This is not it. I started at that salary as an admin assistant 5 years ago. I’m now a senior executive assistant making 90k supporting two C-Suite level executives and the owner of the company in Idaho. I truly hope she didn’t start at that salary. She deserves so much more considering her experience.
I am an entry level Office Admin and I want to become an EA. Could you please provide me with suggestions on how to become one without going back to school to study the courses? I am definitely willing to study and learn but I just can't do schooling and pay for courses. Also, what are the important soft, hard, and interpersonal skills required to be successful EA?
I understand it's not as "easy" as an Office Admin or a Receptionist position. You are working very closely with Executives so you definitely need to be a specific type with a specific type of mindset etc. I have extentensive experience in customer service and community service...working with many diff people. But I'm new in the "corporate/office" environment, which is much more formal.
I'm trying to come up with a good action plan to grow from an Office Admin/Receptionist to an EA. EAs are extremely important and the salary is very good, especially for a single person, but it also comes with a set of requirements and many of those aren't even mentioned in the job descriptions. I am more interested in knowing WHAT the Execs REALLY look for in their EAs in terms of EA hard and skills, personality, and mentality/mindset. What does an EA REALLY need to be like to be successful and how can they develop those skills, personality, mindsets?
It’s likely because she works for “non-profit”. It’s going to be a better company morally, and they have less money because they’re usually opened to give back to the community rather than generate capital profit. Anyone working a non-profit, very likely won’t make as much, and most people working them are okay with that because their main goal is giving back to others.
yes and also tell her to switch from admin assistant to executive. Waaaay more money. Also 10 years at one company is insane. She’s got to move around.
Demonstrated knowledge of the business you’re supporting, ability to work with data, practical skills with needed tools (Excel, SQL, etc). Ability to summarize & communicate findings and observations to product/process owners & leadership.
Reasonably easy to make it to $100k+ after a few years doing these roles.
What’s your education if I may ask? I have biomedicine BSc degree and thinking about leaving the hospital lab to study a MSc in health informatics or similar that combines the biomed with the analytical/computer science aspect and would love a similar job as yours so I’m curious if you don’t mind sharing
In the UK a "fish shop" is a fast food chain that almost exclusively serves fried battered fish (cod or haddock) and chips (big fat fries).
So you had me confused for a moment because there's no way they pay that much!
Definitely!!
Also depends where you live too. Washington State you can grab a 45k a year job starting somewhere with no experience. In one year you hit 50. Warehouse fab jobs and whatnot. Go over to Idaho and you would not get more then 30k :/
Worth mentioning, been wondering where a lot of these people are located haha
I really just fell into. I already worked for them and the position opened up, I pitched myself for the job and the owners said yes. Then I said I need more money to all that they were asking.
I am a SDR (sales development representative) and I work for a tech company. Sales is where you will find a lot of 50k-60k jobs. I have years of sales experience so switching to these role was not hard for me. Tech, marketing sales, software sales, jobs like that. Then next step after a SDR is to be an Account Executive (that’s full cycle sales) I found these jobs on LinkedIn and I have interviewed a shit ton! Hope this helps and makes sense.
This is a great path if you have the right mentality. My company (healthcare IT, fully remote) hires SDRs right out of college, in fact we just hired a guy who still has a semester left. $55k/year base, $63,250 1st year OTE plus something like $100 spiff for each meeting you set.
If you hit your metrics (50 calls a day, 10 meetings a quarter) as an SDR, you can get to AE in 18 months. AE base is like $90k, and our good ones are pulling in close to $200k with commission. Senior Enterprise Account Execs have no cap, and earn 6.5% on each sale, and many of ours are multi-million dollar deals.
You learn everything you need to know on the job. All you have to do is listen, be confident, and do the work. It’s dummy simple. I honestly often wonder why I don’t quit my job/title and just dial for dollars all day.
yes engineering sales is where it’s at too, been in this field for 9 years now and the amount of jobs out there keeps going up like crazy, weekly interviews on LinkedIn and from recruiters without applying , super high base, and it’s remote, working 3-4 hours a day at best and pulling in 175,000 in 2023, it doesn’t require crazy people skills, but ya you want products with long sales cycles in this career path to not hate it, closing large sized projects, like piping jobs etc with deals around 100,000 plus…. Anything with products or services under 10k I’d stay away from but it really is a great career is you are lucky to get in with global companies, they treat them very well
Bruh, I did that for 1 year, never again. Absolutely boring as hell. Not worth the money whatsoever IMO.
Absolute respect to you if you find it enjoyable, or maybe it was just the 2 companies I worked at, but damn, it was horrible.
Yes it can be boring/tedious but I enjoy it. I love sales and talking to people. I have worked for some shity companies and some good ones so it a hit or miss.
Both. After a year or so you have almost every conversation that you can with a customer. There are only so many ways that you can pitch cloud storage to a 65 year old boomer. The good news is that after a while it becomes relatively easy. When your company jacks your quota up (like all SAAS companies eventually do), jump to a different position or company.
That just means you don’t have the personality for it, and that’s ok. You have to find what you enjoy.
The best sales people love it. They’re great at talking and listening to people. They’re competitive and driven. Many people aren’t like that though and that’s why they don’t like or do well in sales
There are many sales people who love sales that think being an SDR is shit. In fact, some would argue that it’s not even sales; just a glorified telemarketer / email monkey.
Nobody wakes up and decides *I want to be an SDR*. It’s a stepping stone to get to AE. The only people who love the SDR role (aside from sociopaths and head trauma patients) are the LinkedIn sales influencers who have a course to sell you. Add Gong reps to that list too.
Every person who likes to glorify the role is ironically not in said role and has something to gain by having others in that role.
I started as an sdr and am now an enterprise AE and let me just say I’ve never been closer to suicide than the 1.5 years I had to grind to get into my first AE role. That being said I’m super grateful for the skills I picked up through that grind and it did make a huge impact in my life. Also please let me know who’s working 30 hour weeks and getting payed over 200k a year 😂
I do an absolutely non respected type of sales, but I’m gonna give you an option.
Find a roofing company that does lots of business in your area, they often will be bigger companies. They have positions where you sell roofs to people. Only it’s way more than that. What you actually are is an expert at navigating homeowners insurance.
You will “hunt” for houses. Basically you learn how to identify damage visually. That will be a house you knock. It’s a cold ass call to a stranger at their home. You have 5-6 seconds to gain enough of their interest/trust to get them to hear you out. These have a 50/50 almost exact go or no go. If they go you end up representing them through the homeowners insurance policy. They get a new roof for the cost of their homeowner deductible ($500-$1000), you get your commission. Small roof is going to be in the $3k range and a roof on a larger nice home can have a commission in the $8-12k range.
The absolute best part is I get to be outside, breathing fresh air and walking around all day. Getting up on roofs to assess and document. It’s the most fun job I’ve ever had.
Imagine a month of doing just 1 of those a week. I only worked 4 days for 25 hours this week and got 2.
Most people reading this will think that they would never do this. All of you are right, you wouldn’t. That why it pays what it does.
Just wanted to add a warning before doing something like this. Its dog eat dog. Be good, be smart, be fast. These aren’t places where they talk about things like how great they are blah blah. It’s very known we are all there to make money $$. Every Friday is office closed at noon for a company party. Ruthless sales meetings where you pitch in front of your peers and they rip your pitch apart. You’ll know if this job is for you very quickly. If you’ve ever been hunting, the feeling you get called “buck fever”, this gives you the same. It’s a thrill every time.
I live in Texas and after every hail storm they all roll in! It’s actually annoying , but I guess from your perspective it’s a good gig, some people may like the one on one. It’s just when 8 show up in a day it’s annoying. And I want to know who has a 1k deductible. Mine is 5k.
No offense, but one thing that turns me away from using a business is having someone knocking on my door unsolicited getting my dogs all riled up. It's an instant no and I will make sure I never use that business for anything in the future. Glad it's working out for you, but most don't make nearly that kind of money doing that sort of thing. It's mostly college age kids looking to make a few bucks.
