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User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Recruiting. My girlfriend just got a job doing it and everyone there had different degrees and a lot of the people there make bank. \n\nSuper stressful though. " username3492342343 (username3492342343): "What does this job actually do? How would someone get started into it?" Self: "They staff people in positions that companies want filled but don't want to spend the time doing it themselves. It's very sales-like and cutthroat at times because recruiters are trying to get "their guy" into a position over another recruiters "guy". \n\nBest way to start out would be reaching out to recruiters themselves, although some would be unreceptive to the idea since you'd be cutting into their work I guess. \n\nMy girlfriend literally just stumbled into it on accident while applying to a job through the recruiting agency. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales! You wouldn't even need the degree but, if you're willing to learn the trade, you can make a really good living. \n\nI've got a degree in aeronautical sciences and make a living selling digital marketing. I love what I do and make a very nice living for my family. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "If you don't mind selling stuff, insurance agents can make s lot of money. Most companies just require a bachelor's in any field. I studied history and it's what I'm doing now.\n\n When you sell insurance you tend to get a percentage of what people pay you as your salary. That's why agents will work really hard for 4-5 years until they have a lot of customers who are renewing their insurance. \n\nWhere I work our salary is 10-20% of our renewals, plus commission for selling new products. \n\nI know a lot of agents in my company who have $3-$5 million dollars in annual renewals, so 10-20% of those renewals is $300-$600k to $500k to $1 million per year. \n\nWe have some (like 2 in the whole company) legends who have books with over $10 million in renewals, guaranteeing them $1 million and in many cases up to 2." Therapsid (Therapsid): "What type of insurance?" Self: "Personal lines, so Auto, Home, Life, and small commercial."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Haven't seen it mentioned yet, so I'll add the military. With any bachelor's degree you can become an officer in the Army if that's your thing. In the Air Force there is a large amount of more science-y and mechanical jobs where the only requirements are a decent ASVAB score and any bachelor's degree. Navy is a similar situation." strandedinkansas (strandedinkansas): "Absolutely O-3 here active duty Army. It has done incredible things for me personally, making great money, setting my small family up for long term success, Health coverage. And just a great way to start off your life. If you can hack it physically and mentally I couldn't recommend it enough. " commonsense0007 (commonsense0007): "Could you go into small detail about the physical and mental requirements if possible? Maybe an example of what you've been through? " strandedinkansas (strandedinkansas): "No Problem, if your a regular Joe Schmo with a Bachelors degree or better then your going to have to apply with a recruiter and meet medical qualification before being considered by a series of Boards. If you are accepted then you will be given a date for enlisted basic training which you will attend prior to going to Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning Georgia. To succeed there and to be accepted in the first place you will have to demonstrate resiliency and Leadership. Physically you will have to pass the Army PT test, and to make it to OCS you will need to be close to maxing it out in every category. So run a 2 mile in close to 13:00 do 80 plus sit-ups and 70 plus push-ups in 2 minutes each. There are obviously more challenges there but basic training will do a great deal to prepare you if you can max the standards. Mentally the biggest necessity in my opinion is just a willingness to serve where you are needed. It is fairly common to enlist with the intention of going to a low risk easy job. But as an officer that can't be your mentality. You will be charged to lead Soldiers from day one. If you graduate OCS you will be a second lieutenant in a career branch such as Infantry, Armor, intelligence, Military Police, Quartermaster, etc. and you will go to job specific training prior to being at your permanent station and unit. It takes about 5-6 months to make it from your arrival to OCS graduation plus 4-6 months to get to your unit and reach a level of stability for the most part. As I said earlier I cannot recommend it enough for what it has done to set me up for my life, even if you just to your initial obligation you will leave with tangible leadership skills. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Many people are going to disagree with what I have to say, but it has worked well for me. First, I don't have a degree. I went to an expensive private school, changed majors a couple times, not doing well at all in my prerequisite classes, and eventually dropped out. I started working my way up and figuring out what I wanted to do. I now work in IT for law enforcement and am starting to win the eye of nearby agencies, a couple who have started sending me job offers. More importantly, I genuinely love my job. \n\nHere's how I got here. I spent probably ten years after dropping out of school trying to figure out what I want to do. I started at a computer shop fixing viruses and stuff like that. It was a challenge and I felt pretty cool. I liked my coworkers and I got to play lots of video games. I loved it... for a few years. At that point, I started to want more. I was thinking, "man, if I could find a job where I make 30k/yr I'll be set! But IT is unattainable because I'm not smart enough and I didn't finish college." That held me there for a while and I got depressed. I didn't understand why. I loved computers. Everyone was telling me "do what you love and you will never work a day in your life." This