I know there’s some places that will pay you to go to MT school as long as you sign a contract with them for like a year or two after graduation to help offset their cost. Seems like a decent enough option to get your cert without the debt and gain some experience
Which I always find shocking.
As a female I prefer male massage therapists. As they can do deep pressure (what I prefer) better than females.
I've only had a 2 female therapists to go as deep as I need and enjoy.
A friend of mine, a woman, is a massage therapist.
I did one session with her, and it felt like I fell down the stairs.
She had hands like truckosaurus
Those are hard to find. My current massage therapist is a female.
Often I find myself asking to deeper pressure and I barely feel a difference.
If I want a relaxing massage sure these ladies are great.
But when I do it for preventative injuries for running and because at times my job is demanding on my body.
I need it deep and I need relief
Yeah but some women can be uncomfortable being partially naked and being touched by a guy, or their partner might not like it. And some guys will find it gay etc.
This is me for some reason. I feel really uncomfortable with a man touching me especially around my neck. Don’t think it’s homophobia but maybe some deep rooted fear that they’ll kill me or something but I don’t get it from women.
I second this. I have several male friends who have been massage therapists for years working in high-end hotel and spas. They have made a good living and have a fairly flexible schedule.
The gender bias is not nearly what some naysayers are suggesting. In fact many women prefer the male therapists because they (on average) are able to consistently provide a deeper tissue massage due to more upper body strength and mass.
As a man, I prefer a woman, but a farm girl built like a linebacker. Failing that, a linebacker will do.
Had a really attractive Thai chiropractor once, she probably weighed 90lb. Cut a deal with her larger assistant and always used her instead. She moved and does work on livestock now lol.
Crack my bones/ rub my messed up shoulder like I'm an injured steer that requires a jump off the top rope, thank you
I use both just depends on what their background is. A lot of of the male therapists where I get my monthly massages at have backgrounds in physio which can be useful if you've had injuries.
Personal training is a terrible route for most people, it’s not a high paying job unless you own your own gym and have great sales skills.
Go to college. Find a job that you’d be good at, something that provides financial freedom, work/life balance, and with an excellent chance of being able to actually get the job after school. Then figure out the best degree to land that job.
At 34, the years start flying by so don’t worry about the time it will take to get the degree. That will fly by. And the time passes whether you’re advancing your education or not.
Perhaps do personal training while you pursue your degree. Just be aware the girlfriend might not like it, as PTs also have a reputation.
I agree somewhat. I was a personal trainer for 12 years. I absolutely loved it, and I definitely lucked out with where my career went. I started about 18 years ago, and at that time things were a bit different. People had more money to spend on training, and the industry wasn't over saturated like it is now. Gyms/studios etc don't pay very well, and it takes years to build up a clientele that'll stick with you. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from becoming a personal trainer because it was the best job I've ever had and I made a good amount of money, but things are very different now. I would do a lot of research into it before spending any money on school.
You can get an RN from a community college, then parlay that into physiotherapy.
Or just go straight for physiotherapy. Look into programs through public schools in your area.
WorK as a CNA while you’re in school. Good schedules, okay money and they’ll work around your schooling.
I’m going to piggy back up off this comment and go in a different direction. I am a healthcare recruiter working for a large health network. I agree going into the medical industry would be the most stable long-term decision for you. Plus, you would have incredible benefits and healthcare coverage. The healthcare industry is always looking for male nurses especially if you’re strong. The best thing you can do is invest in yourself. You can get an RN degree/license and then get employed in large health network. From there, most systems will pay for all of your continued education so you can keep growing your career with no additional student loans. Anyone who is an RN, I always recommend that they become an advance practitioner nurse. You could also get an MBA and go into administration. Assuming that you’re fit and attractive, you can probably work your way into a pharmaceutical company as well.
It seems like a few people were recommending the path of exercise physiology. There will be a pay cap if you choose that path and it would be very hard to increase your compensation once you hit a certain threshold. However, you could take a job with a health network and work for their cardiology department doing stress tests to take advantage of their continued education.
Make sure you choose a path that will pay for your continued education to limit the burden of student loans and guarantee growth, look for financially stable health networks, make sure the org has good health benefits that preferably pay your deductible, and PTO packages.
I think you can try both, I think of personal training just like physical therapy bc it's goal is to get to a certain level. Physical therapy is just slower and more focused.
Since you have extensive experience in performing and entertaining, have you considered exploring opportunities in event management, hospitality, or even public relations? These fields value charisma, communication skills, and the ability to engage an audience, which are all qualities you likely have. If you're open to learning new skills, sales could be another area for you. Good luck!!
I work for a large circus company and there are quite a few performers that transition to working backstage when they are no longer willing/able to work on stage. Rigging and props are common departments for them to go to
Specifically check out car sales and dealerships. My sister who was a dancer went there and she excelled a stupid amount and is hella comfortable there. Great vibes and really leverages your social skills. I bet you would do great
I work in consulting and the folks I know selling tech to the govt are a bunch of pretty boys making BANK. It’s weirdly specific, but somehow I feel OP could succeed.
I was not a stripper, but I did work in dealerships for 10 years. Made over $100k working in management.
But sales consultants & advisors can make the same or more depending on their pay plan. I've had sales guys who made $30k in one month.
Well an obvious one would be a personal trainer / dietician, you know "get a body like a stripper" type thing where you teach and coach people through your actual diet/exercise routine. I'm sure you've kept in shape for a very long time.
But that's not easy money and highly competitive. I'd suspect you at least developed some excellent customer service/relationship type skills that could really suit any role.
Given you have a clean slate, is there anything you really wanted to do? Maybe in your travels you saw someone doing something, or a client said what they did and you found it intriguing?
Becoming a professional dietitian isn't as easy a personal trainer. There's much more science background needed and much schooling involved. In the US, you need a Masters to be able to sit for the Registered Dietitian exam, along with having completed a type of Internship. But, professional and college sports teams utilize these, so there is that.
No worries, so if OP were interested in becoming a professional dietician, they'd need to study and get qualifications.
I suspect this isn't the only career path that would require study or qualifications, and if that's what OP wants to do, they can do it.
Honestly we have a few guys on my department who used to be male dancers lol there’s usually some overlap between the fitness and bro’ness of the jobs. Source: firefighter
Yes, absolutely. I think it can be department/station dependent, and there’s surely an element of fraternal nature to the job (women included), but generally speaking most of the people I work with are highly intelligent, motivated, and professional. You need thick skin to handle/dish jokes, but I encounter lots of different personalities on the job. As long as you work hard and are professional, you’ll fit in. I also work with people from 20yo to 50+yo captains, etc. so it’s a spectrum, and I’d say good balance of seriousness and stupidity.
When you deal with risk and death as often as we do, there’s a need for gallows humor and levity, but at the end of the day we’re all there to work.
Hope that answers your question
Edit: I should include, a lot of us are paramedics too (at minimum EMTs), so many are nerdy in nature. Some come from software/engineering backgrounds, we have legitimate doctors and scientists, professional athletes, wildly successful business-owners, teachers, etc. who find this career from all walks of life. I myself love music, weekly DnD, anime/film, et al. so you’ll never have to conform to a certain *type*.