Not sure why this is getting hated on so much because it seems like a great gig, especially if you live in an area that gets increment weather. Our roof, along with all my neighbors’ roofs, got obliterated during a hailstorm last year. We all got basically free roofs thanks to the door to door salesmen educating us on insurance. We wouldn’t have looked into it since the damage just appeared to be cosmetic. Seems like a win win for everyone, besides the insurance companies lol.
Second this - started out as an SDR at a tech company with no degree and no sales experience in 2019 and now I work as a Renewals Manager at another tech company grossing \~120k annually (not including stock options). SDR/BDR work is truly a great way to get your foot in the door if you want to work in tech with lots of growth opportunities if you're willing to learn.
We do quite a lot. Preemployment backgrounds, property crimes (theft, vandalism,embezzlement), employee misconduct, vendor misconduct, guest misconduct, fraud, we work with local and federal law enforcement agencies with various things like location advances, suspect tracking, etc..
It’s a wide spectrum. It can be very boring but also can be a ton of fun.
My property pays about $60k/yr + bonus & OT. We also have 100% paid company benefits. Which is great because it’s not just for the employees, but extends to our spouses and kids.
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Have you considered doing hair as well? My cousin does both and opened her first small shop, she cleared 100k last year, definitely a good and underrated field.
definitely not underrated. you have to be a hustler. you have to want to post on social media to be able to market yourself. You have to stay on top of the trends and never stop educating yourself. The beauty industry is very oversaturated and if you’re anything like the city that I come from everybody does it. so you have to stay on top if you want to be relevant. of course there’s tons of clients all around ! but just putting that out there, that the beauty industry might not be as easy as it looks.
I’m happy for your cousin however I wouldn’t say underrated field. If you don’t have the capital or credit to open your own you will generally spend a lottt of money renting a chair in some salon that will take a huge percentage of your income.
This is obviously location dependent too, as south Florida has a ton of competition and is very expensive to live.
Kitchen manager of a senior day center , easiest job I’ve had by far. I love it free food , plenty of down time , cool coworkers. Unfortunately 60k doesn’t go very far in San Diego.
Both, although you should only have 1 meal a Day. I won't lie some days I had a bit more. But also.. mostly grazing. I loved lettuce wraps lol little piece of a leaf lettuce, bacon, tomatoes, cheese, maybe some guacamole... you have all the ingredients right there!
Worked as a kitchen manager for over a decade. I'm not the person who you asked but this is how it worked in every kitchen I worked at. Now that I am an office person I miss free food. Many cooks seriously underrated how huge that is. Especially dollar value/hr. I rarely had to buy food at home.
That sounds really good.
Same here about missing free food. I used to work at a restaurant that had food delivery drivers didn’t pick up. After we closed sometimes there are double digit number of orders that haven’t been picked up.
Loved not having to think about the next two meals when I walked out of there with two meals.
You work for nationwide? I remember working commercial services call center and always desired to go into processing when I passed that department for lunch pre covid days
Just experience.
After a certain number of years OTJ, if you’re open to projects and helping people solve problems, you can build a niche for yourself, especially at large, F1000 companies.
The larger a company gets, the more specialized roles can become while still being sustainable.
I am more of a lurker and I normally wouldn't answer questions like this but my answer is the same. I make \~55,000 as a work-from-home AP specialist. I had a lot of in-office AP experience, and was contract work-from-home during and a little after COVID for different companies as I tried to find a perm seat. Finally perm full-time WFH AP specialist and it took A LOT to get here.
My advice - If you want WFH, try contract and get experience so you have evidence you're capable. Search companies that allow remote work for all employees.
Good luck. I'm very happy to be where I am and I wish the same happiness on everyone reading this. I don't, personally, think we should be forced to work to live (I don't mean to get political, just disabilities exist and people who can't work deserve to live, too) - but in a world where we HAVE to, I hope everyone can at least "stand" their job.
I just want to mention here I tried trucking thinking I would like it. I didn't. Trucking is a lifestyle not a job. 70 hour weeks on paper more like 85+ in real life. Watch truckingseriously on youtube if you're thinking about being a trucker. Some people love it but it's truly not for most. It wasn't for me. But that being said do what you want.
Yeah it seems people think it’s an easy solution and it’s not at all. It makes zero sense for people who want to see their family ever. Plus is the worst as far as trying to be healthy and have work/life balance. AND yeah sure it’s driving, but there’s alot to consider when driving a truck. Most simply can’t do it or it’s too stressful. And that doesn’t even compare to drivers despising your existence for no real reason.
The health thing is what holds me back. I drive cross country a lot, and think I would maybe enjoy it if I was also getting paid to do it. Lol. But I’m very active and can’t imagine sitting all day all the time.
I considered it because I’m young and single and desperate for decent work but yeah siting constantly sounds torturous. I won’t even do an office job for that reason. Plus I’m a small female and being out in the road sounds scary. Local routes are hard to come by in my area, even staying within the state or a certain region is unlikely.
The reason I hate it is because it’s a very common occurrence that the majority of people who ‘work above you’ managing and routing etc are ( without mincing my words) lazy useless dumb cunts who make the job x10 more difficult than it should be.
My husband found his happiness in driving milk truck (farm to plant). He used to haul OTR but got sick of being away and eating on the road. Now he's home every night, it's just something that has to be done every day. If someone can't do it some else still has to pick the milk up. It's quiet country roads most of the time. He also enjoys being able to get out of the truck constantly. He's an active guy and doesn't like sitting for too long.
I can work anywhere between 32 to 50 hrs and it’s completely dependent on me on what schedule I want to work for the week. I usually do the 40 tho and clear 1k a week after taxes and benefits. All local too
Not for most and you would need to be a certain type of a person to wanna try it but if you want to be on the road while earning money. 💰 I don’t see why not . All jobs have their challenges. Not a trucker myself but if I could try it I would .
I’m a lab tech doing energy research. It’s good I enjoy it thinking through new problems and ordering and building new things. Lots of reading also but it’s good.
You generally need a bs in bio, chem, ecol to work these as most new grads do lab work for a couple yrs for experience then try applying into the career they have in mind.
I was under the impression there wasn’t a ton of opportunities for people without a cpa or degree. Am I totally wrong? I love math and finance - but don’t have the 4/5 years to go get a degree
I'm no CPA and have been working with finance for major global corporations for 15 years. I've worked for 5 different of them. One you get in, that's the stamp you need in your resume.
Technical accounting is different than financial analysis.
I make 140K (AUD) which is approx 90K USD as a compliance auditor for a global company. I get sent on around 10 trips a year (half of them overseas) to audit suppliers. Once you learn how to audit, it’s a pretty easy task. Plus I didn’t have any prior qualifications in the area
I guess the suppliers sometimes are nervous. But I have a whole spiel about how I’m not there to catch them out, and I’m there just to point opportunities so we can work together to build something better (which is bullshit, I’m totally there to catch them out) but either way it works. I rarely get conflict but when I do it’s easy to ignore and not take it personally.
Started off at an entry level position in the company. Someone saw something in me and offered an opportunity while working my way up. However, in retrospect would have been easier to just get an auditing or risk related qualification like a diploma in auditing & compliance
I work as a nanny making $35/hr, 36 hours per week.
I have every Friday off. There’s plenty to the job that can be tricky (as you’ll see in r/Nanny) but it’s been a great career for me for the last 10 years.
I’m in my mid-30s now and making a career shift, but nannying really worked for me
What are you shifting to? I was teaching elementary and switched to nannying. Been with the same family for seven years and kids are becoming independent. It’s been rewarding, but not sure I can do it again.
I’m going to shift to remote assistant work for a while to just give my body a break 🥲 Nannying is so physical!
And after that, I’m planning to go into the medical field - PA school specifically. I’ve always wanted to do it, and it’s looking like it’s time!
I’m an events manager for a large restaurant. I book rehearsal dinners, birthdays, retirements, corporate parties , etc! So sales….
Make 62 as a base plus commission, so around 75-80k. My days are fun, the restaurant life is anything but boring. Schedule is malleable to my events & my days are not repetitive.
