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[–] 19 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Usually any type of machine operator would fit the bill. Get a professional license for wheel loader/excavator/whatever and it should be easy enough to find a decently paying job that is not too taxing.

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  • [–] 17 points 11 months ago

    At some companies, data center entry level.

    I left a place that paid $18/hr for "smart hands". Tasks included loading dock receiving, front desk security, and cable swapping. Looks good in job history.

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  • [–] 17 points 11 months ago

    Really depends on what you want from a job. Does good mean high pay? It's generally rare to have high paying jobs with low entry requirements, but ICE seem to be throwing money around if you've got no morals and abnormal low levels of empathy.

    If good means 'good for community' or 'fun' or 'doesn't involve speaking to too many people' the answers will be quite different.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Assuming easy to get means low requirements, Border Services here (the people who check your ID when you're driving through country borders) can pay over 100k a year and you just need a high school diploma and drivers license.

    If you don't mind doing a couple years of college then I would recommend something in non-ionizing medical imaging as a safe and in demand career.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago

    Secretary of Health.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Janitor. This is known.

    • good benefits
    • job satisfaction
    • shift ends at 0722 AM and you just ... leave.
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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    ESL Teacher:

    Only requirement: English speaker

    Guaranteed job

    Remote or in-person

    $10-100 USD per hour

    Travel the world if you want

    Stay at home if you don't

    Minimal to zero prep

    Personally rewarding

    As fun as you make it

    Easy workday

    Make your own schedule

    20-30 hr average workweek

    Respected occupation

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Go into a trade that's in demand. My sister in law is studying plumbing and basically had a job before she graduated her CC program since she had an on the job / not internship with someone

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    CNC. the world needs parts.
    and Gcode is pretty much a universal language.

    there's a 1000 applications, you get to make shit out of variety of materials, and the software and machine does most of it for you.

    can recommend

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think that a job that is going to eventually destroy your body can really be considered 'good'.

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  • [+] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Working at ups. Key problem is, the good wage takes time working. Nothing else. Just seniority

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Dunno how you define "good". But it is really easy to become a stagehand. Like, unbelievably easy. You can be a meth addicted felon with bad face tattoos and get that job - and even keep it as long as you just show up on time! The job can be physical, but the work isn't super repetitive so it tends to make you stronger rather than weaker over time. Because of the non-standard schedule, you are paid well for what is essentially menial labor. Spend most of your workday kinda bullshitting with coworkers while you move something from A to B or turn a wrench or whatever.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Yeah. You could also search for staging companies in your city. Two big ones you could look for are Rhino and Upstage. Also, lots of people get the job because they like going to concerts - so if you are part of the music scene in your city, you can start by just striking up convos with event staff at concerts/festivals/raves/clubs etc that you attend. Even better, probably, is to just volunteer for a festival and talk to the organizers - then you can show you will actually do your job, and you get to go to a festival for free. Big bonus points if you have previous experience in theatre or AV, even if you were just in a high school club or something.

    I will note that winter is the worst time of year to get hired in most markets, since there is a lot less work and the companies have lots of mouths to feed. Not that you shouldn't try, but know that your odds are worse, and even if you get hired on, the gigs might be pretty sparse. But around springtime they'll go on a hiring spree as the ramp up for summer, when they need to build whole stages in arenas for touring bands.

    Show up on time, take the occasional abuse from an asshole boss, and get your shit done. If you do that and ask for advancement opportunities, you can pretty quickly get trained in various specialties - lighting, sound, fork lift, boom lift, safety, rigging (that's what I do), etc. Then get good at a specialty and work on expanding your social network and you can get to the real money - going on tour. If you get hired to tour with a band, you will make bank while having basically no living expenses. Talked to a girl who did lighting for Coldplay - apparently they'd been touring continuously for 3 years. She'd been to Europe, Saudi Arabia, S America, Mexico with the band. Def a lifestyle choice - but can be a good one if it jives with your personality.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)
    • Define “good”
    • Define “easy”
    • Sex worker
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    [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Leaf-blower Executive

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    There isn’t one.

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