Career ideas if low IQ but very hard working?

[Anonymous]

Dental hygienist, maybe xray, mri, catscan tech. They usually seem pretty dense. Otherwise, something rote like sous chef or food prepper. Lots of dumb people in IT too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Armed forces
Emt paramedic firefighter
Plumber carpenter electrician
Nurse

Nurse?

My DD is in college for nursing. She is currently taking Calculus, Anatomy, Chemistry, and Pharmacology…. all in one semester.

It’s a challenging courseload.

Electrician? It might not take a college degree, but if you do it wrong, you're going to electrocute yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Preacher, for the win!

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Armed forces
Emt paramedic firefighter
Plumber carpenter electrician
Nurse

Nurse?

My DD is in college for nursing. She is currently taking Calculus, Anatomy, Chemistry, and Pharmacology…. all in one semester.

It’s a challenging courseload.

There are different categories of nurses. A licensed practical nurse is different from a registered nurse.

But the problem is that there’s a lot of career snobbery floating around, and we don’t all realize how smart and skilled a lot of the people in the trades are.

Yeah, but OP (delusionally) wants $75K+. Almost no LPNs make that, and the few that do live in such high COL areas that it’s really like making at least 1/3 less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Armed forces
Emt paramedic firefighter
Plumber carpenter electrician
Nurse

Nurse?

My DD is in college for nursing. She is currently taking Calculus, Anatomy, Chemistry, and Pharmacology…. all in one semester.

It’s a challenging courseload.

I was thinking CNA or LPN

CNA for over $75K? Yeah, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Costco is a great place to make a career if you have high school diploma or equivalents. Pay, benefits, ability to move up….its a great way to make a good living.

Incredibly competitive to get hired. They receive hundreds of applicants for each spot.

[Anonymous]

How low are you talking, OP? Like someone else said, there's a big difference between an IQ of 90 which is low-average and an IQ in the 60s or mid-70s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How low are you talking, OP? Like someone else said, there's a big difference between an IQ of 90 which is low-average and an IQ in the 60s or mid-70s.

I want to know this too.

IQ in the 60 to 70 range is considered intellectually disabled and the kind of "career" they could have is not going to pay 75k. In this range, it might be a stretch they even live independently. I have a family member around 65, they live at home and work stocking groceries at Trader Joe's. That was considered a pretty good outcome. 90 looks very different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How low are you talking, OP? Like someone else said, there's a big difference between an IQ of 90 which is low-average and an IQ in the 60s or mid-70s.

I want to know this too.

IQ in the 60 to 70 range is considered intellectually disabled and the kind of "career" they could have is not going to pay 75k. In this range, it might be a stretch they even live independently. I have a family member around 65, they live at home and work stocking groceries at Trader Joe's. That was considered a pretty good outcome. 90 looks very different.

A steady job is actually a really good outcome for someone with an IQ of 65. I assume they have a lot of family support? I would also assume that unlike many people with an IQ of 65, they don't have major emotional or physical disabilities?

[Anonymous]

I don't think OP is coming back to tell us what OP means, everyone.

[Anonymous]

You might could try starting your own online forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But you can get Cs and still get a job. It’s not like becoming a doctor where every grade matters.

Uhhhhh you know what they call the person with the lowest GPA at med school graduation, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How low are you talking, OP? Like someone else said, there's a big difference between an IQ of 90 which is low-average and an IQ in the 60s or mid-70s.

I want to know this too.

IQ in the 60 to 70 range is considered intellectually disabled and the kind of "career" they could have is not going to pay 75k. In this range, it might be a stretch they even live independently. I have a family member around 65, they live at home and work stocking groceries at Trader Joe's. That was considered a pretty good outcome. 90 looks very different.

A steady job is actually a really good outcome for someone with an IQ of 65. I assume they have a lot of family support? I would also assume that unlike many people with an IQ of 65, they don't have major emotional or physical disabilities?

Lot's of family support and enough money to provide specialized schools/therapists, etc. And...its still kind of rough going at times. The job has been working out generally, but there have been incidences because they're very mouthy and uncensored. So, stocking shelves ok but they will never work the register. Likely was born with FAS (a lot unknown, foreign adoption) and who knows what else. Physical disabilities, nothing obvious but some emotional that I shudder to think how bad they could be without those supports.

Anyway, they're not making 75k or becoming a nurse or electrician anytime soon. I suspect OP is a DCUM 130 to 140+ IQ person or who is freaked their kid tested at 110.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might could try starting your own online forum.

What do you do for a living? Maybe you could let OP know.

[Anonymous]

My BIL is a janitor / supply order person at a medical center. He works really hard, is appreciated, etc, but I don’t know what kind of salary that would be.