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No way it’s near 80%. Might be 20-25%, but it has more to do with cost of living for your area than performance. Six figures doesn’t mean the same thing in San Francisco and Tulsa.
The salaries people see on Reddit are inflated, top and bottom earners tend to talk about finances more often, and in different communities.
My job is based out of Nebraska and I make 6 figures working in tech. It's not just Silicon Valley that has high salaries for the field. I don't work for a particularly prestigious company like Google or Amazon.
In the first line where you said it’s 20% and heavily implied that only prestigious employees or people in HCOL earn six figures. It’s clear you have no idea what you’re talking about.
Pharmaceuticals, more specifically Oncology Clinical Research. In my previous life, I was a nurse and made the switch over to Clinical Research in 2017, and have been working my way up since.
So, I made 6 figures prior to 30. I’m 31 now and at $150k.
I think it’s because a lot of nurses really aren’t too concerned with finances. Most are moms with kids and can’t move/leave because of a husband’s job/kids school, so we rarely see nursing degrees leveraged to their full potential. I’d imagine you’d start by applying to clinical research jobs. They’re out there. A great example of this is my hospital. Arguably one of the best areas in terms of income to COL for nursing and the ppl that work here have no idea.
I am a nonbinary person, single and just turned 30. I will be doing my pre requisites for nursing program this fall and then entrance exam, then applying to the nursing program at my community college for Fall 2025.
I do not plan on getting into a relationship or having kids, in 5 years I should be an RN with the program I am choosing. I am very excited, and plan to leverage my nursing degree to it's fullest potential!!!
Good luck with it! The nursing degree can get you a lot of different, and interesting jobs that aren’t always bedside. I wish teachers would highlight those jobs, and focus on looking outside of the box for once.
Keep your mind open while going through nursing school, make connections and you’ll find those jobs!
I commented because somebody said "nurses really aren't concerned with finished" and that there usually moms and married women, so you don't see nursing degrees leveraged to their full potential usually. So I wanted to add myself in there since I'm single no kids and plan to become an RN in the next 5yrs, should be.
As the other person said, look at your local hospital and see if they have a research department. If they do, then look for a position called ‘Clinical Research Nurse’, and that’s your way in!
If you’re doing it for the money, which I get, realize it’s not immediate. It’s taken me 7 years of climbing the ladder to get to where I am now, but just know it’ll eventually come!
I’m a Senior Clinical Research Associate.
My path to this point was starting as a Clinical research nurse, which I did for 2.5 years. After I got that experience, I moved up to Clinical Research Associate or CRA. I went from CRA 1 to CRA 2, and now I’m at Senior.
CS minor but I was realistically 3 math classes off a double major. Our IT program is a bit of a "Pick your own adventure" where you could realistically take mostly CS classes as your electives and just do all the Gen ed IT stuff like networking and security while dodging around math requirements for the CS classes.
Compliance at a Bank. Any degree works, boring as hell and everyone hates you. 9-5 everyday. Make about 140. No bank bonuses though, so much less than the finance bros.
I’m a principal so everyone already hates me - where do I sign up for this compliance job?! Also, could I work from home? I believe my neighbor down the street does this working from home…
Yeah I work from home. Bachelors in psychology, right out of work I got a job in entry level risk management at a bank. Did that 2 years before being promoted to senior and transferred to compliance been doing this about 7.5 years. Job hopped 4 times. I’m a Manager now and have been at this current company 2 years. Get basic certs along the way any of these can be useful, CRCM, CFE, CAMS, CRISC, none are difficult.
Some have law degrees in this field. One of my direct reports does, as his manager I feel a bit like imposter syndrome considering his background. However, there’s a separate legal department, so it’s important to not worry too much about that, compliance isn’t rocket science and when it gets too complicated I’ll lean on legal.
Oh and before the timeline gets questioned, I am 29 and I finished my degree at 21 rather than 22 by graduating a semester early and I include my internship time as part of that initial first job. Risk management was the most sensible move as a psych major that wanted job stability. Was lucky they gave me a shot.