idea of following your passion that everyone says is te secret to happiness wasn't working! Then I took the other piece of advice that everyone gives - "just get your foot in the door." An opportunity presented itself to move to a large organization who builds slot machines. They wanted people with computer experience because slots were becoming Windows based. That was my ticket to a real IT department! Yeah, that job sucked too. It was the typical golden shackles corporation. You must make major sacrifices for minimal gains, just to try to get a small step ahead of the competition only to find out that your hard work and dedication means nothing when someone else has a personal connection with the hiring manager. At that point I decided to ignore everyone's advice and do what felt good. I made my own rules that went something like this: \n\n 1: Promotions are a waste of time. The way to make more money is to change jobs and move upward each time (this rule has it's limits and I am no longer following it)\n\n2. Always apply for jobs that I am under qualified for. Since I am getting my training on the job, I need to be challenged and I need room to grow. \n\n3. I need to find another job that I love. I'm not going to look for jobs that are "doing my time", a "foot in the door", or "resume material". \n\n4. Always look for a job before I need one. Don't wait until I'm laid off or need to make more money to survive. Being able to walk away is incredible for negotiating your starting contract. \n\nThis was more of a change in attitude than anything. I was suddenly much more confident and was now looking for a job that fit me instead of looking for a job that I got into. I began looking at interviews as me interviewing employers instead of them interviewing me. I had a friend who had an IT job at a casino. He put in a good word for me which got me a graphic design job there. I had a little photoshop experience so why not? They asked me to do a Flash based animation and I said "yeah, I can do that." I had never even opened flash, but that night I watched enough tutorials to get through and land the job. I did design for them for a couple years and helped my friend out with IT in the process. I learned then that I'm not good at design but I can convince people that I am. I also learned that I don't like design. So it was time to move on. I applied for an IT job at a tv station. I used my IT help at the casino as experience to say I knew what I was doing, and I demanded a better deal than what they were offering. That made it a good move up and I took the job. \n\nThis was my first real IT job and it was a promising career. There were people high up in IT who made hundreds of thousands. But it wasn't long until I realized I wasn't happy here either. I didn't like the micro-management and I wasn't generally fulfilled. I also felt like I had maxed out my growth in the position and moving up in the company would mean moving to a new city. I didn't want that so it was time to move on. I applied for my current job, which is essentially the same work but for a different company. It was a small step up in pay. When I announced that I was leaving the tv station they offered me a 10k raise to stay. I had no intention of taking it, but I told my new employer about it. They were already heavily invested in me so they matched it as my starting wage. That just meant I would cap out sooner, which meant I would need to start planning for a re-class right away. \n\nAnd now here I am. I am doing something I never thought I could do, I have a promising career with a lot of opportunity, my experience now speaks louder on a resume than my poor education. I make far more than the 30k I used to dream of. And I genuinely love my job. \n\nDoing what you love is the last part I want to talk about, and probably the most important. It's a lie. If you simply try to do what you love, you will find yourself hating what you used to love. I hated my last job but love this one, yet the day to day work is pretty much the same. The difference is that this job provides fulfillment. It gives me a sense of pride. I love that my work helps save lives and rescue people from domestic violence and keep people safe, where before doing my job well helped put fuel in a CEOs private jet. I am trusted to be an expert and I have to own my successes and failures. I have many possible paths going forward, and none of them have ceilings or bs corporate hurdles. My growth is only limited by my drive. These are the things that make me happy with my job and none of them have to do with computers. In fact, that passion is dead. I haven't turned my home computer on in months. It runs like shit and my family complains about that, but I've lost my passion for computers altogether. Yet, I still love my job.\n\nYou can find what you are looking for if I can. You have a major leg up on me, which is a degree. It is hard to get interviews without one. But you do not have to apply for jobs that align with your degree. Apply for jobs that you think might be interesting. If they feel good, go for it. You will get there quicker than you think. My whole story took ten years. \n\nTL;DR Throw out all the advice of "do what you love" and "just get your foot in the door." Do what you are good at and find an environment that provides you with the qualities that important to you. Don't worry about what field your degree is in, it doesn't matter. Just do what you are good at, and you will be able to take what you want. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "My wife got 2 bachelors in Criminal Justice and Psychology. She intended to go to grad school but it never really worked out. \n\nIf you absolutely hate it, then of course, leave, but my wife started as a legal assistant and after 3 years doing that, became a paralegal and makes pretty good money. \n\nBeing a paralegal doesn't require a bachelors degree, so having one, in a relevant field, makes you more qualified. I think your solution is to find a new firm. My wife has been a legal assistant or paralegal for 5 years now. She has been at 5 different law firms. She's good at her job, and is always looking. She started at around $25,000 a year and has literally more than doubled that salary over 5 years. You can make good money in this field, and it really doesn't take long. 2 years ago she was at $40k a year. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "You can teach English in a foreign country!" PM-ME_UR_FEET_LADIES (PM-ME_UR_FEET_LADIES): "Can you actually nake money doing this? I've heard salaries are not too good." Self: "I made $30k a year with minimal effort required for my job. My rent was $200 and utilities were maybe $150. I easily could have saved quite a bit, but I lived in Japan so I spent my money doing things. Took a ferry to the Hokkaido snow festival and went snowboarding. Flew to Thailand for the Full Moon party. Stuff like that."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I second the admin assistant idea. I am still working on my degree and I make about 35k a year, but my co-workers with degrees make more. I work at a hospital and we are paid lowest in the region, so that would be a low estimate--hospital administration is a good field even at a lower level."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Air traffic control. Keep your eyes open on USAjobs.gov" Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "OP would need either ATC experience from the military or have a an ATC certificate from one of the few FAA approved colleges around the country (US). It's about three classes, and a capstone course in top of that. After capstone OP can take the ATSAT exam and that score will be valid for I believe 2 years before retaking it again.\n\nATC hiring is very rare on USA jobs but when it does happen and if one is lucky enough to be selected for further training in Oklahoma, they can be paid very very well with full time benefits and retire after 20 years like any other federal job. It's a really solid gig.\n\nSource: Have taken one of the three classes and will soon resume taking the rest." naryfx (naryfx): "This comment would have definitely been correct a few years ago, but technically you do not require any sort of ATC specific schooling or experience to apply to the open bids on usajobs.\n\nYou just need to be very lucky." Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "That's also true..but without any prior experience or schooling..it's almost like winning a lottery. Having a background from school and/or military exponentially increases your chances of getting hired.\n\nSource: applied to the last three bids..and still didn't get it despite actually working in aviation already." Self: "Disagree. This most recent bid was greeted with 28,000 applicants. 9000 were accepted to take the ATSA. Half were off the street (no prior experience). The prior experience bid definitely helps, but having no prior experience does not make an off the street bid unlikely, like a lottery.\n\nNow, prior experience may help you navigate through Oklahoma City.\n\nSource: I'm an off the street hire."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I started doing IT out of high school and skipped the degree. I'm 28 now started the field of information security and make 92k with more than full benifits. In 2 years I get promoted to senior and that comes with a 30k pay raise. Experience in the IT field is worth more than a degree, but ones you get high on the ladder they expect some papers. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" Lmiller1776 (Lmiller1776): "Military Officer. I am a CW3 in the Army. Counting base pay, BAH, BAS and flight pay I make about 85k a year. The best parts are the free health care and a 20 year retirement. " DovahkiinLivesMatter (DovahkiinLivesMatter): "Question about this... I've always considered the armed forces, and I already have a Bachelors degree. My biggest question is, do officers generally get to stay in their desired geographic location? My biggest concern in joining the military would be the need to move. I recently bought a house and would not be keen on moving. Obviously for training and stuff, travel would be involved. But how realistic would it be to stay in the same area. Also, would you be able to become an officer and just take on a reserve roll without being active duty?" getmoney7356 (getmoney7356): "You'd want to look more into national guard in your state if you want to stay local or the reserves. For active duty, unless you have a large military base within 10 miles of where you live, you're going to have to move... and a lot. \n\n>Also, would you be able to become an officer and just take on a reserve roll without being active duty?\n\nBest advice is to talk to a recruiter and see what is available. Most answers to your questions will be a general "it depends" for people on the internet. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" Lmiller1776 (Lmiller1776): "Military Officer. I am a CW3 in the Army. Counting base pay, BAH, BAS and flight pay I make about 85k a year. The best parts are the free health care and a 20 year retirement. " kzpt (kzpt): "Needs to be higher. IMO military service is a good thing for the resume" ICBanMI (ICBanMI): "Military service is good to a point, but it varies with the job duty and current political climate. This needs to be stressed, rather than parroting "Service is good," all over the internet and in public. Military service is something that you need to plan into your career. \n\nOfficer experience is great, if your goal is a particular job is in the military. If your end goal is a job in the private sector... you're putting off your real career for 6-8 years at a minimum. Officers don't have that many problems getting back in to the private side, but enlisted personal were having problems until Congress and Obama put out huge tax incentives for hiring vets. This is like 4-5 years ago that it happened. The last war was pretty bad for vets.