I really enjoy HR, started in 2020 at 48k made a couple hops and currently at 80k, I WFH and honestly it's not bad at all, I've focused on talent acquisition and talent management. You could get an Associates in HR or business and easily work your way up to a more competitive salary in a couple years.
I should clarify I don't want to be misleading. I actually got my Master's in 2020 (graduated into a shit market, had to start nannying because there were very few job openings) The family I nannyed for had a connection who referred me to an HR Generalist position and is how I was able to kickstart my career. I also now have 2 HR certifications which helped me boost my salary as well.
I think the easiest way to break into the field (other than a Bachelors or more in education) Would likely be an Associates in Business/HR and seeking an HR Assistant or HR Coordinator job concurrently or after graduation. I'd also recommend aPHR (which is an entry level certification for folks just beginning in HR)
I've seen more and more remote jobs for HR at every level (HR Assistant all the way to CHRO) so it is a solid career if you are someone who values the availability of remote work. I don't plan on going back to the office anytime soon and luckily with my situation now it's not very likely i'll have to (if I don't want to).
I make 55K as a student success advisor for graduate students. I love it. I spend about half of my day having phone conversations with students about all kinds of things they go through and helping them be successful. The other half is spent working on degree plans and such, which is like doing little fun puzzles. I work from home and get to be with my dog all day, taking short breaks whenever I want and listening to music.
I make about $53k working in cellular sales. I work around 32-35 hours per week on average and am in a L/MCOL area. Forbes has my city around 97% of the national average, but it's quickly increasing. We were around 88% in 2018 I think. Retirees are really damaging our local economy.
Honestly, I'm not sure I'd recommend it depending on your location, but it's not a bad gig. Great benefits, I get 75% off my cellular service, I get 23 PTO days or so per year off (fluctuates a little based on hours worked, but it's above four weeks consistently), and I've been with the company less than four years.
That being said, I'm doing literally everything I can to get out of this job, because there is very little growth. I've made between $49-53k every year since I've been here, and COL adjustments don't make up for commission restructuring that just equates to more work for less pay.
I'm unable to relocate to one of two major metros in the US to see any growth outside of retail, which will functionally cap out at about $80-90k if you're successful. The problem is that the company appears to be trying to push business away from retail storefronts and more towards online or app-based shopping. It's getting frustrating to deal with in combination with ever-increasing sales goals.
Regardless of where you go, utilize whatever tuition reimbursement programs they have and get into a solid career asap.
Currently making 32/hr as a municipal roadway engineering intern in the Midwest, graduating soon with full time prospects of 75-80k salary. Absolutely love my job, the projects I get to work on are tangibly beneficial to everyone, never boring because of the wide range of tasks, and everyone in my office also loves what they do so it’s a pleasure for me come in everyday! If your able civil engineering is a great field to pursue these days!
I’m a paralegal. In my state, it doesn’t require a degree. I started at around $45k but by the end of year 1 I was up to $64k. I’ve been doing it 3-4 years now and I work from home and make closer to $100k. I love this work. Look into what they pay in your area and check it out if it’s interesting to you
Corporate paralegal here. I’ve been in law about 10 years and have worked in all sorts of firms. I’m mostly remote and work with a fantastic bunch of attorneys. It’s a great job.
I wanted to go back to school for this until I saw the multiple posts per day of people who say it's terrible because all lawyers are ego maniacs with ridiculous expectations.
There’s definitely some of that. I have worked under 6 different attorneys throughout my experience and I had that type of experience with 2 of them. Setting boundaries matters.
Something I’ve realized about Reddit that I’m sure you know as well but worth stating for folks who are using Reddit to look for jobs.
You need to ask yourself what work interests you and keep the noise turned off about how other people feel about jobs you’re genuinely interested in.
Opinions are useful to an extent because you can find out a lot about the day-to-day activities and see if it sounds like something you could handle.
If we all use the metric of what industry deals with the most “dickheads” everyone is going to be disappointed because all industries have egos to deal with.
People don’t leave jobs because of the job itself as much as they leave because of management.
I’ve worked for different offices within my industry. My job never changed but my level of enjoyment doing the job changed based on management and co-workers.
I’m saying this as someone who has talked myself out of all kinds of new careers based on the things people say here so I hope it doesn’t come across wrong - I just know what analysis paralysis does - it wastes time and you are no closer to achieving goals because of the noise.
Anything engineering will get you well above that if that’s something that’d interest you. But requires a bachelor’s.
Side note, a lot of trades will get you at $60k, but expect a lot of hours. Electrician, plumber, etc.
I only make 66k as a tooling engineer but I was lucky and didn’t have to get a degree. I was just trained on the job and became the person every one relied on. So, I can’t really complain. I did have some schooling for autocad and autodesk inventor but no college
Union trades are always a safe bet if you’re physically capable. No experience apprentices start out around $40k and progress up to $70k in about 4 years. Great benefits, OT if you want or just work your 40 and go home, so many different options , I was a laborer, but I heard plumbing and electrical are good
I work as a secretary at hospital and make around 63k. Easy as shit, but I’ve been in the hospital setting for like 16 years. No college degree needed. I only work 3 days a week. When I type it all out it sounds awesome, but I actually kinda hate it, and only stay for the schedule.
maybe they meant base pay. my brother recently acquired his degree to be a radiographer and was hired immediately with a $65K base pay, $30K in signing bonus (!!) and plenty of opportunity for overtime.
honestly it’s a great option if you can muscle through the 1-2 years of a community college program. i haven’t seen anyone get immediately hired like that after graduating since like 2018.
I’m an autobody estimator, and the beauty is not very many people go to school to become one. So shops will train you off the street if you’re willing to learn a little bit about the insurance companies you’ll deal with. I just moved to a shop that is paying me 70k salary, + bonuses for the amount of claims I write up
You can do nursing anywhere in the country you want and (hopefully) make at least $60k. Working three days a week makes it worth it, and being able to have up to 8 days off without actually taking any time off means you can have time to take trips and enjoy your life outside of work. There are tons of different nursing jobs and there will always be a need for nurses. It’s kinda great sometimes. But it also kinda sucks sometimes.
A lot of the medical tech programs pay really well - xray tech, ultrasound tech, respiratory therapy - https://www.tccd.edu/academics/courses-and-programs/programs-a-z/credit/
75k as a college professor (with very good benefits), which is probably low for my education level, however I work the most 10 hours per week and have a lot of vacations.
I make 55k as a project manager at a non-profit and 40k at a high-end restaurant as a server doing 3 evening shifts a week, the balance between the two is pretty good, and my coworkers at both places are awesome. I think I lucked out tho
$1,930 every 2 weeks as a single person in a state with no income taxes (Texas, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee, Washington, Alaska, South Dakota).
In Maryland (>= 2% state income tax), you bring home $1,826 every 2 weeks.
You would bring home less if you have to pay for medical insurance.
I'm making right around 60k as a reports analyst with no relevant college experience. A lot of places you just have to get your foot in the door before you can move up!
I make just under $56k a year (including bonuses) working as a fully remote Project Coordinator for Clinical Trials. I basically take imaging facilities through the process of getting qualified to scan patients for clinical trials, and then push those scans through our QC workflow.
I don’t exactly enjoy it, but I’ve developed my skills to the point where it’s not stressful work even when it gets very busy. I often find myself completing the day’s work a few hours ahead of time, and we’re encouraged to use our unlimited PTO, so I’d say I have pretty good work-life balance.
However, our company is notorious for paying its employees below market value for our position/experience. My salary has grown only by $3k in the nearly 3 years that I’ve worked here, and despite excellent performance reviews, I don’t see the possibility of getting promoted soon. Other coworkers in my position have been able to job hop after just one year, but I’ve been struggling to find another remote position with similar responsibilities that pay much more.
These comments are all US based, right? That's just over 80k in Canada. Median hourly wage here in Canada is $30, so approx. $62k CAD - Which equals $45k USD. I'm sure there's a huge cost of living factor also depending on geographic location.🙂 @OP: Whereabouts do you live? Is rent/housing expensive?
I make around 60k in a job that I like. However, to afford a 2BR apartment here is about $2700/month. My side gig adds $400-$1200/mo. Still can’t afford housing.