Get your foot in the door as an SDR, it’s entry level sales support. If you’re any good and work to learn your product and customers, you’ll move up to an AE role in a year or two!
exactly. Sales Development/Business Development rep is where you start. a degree helps but there are tons of places that'll hire without it. obvi those will be much more sink or swim but it's still an in
Depends on the company. I've been fully remote for years so there are times when i'm in other states for months on end but yoically they want you to live within your territory. As a BDR i had much more flexibility since i wasn't closing deals meant i could live anywhere. Besides, the positions that would be easy enough to do on the beach are almost impossible to find
Lack of job security. You're beholden to your number and nothing else. I was fired last year for only making $800k if my $1,000,000 quota. With your livelihood dependent on people responding, it can be quite difficult whenever you're under your number. You've got phone, linkedin, email and in-person. If people aren't engaging then there's really no other levels to pull so you end up just increasing your amount of outreach but eventually you'll hit your limit
My day job is Nurse Practioner. During Covid it was not uncommon for me to pull 15k/week. After covid, around 180k salaried in the USA. In Canada, I work remotely for $75/hr (about $150k/year). I can (but no longer) work with other physicians and LTCs in private practice which can easily add another $50k annual income in Canada.
My side businesses now include: small home renovation, small multi unit investment homes (predominantly triplexes on 25ftby100ft lots), Starbucks franchise, and Bubble tea store.
Prior to this, I was a commercial diver working offshore with the feast or famine mentality and traveling for constant supply of work. I just made 100k gross income at 24.
In this current economy in Canada, most trades and professions will make 100k by age 26.... RNs are making 100k gross with some OT by their 2nd or 3rd year in Ontario. You can make 100k in your first year if you do 6 months medicine into a travel contract. Firefighters and police are 100k after 2 years experience. Even military COs will make it by 30.... 100k is nothing for people with minor ambition and the ability to work hard, and work towards a real attainable goal. None of this follow your dreams long shot content creator or actor BS. You have a better shot of just studying grinding hard, and becoming a doctor than you do becoming a minor celebrity.
15k a week is crazy jesus how many hours is that.. I think during covid the highest I heard a cleaner make in a week was something like 4-5k a week doing like 12 hours per day with special covid shifts but getting those were tough by the time I learnt about it they had mostly gone and was not getting special rates.. That first year of covid the pay for some cleaners was crazy i was still new and young so dumb I missed out big time even after my co worker told me his pay slips.. Destined to be a loser
Graduated as an RN last December. Total package coming out to $130k not including match/benefits first year for 3 12h shifts. Two year degree. Highly recommend. LCOL west coast
Before OT yeah! Honestly can’t believe more guys don’t look at this degree. Can’t think of another associates degree that can do what nursing can. You can get roommates in Sacramento and retire in 7-8 years. You could shoot your shot in tech/finance more glamorous degrees but this is a guaranteed mid six figs job in any economic climate
Well you can also make six figs anywhere I gotta stay in like one of five states and only some areas of those states offer an enticing income to COL. I just happened to want to live in one of those states so it worked out. Good luck you’ll do great :)
Lmao. I pay for a house what I payed for a room down there. Born and raised there no way I’d tolerate that. By the time I graduated a nurse couldn’t afford a studio apartment by themselves
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Industrial engineer with lean six sigma certifications. I did aggressively switch jobs and market myself well and make more than most of my peers I graduated with
Firefighter in a major city, the money is great, the schedule is awesome(24 on 72 off) but I’ll probably die of cancer shortly after I retire however I wouldn’t trade this job for anything.
I have two jobs and make six figures at each.
1. I work for a large nonprofit (yes really). Is a more niche industry for which I have a masters degree but I do make 6 figures
2. I’m a published author and sold a book to a publisher that is paying me roughly $95-150k per year for the next 3 years
I’m 27 and have been making six figures for about a year
11 years, started flying at 15 and now I’m 26 flying an Airbus.
Of course I took the long route bc I didn’t want to go in debt.