\n\nIf you're enlisted, a lot of the occupations don't typically lead to a career that is better after military service. If you choose something like truck driving or cook, you could have much quicker gotten in to those jobs without doing the military and made more money. If you choose something like combat engineer, you got great experience that would help out if you want to go back and do civil engineering in school plus a way to pay for it. Tho combat engineer is a terribly boring MOS with a lot of terrible moments. If you don't go to school for civil engineering or something construction... you're not in a better position when you leave the military. A career like IT specialist is great for enlisted personal, but not everyone qualifies for those. Remember the benefits weren't that good until the post 911 GI bill under Bush. Post 911 GI bill benefits were a band aid at the time for how vets were having trouble finding jobs. Those benefits do change, and I don't know if they got reduced last year. Things can change a lot in 4-8 years of active duty.\n\nWorse. If you get out early, and don't end up with a honorable discharge... it's almost as bad as going to prison when job searching. Employees do care about what type of discharge you get even if it's not legal to discriminate based on it.\n\n"Military service is good for the resume if you plan it around your career." If you're looking for any job, you're going to have mixed results. Know what you end goal is. \n\nI know I'm going to get some smart ass reply saying, "Well that's just common knowledge. You should always be planning." And I'd tell you the people parroting "Military service is good for the resume," and the people accepting that advice typically are not long term planning. They are putting a band aid on a current problem of finding a paying, reliable job. " oregontim (oregontim): "I'll piggyback the information already given and my experience. I went into the military with no college education and was put in a pseudo technical career field; Public Health. I got great hands on training and experience, but after 7 years when I separated, my time was essentially wasted if I wanted to continue in this capacity, of which I did. Almost all jobs that follow in this career path requires a grad degree for entry level work. \n\nAs an aside, working a "clinic hours" job in the military was fantastic for me to be able to use tuition assistance while doing work. Higher education is expected as part of your career development, so at least in my experience, it was encouraged. I was able to go to school and burn up my 4500 bucks of TA every year, and I often got another 5K in FAFSA (got kids) that I used. All said and done, I left with 180+ "free" semester hours complete. I was able to complete a degree, and found niche federal employment that only had a qualifier of having a degree with a specific number of credits in science. \n\nOf course, if you commission, YMMV. As I recall, you can use TA to pursue a graduate degree for essentially free, as you get paid to do what could be a great job."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. It doesn't matter what your degree is in, because very few colleges have sales programs. I majored in History and Poly Sci and got a Job starting at 52k and in 2 years more than tripled that. It's obviously not for everyone, but I love it and would highly recommend."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I work in IT with a biology bachelor's. I make more than all my med school classmates who are practicing now."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "A few options come to mind:\n\n- IT. You don't even have to be good with computers. You can do documentation.\n\n- Sales. I've heard there's good money here if you're good. I have friends that are engineers that have gone into sales so even people with "good" degrees switch to it.\n\n- Recruiting. Don't know much about this but I've seen people get into it.\n\n- Human Resources. Not sure how but I feel like you can get into this.\n\n- Coding. Learn coding in a few months (part-time) at a coding academy to become a web/mobile developer. There might be some decent paying jobs here but I feel like it's becoming saturated.\n\n\nI also highly recommend you do not go to law school. I've seen many people do this and essentially destroy their lives or get set back 10-20 years because of the debt and poor job prospects.\n\n\nBest of luck!" blazingeye (blazingeye): "Former recruiter here. You can make 6 figures hiring for production/warehouse jobs without an HSD if you're good at what you do, willing to travel and have zero morals.\n\nYour job will involve telling angry felons to F-off on a daily basis, firing people for illigitimate reasons and making lots of promises you don't intend to keep.\n\nWhen I did it I lived in company hotels and didn't have to worry about food or rent. Some of the guys the owner liked got company cars and bonuses were given out during peak season for people who did the most extra work. Average work week was 60hrs and 100% on call when gone. Everyone I worked with was either a sociopath, alcoholic or hated life. \n\nOn the plus side, when you apply for your next job you will have made more hiring and firing decisions than the person interviewing you. You can tell them that you were directly responsible for hundreds of people. Your relationahip with your bosses will never be the same and people will turn to you for help making serious decisions.\n\nHave fun hiring! :D\n\n" username3492342343 (username3492342343): "What would be an example of this kind of work? (Like a company name that I could look up to find out more information about how to get into it.)\n\nThanks!" blazingeye (blazingeye): "Axiom Staffing, Select Staffing, Manpower etc" gRod805 (gRod805): "At least you admit it, this is such a sad business. Just thinking back at being a temp and having to deal with staffing companies makes me a little bit nauseous. You can't really be nice in this type of job. Being two faced and good at misleading people is probably part of the job description." blazingeye (blazingeye): "Basically. You literally can not compete without being that way. I did it until i got so sick of it i tossed the keys at a new guy and drove 8hrs home. I took a job making literally half as much.