openings everywhere

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am (was) a land surveyor at land and sea, but since the GPS-sticks are common, easy to use by anybody, not so much money in it anymore.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Heavy equipment mechanic, I was literally offered a job a month ago where I was told “with ot our guys are breaking $200k a year” to move to Texas

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Not that no one knows about them, but many of the trades will blow you away in terms of pay and benefits very quickly.

My brother with no experience just picked up a welding job with a payscale that'll have him up over 80k USD within a year in the US.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Work in local school, tell those kids who have NO idea what to do but do not want the college route that trades will start out at 45k.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Residential Backflows and Fire prevention systems. Annual testing, county mandated. Recession proof. Cash cow.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The state I live in requires a license to test back flow preventers that has to be renewed every 3 years. Test kits go for $3000 to $5000, and have to be calibrated annually.

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Selling Propane and propane accessories pays pretty well so I've heard.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Crime scene cleaning in the US

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend's brother decided the best way to commit suicide was his shotgun. She had to clean the room afterwards. She was never the same again. Every surface was covered with blood, and much much worse.

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Travel nurses. Can get your associates degree as a nurse at a community college in 2 years. Before the pandemic, the common rate for travel nurses was $40-50 an hour but when the pandemic hit, $100+ an hour is the least I’ve seen offered. Granted the work will be hard but you can work as much or as little as you want and earn an livable income for a year very quickly.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my daughters is a travel nurse. She went to California at the height of the pandemic and really cleaned up! She has a big camping trailer and a truck to pull it and loves it. She's been working in our hometown for a few months now.

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I made six figures bartending last year. Pretty unique job that I no longer have, but you can make pretty good money at a lot of places. It takes work ethic and charm but I wouldn't say it's hard.

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Technical and instructional writers. People who write instructional manuals, online courses, etc.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Unionized elevator operators in nyc. Certain freight elevators MUST have licensed elevator operator in them by law, even though they are modern automated push button elevators.

Can make 6 figures doing that from what i hear.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Underwriters for mortgages in the US. Easy six figures.

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Radiology tech….MRI, CAT, etc. Especially if you are willing to travel. Makes bank, you can pretty much get a job any where, or get an RV and travel for a few years.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most of the above techs (2 year degree) make more that a BS in Nursing, yet nurses have much more responsibility. What's wrong with this picture?

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Geologist. Six figures for working half a year.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always wanted to be a geologist when I was younger, but there were few job opportunities for women other than teaching (women were banned from working down mines or on oil rigs in the UK) so had to give up the idea.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Home inspectors

People never think of them unless they’re specifically buying a house but they make anywhere from $400-1000 for an inspection that usually takes 3-6 hours

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The last two houses we bought , the inspectors missed expensive repairs that needed to be done. The problem is they usually have a cosy relationship with the realtor and just want to help them sell the house so they can get future referrals.

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I’m a speech pathologist in central KY- “per diem” or PRN jobs to cover vacations, maternity leaves, etc. pay $50-$60 hourly (that’s a lot in KY, y’all) and you can choose your days/hours based on how much you want to work. Nursing homes, hospitals, even some home health. It’s not always regular work, but if you get in good with several companies, you can stay as busy as you want to be. If you already have health insurance through a spouse, it’s absolutely ideal!

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Environmental consulting. I started in biology to go into conservation biology but couldn't justify working for $15 an hour for 10 years. Hell, I'd never even heard of environmental consulting when I was doing my undergrad! Now, three years after graduating, I make over $100,000, still do conservation work (about 50% of the time), and don't have to penny-pinch!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in the UK you need to work for the right company (luckily I'm pretty sure I'm at one of the good ones). A lot of large consultancies take graduates at pitiful pay - when I changed career into environmental consultancy 7 years ago I saw one entry level job advertised at £19k, and the one I was offered and took in the end was £25k. I've moved company once and now on £55k including bonus, probably the equivalent purchase power to about $85-90,000 in the USA. It's well above the median income in the UK but not enormously high for a professional.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked The landscaper doing our backyard pays his entry level laborers $27hr to start . A lot has to do with the company and not necessarily the work.

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Aviation Mechanic. Everyone thinks they need a degree. Nope. Thats engineering. They need an A&P license.

Minimum 22.50/hr
Ive been in the industry for 6 months and im at 32
Companies like delta top off employees at 58/hr after a few years.