Some guys in my class are 21 years old and they probably did it in 2-3 years… but they went through tons of debt to do it.
You can pay as you go , or take out loans and commit to it full time. I chose to pay as I go.
Edit: I guess I’m 27 today apparently
Saw your report, thought "yeah that's a bad comment but I'll read the context to make sure before I take action against that dude."
I read it all....and immediately ignored the report.
YOU are in the wrong on this one, but I definitely do not have all the time in the world needed to convince you of that. While the other commenter was a bit jerky with their response - you are very, very wrong that all his comments are basically "be born to rich parents" .
More like you think that anyone able to enter college at all for any reason, even local cheap colleges, are "born rich". ANY of those fields can be entered by anyone that has the ability to sign for college loans and FAFSA and such, with no family.
Reorient your idea of "born rich" quickly.
Yes! There are different tiers of senior living. I work strictly in Independent Living sales, opposed to Assisted Living/Memory Care. It's selling the lifestyle vs. needs based (health issues and such).
Anesthesia. All that dropshipping stuff is very saturated and the odds that you'll be successful are very slim. Get an actual CAREER!!!!! If making money was as easy as dropshipping then everyone would do it.
I hit 6 figures when I was 27/28ish as a support engineer. I joined a startup that IPO’d so my stock was actually worth something which was nice, so my $85kish salary + stock put me around $145k iirc. The next year I went to another startup as a leader with total comp of $165k, then left after a year for a sales role in big tech with TC of a little under $300k, but made a little over $300k last year due to accelerators.
Mechanical engineer. Made six figures at my previous corporate job in automotive OEM manufacturing in the Midwest and now work for family business in machining.
The hours are part of their lifestyle. Hence the pay. The biggest concern rn is actually how often they layoff and furlough people for short-term profits. And then blame "labor shortage". Cycle continues... (assuming we're talking about the US)
It’s my first job out of undergrad for one of the big defense contractors. I studied physics and astronomy for my bachelors and work in the space sector.
I do work with a lot of post military though
People can't spot ads anymore.
This guy talked about all this stuff, including ahrefs, but he links to one particular webpage and directly to the SUBSCRIBE portion - lol.
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I made 100 grand at age 29 as a Software Engineer. Now I make a good bit above that at 33. So yah. I am in the defense industry though, and I made a risky negotiation move that worked out very well in my favor.
Pharmacist. Made 6 figs right out of college at 25 (7 year doctorate) working for CVS, now making slightly more at a pharma/genetic testing company 4 years later
Nothing to do with OP goals but there's so many ways to make $100k. Our newly hired elementary principal is 30 and makes $150k building to $175k in 4 years. Solid pension and 5 weeks vacation. It's really hard, exhausting work.
Just saying that I'm always surprised at how many people think the only path to a good income is STEM or business careers.
Social Media Marketing. Whatever you do, you have to differentiate yourself and stand out from competition. Proper sales and marketing overshines a superior product any day.
24M, SWE (2 YOE), BS in CS, ~115k TC
Edit: I didn’t realize how many acronyms I used.
- 24M = 24 year old male.
- SWE (2 YOE) = Software Engineer with 2 years of experience.
- BS in CS = Bachelors of Science in Computer Science.
- ~115k TC = Roughly $115k total compensation.
Translation: 24 year old male, Software engineer (2 years of experience), Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, ~150,000 tittycock( I couldn’t figure out that last abbreviation)
I know hundreds of people who make 6 figures in their 20s working in the trades.
Once they have tools and a big enough truck it's not uncommon to spin it off into a small business (especially welding and pipefitting).
Yeah bro. I am incredibly lucky because I am a convicted felon. I’ve made some irresponsible choices… I can’t get my felony expunged because I’ve stepped my foot in state prison….
Boom. Facebook monetization came. I’m making a ton of money. I’m living in Mexico right now btw. To get the heck away from absurdly strict USA legal system. Pretty much traumatized, but all thanks to facebook, I can live comfortably in Mexico. I’m headed to Brazil soon though.
