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If you like working with your hands, look into education for the trades. Trade jobs are only getting more and more rare these days so theres a good chance you can get a job that way and it pays waaay better than retail in a lot of cases.

Also like others said, knowing someone is also ideal.

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fadedmaster@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
This right here. I know so many people who got into the trades and made $100-250k per year here in the Midwestern US. That’s after just 5-10 years in a trade. Starting out it might be half that, but you get raises as you advance in the trade and if it’s a union trade you usually also get good yearly raises. So some trades will advance your pay every 6-12 months as you step up through the apprenticeship. So you move up quickly and you’re getting paid for nearly all your training (minus some studying you do in your personal hours).

If you’re willing to work overtime, plenty is available. As others have said, there’s a large demand for people in the trades.

Check local union halls. Many of them will even help you with job shadowing people in the different trades so you can check the jobs out beforehand.

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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I just paid someone $500 to do a simple water line to my dishwasher. Huge rip off. But they get paid well. $200/hr.

Its only gonna go up. Fewer and fewer folks know how to do real work.

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- Bluefruit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Exactly. I’d recommend everyone try and fix things themselves at least sometimes. I try and fix small things I don’t want to have to buy again if I can.
  
  Sometimes it makes sense to pay someone, but its a good skill to have.
  
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  - bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I stay away from plumbing and gas in my house because I don’t want to blow up or get flooded. But I do all my own electrical because I know what I’m doing!
    
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    Bluefruit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’m with you there. Plumbing I would avoid. I could do it, but like you said, flooding or just water damage in general makes me think twice. Gas I would be more ok with but even then I’d be wary of it.
    
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