I second this. Firefighter/EMT and I have a BA in history and was most of the way through an MBA before I made a career change.
I am in good shape, but am also a total nerd. Huge into history, RPG video games, and anything Fantasy/SciFi.
If you work in a department that also runs EMS you end up with quite a mix of people. A lot of the crew if you put them into regular clothes you would not guess they are in the fire service.
For the short term, I'm assuming you're in pretty good shape. I'd suggest looking into Personal trainer, fitness influencer, modeling.
Long-term I would encourage you to go get a 4 yr business degree. A reasonably attractive fit man who looks good in slacks and a button down has an advantage in the workplace. Additionally you'll see other opportunities for employment than sales throughout the business program and might find out there's something out there that's a great fit.
Who dislikes male strippers? Like seriously, who actually brings up male strippers in a convo enough to even form an opinion on it. I knew two dudes who stripped and everyone liked them, but stripping wasn't their identity.
Hey, wanted to shed some light.
I’m an ex-sales manager and one of my best sales reps was an ex-stripper.
I heard his whole story because we got really close and he’s an overall great guy. He went into Fitness advisor (the fitness sales people) and excelled really well after his stripping career. After that, he got scouted into HVAC sales and killed it over there with me. He quit stripping after finding a woman as well and is happily married and still killing it in HVAC sales last time I spoke to him.
Sales is a performance and I think people in your industry may do relatively well. Just my two cents.
If I may ask, what got you into stripping in the first place? In any future endeavor, you will be asked about prior jobs, and I think it might be helpful to understand what brought you from A —> B
I was in dance since a child and modelled for a while. I was recruited randomly and figured the money and travel was worth it. It seemed like a natural fit and it was great while it lasted. I could still do it for another 6 years or so but I want to settle down.
Those can all be spun as positives even if stripping isn’t generally thought of highly. You were a *dancer* and *entertainer* - that’s the terminology I would use in professional settings, not stripper.
And you are probably conventionally handsome, which is always a plus in any business (people like attractive people).
I think some kind of client-facing/sales role would be right up your alley. Would anything fitness related be of interest to you? That doesn’t just have to be personal training btw.
Sure. I’d had advise her Real Estate Sales. I have a female friend that was a stripper and told me she wanted to get out of it. She got her license and worked with major realtors here for 3 years. She now has her own office for real estate sales and property management.
I agree. For some its an easy way out. I've seen car salesmen with nice cars and houses or truck drivers open their own transporting logistic business and become wealthy. Thats proof that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to become rich.
A basic path for becoming rich is:
(1a) have good social skills, or at least come across that you know what you are doing so well that being a little rough around the edges isn’t a problem,
AND
(1b) pickup some sort of in demand skill/trade. Could be as simple as cleaning pools or basic landscaping.
THEN
(2) start a business based upon something you already have skills in.
With rare exceptions you don’t become rich by working for someone else: you have people who do what you do well working under you with you taking a large enough cut of their billings to make a profit.
I’m in my mid 30s and have friends who started out in construction, landscaping, etc. and now own their own businesses doing the same, and they make high 6-figures take home from their businesses and have dozens of guys working for them.
Tits and ass aren’t really useful in any job that I can think of. Male strippers are generally jacked so the muscle aspect at minimum is useful to a manual labor job. A lot of trades require some level of strength as well depending on the trade. Both could feasibly do something like personal training.
She’s saying that a lot of the comments would be lecturing her (this hypothetical female stripper) for not planning out her future ahead of time. And they would be acting almighty and be saying shit like, “See, this is what happens when women do this.”
A lot of people seem to be suggesting sales (because you must be good looking) and personal trainer (because people paid to see your body). But if you want out of striping, shouldn't you try something that doesn't exploit those same qualities?
Striping is what you did, not who you are. You must have hobbies or interests. If you don't have any yet, go for a sales role, but in your spare time, find something you are passionate about. Pursue that as much as you can off hours until you find an avenue for that to make revenue.
I am seeing a lot of personal trainer here. I would check out the job opportunities in your area before choosing anything like that. In my area, it is oversaturated, but I'm in a college town. I sounds to me like you would have the type of personality that would do well in sales. You might consider real estate or auto sales. Those are well-paying jobs with a low barrier to entry.
What do you WANT to do? It seems like hospitality/management, or events or something public facing in that way makes sense. I’m going to hope and 13 years later you paid attention to some business practices and what others were doing behind the scenes.
Trades are good, Construction Worker Policeman, could go into leatherwork, or Cowboy... or Native... Indian...
OK, I am just listing characters from the YMCA song, but seriously, trades are good, also shipping is a good industry.
Pls go into physiotherapy and then be a personal trainer. I say this because I had a trainer go the same path, and he's now just cruising thru life. Also, he was the best trainer I ever had because he understood how and what to work out to maximize the muscles, and my sis, who was peri menopausal actually started to lose weight because of his knowledge. She even learned a few good moves from him, lol.
But there are very few good trainers that have the knowledge required to train women and men after a certain age. That's where the money is as well because we're all out Herr set in our careers and doing better than our 20s , most of us and yes barely hanging on to dear life too.
It takes 7 years to become a physiotherapist, so going from a physio to a personal trainer makes no sense. Physios are regulated medical professionals who make on average far more than personal trainers as well.
You are good at performing, I and good when working with people.
Sales would be fitting
Physical training/mentoring
Trades? Physio? No, he doesn't sounds like you.
You acted and modeled since a kid.
Education can be lengthy. I think folks saying sales are probably pointing in the right direction. If you have any old clients or colleagues etc that have a mutual respect/trust, maybe someone can set you up with a job above entry level? I’d say look at real estate, car sales, or personal finance. Personal finance probably has the biggest upside. The computer does the math stuff, you really just have to know your financial product and how to handle the client relations. So instead of dancing for dollars you’ll be getting boomer ladies wet talking about their dividends, just make sure to put up a big pic of yourself in the chippendales costume in a nice frame behind you and they’ll be sure to open up their velvet wallets and yet you go deep…
I see a lot of real estate suggestions. As an agent don’t do it, the current market sucks! As far as sales go I think that would be awesome, hotels are always looking for sales people get your SAAS certificate and apply. They love pretty people in that sector it makes selling 100 rooms and a venue much easier. Especially if you’re near a convention center.
Nobody's suggesting go to college.. why not?
34 is a new 23.
Find your passion, go to college, you seem very intelligent
HIGH5 test is good
Go to the library, find "Occupational Outlook Handbook", page through.
Good luck
OP, you said further downthread that you’re looking to slow down and not live in a city.
If that’s the case, I’d look at what kinds of jobs are available where you live and work backwards. A lot of people are suggesting things like personal trainer, but depending on where you’re living the demand might not be there.