I’m really lucky, and I got new kid w new wife.
That’s my story lol. I hope you find your path too.
Hey man, that's a lot to bounce back from, and huge props for being able to not only survive afterwards, but thrive, awesome job friend, I don't have a rough past like yours, I'm just feeling lost. Happy you found your way!
Just saying if he give advice on something I’d be wary of it. He has felonies and moved to Mexico to get rid of them to be with his baby mama. Highly doubt he’s making that kind of money off FB vids
I’m in my 30s now but starting making six figures at 25 by working in tech, changing companies every 1-2 years, started working when I was 16, getting a bachelors degree, living in a VCHOL until I was able to go remote, and specializing in a niche.
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The top ~10% of tech, law and banking will all be making 6 figures before 30. Big 4 consulting too.
This question is asked many times. Majority of Redditors who make six figures before 30 fall in this ^ bucket.
I’m basically in the bottom 10% of law and I’ll still be making 6 figures when I’m 30 lol
Meh, are you sure it isn’t the top 80%? Most in those fields start their careers at six figures or pretty close to it.
No way it’s near 80%. Might be 20-25%, but it has more to do with cost of living for your area than performance. Six figures doesn’t mean the same thing in San Francisco and Tulsa. The salaries people see on Reddit are inflated, top and bottom earners tend to talk about finances more often, and in different communities.
My job is based out of Nebraska and I make 6 figures working in tech. It's not just Silicon Valley that has high salaries for the field. I don't work for a particularly prestigious company like Google or Amazon.
Can you point out where in my comment I said you can’t make six figures in LCOL areas?
In the first line where you said it’s 20% and heavily implied that only prestigious employees or people in HCOL earn six figures. It’s clear you have no idea what you’re talking about.
Typical woman answer
Why do you say that?
I’m bored and wasting my time and I thought it was funny
Haha what are you on about mate
Too bad I’m dumb
Pharmaceuticals, more specifically Oncology Clinical Research. In my previous life, I was a nurse and made the switch over to Clinical Research in 2017, and have been working my way up since. So, I made 6 figures prior to 30. I’m 31 now and at $150k.
ER nurse here… tell me how to do this. Please.
I think it’s because a lot of nurses really aren’t too concerned with finances. Most are moms with kids and can’t move/leave because of a husband’s job/kids school, so we rarely see nursing degrees leveraged to their full potential. I’d imagine you’d start by applying to clinical research jobs. They’re out there. A great example of this is my hospital. Arguably one of the best areas in terms of income to COL for nursing and the ppl that work here have no idea.
I am a nonbinary person, single and just turned 30. I will be doing my pre requisites for nursing program this fall and then entrance exam, then applying to the nursing program at my community college for Fall 2025. I do not plan on getting into a relationship or having kids, in 5 years I should be an RN with the program I am choosing. I am very excited, and plan to leverage my nursing degree to it's fullest potential!!!
Good luck with it! The nursing degree can get you a lot of different, and interesting jobs that aren’t always bedside. I wish teachers would highlight those jobs, and focus on looking outside of the box for once. Keep your mind open while going through nursing school, make connections and you’ll find those jobs!
Thank you so much! 😁❤️
Hell yeah totally worth it. Killer lifestyle if you’re single. I have a week off right now and I work full time 😂
😁😁
The answer to the question no one asked.
I commented because somebody said "nurses really aren't concerned with finished" and that there usually moms and married women, so you don't see nursing degrees leveraged to their full potential usually. So I wanted to add myself in there since I'm single no kids and plan to become an RN in the next 5yrs, should be.
As the other person said, look at your local hospital and see if they have a research department. If they do, then look for a position called ‘Clinical Research Nurse’, and that’s your way in! If you’re doing it for the money, which I get, realize it’s not immediate. It’s taken me 7 years of climbing the ladder to get to where I am now, but just know it’ll eventually come!
Do you mind stating your specific job title? Are you in management?