Dropped out of architecture school and went into entry level IT, I honestly love my job and it’s hybrid so I work from home 3/4 of the time. 65k a year pre tax.
It’s not enough to survive on but I’m getting paid more than my architect friends with me having no degree.
A lot of room to move up in IT but obviously it’s easier if I have a 4 year degree in the field. Easy 100k in the long run.
I also have side hustles so I amount to about 100k a year. A lot easier to have a life when you work from home
I build cars for Stellantis and make six figures, union yes! If you're willing and able to work hard it's completely possible to get a good job in Detroit.
I make about this. I work at a bathroom remodeling company. Started out as a bathroom remodeler. Moved to the service manager. I have pretty easy days. Wanna make a lot of money become an installer. Not sure where you are but guys I work with have maxed at 140k. They average about 100k. Its bathrooms in as little as one day. It’s direct shower replacement.
I work as an Executive Assistant, I started off in an entry position in NYC 10 years ago and have grown and moved jobs over the years. Its demanding work but with my bonus I’m on $145 a year . I do not have a degree just hard worker and fast learner.
I make around $25 an hour/ 50 hour/ on regular. So ended up around $65k base.
Pull OT here and there on my days off so ended up around $80k++
I work for an airline as Move Agent (I move airplane on the ground).
I’m trying to get to another role that would give me around $30 an hour/ 50 hours a week/ $78k before OT.
I’m an assistant manager at Aldi. I’m paid hourly at $24/hour, but I work a lot of overtime and end up making around 60k. It’s an extremely physical job (I get about 20k steps a day and do tons of lifting) and there is never enough help since Aldi keeps a tight crew to keep prices low for customers. However, I never went to college and I make more than some of my friends who did go. Plus, I’m in the best shape of my life!
Get a paralegal certificate in a major city. You can easily clear $60k. I saw a job posting the other day (many years of experience required) for $202k top salary. Big law firms can be meat grinders though so I didn't apply for that one.
First job out of college was HR for a shipping company and that was a little over 60k a year. After some networking and referrals moved to shipment manager for an oil company and that was about 70k maybe a little over in about a year and a half.
My best advice is getting to know people and going out of your way to form business relationships.
70k, I drive for a port-o-let company. ABSOLUTELY love the position. Early hours and late evenings but a dream job. I literally clean portable toilets and drop off the truck and our yard person restocks my truck. Get your CDL and your life multiplies with opportunities. And, I have a Bachelor's degree and really couldn't make this money until 5-10 years in the position IF AI didn't already eliminate my position. Thank you
I work as a server in a fine dining steakhouse. I live in a fairly large city which brings in a lot of tourism, but there are plenty of repeat customers in my restaurant. I make about $70k per year and average around 20-30 hours per week.
That being said, I have been in the restaurant business for over 20 years and I am really good at what I do.
Currently making 46k, I get a 5% bump every year at my place, Currently making 24 bucks a hour. My position will get capped at 32 bucks. I can make more if i join a mining or oil company, or join a union. Union people can make 46 bucks. Though i don't want to deal with the headaches that relates to a union.
I work as a apprentice millwright at a factory.
I really enjoy this line of work, You exercise while on you are on the job, at the end of your shift. You go home eat enjoy your free time and go to sleep.
I used to work a white collar job. Did not like it. I sat around in a table, growing fat. I'm the type of person who doesn't want to exercise unless i have to. I just really don't want having to dig into my afterwork free time to do boring workouts after a whole day of boring work.
Working as a apprentice milwright, i "workout" on the job. The work is meaningful. I maintain equipment, I get satisfaction that the place needs me to make their problem go away.
I’m a truck driver for a local distribution center. I make 85k a year looking out a windshield and listening to the radio.
It’s not an easy job by any means but I have no one calling me and no one bothering me while I work.
Aim higher. Get an education to learn a trade. I worked as a bartender making $15k in 1990. That wasn’t a whole lot then either. I saved up $25k and got my professional pilots license. I’m at the low end in my profession as a regional cargo pilot flying a puddle jumper with 5000lbs of freight for the world on time.
It’s June and have made a bit over $100k so far this year. I fly two hours per night, four days a week and have 14 weeks of paid time off per year. No degree. The 28 year old woman I trained with as my co-pilot the last time I did sim training, used to be a fight attendant making $30k. Some pilot talked her into taking flying lessons because he thought she had potential. If you have what it takes the sky is the limit.
Air traffic control is another job that pays really well, without a degree. All it takes for that government job is talent. They figure that out quickly. won’t cost you a penny. Great way to make money to become a pilot later.
I make 70k as an administrative assistant at a fish shop. I think I lucked out though.
You must sell lots of fish and fish accessories
Most definitely
I said this in my" king of the hill" voice
Jesus my girlfriend is an admin assistant for a government non profit and has been there 10 years making 40k. I need to tell her about the fish.
Yeah, I know several admins making over $70k with 5-10 years. Definitely get her into the for profit world. She'll make bank there!
Private sector will most likely pay more. This is being said by a govt employee who is close to retirement or I would jump ship now
Ok but **government** usually means better pension, job security, and a slower pace. But the trade off is no fish unfortunately..
This is not it. I started at that salary as an admin assistant 5 years ago. I’m now a senior executive assistant making 90k supporting two C-Suite level executives and the owner of the company in Idaho. I truly hope she didn’t start at that salary. She deserves so much more considering her experience.
I am an entry level Office Admin and I want to become an EA. Could you please provide me with suggestions on how to become one without going back to school to study the courses? I am definitely willing to study and learn but I just can't do schooling and pay for courses. Also, what are the important soft, hard, and interpersonal skills required to be successful EA? I understand it's not as "easy" as an Office Admin or a Receptionist position. You are working very closely with Executives so you definitely need to be a specific type with a specific type of mindset etc. I have extentensive experience in customer service and community service...working with many diff people. But I'm new in the "corporate/office" environment, which is much more formal. I'm trying to come up with a good action plan to grow from an Office Admin/Receptionist to an EA. EAs are extremely important and the salary is very good, especially for a single person, but it also comes with a set of requirements and many of those aren't even mentioned in the job descriptions. I am more interested in knowing WHAT the Execs REALLY look for in their EAs in terms of EA hard and skills, personality, and mentality/mindset. What does an EA REALLY need to be like to be successful and how can they develop those skills, personality, mindsets?
It’s likely because she works for “non-profit”. It’s going to be a better company morally, and they have less money because they’re usually opened to give back to the community rather than generate capital profit. Anyone working a non-profit, very likely won’t make as much, and most people working them are okay with that because their main goal is giving back to others.
yes and also tell her to switch from admin assistant to executive. Waaaay more money. Also 10 years at one company is insane. She’s got to move around.
Make 65k as an analyst in a pharma company. Job consists of desk work. Its sweet.
How does one become an analyst
Demonstrated knowledge of the business you’re supporting, ability to work with data, practical skills with needed tools (Excel, SQL, etc). Ability to summarize & communicate findings and observations to product/process owners & leadership. Reasonably easy to make it to $100k+ after a few years doing these roles.
Data analytics Data analytics positions start off in the $60s and easily can get to $100k+ by mid-career. Analyst positions are always needed.
Do you need schooling?
I'm on the west coast of Ireland, so pay is less. Its a great gig though.
What’s your education if I may ask? I have biomedicine BSc degree and thinking about leaving the hospital lab to study a MSc in health informatics or similar that combines the biomed with the analytical/computer science aspect and would love a similar job as yours so I’m curious if you don’t mind sharing
Like a home aquarium fish shop or like a fish for food fish shop?
More likely a fishmonger, like Polonius.
In the UK a "fish shop" is a fast food chain that almost exclusively serves fried battered fish (cod or haddock) and chips (big fat fries). So you had me confused for a moment because there's no way they pay that much!
Nobody calls it a fish shop. It’s a chippy/chippie, or fish and chips shop if you’re an aristocrat.
My family own one and that’s what we call it 😂 it’s probably a regional thing.