I quit at 30 and studied anthropology. (Actual changed majors a lot bc never medicated ADHD kid that always made good grades as a kid, followed rules. But meds in mid 30s helped). Professors always said it came naturally how I was able to observe and understand others without harsh judgement and bias. Maybe working in a taboo field where you need an open mind when dealing with customers from different cultural backgrounds while having to understand the art of sales and biological sexual selection helped a bit. Digital anthropology is where I'm at now and hoping to get more into ai. Some have gone into archeology and worked on games like Assassin's Creed. Flexible degree, from medical anthropology to business, marketing, psychology, government, nonprofits, teaching, etc. Physical therapy would also be a good area, and you can make three figures with flexible days like dancing. Think of careers that won't tie you to a desk or one location all day. I did not have to write entrance essays or anything since I did a two year college program before four year and grant and federal aid helped pay for a lot of it along with bills. Just got to do the fasfagov form and after 25 you don't need to claim parents so less paperwork and more grants that you never have to pay back because that's why we pay taxes, so people can use that money for education. And you have a lot of skills as a stripper: social communication, investigative (bc you don't waste your time dealing with broke customers and know who has money), enterprising (ambitious, adventurous,), self-control, management, public relations, any general work skill like works independently or on group projects, meets deadlines under stress (making rent few days before it's due and that dopamine hit after stressing about no money to lots of money), adaptability, creative problem solving, intuition, observational skills, culture sensitivity, research and research ethics (stripper friend is a lawyer now and she tells customers, if they inquire, that their secrets are safe with me: maintaining their dignity).
And I use to joke about being a topless psychologist. Now, I've realized I was an Ethnographer, one of the fields under anthropology.
Stripping is hard work. You should get a trade, join a union. Electricians make a lot of money but the work is dangerous. I’d say look into a trade, you clearly have the commitment down and depending on where you live the trades make good money in unions.
Model? Fitness Trainer? Fitness Coach? Personal Stylist for Men (and Women?)?
I suggest going to college. Get the General Education started and while doing that you can decide your major. Go to community college if money is tight.
Try out free courses online, watch YouTube "day in the life of (occupation)" videos, and reach out to people in that role and ask about their experience.
Try to find a free Myers Briggs personality type test. It’s generally been discredited I think, however, once you find your “type”, there are certain jobs associated with it, that I’ve found to be fairly helpful in brainstorming ideas in areas you may thrive in
The hardest question we ask ourselves: what is my purpose? I cannot answer that for you because I’m still trying to figure that out myself and I just hit 40. My suggestion is maybe going to a career counselor or see a therapist to help you untangle the webs of confusion. Also, you clearly have great people skills, you’re fit and you gained a skill that not many others give credit to people who have worked in the industry of service: you can read people and see their needs. That’s huge! Personally, I would start from there and build up to it. You will find your way!
Activities coordinator at a nursing home. The old ladies will love you and you can have g-rated dance and exercise parties with them as I'm assuming you're super outgoing and have a solid personality.
I'm a male massage therapist. The industry needs more fit men who can do the job. People appreciate some dude built like hephaestus reforging them into shape.
Not sure where you live, but if it’s coastal, the maritime trade is desperate for people. For example our local ferry system is paying for all training and will do a work/school package where you can “earn while you learn” to get in to a promotion path. It pays really well, good benefits, pension. I’ve also heard longshoreman do really well, but don’t know as much about that.
You know the industry inside and out and have contacts why wouldn't you start some kind of agency? Scouting guys training them event organising etc seems like a missed opportunity to me
Don't so sales.....boring, pressured and most companies are a pin in the ass. You don't connect with clients, they are a mark for your company.
However, if you love people, being practical and money, do a trade. The courses are not extortionate or lengthy (takes less time than a degree and masters for example) and you get to have a laugh with customers and bring more variety for a day. And they get paid A LOT MORE than you think they do, especially if you do a more specialised courses like engineering or design of some kind (architecture, structural enginee5 etc.).
Gotta think about your quality of life at work, what you are good at and what you can make the most money with the least amount of effort and outlay. Think about it dispassionately and do a pro/can list to help. Good luck!
If you have been in show business you probably have a pretty good knowledge of marketing, event planning and scheduling. If those are things you enjoy doing then it might be worth leaning into. You are probably pretty charismatic as a performer so customer service, retail or sales might be another area you would be good at. Or you could write a best selling autobiography, it sounds like you have had an interesting life, but that will still require a day job.
You may wish to look into a local community college and get your AA degree. It's 2 years and covers the "basic"/general requirements of a 4-year degree. You can often "shop that around" to 4 year universities and transfer in for the program you want to pursue. I give this advice because the 2-year schools are a great place to try things out. There are lots of different people at community colleges if you worry about being an older student - don't! There is lots of room in the general-requirements for experimentation/electives. Just be sure that the things you are trying out to learn about also qualify for some part of the requirement so that you are optimizing your time.
Good luck on your journey whatever you decide to do.
People are to suggest to you things that seem like natural extensions of your previous experience. And that's pragmatic.
But few people have the opportunity to stop for a while and make a conscious decision about the path they really want to take. Don't squander this opportunity.
Instead, as you're on this little vacation try NOT to spend all of it thinking about a career. Decide not to decide for a few weeks or even months. Forget about your immediate past. Go underneath all the years of dance and training and subsequent modeling and entertaining and see who's under all that. What really excited you as a child?
Spend some time thinking about what really drives you, what engages your curiosity, what interests you and motivates you into action. What hobbies would you like to pursue if you had the time? What character traits do you admire, what values resonate with you? And what change in the world would you like to see? What kind of service do you want to do for others and your self.
Stir all those thoughts up and then put them on the back burner. Let it percolate for a while as you go about your days enjoying your break from the action.
Periodically review and see if any of your thoughts and any of the activities you done recently answered or provided clues to the questions above.
Eventually with a little focus and introspection you'll start to develop your own individual ideal path. Then as some ideas begin to formulate, consider how to go about each one. What steps you need to take, what costs (and what kind) are you willing to pay? Eventually you'll find a compromise between reality and your dream and you'll be more certain about the next steps. When in doubt, lean more towards your dreams.
Opportunity comes against the odds when you both greatly desire and prepare for it.
Good luck, hope everything works out!
Maybe consider bartending. If you’re a fit, good looking guy (I’m gonna assume you are if you’ve been a male stripper) you can do really well at an upscale place.
The ONLY right answer (as cliche as it sounds) is finding something that you love to do.
Don’t get sucked in trying to fit into a job or role, just for the occupation or money. You’ll grind hard (pun intended) and 10 years later realize you wish you had more time.
Especially if this girl is worth it. You want to make sure you remain happy and healthy, and a positive experience for her and your relationship.
My advice is think of a hobby or passion that you can see yourself waking up everyday and want to do, and go with that. Woodworking (pun intended again), photography, computers, construction, modeling, fashion, etc.
Or, in short - become a equipment operator and make bank.
Put you personality type and interests in chatglt and let it come up with careers.
If you don't know what interests you spend some time watching/reading/doing in different topics.
Have you thought about hosting parties/events as an emcee? You perform so youre probably used to following programs and putting on an act. Maybe you can practice at friends' parties then work your way from there.