\n\nMy blood pressure is back to normal, i quit drinking, started a healthy relationship and went back to school.\n\nFuck staffing. But damn does my resume look good now. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" SmashCity28 (SmashCity28): "I've seen admin assistants turn into purchasing agents. I recommend this path quite often."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales, especially for a tech company. I analyze sales compensation for a living, and I see people that can barely do simple addition making $$$ at my company. We hire grads straight out of college, train them for two months, and give them 70-80k/yr (about 70% of that is a guaranteed base salary; the remainder is in commission, assuming they hit 100% quota -- higher if they go over quota and lower if they don't reach it). They just research about prospective clients and try to book meetings with them. The good ones get promoted within a year and their pay gets bumped up to 100k+. The seasoned reps that actually take the meetings and close deals make anywhere from 150k-320k+ DOE (again, assuming base salary with full quota). I've seen a few people make $500k commission off of just one deal." thisaggio (thisaggio): "Yeah i'm also interested in this. Would love to know more."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "A few options come to mind:\n\n- IT. You don't even have to be good with computers. You can do documentation.\n\n- Sales. I've heard there's good money here if you're good. I have friends that are engineers that have gone into sales so even people with "good" degrees switch to it.\n\n- Recruiting. Don't know much about this but I've seen people get into it.\n\n- Human Resources. Not sure how but I feel like you can get into this.\n\n- Coding. Learn coding in a few months (part-time) at a coding academy to become a web/mobile developer. There might be some decent paying jobs here but I feel like it's becoming saturated.\n\n\nI also highly recommend you do not go to law school. I've seen many people do this and essentially destroy their lives or get set back 10-20 years because of the debt and poor job prospects.\n\n\nBest of luck!" blazingeye (blazingeye): "Former recruiter here. You can make 6 figures hiring for production/warehouse jobs without an HSD if you're good at what you do, willing to travel and have zero morals.\n\nYour job will involve telling angry felons to F-off on a daily basis, firing people for illigitimate reasons and making lots of promises you don't intend to keep.\n\nWhen I did it I lived in company hotels and didn't have to worry about food or rent. Some of the guys the owner liked got company cars and bonuses were given out during peak season for people who did the most extra work. Average work week was 60hrs and 100% on call when gone. Everyone I worked with was either a sociopath, alcoholic or hated life. \n\nOn the plus side, when you apply for your next job you will have made more hiring and firing decisions than the person interviewing you. You can tell them that you were directly responsible for hundreds of people. Your relationahip with your bosses will never be the same and people will turn to you for help making serious decisions.\n\nHave fun hiring! :D\n\n" username3492342343 (username3492342343): "What would be an example of this kind of work? (Like a company name that I could look up to find out more information about how to get into it.)\n\nThanks!" SmashCity28 (SmashCity28): "My brother is a recruiter and started at one of those big staffing hell holes. He put his time in at one of those for a few years and now he's a technical recruiter up in SF/Silicon Valley. He's worked for some really big names up there and loves it. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. Not retail or insurance or cars. Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ by your second year on the job with your paralegal skills and a decent mentor/manager.\n\nEdit: yes, sales is hard work. It's not for everyone. Requires long days, travel, "uncomfortable" conversations and rejection, etc. Welcome to work. There is no "easy" high-paying job but sales does not require an exorbitant amount of training or education." AustinTransmog (AustinTransmog): "> Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ \n\nYes, and if you pick the right lottery numbers, you'll be a millionaire by the time you are 19!\n\nQuestion: Why would anyone hire a barista without any background in either sales or technology to handle multi-million dollar accounts?" Self: "Believe it or not, I didn't write the comment for YOU. The question above did not come from a barista, he/she is a legal aide with a college degree. Assumes proficiency in their native language, above average organizational and research skills, polished and professional appearance. " AustinTransmog (AustinTransmog): "And yet, it applies to me.\n\n5 years in vehicle sales, then I went back to college and got a CS degree. Have worked in enterprise software business applications ever since. I'm very familiar with the software sales game. What you've proposed is a pipe dream." Self: "I'm confused, you're saying you were in a career you didn't love, switched to software, but what I'm suggesting to this other person is a pipe dream? You should know better than anyone that the idiots in sales who sell the products you create are flashy, overpaid, arrogant, chest-beating assholes?" AustinTransmog (AustinTransmog): "1. People don't generally just "break into" six-figure software sales jobs with an unrelated degree and no experience. At the very least, you need some sort of measurable sales experience and/or success.\n\n2. Software sales is full of all kinds of people. Some of the most brilliant folks I know are in software sales. Sure, there are idiots - but they are idiots with high social IQ and the right connections. \n\n3. Yes, I switched careers. What I'm saying is that even with a sales background and an IT degree, it's difficult to get a job as a sales rep at a software company making six figures."