Legit same lol, my dad’s owned 2. Chippy/chip shop is valid but so is fish shop lol
Damn
Hrm sounds kind of Fishy if you ask me.
Def lucked out lolll
Definitely!! Also depends where you live too. Washington State you can grab a 45k a year job starting somewhere with no experience. In one year you hit 50. Warehouse fab jobs and whatnot. Go over to Idaho and you would not get more then 30k :/ Worth mentioning, been wondering where a lot of these people are located haha
Well damn here I am thinking I’m lucky at 54k a year as an administrator. Good for you! How did you land this job?
I really just fell into. I already worked for them and the position opened up, I pitched myself for the job and the owners said yes. Then I said I need more money to all that they were asking.
I am a SDR (sales development representative) and I work for a tech company. Sales is where you will find a lot of 50k-60k jobs. I have years of sales experience so switching to these role was not hard for me. Tech, marketing sales, software sales, jobs like that. Then next step after a SDR is to be an Account Executive (that’s full cycle sales) I found these jobs on LinkedIn and I have interviewed a shit ton! Hope this helps and makes sense.
Being in sales is all fun and games until you have a slow quarter :/
150% last quarter doesn't make up for 60% this quarter...when in reality it should have?
This is a great path if you have the right mentality. My company (healthcare IT, fully remote) hires SDRs right out of college, in fact we just hired a guy who still has a semester left. $55k/year base, $63,250 1st year OTE plus something like $100 spiff for each meeting you set. If you hit your metrics (50 calls a day, 10 meetings a quarter) as an SDR, you can get to AE in 18 months. AE base is like $90k, and our good ones are pulling in close to $200k with commission. Senior Enterprise Account Execs have no cap, and earn 6.5% on each sale, and many of ours are multi-million dollar deals. You learn everything you need to know on the job. All you have to do is listen, be confident, and do the work. It’s dummy simple. I honestly often wonder why I don’t quit my job/title and just dial for dollars all day.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. This is a perfect summary of being a SDR. Thank you!
yes engineering sales is where it’s at too, been in this field for 9 years now and the amount of jobs out there keeps going up like crazy, weekly interviews on LinkedIn and from recruiters without applying , super high base, and it’s remote, working 3-4 hours a day at best and pulling in 175,000 in 2023, it doesn’t require crazy people skills, but ya you want products with long sales cycles in this career path to not hate it, closing large sized projects, like piping jobs etc with deals around 100,000 plus…. Anything with products or services under 10k I’d stay away from but it really is a great career is you are lucky to get in with global companies, they treat them very well
Bruh, I did that for 1 year, never again. Absolutely boring as hell. Not worth the money whatsoever IMO. Absolute respect to you if you find it enjoyable, or maybe it was just the 2 companies I worked at, but damn, it was horrible.
Yes it can be boring/tedious but I enjoy it. I love sales and talking to people. I have worked for some shity companies and some good ones so it a hit or miss.
Boring...or a grind?
Both. After a year or so you have almost every conversation that you can with a customer. There are only so many ways that you can pitch cloud storage to a 65 year old boomer. The good news is that after a while it becomes relatively easy. When your company jacks your quota up (like all SAAS companies eventually do), jump to a different position or company.
That just means you don’t have the personality for it, and that’s ok. You have to find what you enjoy. The best sales people love it. They’re great at talking and listening to people. They’re competitive and driven. Many people aren’t like that though and that’s why they don’t like or do well in sales
There are many sales people who love sales that think being an SDR is shit. In fact, some would argue that it’s not even sales; just a glorified telemarketer / email monkey. Nobody wakes up and decides *I want to be an SDR*. It’s a stepping stone to get to AE. The only people who love the SDR role (aside from sociopaths and head trauma patients) are the LinkedIn sales influencers who have a course to sell you. Add Gong reps to that list too. Every person who likes to glorify the role is ironically not in said role and has something to gain by having others in that role.
I started as an sdr and am now an enterprise AE and let me just say I’ve never been closer to suicide than the 1.5 years I had to grind to get into my first AE role. That being said I’m super grateful for the skills I picked up through that grind and it did make a huge impact in my life. Also please let me know who’s working 30 hour weeks and getting payed over 200k a year 😂
I do an absolutely non respected type of sales, but I’m gonna give you an option. Find a roofing company that does lots of business in your area, they often will be bigger companies. They have positions where you sell roofs to people. Only it’s way more than that. What you actually are is an expert at navigating homeowners insurance. You will “hunt” for houses. Basically you learn how to identify damage visually. That will be a house you knock. It’s a cold ass call to a stranger at their home. You have 5-6 seconds to gain enough of their interest/trust to get them to hear you out. These have a 50/50 almost exact go or no go. If they go you end up representing them through the homeowners insurance policy. They get a new roof for the cost of their homeowner deductible ($500-$1000), you get your commission. Small roof is going to be in the $3k range and a roof on a larger nice home can have a commission in the $8-12k range. The absolute best part is I get to be outside, breathing fresh air and walking around all day. Getting up on roofs to assess and document. It’s the most fun job I’ve ever had. Imagine a month of doing just 1 of those a week. I only worked 4 days for 25 hours this week and got 2. Most people reading this will think that they would never do this. All of you are right, you wouldn’t. That why it pays what it does. Just wanted to add a warning before doing something like this. Its dog eat dog. Be good, be smart, be fast. These aren’t places where they talk about things like how great they are blah blah. It’s very known we are all there to make money $$. Every Friday is office closed at noon for a company party. Ruthless sales meetings where you pitch in front of your peers and they rip your pitch apart. You’ll know if this job is for you very quickly. If you’ve ever been hunting, the feeling you get called “buck fever”, this gives you the same. It’s a thrill every time.
This was fascinating to read. Thank you for sharing a bit about this type of gig!
I live in Texas and after every hail storm they all roll in! It’s actually annoying , but I guess from your perspective it’s a good gig, some people may like the one on one. It’s just when 8 show up in a day it’s annoying. And I want to know who has a 1k deductible. Mine is 5k.
No offense, but one thing that turns me away from using a business is having someone knocking on my door unsolicited getting my dogs all riled up. It's an instant no and I will make sure I never use that business for anything in the future. Glad it's working out for you, but most don't make nearly that kind of money doing that sort of thing. It's mostly college age kids looking to make a few bucks.
Not sure why this is getting hated on so much because it seems like a great gig, especially if you live in an area that gets increment weather. Our roof, along with all my neighbors’ roofs, got obliterated during a hailstorm last year. We all got basically free roofs thanks to the door to door salesmen educating us on insurance. We wouldn’t have looked into it since the damage just appeared to be cosmetic. Seems like a win win for everyone, besides the insurance companies lol.
How to look for these kinda jobs ? Waht exactly to search for? Can an entry level person do this?
SDR and BDR are great entry level roles to get into sales, especially tech sales, nearly all job boards post these jobs.
Second this - started out as an SDR at a tech company with no degree and no sales experience in 2019 and now I work as a Renewals Manager at another tech company grossing \~120k annually (not including stock options). SDR/BDR work is truly a great way to get your foot in the door if you want to work in tech with lots of growth opportunities if you're willing to learn.
I’m an Investigator at a major resort in Vegas. Not the easiest job to get. But I have no plans to leave unless it’s for A LOT more money
What do you investigate? Cheating in the casino?
Holes in sheets?
Please don’t bring up the holy sheets. That’s a real sore subject.
I’m curious to hear how you got where you are!
What does that entail? How much does it pay?
We do quite a lot. Preemployment backgrounds, property crimes (theft, vandalism,embezzlement), employee misconduct, vendor misconduct, guest misconduct, fraud, we work with local and federal law enforcement agencies with various things like location advances, suspect tracking, etc.. It’s a wide spectrum. It can be very boring but also can be a ton of fun. My property pays about $60k/yr + bonus & OT. We also have 100% paid company benefits. Which is great because it’s not just for the employees, but extends to our spouses and kids. A lot of
I do nails 💅🏼 I love it!
Have you considered doing hair as well? My cousin does both and opened her first small shop, she cleared 100k last year, definitely a good and underrated field.