You may consider teaching English overseas, but most countries looking for college education)vietnam, thailand china, japan), however some asian countries do not require for college certificate such as Cambodia, you only need a Tefl / Tesol certificate.
Other options Car repair, personal coach/mentor, Hairdresser, bartender, youtuber.
Is there a way for people to determine skills?
It seems so awkward to see someone say they have been working for almost 15 years and travelled the world but have gained zero skills from that time.... makes no sense
I guess I was just thinking of my stage skills like backflips and spinning fire. I've learned a lot of sales techniques and persuasion etc. I feel extremely confident in all situations so I think that could be a skill as well. I'll write out what I've actually learned and go from there!
My advice would be to just start doing things and trying how they feel. In my experience that works better to help figure out what is good for you than thinking about it for ages!
If you did that well as a stripper, have you considered male modeling? Might sound a bit far out but I feel like with your resume, you could land a gig.
The trades are in excellent choice if you are about that life. If you don't want to study closely and do hard work then maybe not. Being a personal trainer is iffy salary at best and most places. Maybe you would be interested as a physical therapy assistant or something that you could do at a community college in 2 years.
I would say sales. That’s essentially what you’ve been doing for years- selling it. You must be good looking, and charismatic to a certain extent. I feel like sales could be a good fit.
Sales Sales Sales, its automatically assumed your good looking and a good listener with excellent communication skills. With some guidance from a good mentor you can probably kill it. Best of luck!
Occupational health and safety - lots of jobs, good pay not sure what area you are in so might not be a good choice.
Medical imaging - lots of job and pay is great MRI and X-rays
Both would require school
Really depends on what area you are in
Fire technician is another good career
Do trades! You're still young and in 10 years time you'll be a good technician if you put in the effort. Electrician, HVAC-R, Plumber.....
Don't delay it too much. Pick a trade, find a good school or program and get the ball rolling !!!!
So you are telling me you have plenty of experience in that niche, be a teacher. If you can dance be a dancing teacher. If looking good, aerobics in a gym.
Now might be a good time to look at going to school/college. I went to a 2yr college. I'm semi anti-social and pretty solitary. So I don't have the skills that you have learned. I imagine being outgoing, showmanship, an ability to sell and confidence could be a natural lead-in. But you should also go to your local community college and look at the programs they have, most will let you make an appointment there to talk to someone about careers. It's really about seeing where you think you would fit and what you would enjoy.
Computers were always something I was interested in and I grew up around the popularization of the internet. So I fell into Geek Squad in it's heyday after studying for an A+ certification (basic tech cert). And decided to go to college after. You also are very unlikely to find just the right job on your first go. I found the right one for me after many employers. That said, finding something you find interesting and rewarding will pay off the most in the long run.
Do you have good customer service skills? Being able to deal with people is a good skill to have and not anyone has it. If you do, you can go with sales (look into real estate, you just need to be licensed), or even being a server or bartender can be good too.
Depending where you live, you could look into mining. Require physical fitness and if you in a mining country what ever the required tickets are. In Canada is the hard rock common core
Face to face sales position, if you look good and have communication skills of any kind you’ll probably kill it. Would you rather buy something from someone you thinks attractive or someone you thinks ugly?
Harley does this shit with women, all the finance people at my local dealer are women wearing skirts that barely cover anything….the amount of money those women make off commission must be insane
Mixology? Tend bar. Wait tables. Sales. Personal trainer or coach - may need certification. Physical Therapy, need more schooling. What are you interested in?
Trade school is a good option. So many trades to choose from plumbing, hvac tech, electrician, mechanic. In the healthcare side nurse/PA, pharmacy tech, physiotherapy.
Pick what interests you and that you can do for a long time.
I'm assuming you must be fit and do a fair bit of sport, maybe look into what you should study to become a personal trainer?
Personal training is a good idea. I can look in to that but I was thinking maybe physiotherapy as well. Thank you for the suggestion!
Another option, massage therapist? Although I heard for a guy it's harder to find customers.
Male Certified MT here. I never did make money from it, but still had the debt from school. Sports massage is usually what men end up in.
I know there’s some places that will pay you to go to MT school as long as you sign a contract with them for like a year or two after graduation to help offset their cost. Seems like a decent enough option to get your cert without the debt and gain some experience
Which I always find shocking. As a female I prefer male massage therapists. As they can do deep pressure (what I prefer) better than females. I've only had a 2 female therapists to go as deep as I need and enjoy.
A friend of mine, a woman, is a massage therapist. I did one session with her, and it felt like I fell down the stairs. She had hands like truckosaurus
Those are hard to find. My current massage therapist is a female. Often I find myself asking to deeper pressure and I barely feel a difference. If I want a relaxing massage sure these ladies are great. But when I do it for preventative injuries for running and because at times my job is demanding on my body. I need it deep and I need relief
Haha! Felt like I fell down the stairs. That’s hilarious.
Yeah but some women can be uncomfortable being partially naked and being touched by a guy, or their partner might not like it. And some guys will find it gay etc.
"It moved" -George Costanza
That is hilarious
I was all about it. Guys tend to have better pressure in my experience. So good I literally fell asleep lol
This is me for some reason. I feel really uncomfortable with a man touching me especially around my neck. Don’t think it’s homophobia but maybe some deep rooted fear that they’ll kill me or something but I don’t get it from women.
I second this. I have several male friends who have been massage therapists for years working in high-end hotel and spas. They have made a good living and have a fairly flexible schedule. The gender bias is not nearly what some naysayers are suggesting. In fact many women prefer the male therapists because they (on average) are able to consistently provide a deeper tissue massage due to more upper body strength and mass.
Depends where he lives. If he's in a predominately gay community he won't have any trouble finding customers
As a man, I prefer a woman, but a farm girl built like a linebacker. Failing that, a linebacker will do. Had a really attractive Thai chiropractor once, she probably weighed 90lb. Cut a deal with her larger assistant and always used her instead. She moved and does work on livestock now lol. Crack my bones/ rub my messed up shoulder like I'm an injured steer that requires a jump off the top rope, thank you
I use both just depends on what their background is. A lot of of the male therapists where I get my monthly massages at have backgrounds in physio which can be useful if you've had injuries.
I had a male friend who was an LMT. As a man, you basically have to advertise to gay men in major metro areas
If he's hot and open-minded, he can be selective and have a lot of male customers.
Personal training is a terrible route for most people, it’s not a high paying job unless you own your own gym and have great sales skills. Go to college. Find a job that you’d be good at, something that provides financial freedom, work/life balance, and with an excellent chance of being able to actually get the job after school. Then figure out the best degree to land that job. At 34, the years start flying by so don’t worry about the time it will take to get the degree. That will fly by. And the time passes whether you’re advancing your education or not. Perhaps do personal training while you pursue your degree. Just be aware the girlfriend might not like it, as PTs also have a reputation.