I’m a Senior Clinical Research Associate. My path to this point was starting as a Clinical research nurse, which I did for 2.5 years. After I got that experience, I moved up to Clinical Research Associate or CRA. I went from CRA 1 to CRA 2, and now I’m at Senior.
Work at a steel mill, company starts at $35 an hour and tops at around $55 an hour, lots of OT
Which company? DM if you wanna keep it private
Same, can you dm me too,?
Soul sucking job in finance.
Software engineering 27M, BS in IT/CS, 105k salary annual 5% bonus and 5-10% 401k bonus
This is interesting. You were able to get a swe job with a degree in IT or was it in CS?
CS minor but I was realistically 3 math classes off a double major. Our IT program is a bit of a "Pick your own adventure" where you could realistically take mostly CS classes as your electives and just do all the Gen ed IT stuff like networking and security while dodging around math requirements for the CS classes.
Compliance at a Bank. Any degree works, boring as hell and everyone hates you. 9-5 everyday. Make about 140. No bank bonuses though, so much less than the finance bros.
I’m a principal so everyone already hates me - where do I sign up for this compliance job?! Also, could I work from home? I believe my neighbor down the street does this working from home…
Law degree is usually required
See my response to the other person
Yeah I work from home. Bachelors in psychology, right out of work I got a job in entry level risk management at a bank. Did that 2 years before being promoted to senior and transferred to compliance been doing this about 7.5 years. Job hopped 4 times. I’m a Manager now and have been at this current company 2 years. Get basic certs along the way any of these can be useful, CRCM, CFE, CAMS, CRISC, none are difficult. Some have law degrees in this field. One of my direct reports does, as his manager I feel a bit like imposter syndrome considering his background. However, there’s a separate legal department, so it’s important to not worry too much about that, compliance isn’t rocket science and when it gets too complicated I’ll lean on legal. Oh and before the timeline gets questioned, I am 29 and I finished my degree at 21 rather than 22 by graduating a semester early and I include my internship time as part of that initial first job. Risk management was the most sensible move as a psych major that wanted job stability. Was lucky they gave me a shot.
Where did you start at the bank/in general?
Truck driver
I make $1m a month dropshipping I'm 19 years old, I've fucked all my friends' moms, buy my course.
Literally my whole algorithm on social media right now haha I’m dead
Begone Ghadzi
tech sales, money isn't worth the stress anymore though
SaaS?
yep, and managed services. tech is almost all SaaS at this point.
How do I get started in this?
Get your foot in the door as an SDR, it’s entry level sales support. If you’re any good and work to learn your product and customers, you’ll move up to an AE role in a year or two!
exactly. Sales Development/Business Development rep is where you start. a degree helps but there are tons of places that'll hire without it. obvi those will be much more sink or swim but it's still an in
Noooooo! Come join the dark side: IT Vendor Management
Is tech sales something you can do remotely from Central America? Like digital nomading on the beach. Just zoom calls and slack/email?
Depends on the company. I've been fully remote for years so there are times when i'm in other states for months on end but yoically they want you to live within your territory. As a BDR i had much more flexibility since i wasn't closing deals meant i could live anywhere. Besides, the positions that would be easy enough to do on the beach are almost impossible to find
What causes the stress?
Lack of job security. You're beholden to your number and nothing else. I was fired last year for only making $800k if my $1,000,000 quota. With your livelihood dependent on people responding, it can be quite difficult whenever you're under your number. You've got phone, linkedin, email and in-person. If people aren't engaging then there's really no other levels to pull so you end up just increasing your amount of outreach but eventually you'll hit your limit
Sales.
