Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 23:38     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Landscaping
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 20:34     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Recruiter/headhunter.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 20:25     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sales non tech


Agree. Everyone talks about tech sales, but sometimes there is more money to be made in non-tech sales, and there are also good perks.

My DH outearns me and he works in non-tech sales while I work in tech sales.


What does he sell?
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 19:38     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Anonymous wrote:Sales non tech


Agree. Everyone talks about tech sales, but sometimes there is more money to be made in non-tech sales, and there are also good perks.

My DH outearns me and he works in non-tech sales while I work in tech sales.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 19:22     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
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.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 19:19     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Anonymous wrote:Tech sales is what I've seen, too. It's an up and down business with many layoffs and quotas and pressure, but it's high-paying and very flexible. You need to be a people person, but not a genius.


I came here to say this. My sister and the guy across the street in the $2m house at age 34ish. (ok, he has a spouse with a good job, but still).

I'd recommend that anyone with a high EQ and lower academic ability -- and it must be said, appealing looks -- go into sales
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 18:20     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Sales non tech
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 18:07     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Pest control service. Pool cleaning service. No intelligence needed, just learn the ropes by working for a local company, have contacts (or good marketing) and some starter money and employees to train.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 18:04     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
General contractors, only need some experience to understand the basics and hire skilled labor to remodel homes.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 18:01     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Cosmetologists running spas, giving a dermatologist monthly cut to work under their license. Dermatologists aren't really working there, just consultants.

One guy from has three dental clinics, he isn't a dentist, just brother to one and hires dentists and hygienist to work for him.

Several docs have clinical research centers and hire their kids (who couldn't get into medical schools and ended up getting research administrator degrees from online schools) to run those.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 17:58     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Military service
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 17:53     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
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.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 17:48     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Electrician, plumber, carpenter, appliance repair, social media influencer, lawyers, modeling,executive assistants etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 17:16     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Med tech sales
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2025 17:12     Subject: High Paying Careers for non academically inclined students
Sales, marketing, or some sort of entrepreneur