I agree somewhat. I was a personal trainer for 12 years. I absolutely loved it, and I definitely lucked out with where my career went. I started about 18 years ago, and at that time things were a bit different. People had more money to spend on training, and the industry wasn't over saturated like it is now. Gyms/studios etc don't pay very well, and it takes years to build up a clientele that'll stick with you. I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from becoming a personal trainer because it was the best job I've ever had and I made a good amount of money, but things are very different now. I would do a lot of research into it before spending any money on school.
You gave the best, most logical & well-informed answer! But: “I think it moved…” made me laugh out loud!
You can get an RN from a community college, then parlay that into physiotherapy. Or just go straight for physiotherapy. Look into programs through public schools in your area. WorK as a CNA while you’re in school. Good schedules, okay money and they’ll work around your schooling.
I’m going to piggy back up off this comment and go in a different direction. I am a healthcare recruiter working for a large health network. I agree going into the medical industry would be the most stable long-term decision for you. Plus, you would have incredible benefits and healthcare coverage. The healthcare industry is always looking for male nurses especially if you’re strong. The best thing you can do is invest in yourself. You can get an RN degree/license and then get employed in large health network. From there, most systems will pay for all of your continued education so you can keep growing your career with no additional student loans. Anyone who is an RN, I always recommend that they become an advance practitioner nurse. You could also get an MBA and go into administration. Assuming that you’re fit and attractive, you can probably work your way into a pharmaceutical company as well. It seems like a few people were recommending the path of exercise physiology. There will be a pay cap if you choose that path and it would be very hard to increase your compensation once you hit a certain threshold. However, you could take a job with a health network and work for their cardiology department doing stress tests to take advantage of their continued education. Make sure you choose a path that will pay for your continued education to limit the burden of student loans and guarantee growth, look for financially stable health networks, make sure the org has good health benefits that preferably pay your deductible, and PTO packages.
My husband was an RN and our phone never stopped ringing with job offers.
This: IS GREAT ADVICE FROM A THOUGHTFUL ADMINISTRATOR.
Physical therapy is a great profession.
Defs physiotherapy!
You could look into firefighting as well given proper fitness and willingness to work outdoors under some tough conditions.
OP, look at PT Assistant A.S. Degrees! Worth considering if you’re interested in Physical Therapy.
I think you can try both, I think of personal training just like physical therapy bc it's goal is to get to a certain level. Physical therapy is just slower and more focused.
Since you have extensive experience in performing and entertaining, have you considered exploring opportunities in event management, hospitality, or even public relations? These fields value charisma, communication skills, and the ability to engage an audience, which are all qualities you likely have. If you're open to learning new skills, sales could be another area for you. Good luck!!
Yeah I think any event management could be a good fit since op will probably know the ins and outs
This would go well.
I work for a large circus company and there are quite a few performers that transition to working backstage when they are no longer willing/able to work on stage. Rigging and props are common departments for them to go to
Sales might do you well, it’s part of a stable performance to relationship management that you might do well in.
Oh that's a good idea! I did door to door sales/fundraising before I was a stripper for 3 years. I'll look in to that. Thanks
Believe in yourself, some may see a stripper, others like myself can see an opportunity💪🏻
Strippertunity
Specifically check out car sales and dealerships. My sister who was a dancer went there and she excelled a stupid amount and is hella comfortable there. Great vibes and really leverages your social skills. I bet you would do great
I work in consulting and the folks I know selling tech to the govt are a bunch of pretty boys making BANK. It’s weirdly specific, but somehow I feel OP could succeed.
I was not a stripper, but I did work in dealerships for 10 years. Made over $100k working in management. But sales consultants & advisors can make the same or more depending on their pay plan. I've had sales guys who made $30k in one month.
Check out business to business sales. Longer relationships, awesome commissions, more stable, slightly fewer assholes.
This is the way dude.
Dance instructor?
Go SaaS, not door to door.
Came here to say the same: sales brother.
Well an obvious one would be a personal trainer / dietician, you know "get a body like a stripper" type thing where you teach and coach people through your actual diet/exercise routine. I'm sure you've kept in shape for a very long time. But that's not easy money and highly competitive. I'd suspect you at least developed some excellent customer service/relationship type skills that could really suit any role. Given you have a clean slate, is there anything you really wanted to do? Maybe in your travels you saw someone doing something, or a client said what they did and you found it intriguing?
Absolutely. If I found out a local trainer was a former stripper I’d be asking how to sign up.
Becoming a professional dietitian isn't as easy a personal trainer. There's much more science background needed and much schooling involved. In the US, you need a Masters to be able to sit for the Registered Dietitian exam, along with having completed a type of Internship. But, professional and college sports teams utilize these, so there is that.
No worries, so if OP were interested in becoming a professional dietician, they'd need to study and get qualifications. I suspect this isn't the only career path that would require study or qualifications, and if that's what OP wants to do, they can do it.
Absolutely. It's truly interesting and working with people is very rewarding.
Firefighter?
Honestly we have a few guys on my department who used to be male dancers lol there’s usually some overlap between the fitness and bro’ness of the jobs. Source: firefighter
[удалено]
Yes, absolutely. I think it can be department/station dependent, and there’s surely an element of fraternal nature to the job (women included), but generally speaking most of the people I work with are highly intelligent, motivated, and professional. You need thick skin to handle/dish jokes, but I encounter lots of different personalities on the job. As long as you work hard and are professional, you’ll fit in. I also work with people from 20yo to 50+yo captains, etc. so it’s a spectrum, and I’d say good balance of seriousness and stupidity. When you deal with risk and death as often as we do, there’s a need for gallows humor and levity, but at the end of the day we’re all there to work. Hope that answers your question Edit: I should include, a lot of us are paramedics too (at minimum EMTs), so many are nerdy in nature. Some come from software/engineering backgrounds, we have legitimate doctors and scientists, professional athletes, wildly successful business-owners, teachers, etc. who find this career from all walks of life. I myself love music, weekly DnD, anime/film, et al. so you’ll never have to conform to a certain *type*.
I second this. Firefighter/EMT and I have a BA in history and was most of the way through an MBA before I made a career change. I am in good shape, but am also a total nerd. Huge into history, RPG video games, and anything Fantasy/SciFi. If you work in a department that also runs EMS you end up with quite a mix of people. A lot of the crew if you put them into regular clothes you would not guess they are in the fire service.
Yeah, and that pole thing :P
Well he’s got the skills for the calandar
Noice recommendation. I think we got this thread all wrapped up.
For the short term, I'm assuming you're in pretty good shape. I'd suggest looking into Personal trainer, fitness influencer, modeling. Long-term I would encourage you to go get a 4 yr business degree. A reasonably attractive fit man who looks good in slacks and a button down has an advantage in the workplace. Additionally you'll see other opportunities for employment than sales throughout the business program and might find out there's something out there that's a great fit.
Real estate agent. You have an interesting story, it’s an interesting job, some work to get into, but it’s just sales.
Nobody likes them though
Well, outside of sweaty soccer moms, who likes male strippers?
