What career can I get without a college degree? (credit, degrees, employer)
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- In what field is your cubicle job?
- Do you enjoy it (not necessarily the current job, but the field)?
- How long have you been at this job?
Once you've been working for a few years, your resume should change to reflect that by moving the work history above the education. Education matters less once you have real-world experience. Just something to remember.
- In what field is your cubicle job?
- Do you enjoy it (not necessarily the current job, but the field)?
- How long have you been at this job?
Once you've been working for a few years, your resume should change to reflect that by moving the work history above the education. Education matters less once you have real-world experience. Just something to remember.
I've been working four years in the field of home insurance and I hate everything about it.
I would definitely recommend a trade job. My sister-in-law has been in the radiography field for 25 years and makes about $85K. She has certified in several of the different technologies. If I had to do life over again, that's what I'd do.
I'm a writer. No college degree needed, but it helps to have some skills.
There are no trades that interest me. I don't care about being an electrician or HVAC guy. I wish I could go to college, but I'm 24 and it's too late for me. On top of that, I can't afford going to college for at least two years. I'm renting an apartment and the cost of living mixed with college tuition is too much to wrap my head around. Stuff like that is why I feel like I'm running out of options.
Bus Driver?
Truck Driver?
Job in an airport?
Pharmaceutical Rep?
Phone sex operator?
Security guard?
Bank Teller?
Semiconductor?
Manufacturing jobs?
Dept store and work your way up?
Look into jobs through your city Government websites.
Look into jobs that pay to train you.
Hospitals?
Construction?
Something else in your related field?
Do you have any connections or established network from your 4 yrs there?
Are you bilingual?
My 16 yr old daughter filled out an application on indeed for general work a few months ago.
She was flooded with offers!
There are tons of entry level jobs out there if your dead set on not learning and paying for a trade school.
Kudos to you for having your own place and maintaining your job for 4 years.
I know a few 24 yr old men who live with their parents and squander around expecting things to be handed to them.
Don't give up. Don't quit your job until you have another job secured. Keep scouring the online job websites.
Hang in there.
You are a baby. Don't wait around too long. Sometimes you have to put in the work. That doesn't mean you have to pay much for your education.
So let's say that I decided to go to college and get a degree. (That's something that I'm very seriously considering right now) Could I be able to afford it? I already pay the cost of living, what with rent, utilities, and other stuff like car, insurance, credit card, phone, etc. All of that stuff is hard enough without college tuition in the mix, so I can't help but worry about if I can even make it financially.
There are no trades that interest me. I don't care about being an electrician or HVAC guy. I wish I could go to college, but I'm 24 and it's too late for me. On top of that, I can't afford going to college for at least two years. I'm renting an apartment and the cost of living mixed with college tuition is too much to wrap my head around. Stuff like that is why I feel like I'm running out of options.
Sounds as if you want something handed to you on a silver platter OP. Won't do this, can't do that, have no interest in this, don't want to waste my time learning that. All you have is time. You seem to want instant gratification...to quit your current job NOW without putting in much thought. Just leap before you look. If its not learning something through college coursework it would need to be something learned in a professional trade. Either way, and investment in time and effort. What prompted you to start the profession you have? Did you just follow the path of least resistance? Sounds like what needs to change is your attitude, not the job...at least for a while.
Last edited by Parnassia; 09-06-2020 at 07:51 AM..
I've been working four years in the field of home insurance and I hate everything about it.
Okay, so you hate your job, but have you ever talked to your supervisor about what would need to happen to get a promotion, or that you'd like more training in XYZ? You're new in your working life, so you do need to learn that your bosses aren't usually going to spontaneously notice and reward you for good work--you have to advocate for yourself.
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