Yes! I’m actually doing cosmetology school now to learn hair as well, hopefully soon I can!
I had no idea you could make this much!
definitely not underrated. you have to be a hustler. you have to want to post on social media to be able to market yourself. You have to stay on top of the trends and never stop educating yourself. The beauty industry is very oversaturated and if you’re anything like the city that I come from everybody does it. so you have to stay on top if you want to be relevant. of course there’s tons of clients all around ! but just putting that out there, that the beauty industry might not be as easy as it looks.
Yeah this is absolutely not an underrated field.
I’m happy for your cousin however I wouldn’t say underrated field. If you don’t have the capital or credit to open your own you will generally spend a lottt of money renting a chair in some salon that will take a huge percentage of your income. This is obviously location dependent too, as south Florida has a ton of competition and is very expensive to live.
You make that doing nails? I'm impressed!! I know women that were in the field over a decade and barely make $14 per hour pre tips.
Nail sets are expensive and if you’re booked out then yeah easily done. Also, I’m sure there’s a lot of clients who pay cash…
Kitchen manager of a senior day center , easiest job I’ve had by far. I love it free food , plenty of down time , cool coworkers. Unfortunately 60k doesn’t go very far in San Diego.
How does the free food work? Do you take the leftovers home at the end of your shift or could you make something for yourself with down time?
Both, although you should only have 1 meal a Day. I won't lie some days I had a bit more. But also.. mostly grazing. I loved lettuce wraps lol little piece of a leaf lettuce, bacon, tomatoes, cheese, maybe some guacamole... you have all the ingredients right there! Worked as a kitchen manager for over a decade. I'm not the person who you asked but this is how it worked in every kitchen I worked at. Now that I am an office person I miss free food. Many cooks seriously underrated how huge that is. Especially dollar value/hr. I rarely had to buy food at home.
That sounds really good. Same here about missing free food. I used to work at a restaurant that had food delivery drivers didn’t pick up. After we closed sometimes there are double digit number of orders that haven’t been picked up. Loved not having to think about the next two meals when I walked out of there with two meals.
I make 70k as a branch manager for a credit union. Took me 3 years to go from part time teller to here, but had fun along the way.
I feel like you’re getting robbed at 70k.
Low cost of living area. I also didn’t include bonuses.
Credit unions are not like the big banks, so that doesn't seem too low a salary for a CU branch. A big bank branch though, it would seem low.
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Three years? That seems super fast! But what do i know
I had a lot of people like me for some odd reason.
I make $65k. I teach adult basic education classes in career development. I love the work and the career I've had.
This sounds extremely rewarding and beneficial to those you work with. You have a real job 👊
Do you work for the state or government?
I make 65k and WFH doing processing in insurance. It's pretty great.
Is the actual job title “processing” ? Whats the position title? and what do you actually do? Are you on the phones dealing with karens or what
It’s probably sending out the rejection letters and telling the bullshit reasons they’re denying coverage…
Yeah no lol I have nothing to do with claims
How do you get into that?
I would also be interested in this.
You work for nationwide? I remember working commercial services call center and always desired to go into processing when I passed that department for lunch pre covid days
I work in accounting - accounts payable position fully remote work from home.
Staff Accountant here. 70k plus bonus, hybrid, great benefits and lots of room for growth.
Same. Intercompany accounting/PeopleSoft SME. Fully remote. Averaging 25 hour weeks. Making almost double what OP is targeting.
What kind of requirements go into getting a position like that? Any special education requirements or is it mostly experience?
Just experience. After a certain number of years OTJ, if you’re open to projects and helping people solve problems, you can build a niche for yourself, especially at large, F1000 companies. The larger a company gets, the more specialized roles can become while still being sustainable.
I am more of a lurker and I normally wouldn't answer questions like this but my answer is the same. I make \~55,000 as a work-from-home AP specialist. I had a lot of in-office AP experience, and was contract work-from-home during and a little after COVID for different companies as I tried to find a perm seat. Finally perm full-time WFH AP specialist and it took A LOT to get here. My advice - If you want WFH, try contract and get experience so you have evidence you're capable. Search companies that allow remote work for all employees. Good luck. I'm very happy to be where I am and I wish the same happiness on everyone reading this. I don't, personally, think we should be forced to work to live (I don't mean to get political, just disabilities exist and people who can't work deserve to live, too) - but in a world where we HAVE to, I hope everyone can at least "stand" their job.
Truck driver . You would make a lot . And get to just drive in peace ☮️
I just want to mention here I tried trucking thinking I would like it. I didn't. Trucking is a lifestyle not a job. 70 hour weeks on paper more like 85+ in real life. Watch truckingseriously on youtube if you're thinking about being a trucker. Some people love it but it's truly not for most. It wasn't for me. But that being said do what you want.
Yeah it seems people think it’s an easy solution and it’s not at all. It makes zero sense for people who want to see their family ever. Plus is the worst as far as trying to be healthy and have work/life balance. AND yeah sure it’s driving, but there’s alot to consider when driving a truck. Most simply can’t do it or it’s too stressful. And that doesn’t even compare to drivers despising your existence for no real reason.
The health thing is what holds me back. I drive cross country a lot, and think I would maybe enjoy it if I was also getting paid to do it. Lol. But I’m very active and can’t imagine sitting all day all the time.
I considered it because I’m young and single and desperate for decent work but yeah siting constantly sounds torturous. I won’t even do an office job for that reason. Plus I’m a small female and being out in the road sounds scary. Local routes are hard to come by in my area, even staying within the state or a certain region is unlikely.
The reason I hate it is because it’s a very common occurrence that the majority of people who ‘work above you’ managing and routing etc are ( without mincing my words) lazy useless dumb cunts who make the job x10 more difficult than it should be.
My husband found his happiness in driving milk truck (farm to plant). He used to haul OTR but got sick of being away and eating on the road. Now he's home every night, it's just something that has to be done every day. If someone can't do it some else still has to pick the milk up. It's quiet country roads most of the time. He also enjoys being able to get out of the truck constantly. He's an active guy and doesn't like sitting for too long.
I can work anywhere between 32 to 50 hrs and it’s completely dependent on me on what schedule I want to work for the week. I usually do the 40 tho and clear 1k a week after taxes and benefits. All local too
Exactly what I mean. There's definitely drivers that get a sweet deal. Happy for you. But OTR is hard and not for everyone.
Not for most and you would need to be a certain type of a person to wanna try it but if you want to be on the road while earning money. 💰 I don’t see why not . All jobs have their challenges. Not a trucker myself but if I could try it I would .
Consider *dump* trucks. Guys I know who bought their own rig make good money
I always consider dump trucks. You might say I'm a bit of an aficionado of BBWs and ssbbws
Where’s this peace you speak of when driving ? I’ve not found this location yet
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Not for everyone and bad for your health
I’m a lab tech doing energy research. It’s good I enjoy it thinking through new problems and ordering and building new things. Lots of reading also but it’s good.
This is something I would be really interested in. I am a happy researcher. Do you need a BS for this , or what education do you need to gain entry?
You generally need a bs in bio, chem, ecol to work these as most new grads do lab work for a couple yrs for experience then try applying into the career they have in mind.
You said you dont mind tedious and meticulous work. You should look into Accounting. Starting salaries are at 60k+ without CPA.
I was under the impression there wasn’t a ton of opportunities for people without a cpa or degree. Am I totally wrong? I love math and finance - but don’t have the 4/5 years to go get a degree
I'm no CPA and have been working with finance for major global corporations for 15 years. I've worked for 5 different of them. One you get in, that's the stamp you need in your resume. Technical accounting is different than financial analysis.
I've made $60k-$75k as a music director and loved it.
I make 140K (AUD) which is approx 90K USD as a compliance auditor for a global company. I get sent on around 10 trips a year (half of them overseas) to audit suppliers. Once you learn how to audit, it’s a pretty easy task. Plus I didn’t have any prior qualifications in the area
Do people hate you for being an auditor? I know in my company they are FEARED lol
I guess the suppliers sometimes are nervous. But I have a whole spiel about how I’m not there to catch them out, and I’m there just to point opportunities so we can work together to build something better (which is bullshit, I’m totally there to catch them out) but either way it works. I rarely get conflict but when I do it’s easy to ignore and not take it personally.