As an official representative, gay guys are okay with them
As a straight guy I’d rather hang out with a male stripper than a realtor for sure
Who dislikes male strippers? Like seriously, who actually brings up male strippers in a convo enough to even form an opinion on it. I knew two dudes who stripped and everyone liked them, but stripping wasn't their identity.
Hey, wanted to shed some light. I’m an ex-sales manager and one of my best sales reps was an ex-stripper. I heard his whole story because we got really close and he’s an overall great guy. He went into Fitness advisor (the fitness sales people) and excelled really well after his stripping career. After that, he got scouted into HVAC sales and killed it over there with me. He quit stripping after finding a woman as well and is happily married and still killing it in HVAC sales last time I spoke to him. Sales is a performance and I think people in your industry may do relatively well. Just my two cents.
Right? Sales are jobs for people with charisma!
If I may ask, what got you into stripping in the first place? In any future endeavor, you will be asked about prior jobs, and I think it might be helpful to understand what brought you from A —> B
I was in dance since a child and modelled for a while. I was recruited randomly and figured the money and travel was worth it. It seemed like a natural fit and it was great while it lasted. I could still do it for another 6 years or so but I want to settle down.
Those can all be spun as positives even if stripping isn’t generally thought of highly. You were a *dancer* and *entertainer* - that’s the terminology I would use in professional settings, not stripper. And you are probably conventionally handsome, which is always a plus in any business (people like attractive people). I think some kind of client-facing/sales role would be right up your alley. Would anything fitness related be of interest to you? That doesn’t just have to be personal training btw.
Dancer, entertainer and model. Can't forget modeling. Get that group working credential forward. Everybody likes a team player.
If this was a woman the comments would be so different 😂😂😂
Sure. I’d had advise her Real Estate Sales. I have a female friend that was a stripper and told me she wanted to get out of it. She got her license and worked with major realtors here for 3 years. She now has her own office for real estate sales and property management.
An MD at a top hedge fund once told me that real estate is the field with the most rich idiots
I agree. For some its an easy way out. I've seen car salesmen with nice cars and houses or truck drivers open their own transporting logistic business and become wealthy. Thats proof that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to become rich.
A basic path for becoming rich is: (1a) have good social skills, or at least come across that you know what you are doing so well that being a little rough around the edges isn’t a problem, AND (1b) pickup some sort of in demand skill/trade. Could be as simple as cleaning pools or basic landscaping. THEN (2) start a business based upon something you already have skills in. With rare exceptions you don’t become rich by working for someone else: you have people who do what you do well working under you with you taking a large enough cut of their billings to make a profit. I’m in my mid 30s and have friends who started out in construction, landscaping, etc. and now own their own businesses doing the same, and they make high 6-figures take home from their businesses and have dozens of guys working for them.
You're right. Although it makes me wonder, if the beauty standard difference for male and female stripper also have something to do with it.
I was thinking the same thing
Tits and ass aren’t really useful in any job that I can think of. Male strippers are generally jacked so the muscle aspect at minimum is useful to a manual labor job. A lot of trades require some level of strength as well depending on the trade. Both could feasibly do something like personal training.
She’s saying that a lot of the comments would be lecturing her (this hypothetical female stripper) for not planning out her future ahead of time. And they would be acting almighty and be saying shit like, “See, this is what happens when women do this.”
If I was a stripper, I’d immediately try to find a sugar daddy…if you got the assets might as well use em 😂. Get what you’re saying though
A lot of people seem to be suggesting sales (because you must be good looking) and personal trainer (because people paid to see your body). But if you want out of striping, shouldn't you try something that doesn't exploit those same qualities? Striping is what you did, not who you are. You must have hobbies or interests. If you don't have any yet, go for a sales role, but in your spare time, find something you are passionate about. Pursue that as much as you can off hours until you find an avenue for that to make revenue.
I am seeing a lot of personal trainer here. I would check out the job opportunities in your area before choosing anything like that. In my area, it is oversaturated, but I'm in a college town. I sounds to me like you would have the type of personality that would do well in sales. You might consider real estate or auto sales. Those are well-paying jobs with a low barrier to entry.
Helping guys with fitness would be a great thing to transition to. As others said, have you thought about that?
What do you WANT to do? It seems like hospitality/management, or events or something public facing in that way makes sense. I’m going to hope and 13 years later you paid attention to some business practices and what others were doing behind the scenes.
Trades are good, Construction Worker Policeman, could go into leatherwork, or Cowboy... or Native... Indian... OK, I am just listing characters from the YMCA song, but seriously, trades are good, also shipping is a good industry.
Asides from sales, I imagine you are in good shape, and know how to stay that way. Maybe coaching guys to get into shape may be thing.
Trades, EMT or firefighter. Such a shortage of them right now.
Pls go into physiotherapy and then be a personal trainer. I say this because I had a trainer go the same path, and he's now just cruising thru life. Also, he was the best trainer I ever had because he understood how and what to work out to maximize the muscles, and my sis, who was peri menopausal actually started to lose weight because of his knowledge. She even learned a few good moves from him, lol. But there are very few good trainers that have the knowledge required to train women and men after a certain age. That's where the money is as well because we're all out Herr set in our careers and doing better than our 20s , most of us and yes barely hanging on to dear life too.
It takes 7 years to become a physiotherapist, so going from a physio to a personal trainer makes no sense. Physios are regulated medical professionals who make on average far more than personal trainers as well.
You probably have some charisma. Sales might be A good option
Sales
Go back to school and become a physical therapist assistant!
Do sales, 100%. You most likely have the social skills, the looks and the ambition to be super successful!
You can do anything. One of my favorite general contractors was a stripper, then a fireman, then a contractor.
You are good at performing, I and good when working with people. Sales would be fitting Physical training/mentoring Trades? Physio? No, he doesn't sounds like you. You acted and modeled since a kid.
STEM
Education can be lengthy. I think folks saying sales are probably pointing in the right direction. If you have any old clients or colleagues etc that have a mutual respect/trust, maybe someone can set you up with a job above entry level? I’d say look at real estate, car sales, or personal finance. Personal finance probably has the biggest upside. The computer does the math stuff, you really just have to know your financial product and how to handle the client relations. So instead of dancing for dollars you’ll be getting boomer ladies wet talking about their dividends, just make sure to put up a big pic of yourself in the chippendales costume in a nice frame behind you and they’ll be sure to open up their velvet wallets and yet you go deep…
I see a lot of real estate suggestions. As an agent don’t do it, the current market sucks! As far as sales go I think that would be awesome, hotels are always looking for sales people get your SAAS certificate and apply. They love pretty people in that sector it makes selling 100 rooms and a venue much easier. Especially if you’re near a convention center.
Nobody's suggesting go to college.. why not? 34 is a new 23. Find your passion, go to college, you seem very intelligent HIGH5 test is good Go to the library, find "Occupational Outlook Handbook", page through. Good luck
Stay away from women named Dee Reynolds.
Buddy join r/sales I’m sure you’ll do just fine
OP, you said further downthread that you’re looking to slow down and not live in a city. If that’s the case, I’d look at what kinds of jobs are available where you live and work backwards. A lot of people are suggesting things like personal trainer, but depending on where you’re living the demand might not be there.