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" LifeProPenisTip (LifeProPenisTip): "My SO did this. Her job isn't even in her field but she took an administrative position for a summer and then worked her way up. She's been in the same field now 14 years and is Chief of Staff for her department for the university she works for. She makes 2.5 times what I do. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I'd recommend an analyst position if you can find one. My team has people with all kinds of backgrounds: business, stats, math, finance, medical research, history, insurance, liberal arts, you name it. A good team of thinkers has individual contributors with individual ways of knowing. They usually start around $50k." User (cirelakotna): "What exactly do you do?" katie4 (katie4): "I had an analyst position for a while with the same type of varied-background team. I believe the more generic term for my type of work is "business analyst" but someone can correct me if needed - basically I would take mass amounts of client data in whatever .xls monstrosity format they kept at their company, prepped it for importing into our in-house software, and then ran reports about it so they could file their annual reports with the government entity that requires them to."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "When I clicked on your post I was going to say "paralegal." There are good paying paralegal jobs and bad paying ones. I started straight out of college with a "Big Law" firm in LA making $40,000 in 2004. I got bonuses and raises and was making $45k when I left to go to law school 2 years later. I know career paralegals in major cities making $60k+. It's about finding the right practice area/firm. There are also adequate paying government jobs for paralegals that make up for the lack of salary with excellent benefits. Keep your eye on USAjobs.com" jmccarthy611 (jmccarthy611): "We're not even in a "major city" and my wife makes that number. Paralegals can make great money, especially good ones, it's all about how much you bill. \n\nMy wife is at a small firm (total of 3 attorneys, 1 legal assistant, her, and a billing guy) and she's on track to bill a quarter of a million in her first year at this firm. It's going to be really easy to justify asking for a big raise when she pays the mortgage on the building, the legal assistants salary, her salary, and still puts $80,000 in the lead attorneys pocket. " Self: "The rule of thumb in law firm economics is you need your lawyers billing 3 times their salary. I have never found paralegal billables to be all that compelling in terms of salary negotitations as they are support staff and not bringing in business. Hopefully her employer is more reasonable than those I have worked with in the past. She may have more luck asking for commission based bonusing after she hits a certain threshold rather than a salary bump. " jmccarthy611 (jmccarthy611): "It's really only a large number because the paralegal she replaced billed for half that. Literally half. And being where we are(a smaller city with only so many hospitals) and the fact that they're doing medical malpractice means there are only a handful of firms who do it and the attorney isn't really bringing in work either. All the hospitals delegate as much work as each MM firm can handle. When she works as hard as she does, bills for over 150 hours every month, they're able to handle more work. \n\nSince she's started they have received more cases from one particular hospital. She has actually directly brought in more work. Where they previously got 3 cases per year from this one hospital they've received 5 in 2016. She has a fair argument. But considering she's already over 50% above the national average salary (and COL isn't high here) we're not expecting much. \n\nEdit: by the way, she's billing for over 4 times her salary as a paralegal. " Self: "That is great! "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Go to statefarm.com/careers they have a plethora of positions that only require a bachelor's degree and they don't put a lot of emphasis on the degree itself especially once you get your foot in the door. Not talking about working as an agent or in an agent's office but for the company." SA_Cali (SA_Cali): "I came to say this, too - the insurance industry. State Farm, AllState, Liberty Mutual, Farmer's - whatevs. Check them out. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. Not retail or insurance or cars. Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ by your second year on the job with your paralegal skills and a decent mentor/manager.\n\nEdit: yes, sales is hard work. It's not for everyone. Requires long days, travel, "uncomfortable" conversations and rejection, etc. Welcome to work. There is no "easy" high-paying job but sales does not require an exorbitant amount of training or education." BobSacramanto (BobSacramanto): "What you are referring to is outside sales (mostly), which means a lot of travel time, living in hotels, eating while driving to the next sales call, cold-calling, etc.\n\nMost people can't handle that kind of lifestyle." Iagos_Beard (Iagos_Beard): "Outside sales is not usually the case in software. You are phone sales, which at many companies means you are given a call quota (e.g. can't leave until you make and log 40 calls today). You grind all day long calling people that don't want to speak with you. If you're good, you'll have a 5% close rate. It's equally as soul crushing BUT there are a few perks over traditional sales: no travel, you're in a plush office, and because the company can't show favoritism to its departments, you'll get all the nice perks that the company offers to draw engineering talent (three free meals a day, giant game rooms, dog friendly offices, lavish quarterly department outings,etc)." Self: "This guy gets it. One point, though - you pick too large a company (like Oracle HQ on Twin Dolphin Dr.) and they stick you across the street in the shitty offices (affectionately referred to as Twin Dumpster)." Iagos_Beard (Iagos_Beard): "Lol this is too true. My sweet spot has been "start-ups" in their series B-C funding around 100-200 people. When it starts getting too big, the perks start getting worse and worse. Or, like you said, doled out disproportionately to different office buildings." Self: "Same. We've probably crossed paths..."