I have 60 college credits(no degree). I am looking for a job that pays atleast $20/hr, anyone has any ideas?

Question

I have heard of good paying jobs that gives training to high school diploma holders. I am a 22 year old female, so please don't suggest construction and mechanical training/jobs.
Also please don't suggest me to get a degree.

Answer 1

I'm not sure what your being female has to do with us not suggesting the trades. More and more women are becoming plumbers, doing construction, electrical, HVAC, etc., because these can be fairly lucrative after you get the right training. If you're simply not interested, that's cool. But if you're ruling them out simply because you think only men do those things, then I urge you to reconsider.

I'm not sure of the pay scales in your area, so don't know if these jobs offer $20/hour or more, but these do tend to pay pretty well. You may be qualified for some of them, with the amount of college that you have, depending on what skills you bring to the table:
- Adminstrative assistant
- Assistant retail manager, and eventually retail manager
- Police officer
- Fire fighter
- Air traffic controller ($50/hour, if you pass the tests, do the training, and can handle the stress)
- Nuclear power plant worker (although is dangerous, and often requires you had Navy experience)
- Court reporter (although requires training so you end up with extremely fast typing speed)
- Casino work
- Auto sales
- Electrician
- Plumber
- Machinist
- Lab tech
- Bricklayer/Tile/Masonry
- Sales (for a company - account manager and the like, for a pharmaceutical, medical device, or other sort of goods company)
- US Postal Service
- UPS, for some jobs
- Fedex, for some jobs
- Some civil service jobs, local government, state government and the like. These may not pay $20/hour, but the benefits are usually fantastic.

While these kinds of jobs require no bachelor's degree, nearly all demand some form of special training. You either learn the skills on the job, via an apprenticeship program, or at a community college or tech school. And some of them - even things people don't think of, like retail manager - can be lucrative, if you get a bit of experience under your belt and get in with a good company. A friend of mine, no college degree, works for a nice audio company as retail manager. Makes in excess of $80,000 per year doing so. Even waitressing can work out, and bartender, if you're in a posh place. Another friend made over $40,000 per year, working PART TIME as a bartender in a posh restaurant.

So there are a lot of possibilities. You need to figure out what you might be interested in, what you think you could be good at, and then look at what the entry points are to that profession.

Answer 2

You narrowed down your options so, that there are not many suggestions to offer you. I would suggest Law Enforcement, Police officer in your area Or US Post Office jobs. Check out the postings for civil service openings in your Town Hall, or Government buildings.
(you really should consider getting that degree, you were so close) Good Luck, and I hope it works out for you.
ps
you might not start with $20/hr, put you must factor in the health benefits, pension plans, or other Bennie's they offer.
Sometimes the extras are worth more the $ in your pay check in the beginning. In time your salary will increase.

Answer 3

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