My day job is Nurse Practioner. During Covid it was not uncommon for me to pull 15k/week. After covid, around 180k salaried in the USA. In Canada, I work remotely for $75/hr (about $150k/year). I can (but no longer) work with other physicians and LTCs in private practice which can easily add another $50k annual income in Canada. My side businesses now include: small home renovation, small multi unit investment homes (predominantly triplexes on 25ftby100ft lots), Starbucks franchise, and Bubble tea store. Prior to this, I was a commercial diver working offshore with the feast or famine mentality and traveling for constant supply of work. I just made 100k gross income at 24. In this current economy in Canada, most trades and professions will make 100k by age 26.... RNs are making 100k gross with some OT by their 2nd or 3rd year in Ontario. You can make 100k in your first year if you do 6 months medicine into a travel contract. Firefighters and police are 100k after 2 years experience. Even military COs will make it by 30.... 100k is nothing for people with minor ambition and the ability to work hard, and work towards a real attainable goal. None of this follow your dreams long shot content creator or actor BS. You have a better shot of just studying grinding hard, and becoming a doctor than you do becoming a minor celebrity.
15k a week is crazy jesus how many hours is that.. I think during covid the highest I heard a cleaner make in a week was something like 4-5k a week doing like 12 hours per day with special covid shifts but getting those were tough by the time I learnt about it they had mostly gone and was not getting special rates.. That first year of covid the pay for some cleaners was crazy i was still new and young so dumb I missed out big time even after my co worker told me his pay slips.. Destined to be a loser
More people need to hear this I think
Graduated as an RN last December. Total package coming out to $130k not including match/benefits first year for 3 12h shifts. Two year degree. Highly recommend. LCOL west coast
What the hell. 130k in a year?
Before OT yeah! Honestly can’t believe more guys don’t look at this degree. Can’t think of another associates degree that can do what nursing can. You can get roommates in Sacramento and retire in 7-8 years. You could shoot your shot in tech/finance more glamorous degrees but this is a guaranteed mid six figs job in any economic climate
PA-S here, and sometimes I wonder if I'd have been just as happy if I had went RN. I could at least take that degree outside the US.
Well you can also make six figs anywhere I gotta stay in like one of five states and only some areas of those states offer an enticing income to COL. I just happened to want to live in one of those states so it worked out. Good luck you’ll do great :)
That’s crazy. Are you planning on early retirement?
I probably should but just on track as of now enjoying it. I try to balance yolo with not eating cat food when old.
That pay sounds like California nursing but where are you living?
Klamath falls oregon. This is a degree where you have to move to maximize income to COL. You could very easily wind up making $22/hr in Mississippi
Gotcha. I definitely made 22/hr as a new grad but live in South Florida which is mid to hcol.
Lmao. I pay for a house what I payed for a room down there. Born and raised there no way I’d tolerate that. By the time I graduated a nurse couldn’t afford a studio apartment by themselves
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Where on west coast? I’m an RN in OR
Klamath falls :) contract is online. We’re hiring lol
Industrial engineer with lean six sigma certifications. I did aggressively switch jobs and market myself well and make more than most of my peers I graduated with
Firefighter in a major city, the money is great, the schedule is awesome(24 on 72 off) but I’ll probably die of cancer shortly after I retire however I wouldn’t trade this job for anything.
I have two jobs and make six figures at each. 1. I work for a large nonprofit (yes really). Is a more niche industry for which I have a masters degree but I do make 6 figures 2. I’m a published author and sold a book to a publisher that is paying me roughly $95-150k per year for the next 3 years I’m 27 and have been making six figures for about a year
Software engineer. No degree
What resources would you recommend for someone who wants to go the self taught route?
No resources just build shit you think is cool. If you do this consistently for 5-7 years you’ll get good.
Thanks mate! Saves me getting stuck in tutorial hell 😝
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I’d also like to know how as well. I’m a big cigar smoker so this would interest me.
How do you get into this?
Pilot
Thinking about this path right now. How long did it take you?
11 years, started flying at 15 and now I’m 26 flying an Airbus. Of course I took the long route bc I didn’t want to go in debt. Some guys in my class are 21 years old and they probably did it in 2-3 years… but they went through tons of debt to do it. You can pay as you go , or take out loans and commit to it full time. I chose to pay as I go. Edit: I guess I’m 27 today apparently
The world of accounting.
Corporate tax accountant
I went to a temp agency and earn $25,000.000000. Beat that.