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I'm a tad late to that party but I have a great one for you. So no college is actually requited and people don't often agree with it but pizza delivery. My uncle did it for a decade and bought a house straight cash. I did it for several years and averaged $20 an hour after tips. Coupled with a high efficiency vehicle you can actually make money on your mileage reimbursement. \nNever let anyone twll you different, so long ad it isn't a shit town you make good money. \nOnly real downside is wear and tear on a car but I always came out ahead." Melvinhamlisch (Melvinhamlisch): "Delivering pizzas are you serious. Hell of a career goal" Self: "He didn't ask for a career, it's a solid job that can get you through. I'm a performer now but I don't regret the years I delivered either."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I'm a tad late to that party but I have a great one for you. So no college is actually requited and people don't often agree with it but pizza delivery. My uncle did it for a decade and bought a house straight cash. I did it for several years and averaged $20 an hour after tips. Coupled with a high efficiency vehicle you can actually make money on your mileage reimbursement. \nNever let anyone twll you different, so long ad it isn't a shit town you make good money. \nOnly real downside is wear and tear on a car but I always came out ahead." jmacupdates1 (jmacupdates1): "Delivering is a great side gig, but I'm not sure I'd want to do it full time. You have to work non-desirable hours and benefits aren't exactly plentiful" Self: "Fair enough, just throwing it out there as it does make good money. The desirable hours thing is a flip for it much like bartending/serving as the worst nights to be working are the most profitable." patentolog1st (patentolog1st): "Also depends on the area. Some places, it's a good way to get murdered and robbed for whatever tip money you've got on you." Self: "This can be true, I worked in a (relatively) small town of about 15k people. Never heard of anyone having an issue. I wouldn't want to do it in a very poor area anyways as the money wouldn't be good."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I'm a tad late to that party but I have a great one for you. So no college is actually requited and people don't often agree with it but pizza delivery. My uncle did it for a decade and bought a house straight cash. I did it for several years and averaged $20 an hour after tips. Coupled with a high efficiency vehicle you can actually make money on your mileage reimbursement. \nNever let anyone twll you different, so long ad it isn't a shit town you make good money. \nOnly real downside is wear and tear on a car but I always came out ahead." jmacupdates1 (jmacupdates1): "Delivering is a great side gig, but I'm not sure I'd want to do it full time. You have to work non-desirable hours and benefits aren't exactly plentiful" Self: "Fair enough, just throwing it out there as it does make good money. The desirable hours thing is a flip for it much like bartending/serving as the worst nights to be working are the most profitable." gRod805 (gRod805): "Did you work in a rich city? $20 an hour seems high. \n" Self: "Not really, there was a very affluent area near the lake but it is a mostly middle and lower class place. Middle and lower class families tip better. It's possible me being me made a big difference. Very well known giant bearded man with aspirations to be a performer. I also delivered in my neon in mn winters which was a very serious difference in tips from my truck.\nIt broke down to 7 an hour plus about 12 an hour in tips. I also made money on gas reimbursement as I had great mileage on my neon.\nAt one poin it was a contest between me and the pretty blonse girl, I almost always won the tip game. Well unless my gm decided she wanted to deliver, that bitch pulled tips."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Get this through your head, and internalize it. \n\nCredentials are worthless. Skills are everything. Your degree means nothing. The people who told you: go to college -> make a decent living, were wrong. \n\nLearn a skill, or get left behind. Despite what Trump says, there is nothing that will roll back globalization. You're competing with billions of people in India and China, and your accident of birth no longer guarantees you anything over an equally intelligent and hard working foreign worker.\n\nIf you have nothing to offer above what someone in Guangzhou can do, expect your quality of life to continue to degrade until we've reached global labor parity. \n\nEdit: you have lots of wonderful suggestions in this thread, I won't bother rehashing them." Joaquin_Medikov (Joaquin_Medikov): "> Credentials are worthless. Skills are everything. Your degree means nothing.\n\nThat's a fucking joke in an employer's market. Resumes are filtered on things like having a degree, and that's just one automated process." Self: "Having one is important, it in *itself* is meaningless and guarantees you nothing (unless it had some sort of applicable skill component to it. I.e. Not sociology). \n\nThat's what people that ask for the kinds of "good jobs" that college degrees "allow" one to be hired for need to understand! " Joaquin_Medikov (Joaquin_Medikov): "Degrees, with the exception of the area of concentration/major, are important because they raise the overall level of education a person has. Consider the jump from a junior high level education with that of a high school education - that same jump occurs with the undergraduate. The degree is proof that you received this whole education, and for most people, the concentration/major indicates you also got a lot of education in that area.