Go overseas and make more money that is tax free

My friend knows a guy who topped out and makes 24k a month. And you know what he does?
"He doesnt do s**t" -My friend

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's hope he does more than that. So many people 's lives are depending on him.

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I was hired as an inspector to look at vials of parenteral product (basically injectable medicine) all day. Literally just sit in a chair at a light booth and stare at tiny glass vials all day looking for defects. No prior experience in the industry. No degree or anything notable. $23/hr with stupid amazing benefits and bonuses

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked In Pennsylvania, I got paid almost double the minimum wage to be the guy holding the stop sign in front of the construction zone. If I was doing the same job full-time instead of being a summer temp, I would have been making about $25/hour, but full-time requires a CDL and temp/part-time only requires a normal driver's license.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So just to be clear you're making double the minimum wage but still significantly less that $25 per hour? Wow, that sucks.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked CNC machinists, and there are currently a lot of openings.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can program and run 5-axis machines that pay cash reach $40/hr

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Loan officers. My wife worked her way up through Wendy's over twenty years to district manager, then the owner sold it, and she hated the new owner.

She found a job as a loan officer working on commission, making so far a hundred thousand more per year.

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I look for people on the internet who can work specific jobs. I get paid a ridiculous amount of money for the least effort possible. I work for a recruiter, but I’m not an actual recruiter. All I do is search the internet for qualified people in tech and add them to a database. I get paid way more than I should per hour, plus a massive bonus every time someone I add gets hired.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked UPS Driver. I made around $110k last year. $40/hr, $60 with OT. I get around 10-15 hours of OT a week.

We also don’t pay for healthcare.

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Cyber security. MASSIVELY understaffed and usually starts at 60-70 a yr. Not the most difficult either. Though finding your first cyber job without an IT background can be tough

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Massively understaffed because of the education, certifications and IT experience needed to get to that level. There is no such thing as landing a cyber job without such credentials.

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If you work in a state with recreational or medical cannabis jobs in that field can be very lucrative. I'm currently in that field in Michigan, I can make my own schedule typically working 3-5 days a week, and work environments tend to be very relaxed as you might expect lol

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My wife makes over $100k as a hairdresser.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For as much as I pay to get my hair done, I imagine my hairdresser makes at least that much! Probably more...

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Selling legal Marijuana.

I literally get paid to just smoke weed all day long. Half of the time I work from home, half of the time I'm just smoking pot with people to showcase my product line up.

First year (while building my book of business) I made 65k. Second year I essentially doubled my annual wage. When it goes federally legal I'm sure that number will break the 200k mark. Plus I get fully comped on my vehicle and most of my meals/drinks M-F as most of my social interactions are with people in the industry.

Not to mention, I get a lifetime supply of weed for free!

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Stilt walking. I make $450 an hour.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this steady work? Most performance/entertainment work is not.

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Sales to contractors in the construction industry

The jobs are not sexy and you have to start early, but basically you drive around to job sites selling building materials for local/regional distributors

If you work long enough to get going with the huge accounts it’s pretty common to make $150k-$200k/yr in midwest money.

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Not common but as a nanny I make $75k.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I made 20+ an hour as a nanny, but it usually doesn't offer heath insurance or paid time off. One family paid part of my insurance premium but I never got sick or vacation time with pay.

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Alarm technicians. I get paid a lot of money to fix your alarm systems and cameras. I have to travel out of town and out of state as well because of how few there are.

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Air traffic control

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to think this is a pretty stressful job given the amount of coordination needed. Thoughts?

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"I Make Six Figures A Year To Do Nothing At All Most Days": 30 Well-Paying Jobs That Are Often Overlooked Not quite the same as what I’m seeing, but become a certified SalesForce Admin. Many jobs I see start at $60-70k just for being an admin. The training is all free online and I studied and passed my exam (which did cost $200 to take) in 3 weeks, and the software is all cloud based so you can work remote for companies.

SalesForce is global and I didn’t realize just how many businesses and industries use it until I started working in it 4 years ago. I now make 6 figures and have incredible job security. I keep trying to get my friends who don’t like their jobs to check it out. I have a friend who has been a high school teacher for almost 15 years and is making around $50k. He told me a couple of his coworkers recently left their jobs because they got hired as SalesForce consultants making $10k or so more than their teaching salaries, so now he’s seriously considering doing the admin certification this summer.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

is it possible to get this work from outside the US as a non-american if one takes the training and certifications?

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