High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students

[Anonymous]

Sales.

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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.

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.

How do you know he doesn’t have family money or that his wife has high salary? $750/hour is not very much for a lawyer. Law firms sets the price for hourly rates and it’s not like lawyer gets to keep all of it. Most stays with the firm as overhead.

[Anonymous]

Run your own business that you are passionate about

I know someone who does in home health care and has people help the elderly with tasks like cooking and shopping and does super well.

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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

You just proved my point. High IQ people are just workabees. It is the EQ that matters.

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Anonymous wrote:lobbying and sales.
Most lobbyists are idiots. and I know b/c I was one (lobbyist, not idiot) and work around many.

What is the path to becoming a lobbyist? It seems impossible to get an internship on the hill.

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Anonymous wrote:For your adult children that struggled academically but are otherwise very bright and are now out of college and making a good living, what do they do for work?

creative director
art director
tech sales
c-level exec

[Anonymous]

medical device sales

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One of my kids did a little college but hated it, which didn't shock me. She's now working as a dog groomer and loves her work, and with tips she's making about $60k, plus she has good benefits. For a 22yo without a college degree I think she's off to a great start, especially because she's already talking about having her own grooming business someday.

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I was a B-C student and now I’m an exec in fintech. I am not academic and was always dismissed as “not living up to my potential” but the business world I “got”—I bring great energy to a room, can motivate a team, and love the work

[Anonymous]

Suggestions for how to get into medical device sales? My son is very interested in this but has no idea how to break in…

[Anonymous]

Military

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My brother has dyslexia and struggled in school but is brilliant with computers. He was already working as a programmer at a tech firm in HS, tried CC for a bit but dropped out to focus on work. Does very well doing something I don't understand in tech.

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Anonymous wrote:Sales.

For small retail yes but for big accounts you need both IQ and EQ.

[Anonymous]

What helps in sales are looks, upbringing and connections. If you are privileged that way, you are more likely to succeed than a brainiac.

[Anonymous]

High-end hooker.