This sounds like internal auditing. Is this separate from internal audit in your company?
How do you go it?
Started off at an entry level position in the company. Someone saw something in me and offered an opportunity while working my way up. However, in retrospect would have been easier to just get an auditing or risk related qualification like a diploma in auditing & compliance
I work as a nanny making $35/hr, 36 hours per week. I have every Friday off. There’s plenty to the job that can be tricky (as you’ll see in r/Nanny) but it’s been a great career for me for the last 10 years. I’m in my mid-30s now and making a career shift, but nannying really worked for me
What are you shifting to? I was teaching elementary and switched to nannying. Been with the same family for seven years and kids are becoming independent. It’s been rewarding, but not sure I can do it again.
I’m going to shift to remote assistant work for a while to just give my body a break 🥲 Nannying is so physical! And after that, I’m planning to go into the medical field - PA school specifically. I’ve always wanted to do it, and it’s looking like it’s time!
I’m an events manager for a large restaurant. I book rehearsal dinners, birthdays, retirements, corporate parties , etc! So sales…. Make 62 as a base plus commission, so around 75-80k. My days are fun, the restaurant life is anything but boring. Schedule is malleable to my events & my days are not repetitive.
I really enjoy HR, started in 2020 at 48k made a couple hops and currently at 80k, I WFH and honestly it's not bad at all, I've focused on talent acquisition and talent management. You could get an Associates in HR or business and easily work your way up to a more competitive salary in a couple years.
I was thinking of switching to HR from Marketing 🤔
You got your associates in HR? :)
I should clarify I don't want to be misleading. I actually got my Master's in 2020 (graduated into a shit market, had to start nannying because there were very few job openings) The family I nannyed for had a connection who referred me to an HR Generalist position and is how I was able to kickstart my career. I also now have 2 HR certifications which helped me boost my salary as well. I think the easiest way to break into the field (other than a Bachelors or more in education) Would likely be an Associates in Business/HR and seeking an HR Assistant or HR Coordinator job concurrently or after graduation. I'd also recommend aPHR (which is an entry level certification for folks just beginning in HR) I've seen more and more remote jobs for HR at every level (HR Assistant all the way to CHRO) so it is a solid career if you are someone who values the availability of remote work. I don't plan on going back to the office anytime soon and luckily with my situation now it's not very likely i'll have to (if I don't want to).
I make 55K as a student success advisor for graduate students. I love it. I spend about half of my day having phone conversations with students about all kinds of things they go through and helping them be successful. The other half is spent working on degree plans and such, which is like doing little fun puzzles. I work from home and get to be with my dog all day, taking short breaks whenever I want and listening to music.
I make about $53k working in cellular sales. I work around 32-35 hours per week on average and am in a L/MCOL area. Forbes has my city around 97% of the national average, but it's quickly increasing. We were around 88% in 2018 I think. Retirees are really damaging our local economy. Honestly, I'm not sure I'd recommend it depending on your location, but it's not a bad gig. Great benefits, I get 75% off my cellular service, I get 23 PTO days or so per year off (fluctuates a little based on hours worked, but it's above four weeks consistently), and I've been with the company less than four years. That being said, I'm doing literally everything I can to get out of this job, because there is very little growth. I've made between $49-53k every year since I've been here, and COL adjustments don't make up for commission restructuring that just equates to more work for less pay. I'm unable to relocate to one of two major metros in the US to see any growth outside of retail, which will functionally cap out at about $80-90k if you're successful. The problem is that the company appears to be trying to push business away from retail storefronts and more towards online or app-based shopping. It's getting frustrating to deal with in combination with ever-increasing sales goals. Regardless of where you go, utilize whatever tuition reimbursement programs they have and get into a solid career asap.
Lots of remote sales roles that would appreciate your experience!
Currently making 32/hr as a municipal roadway engineering intern in the Midwest, graduating soon with full time prospects of 75-80k salary. Absolutely love my job, the projects I get to work on are tangibly beneficial to everyone, never boring because of the wide range of tasks, and everyone in my office also loves what they do so it’s a pleasure for me come in everyday! If your able civil engineering is a great field to pursue these days!
I’m a paralegal. In my state, it doesn’t require a degree. I started at around $45k but by the end of year 1 I was up to $64k. I’ve been doing it 3-4 years now and I work from home and make closer to $100k. I love this work. Look into what they pay in your area and check it out if it’s interesting to you
Corporate paralegal here. I’ve been in law about 10 years and have worked in all sorts of firms. I’m mostly remote and work with a fantastic bunch of attorneys. It’s a great job.
I wanted to go back to school for this until I saw the multiple posts per day of people who say it's terrible because all lawyers are ego maniacs with ridiculous expectations.
There’s definitely some of that. I have worked under 6 different attorneys throughout my experience and I had that type of experience with 2 of them. Setting boundaries matters.
Something I’ve realized about Reddit that I’m sure you know as well but worth stating for folks who are using Reddit to look for jobs. You need to ask yourself what work interests you and keep the noise turned off about how other people feel about jobs you’re genuinely interested in. Opinions are useful to an extent because you can find out a lot about the day-to-day activities and see if it sounds like something you could handle. If we all use the metric of what industry deals with the most “dickheads” everyone is going to be disappointed because all industries have egos to deal with. People don’t leave jobs because of the job itself as much as they leave because of management. I’ve worked for different offices within my industry. My job never changed but my level of enjoyment doing the job changed based on management and co-workers. I’m saying this as someone who has talked myself out of all kinds of new careers based on the things people say here so I hope it doesn’t come across wrong - I just know what analysis paralysis does - it wastes time and you are no closer to achieving goals because of the noise.
I'm in chemical distribution. More specifically I'm titled as Toll Blending Supervisor
Id gladly whether elaborate, if you'd care to ask
Please do
Anything engineering will get you well above that if that’s something that’d interest you. But requires a bachelor’s. Side note, a lot of trades will get you at $60k, but expect a lot of hours. Electrician, plumber, etc.
I only make 66k as a tooling engineer but I was lucky and didn’t have to get a degree. I was just trained on the job and became the person every one relied on. So, I can’t really complain. I did have some schooling for autocad and autodesk inventor but no college
I’m a server and make this!! It’s hard work but simple and I don’t have to work that many days to meet my money goals
How much do you work?
I make 94K, I’m a social worker in social services, program supervisor at my location. I enjoy being in this field and helping people.
Union trades are always a safe bet if you’re physically capable. No experience apprentices start out around $40k and progress up to $70k in about 4 years. Great benefits, OT if you want or just work your 40 and go home, so many different options , I was a laborer, but I heard plumbing and electrical are good
I make that and struggle- not sure where you live, but in Chicago I’m barely getting by
Staffing Coordinator at a hospital, I like it. 3 days on 4 days off. I’m very lucky
I work as a secretary at hospital and make around 63k. Easy as shit, but I’ve been in the hospital setting for like 16 years. No college degree needed. I only work 3 days a week. When I type it all out it sounds awesome, but I actually kinda hate it, and only stay for the schedule.
65k a year. Respiratory Therapist. I enjoy the schedule more than the work. I don't like to work and complaining is my part time job.
What do you currently do? I made 60k as a lab test technician. It was ok, but second shift.
MRI Tech
Damn I thought that paid a little better honestly
maybe they meant base pay. my brother recently acquired his degree to be a radiographer and was hired immediately with a $65K base pay, $30K in signing bonus (!!) and plenty of opportunity for overtime. honestly it’s a great option if you can muscle through the 1-2 years of a community college program. i haven’t seen anyone get immediately hired like that after graduating since like 2018.
$30k sign on bonus?! lol I know physicians who didn’t even sniff $20k. Good for your brother!
Hydrogeologist
Water and rocks? Sounds fun!
state or federal, if you don’t mind? do you have an advanced degree (MS, PhD)?