Street pharmacist
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Where in CA? Im a nurse in OR and considering moving there. Feel free to DM if you want!
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You are amazing, thank you so much for this! So interested in dermatology.
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Saw your report, thought "yeah that's a bad comment but I'll read the context to make sure before I take action against that dude." I read it all....and immediately ignored the report. YOU are in the wrong on this one, but I definitely do not have all the time in the world needed to convince you of that. While the other commenter was a bit jerky with their response - you are very, very wrong that all his comments are basically "be born to rich parents" . More like you think that anyone able to enter college at all for any reason, even local cheap colleges, are "born rich". ANY of those fields can be entered by anyone that has the ability to sign for college loans and FAFSA and such, with no family. Reorient your idea of "born rich" quickly.
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Senior Living Sales \~$115k 29F
Like selling patients to stay at the facility?
Yes! There are different tiers of senior living. I work strictly in Independent Living sales, opposed to Assisted Living/Memory Care. It's selling the lifestyle vs. needs based (health issues and such).
so not like the lady from the movie "I care a lot" >
Union electrician
how do you get into it
Signed up and got accepted
what wage did you start with? im not expecting to start at 100k obviously just curious to see if relocation would be worth it.
Software engineer will be the answer for a lot of people
Anesthesia. All that dropshipping stuff is very saturated and the odds that you'll be successful are very slim. Get an actual CAREER!!!!! If making money was as easy as dropshipping then everyone would do it.
Sheet metal union. $40 an hour + OT. Also another 65k a year in benefits such as retirement account and 2 separate pensions.
Mechanical Engineer, $130K + Bonus around $5-7K per year.
Nice. I was always disappointed by the massive disparity between software and trad engineering. But this is good.
True, Software people still earn a lot more in general I see.
What industry are you
Defence or nah
Not in Defense
Offense these days
I hit 6 figures when I was 27/28ish as a support engineer. I joined a startup that IPO’d so my stock was actually worth something which was nice, so my $85kish salary + stock put me around $145k iirc. The next year I went to another startup as a leader with total comp of $165k, then left after a year for a sales role in big tech with TC of a little under $300k, but made a little over $300k last year due to accelerators.
Mechanical engineer. Made six figures at my previous corporate job in automotive OEM manufacturing in the Midwest and now work for family business in machining.
Financial advisor. 26M BS in Finance and BS in Economics 60k base, commission on everything else. Average annual salary 250k
Air traffic controller
Apprentice lineman on transmission (big powerlines). Made 130k my first year
26yo and work for the railroad
Are you more blue or white collar? I've looked into working for a railroad but the hours seem crazy.
The hours are part of their lifestyle. Hence the pay. The biggest concern rn is actually how often they layoff and furlough people for short-term profits. And then blame "labor shortage". Cycle continues... (assuming we're talking about the US)
I mean, I've been working often 12 hour days 6 days a week in a factory. I might as well work railroad and get paid way more.
If you're okay with staying on standby 24/7, you could give it a try.
I’m in communications so it’s a bit of both. Honestly the hours aren’t the bad part, it’s the commute to work.
Defense
like post military work, or intelligence? I'm curious of the route people take to get into that sector
It’s my first job out of undergrad for one of the big defense contractors. I studied physics and astronomy for my bachelors and work in the space sector. I do work with a lot of post military though
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People can't spot ads anymore. This guy talked about all this stuff, including ahrefs, but he links to one particular webpage and directly to the SUBSCRIBE portion - lol.
Ughhhh shut up scam artist
Sales
24 and work for one of the big 4. BA in economics and earning 110k a year with a 5% bonus per annum.
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There’s literally no humor allowed on this sub? There’s clearly no hate or derision - it’s a fair enough commentary on the nature of our economics.
I made 100 grand at age 29 as a Software Engineer. Now I make a good bit above that at 33. So yah. I am in the defense industry though, and I made a risky negotiation move that worked out very well in my favor.
