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0 pointskiliantics8y ago0 comments

Where do you get a 9-5 job that pays $25/hr without going to college? I know adjunct professors that get paid less than that.

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Erik8168y ago

Adjunct professors make less money than just about anyone, college educated or not. Many skilled trades can easily make $25/hour. The median wage for an electrian, for example, is $25/hour based on a quick search. That will depend on location and experience, but college is not the only way to get a decent paying job.

BatFastard8y ago

Sure, but how many people are trained in skilled trades?

AFNobody8y ago

I got that starting w/o a degree in web dev...so...yeah.

lettergram8y ago

That's the median starting salary for a lot of places. I was actually speaking to a UPS driver about how that was his starting salary..

moftz8y ago

UPS drivers don't start out as drivers. You have to work your way up from package handling to get to that point. $25/hr isn't reasonable for any entry level job with no college degree requirement. Even a skilled trade like an electrician still requires training and apprenticeships. You might not be going to college but it's going to take just as long to become a journeyman in whatever trade you are looking at.

Chris_Jay8y ago

I made that as a roughneck straight out of high school. It's not that unusual.

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