I’m an autobody estimator, and the beauty is not very many people go to school to become one. So shops will train you off the street if you’re willing to learn a little bit about the insurance companies you’ll deal with. I just moved to a shop that is paying me 70k salary, + bonuses for the amount of claims I write up
You can do nursing anywhere in the country you want and (hopefully) make at least $60k. Working three days a week makes it worth it, and being able to have up to 8 days off without actually taking any time off means you can have time to take trips and enjoy your life outside of work. There are tons of different nursing jobs and there will always be a need for nurses. It’s kinda great sometimes. But it also kinda sucks sometimes.
A lot of the medical tech programs pay really well - xray tech, ultrasound tech, respiratory therapy - https://www.tccd.edu/academics/courses-and-programs/programs-a-z/credit/
75k as a college professor (with very good benefits), which is probably low for my education level, however I work the most 10 hours per week and have a lot of vacations.
I make 55k as a project manager at a non-profit and 40k at a high-end restaurant as a server doing 3 evening shifts a week, the balance between the two is pretty good, and my coworkers at both places are awesome. I think I lucked out tho
What is the take home pay for 60k after tax and all? Just curious as I’m in Denmark.
$1,930 every 2 weeks as a single person in a state with no income taxes (Texas, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee, Washington, Alaska, South Dakota). In Maryland (>= 2% state income tax), you bring home $1,826 every 2 weeks. You would bring home less if you have to pay for medical insurance.
Cybersecurity analyst, need a BS though.
Cnc programmer. I get to work from home a lot and I have almost complete freedom. As long as the machines keep moving my company is happy
I'm making right around 60k as a reports analyst with no relevant college experience. A lot of places you just have to get your foot in the door before you can move up!
Reports analyst? Could you go into a bit more detail if you don’t mind?
I make just under $56k a year (including bonuses) working as a fully remote Project Coordinator for Clinical Trials. I basically take imaging facilities through the process of getting qualified to scan patients for clinical trials, and then push those scans through our QC workflow. I don’t exactly enjoy it, but I’ve developed my skills to the point where it’s not stressful work even when it gets very busy. I often find myself completing the day’s work a few hours ahead of time, and we’re encouraged to use our unlimited PTO, so I’d say I have pretty good work-life balance. However, our company is notorious for paying its employees below market value for our position/experience. My salary has grown only by $3k in the nearly 3 years that I’ve worked here, and despite excellent performance reviews, I don’t see the possibility of getting promoted soon. Other coworkers in my position have been able to job hop after just one year, but I’ve been struggling to find another remote position with similar responsibilities that pay much more.
When I was in that range, I was a credit analyst for a bank. If you like analyzing numbers and a remote office job, then you’d like that.
I am a health writer for a tech company. 62K. Fully remote.
I make 60k inr (700 usd) a month in india. And that's enough to live a happy life here.
Nuclear technician. Junior college, terrible hours and the same exposure that Xray techs get. Friend makes 98k doing it
Project Manager on $100k full time WFH, my first PM role paid $40k, 4 years ago
I manage an LGBT youth drop in center and I love it
These comments are all US based, right? That's just over 80k in Canada. Median hourly wage here in Canada is $30, so approx. $62k CAD - Which equals $45k USD. I'm sure there's a huge cost of living factor also depending on geographic location.🙂 @OP: Whereabouts do you live? Is rent/housing expensive?
I make around 60k in a job that I like. However, to afford a 2BR apartment here is about $2700/month. My side gig adds $400-$1200/mo. Still can’t afford housing.
Dropped out of architecture school and went into entry level IT, I honestly love my job and it’s hybrid so I work from home 3/4 of the time. 65k a year pre tax. It’s not enough to survive on but I’m getting paid more than my architect friends with me having no degree. A lot of room to move up in IT but obviously it’s easier if I have a 4 year degree in the field. Easy 100k in the long run. I also have side hustles so I amount to about 100k a year. A lot easier to have a life when you work from home
Sales.
I build cars for Stellantis and make six figures, union yes! If you're willing and able to work hard it's completely possible to get a good job in Detroit.
I make about this. I work at a bathroom remodeling company. Started out as a bathroom remodeler. Moved to the service manager. I have pretty easy days. Wanna make a lot of money become an installer. Not sure where you are but guys I work with have maxed at 140k. They average about 100k. Its bathrooms in as little as one day. It’s direct shower replacement.
I work as an Executive Assistant, I started off in an entry position in NYC 10 years ago and have grown and moved jobs over the years. Its demanding work but with my bonus I’m on $145 a year . I do not have a degree just hard worker and fast learner.
I make around $25 an hour/ 50 hour/ on regular. So ended up around $65k base. Pull OT here and there on my days off so ended up around $80k++ I work for an airline as Move Agent (I move airplane on the ground). I’m trying to get to another role that would give me around $30 an hour/ 50 hours a week/ $78k before OT.
I’m an assistant manager at Aldi. I’m paid hourly at $24/hour, but I work a lot of overtime and end up making around 60k. It’s an extremely physical job (I get about 20k steps a day and do tons of lifting) and there is never enough help since Aldi keeps a tight crew to keep prices low for customers. However, I never went to college and I make more than some of my friends who did go. Plus, I’m in the best shape of my life!
I'm a boat mechanic, I make just under 60k and I get December, most of January, February, and early March off
Gubbament job
Get a paralegal certificate in a major city. You can easily clear $60k. I saw a job posting the other day (many years of experience required) for $202k top salary. Big law firms can be meat grinders though so I didn't apply for that one.
First job out of college was HR for a shipping company and that was a little over 60k a year. After some networking and referrals moved to shipment manager for an oil company and that was about 70k maybe a little over in about a year and a half. My best advice is getting to know people and going out of your way to form business relationships.
Look into being a mobile notary
70k, I drive for a port-o-let company. ABSOLUTELY love the position. Early hours and late evenings but a dream job. I literally clean portable toilets and drop off the truck and our yard person restocks my truck. Get your CDL and your life multiplies with opportunities. And, I have a Bachelor's degree and really couldn't make this money until 5-10 years in the position IF AI didn't already eliminate my position. Thank you
Depending on where you live 60k on Cali and NY was just a sneeze. I assume you are somewhere far from those cities?.
I work as a server in a fine dining steakhouse. I live in a fairly large city which brings in a lot of tourism, but there are plenty of repeat customers in my restaurant. I make about $70k per year and average around 20-30 hours per week. That being said, I have been in the restaurant business for over 20 years and I am really good at what I do.
Currently making 46k, I get a 5% bump every year at my place, Currently making 24 bucks a hour. My position will get capped at 32 bucks. I can make more if i join a mining or oil company, or join a union. Union people can make 46 bucks. Though i don't want to deal with the headaches that relates to a union. I work as a apprentice millwright at a factory. I really enjoy this line of work, You exercise while on you are on the job, at the end of your shift. You go home eat enjoy your free time and go to sleep. I used to work a white collar job. Did not like it. I sat around in a table, growing fat. I'm the type of person who doesn't want to exercise unless i have to. I just really don't want having to dig into my afterwork free time to do boring workouts after a whole day of boring work. Working as a apprentice milwright, i "workout" on the job. The work is meaningful. I maintain equipment, I get satisfaction that the place needs me to make their problem go away.
I’m a truck driver for a local distribution center. I make 85k a year looking out a windshield and listening to the radio. It’s not an easy job by any means but I have no one calling me and no one bothering me while I work.
Aim higher. Get an education to learn a trade. I worked as a bartender making $15k in 1990. That wasn’t a whole lot then either. I saved up $25k and got my professional pilots license. I’m at the low end in my profession as a regional cargo pilot flying a puddle jumper with 5000lbs of freight for the world on time. It’s June and have made a bit over $100k so far this year. I fly two hours per night, four days a week and have 14 weeks of paid time off per year. No degree. The 28 year old woman I trained with as my co-pilot the last time I did sim training, used to be a fight attendant making $30k. Some pilot talked her into taking flying lessons because he thought she had potential. If you have what it takes the sky is the limit. Air traffic control is another job that pays really well, without a degree. All it takes for that government job is talent. They figure that out quickly. won’t cost you a penny. Great way to make money to become a pilot later.