High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students

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My sister made between $500-$750 K as an executive recruiter and she was an art history major from U MD. She had to work hard to establish herself but the lifestyle is great once she had a lot of clients. She travelled for pleasure often (all over the world) and made a ton more $$$ than her DH who was an Ivy grad.

[Anonymous]

Apprenticeships. Since OTJ training is high paying and there are benefit incentives and pre-defined terms of growth opportunities for each industry sector of the union, it makes for a very attractive career path for the non-academic individual.

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Anonymous wrote:Childcare. First as sitters, than nanny then home daycare and eventually commercial daycares for children.

Also eldercare, day and boarding centers, at home care etc are in demand.

Pet care services and day or extended boarding centers.

These are “high paying careers”?

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Anonymous wrote:Electrician, plumber, carpenter, appliance repair, social media influencer, lawyers, modeling,executive assistants etc.

Almost all high-paying lawyer jobs are restricted to those who are extremely academically inclined--you need to get good grades in college and perform well on the LSAT, get into a good school, and then get good grades in law school.

Generally that’s right, at least for BigLaw type lawyers that represent companies, but I know some really stupid lawyers who went to medocre schools but make a ton of money as plaintiffs side lawyers. I can’t explain the business model but they seem to be doing very well despite not being at all academically inclined.

Meaning personal injury type lawyers?

[Anonymous]

I agree on sales. My son was not a great student but seems to be a natural salesperson.

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So many intelligent people don't do well in school for various reasons but still find success in real life. On the other hand, many academic superstars don't do well in real life for various reasons.

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Plumbers make serious money.

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My neighbors' dd went to a regional college. She's starting at 90k/year as a police officer in a beautiful, safe towns. She'll be great as well and exactly who should become a cop.

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbors' dd went to a regional college. She's starting at 90k/year as a police officer in a beautiful, safe towns. She'll be great as well and exactly who should become a cop.

Ummm... this doesn't ring true. Starting salaries for police officers are not that high.

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbors' dd went to a regional college. She's starting at 90k/year as a police officer in a beautiful, safe towns. She'll be great as well and exactly who should become a cop.

Ummm... this doesn't ring true. Starting salaries for police officers are not that high.

She told me this herself. She is very happy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Electrician, plumber, carpenter, appliance repair, social media influencer, lawyers, modeling,executive assistants etc.

Almost all high-paying lawyer jobs are restricted to those who are extremely academically inclined--you need to get good grades in college and perform well on the LSAT, get into a good school, and then get good grades in law school.

Generally that’s right, at least for BigLaw type lawyers that represent companies, but I know some really stupid lawyers who went to medocre schools but make a ton of money as plaintiffs side lawyers. I can’t explain the business model but they seem to be doing very well despite not being at all academically inclined.

There's a real disconnect in this country re intelligence and academic performance. I'm smart and did exceptionally well in school. I have siblings who are MUCH smarter than I am but they hated school and didn't do well in school. Too much sitting, boring rote work, uninspiring teachers, etc. Two of my siblings are very successful trial lawyers. It's the perfect career for them and the way their brains think.

[Anonymous]

EQ has a much higher than IQ, and I have three brothers and three sisters (Asian family). Five of us attended UVA and became software engineers with very good salaries. One of my brothers did not study in high school, and graduated with a 2.8 GPA and 1050 on the SAT, but he was a recruited athlete by the University of Carolina. However, he has a very high EQ because he knows how to read people and adapt regardless of the environment. After graduation, due to his EQ and athletic connections, he got a job in finance. He is now a CFO at a non-profit, and he is making over 1.7M a year vs. 185K a year for a typical software engineer.

A person with a high IQ and low EQ is just another workabee. He/she will do OK just do not expect to be successful. YMMV.

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Anonymous wrote:EQ has a much higher than IQ, and I have three brothers and three sisters (Asian family). Five of us attended UVA and became software engineers with very good salaries. One of my brothers did not study in high school, and graduated with a 2.8 GPA and 1050 on the SAT, but he was a recruited athlete by the University of Carolina. However, he has a very high EQ because he knows how to read people and adapt regardless of the environment. After graduation, due to his EQ and athletic connections, he got a job in finance. He is now a CFO at a non-profit, and he is making over 1.7M a year vs. 185K a year for a typical software engineer.

A person with a high IQ and low EQ is just another workabee. He/she will do OK just do not expect to be successful. YMMV.

Know many a ceo with low iq and high eq that do very well

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Electrician, plumber, carpenter, appliance repair, social media influencer, lawyers, modeling,executive assistants etc.

Almost all high-paying lawyer jobs are restricted to those who are extremely academically inclined--you need to get good grades in college and perform well on the LSAT, get into a good school, and then get good grades in law school.

Many lawyers who attended a local law school where LSAT was optional and acceptance rate 95%, are making decent living in my area.

I had a consult with a lawyer who graduated from what was the worst law school in the country (it has now closed) and he commands $750 per hour and lives in a $8M home (I looked that up). He has extremely good EQ. I couldn’t afford him though.

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbors' dd went to a regional college. She's starting at 90k/year as a police officer in a beautiful, safe towns. She'll be great as well and exactly who should become a cop.

Ummm... this doesn't ring true. Starting salaries for police officers are not that high.

Probably overtime