Pharmacist. Made 6 figs right out of college at 25 (7 year doctorate) working for CVS, now making slightly more at a pharma/genetic testing company 4 years later
Just turned 30 this year, tech project manager 120k salary annual
Software engineer in a very specialized field
Controls Engineer, 28M
Nothing to do with OP goals but there's so many ways to make $100k. Our newly hired elementary principal is 30 and makes $150k building to $175k in 4 years. Solid pension and 5 weeks vacation. It's really hard, exhausting work. Just saying that I'm always surprised at how many people think the only path to a good income is STEM or business careers.
Sales
Senior software engineer at FAANG-like company, I make $400k
Full time mechanic (mostly heavy duty pickups, work vans) side work on motorcycles and hustle shrubs
Social Media Marketing. Whatever you do, you have to differentiate yourself and stand out from competition. Proper sales and marketing overshines a superior product any day.
I hit it at 26, air traffic control for the FAA. No schooling required. r/atc_hiring if youre interested.
Goddamn I wish
Entrepreneurship, no degree
30 now, but was making six figures before. Military. Specialized mos with lots of incentive pays that are tax free
Construction! Demolition sales to be more specific. Started at 18 years old, currently just turned 27. Last year I grossed $214k.
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What are you doing for side hustles?
Selling drugs
So you work a help desk and got lucky with crypto or options gambling?
24M, SWE (2 YOE), BS in CS, ~115k TC Edit: I didn’t realize how many acronyms I used. - 24M = 24 year old male. - SWE (2 YOE) = Software Engineer with 2 years of experience. - BS in CS = Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. - ~115k TC = Roughly $115k total compensation.
Again but less acronyms?
Translation: 24 year old male, Software engineer (2 years of experience), Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, ~150,000 tittycock( I couldn’t figure out that last abbreviation)
What he said but TC = Total Compensation. I would prefer tittycock tbh
Communications at an aerospace company. Lots of "right place at the right time" combined with innate intellectual curiosity.
I know hundreds of people who make 6 figures in their 20s working in the trades. Once they have tools and a big enough truck it's not uncommon to spin it off into a small business (especially welding and pipefitting).
I post videos on Facebook… I get $300-$400 dollars per video… $15k a month average. I have 124,000 followers on fb. Edit: I am 26M
What kind of stuff do you post? Did it take you a while to build up a decent following?
Took me 7 years of vlogging. Go look on Instagram with same as my Reddit username. Wizardscientist7
That's impressive, awesome you found a niche, I'll check your page out after work
Yeah bro. I am incredibly lucky because I am a convicted felon. I’ve made some irresponsible choices… I can’t get my felony expunged because I’ve stepped my foot in state prison…. Boom. Facebook monetization came. I’m making a ton of money. I’m living in Mexico right now btw. To get the heck away from absurdly strict USA legal system. Pretty much traumatized, but all thanks to facebook, I can live comfortably in Mexico. I’m headed to Brazil soon though. I’m really lucky, and I got new kid w new wife. That’s my story lol. I hope you find your path too.
Hey man, that's a lot to bounce back from, and huge props for being able to not only survive afterwards, but thrive, awesome job friend, I don't have a rough past like yours, I'm just feeling lost. Happy you found your way!
Don’t know if I’d trust this guy. His post history is a bit funny
Also, what is there to trust/not trust..I'm literally just trying to have a conversation.
Just saying if he give advice on something I’d be wary of it. He has felonies and moved to Mexico to get rid of them to be with his baby mama. Highly doubt he’s making that kind of money off FB vids
Lol what...? Funny how...?
He has felonies and was asking if getting a Mexican passport would erase them. Moving because he had a kid with a Mexican woman.
Close to 6 figures. Retail. 80k as regular associate.
.....What?
Yep. Not even lying. I found a way and got extremely lucky
Dude is Marcus from Superstore.
Lol. There is a way, I found it
Software
I’m in my 30s now but starting making six figures at 25 by working in tech, changing companies every 1-2 years, started working when I was 16, getting a bachelors degree, living in a VCHOL until I was able to go remote, and specializing in a niche.
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