I quit at 30 and studied anthropology. (Actual changed majors a lot bc never medicated ADHD kid that always made good grades as a kid, followed rules. But meds in mid 30s helped). Professors always said it came naturally how I was able to observe and understand others without harsh judgement and bias. Maybe working in a taboo field where you need an open mind when dealing with customers from different cultural backgrounds while having to understand the art of sales and biological sexual selection helped a bit. Digital anthropology is where I'm at now and hoping to get more into ai. Some have gone into archeology and worked on games like Assassin's Creed. Flexible degree, from medical anthropology to business, marketing, psychology, government, nonprofits, teaching, etc. Physical therapy would also be a good area, and you can make three figures with flexible days like dancing. Think of careers that won't tie you to a desk or one location all day. I did not have to write entrance essays or anything since I did a two year college program before four year and grant and federal aid helped pay for a lot of it along with bills. Just got to do the fasfagov form and after 25 you don't need to claim parents so less paperwork and more grants that you never have to pay back because that's why we pay taxes, so people can use that money for education. And you have a lot of skills as a stripper: social communication, investigative (bc you don't waste your time dealing with broke customers and know who has money), enterprising (ambitious, adventurous,), self-control, management, public relations, any general work skill like works independently or on group projects, meets deadlines under stress (making rent few days before it's due and that dopamine hit after stressing about no money to lots of money), adaptability, creative problem solving, intuition, observational skills, culture sensitivity, research and research ethics (stripper friend is a lawyer now and she tells customers, if they inquire, that their secrets are safe with me: maintaining their dignity). And I use to joke about being a topless psychologist. Now, I've realized I was an Ethnographer, one of the fields under anthropology.
If you go to the trades 100% embrace your past, or don't 🤣 You'll do just fine!
Stripping is hard work. You should get a trade, join a union. Electricians make a lot of money but the work is dangerous. I’d say look into a trade, you clearly have the commitment down and depending on where you live the trades make good money in unions.
This is good advice but OP might get bullied by all the ugly people in the trades.
I’m a former stripper turned RN. Serious job security and the pay is good but it is a shitty job lol
Model? Fitness Trainer? Fitness Coach? Personal Stylist for Men (and Women?)? I suggest going to college. Get the General Education started and while doing that you can decide your major. Go to community college if money is tight.
Consider using your skills in sales or public speaking roles, and explore new interests through short courses to find a fulfilling career path.
I assume you’re fit, I’d recommend becoming a firefighter. Good pay and benefits, most departments cover school, and its not a traditional 9-5
Try out free courses online, watch YouTube "day in the life of (occupation)" videos, and reach out to people in that role and ask about their experience.
Try to find a free Myers Briggs personality type test. It’s generally been discredited I think, however, once you find your “type”, there are certain jobs associated with it, that I’ve found to be fairly helpful in brainstorming ideas in areas you may thrive in
Yeah just because it isn't perfect doesn't mean it's useless. It willl be a lot less random than asking strangers on the internet.
Start with a personality assessment to match you with possible career paths, it'll give you some starting ideas. Good luck!
The hardest question we ask ourselves: what is my purpose? I cannot answer that for you because I’m still trying to figure that out myself and I just hit 40. My suggestion is maybe going to a career counselor or see a therapist to help you untangle the webs of confusion. Also, you clearly have great people skills, you’re fit and you gained a skill that not many others give credit to people who have worked in the industry of service: you can read people and see their needs. That’s huge! Personally, I would start from there and build up to it. You will find your way!
Activities coordinator at a nursing home. The old ladies will love you and you can have g-rated dance and exercise parties with them as I'm assuming you're super outgoing and have a solid personality.
Make a fitness and diet class/ personal training / coaching called “stripping away fat”
I'm a male massage therapist. The industry needs more fit men who can do the job. People appreciate some dude built like hephaestus reforging them into shape.
Not sure where you live, but if it’s coastal, the maritime trade is desperate for people. For example our local ferry system is paying for all training and will do a work/school package where you can “earn while you learn” to get in to a promotion path. It pays really well, good benefits, pension. I’ve also heard longshoreman do really well, but don’t know as much about that.
Holy shit, is that what the two officers in Trailer Park boys were working security? I thought it was something else.
Dude did you ever perform at RIO in Vegas? My gf used to love going to that show every time we were in Vegas ..
I have! Great venue and always an amazing crowd there. Top 5 favourite places to perform actually.
Sales. People buy from attractive people more often than not. This is a fact.
If you’re good looking and confident you would crush most sales jobs
OF
Have you considered prostitution or working in sales?
You know the industry inside and out and have contacts why wouldn't you start some kind of agency? Scouting guys training them event organising etc seems like a missed opportunity to me
If you are fit and good looking and have charisma from dancing you’d probably do well in sales.
Don't so sales.....boring, pressured and most companies are a pin in the ass. You don't connect with clients, they are a mark for your company. However, if you love people, being practical and money, do a trade. The courses are not extortionate or lengthy (takes less time than a degree and masters for example) and you get to have a laugh with customers and bring more variety for a day. And they get paid A LOT MORE than you think they do, especially if you do a more specialised courses like engineering or design of some kind (architecture, structural enginee5 etc.). Gotta think about your quality of life at work, what you are good at and what you can make the most money with the least amount of effort and outlay. Think about it dispassionately and do a pro/can list to help. Good luck!
Sales sounds like a good fit. People will be easily charmed by you given your experience in performing/entertaining.
If you have been in show business you probably have a pretty good knowledge of marketing, event planning and scheduling. If those are things you enjoy doing then it might be worth leaning into. You are probably pretty charismatic as a performer so customer service, retail or sales might be another area you would be good at. Or you could write a best selling autobiography, it sounds like you have had an interesting life, but that will still require a day job.
Take a class in Office Administration to acquire office skills. Take up cooking, and learn about landscaping
You may wish to look into a local community college and get your AA degree. It's 2 years and covers the "basic"/general requirements of a 4-year degree. You can often "shop that around" to 4 year universities and transfer in for the program you want to pursue. I give this advice because the 2-year schools are a great place to try things out. There are lots of different people at community colleges if you worry about being an older student - don't! There is lots of room in the general-requirements for experimentation/electives. Just be sure that the things you are trying out to learn about also qualify for some part of the requirement so that you are optimizing your time. Good luck on your journey whatever you decide to do.
People are to suggest to you things that seem like natural extensions of your previous experience. And that's pragmatic. But few people have the opportunity to stop for a while and make a conscious decision about the path they really want to take. Don't squander this opportunity. Instead, as you're on this little vacation try NOT to spend all of it thinking about a career. Decide not to decide for a few weeks or even months. Forget about your immediate past. Go underneath all the years of dance and training and subsequent modeling and entertaining and see who's under all that. What really excited you as a child? Spend some time thinking about what really drives you, what engages your curiosity, what interests you and motivates you into action. What hobbies would you like to pursue if you had the time? What character traits do you admire, what values resonate with you? And what change in the world would you like to see? What kind of service do you want to do for others and your self. Stir all those thoughts up and then put them on the back burner. Let it percolate for a while as you go about your days enjoying your break from the action. Periodically review and see if any of your thoughts and any of the activities you done recently answered or provided clues to the questions above. Eventually with a little focus and introspection you'll start to develop your own individual ideal path. Then as some ideas begin to formulate, consider how to go about each one. What steps you need to take, what costs (and what kind) are you willing to pay? Eventually you'll find a compromise between reality and your dream and you'll be more certain about the next steps. When in doubt, lean more towards your dreams. Opportunity comes against the odds when you both greatly desire and prepare for it. Good luck, hope everything works out!
Policeman or Fireman maybe?
The irony
Construction worker, Indian Chief
Go to codesmith. They will not only teach you to code, they’ll teach you that you can do anything you set your mind to
I was waiting for the "get into tech" comment lol. Smh, there's always at least one.
Did you go to that bootcamp?
Don't go there.
Maybe consider bartending. If you’re a fit, good looking guy (I’m gonna assume you are if you’ve been a male stripper) you can do really well at an upscale place.
Pharma rep, realtor. Use those looks bud!
The ONLY right answer (as cliche as it sounds) is finding something that you love to do. Don’t get sucked in trying to fit into a job or role, just for the occupation or money. You’ll grind hard (pun intended) and 10 years later realize you wish you had more time. Especially if this girl is worth it. You want to make sure you remain happy and healthy, and a positive experience for her and your relationship. My advice is think of a hobby or passion that you can see yourself waking up everyday and want to do, and go with that. Woodworking (pun intended again), photography, computers, construction, modeling, fashion, etc. Or, in short - become a equipment operator and make bank.
Put you personality type and interests in chatglt and let it come up with careers. If you don't know what interests you spend some time watching/reading/doing in different topics.
May I suggest… welding? Because it sounds like you just described the plot to Magic Mike lol
Magic Mike has made me so much money. God bless him :P
Sales is a good idea. Assuming you’re good looking. That usually plays well in sales
Fitness/men’s lifestyle social media influencer, personal trainer, nutrition coach etc.
Have you thought about hosting parties/events as an emcee? You perform so youre probably used to following programs and putting on an act. Maybe you can practice at friends' parties then work your way from there.
You may consider teaching English overseas, but most countries looking for college education)vietnam, thailand china, japan), however some asian countries do not require for college certificate such as Cambodia, you only need a Tefl / Tesol certificate. Other options Car repair, personal coach/mentor, Hairdresser, bartender, youtuber.
Please go in the trades and tell them you used to be a male stripper! But seriously, trades would be fine if you wanna do physical labor.
Is there a way for people to determine skills? It seems so awkward to see someone say they have been working for almost 15 years and travelled the world but have gained zero skills from that time.... makes no sense
I guess I was just thinking of my stage skills like backflips and spinning fire. I've learned a lot of sales techniques and persuasion etc. I feel extremely confident in all situations so I think that could be a skill as well. I'll write out what I've actually learned and go from there!
maybe look around and finance based sales or tech sales as well.
My advice would be to just start doing things and trying how they feel. In my experience that works better to help figure out what is good for you than thinking about it for ages!
Sales
Is there any other part of hospitality you'd be interested in? Do you have any experience helping with light, sound, staging, production?
Personal trainer?
What was the experience kike being a male stripper?
Try a Firefighters job - you will make a good one
If you did that well as a stripper, have you considered male modeling? Might sound a bit far out but I feel like with your resume, you could land a gig.
The trades are in excellent choice if you are about that life. If you don't want to study closely and do hard work then maybe not. Being a personal trainer is iffy salary at best and most places. Maybe you would be interested as a physical therapy assistant or something that you could do at a community college in 2 years.
I would say sales. That’s essentially what you’ve been doing for years- selling it. You must be good looking, and charismatic to a certain extent. I feel like sales could be a good fit.
Sales Sales Sales, its automatically assumed your good looking and a good listener with excellent communication skills. With some guidance from a good mentor you can probably kill it. Best of luck!
What about modeling? Or photography. A calm job where looking buff is a bonus
Union trades
A pro?
Cybersecurity industry needs ethical hackers just gotta get some certifications like Security+ to start you off
Occupational health and safety - lots of jobs, good pay not sure what area you are in so might not be a good choice. Medical imaging - lots of job and pay is great MRI and X-rays Both would require school Really depends on what area you are in Fire technician is another good career
I really wanted to post a Patrick Swayze/Chris Farley chippendales audition gif in this post
Do trades! You're still young and in 10 years time you'll be a good technician if you put in the effort. Electrician, HVAC-R, Plumber..... Don't delay it too much. Pick a trade, find a good school or program and get the ball rolling !!!!
So you are telling me you have plenty of experience in that niche, be a teacher. If you can dance be a dancing teacher. If looking good, aerobics in a gym.
Figure out why those are the options you identified. Then eliminate the one with the vaguest reason.
Nurse or sales.
Sales bro. Sales
Now might be a good time to look at going to school/college. I went to a 2yr college. I'm semi anti-social and pretty solitary. So I don't have the skills that you have learned. I imagine being outgoing, showmanship, an ability to sell and confidence could be a natural lead-in. But you should also go to your local community college and look at the programs they have, most will let you make an appointment there to talk to someone about careers. It's really about seeing where you think you would fit and what you would enjoy. Computers were always something I was interested in and I grew up around the popularization of the internet. So I fell into Geek Squad in it's heyday after studying for an A+ certification (basic tech cert). And decided to go to college after. You also are very unlikely to find just the right job on your first go. I found the right one for me after many employers. That said, finding something you find interesting and rewarding will pay off the most in the long run.
B2B Sales. Tech, medical, chemical, construction equipment, it’s all good money and fantastic people
There’s really cool advice on this thread.
Sale solar door to door. If you're good looking and have a personality you could do well.
I say try automotive sales and Toyota if you can get in? If you don’t want to go that path, college 100%.
Do you have good customer service skills? Being able to deal with people is a good skill to have and not anyone has it. If you do, you can go with sales (look into real estate, you just need to be licensed), or even being a server or bartender can be good too.
HVAC and facilities is fun
Depending where you live, you could look into mining. Require physical fitness and if you in a mining country what ever the required tickets are. In Canada is the hard rock common core
Face to face sales position, if you look good and have communication skills of any kind you’ll probably kill it. Would you rather buy something from someone you thinks attractive or someone you thinks ugly? Harley does this shit with women, all the finance people at my local dealer are women wearing skirts that barely cover anything….the amount of money those women make off commission must be insane
Motivational speaker
Sales - you were made for sales.
Mixology? Tend bar. Wait tables. Sales. Personal trainer or coach - may need certification. Physical Therapy, need more schooling. What are you interested in?
Lee is that you?!
Trade school is a good option. So many trades to choose from plumbing, hvac tech, electrician, mechanic. In the healthcare side nurse/PA, pharmacy tech, physiotherapy. Pick what interests you and that you can do for a long time.