\n\nThe pushback on this concept is that people feel that personal value is judged by the ownership of a degree, and that's flat wrong. What is being judged is the marketability of your employment, and the value of your employment. \n\nSomething we're seeing a lot of in this thread is that many fields just want you to have **a** degree - this tells us that they want people who are generally educated to undergraduate levels. I think this is true for most professional fields, however the more technical fields need candidates that have an interest and base understanding of the field (bio, med, engineerings etc)." SmashCity28 (SmashCity28): "I'm in a position that doesn't require a degree but is preferred. I am one of the few in my position with one. I've been told several times that there is a major difference in quality of work/organization/punctuality between myself and my coworkers.\n" Joaquin_Medikov (Joaquin_Medikov): "I'm not surprised - you've an advantage over folks who haven't worked through college."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "If you can be bothered to learn to code, some tech companies have the "do you have any degree?" checkbox but don't really care what field it's in."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "A few options come to mind:\n\n- IT. You don't even have to be good with computers. You can do documentation.\n\n- Sales. I've heard there's good money here if you're good. I have friends that are engineers that have gone into sales so even people with "good" degrees switch to it.\n\n- Recruiting. Don't know much about this but I've seen people get into it.\n\n- Human Resources. Not sure how but I feel like you can get into this.\n\n- Coding. Learn coding in a few months (part-time) at a coding academy to become a web/mobile developer. There might be some decent paying jobs here but I feel like it's becoming saturated.\n\n\nI also highly recommend you do not go to law school. I've seen many people do this and essentially destroy their lives or get set back 10-20 years because of the debt and poor job prospects.\n\n\nBest of luck!" iN3xt (iN3xt): "Law School is also highly dependent on where you go to school, if OP can get into an Ivy League or equivalent then it's definitely worth pursuing. Unfortunately, there are tons of diploma mills which churn out law students who owe massive amounts of debt and employers don't want." Moarbrains (Moarbrains): "If I was a lawyer, why would I want an employer? My lawyer has three client ts and works out of his house. Seems to do pretty well." attax (attax): "Law school dropout here. Many people want the big salaries. Market rate for first year associates at bigfirms is currently 185k a year with bonus. It's lots of work, probably 70+ hour work weeks. But it helps pay off the 150-200k in student loans acquired. After 3 years of grinding, you think, you'll have so much free income! Except that's when burnout usually starts and you look to government jobs paying a third of what you were at a big firm. But everyone thinks they can tough it out to biglaw partner and make bank. \n\nWhen you have no concept of how that debt impacts you, 185k seems like a godsend versus 50k doing something else. " Kolecr01 (Kolecr01): "That statement is equivalent to some hood kid saying he's going to be a rapper because they make millions. No, expected earning potential is contextualized with the probability of attaining that income. In your case, the statement that first year associates at big firms get 185+bonus so that's why people go to law school, without stating the probability of becoming a first year associate at a big firm, is flawed." attax (attax): "But many people believe they can do it, and don't do the research. They don't look at Law school transparency and ABA reports to see how their school places. Schools like Penn and Columbia can send 75% of grads to these jobs, lower down schools like UCLA, Texas, and Vanderbilt send close to 50%, and some Schools may send one student. People don't study for the LSAT and are impatient to retake so they think they can make it because they are smart, or have an above GPA so they'll be the top of their class. But a forced curve is a rough life that makes it difficult and unlikely. Then the salary distribution is bimodal for lawyers with one hump at around 170 now, and the other at about 50k. Lots of grads with 6 figures of debt and low salaries that they'll never escape the debt. \n\nClaiming an average statistic doesn't really cover it since it is highly situational on where you'll end up. The moral is, if you're taking on a lot of debt, you better be at a top tier school. Otherwise the opportunity cost isn't really worth it "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Office work. If you can be a good office worker you can turn that into a wide variety of jobs. Work your ass off, be irreplaceable and start to develop some skills in a specific area (accounting, HR, IT, marketing). Then once you are invaluable (maybe a year or two) try to peddle that into a better job either with a different company or your own company. Keep repeating until you are satisfied.\n\nThe problem for most people is that they are not actually willing to be above average, but want above average pay. You have a pretty average education, so if you want to make more you are going to have to overperform in other areas and stick up for yourself regarding professional options.\n\nPeople are generally not going to pay you more just for shits and giggles." FrontButtBloodFart (FrontButtBloodFart): "I recommend getting into a smaller-medium sized company and busting your ass. Right around 100 employees or so. Even a basic office gig can turn into a huge learning opportunity. The smaller companies will utilize their people's skills quicker than the big companies.\n\nI started my job two years ago with next to zero excel skills. I could only write basic math formulas. In that two years I became our company's power user in excel and I'm not even that great at it. I just kept learning new things and when those things impressed the right people, I was given more and more responsibility. And I kept asking if my boss needed help. Priorities shift and sometimes the CEO needs an answers by lunch, just say ok and do it. " Self: "Exactly this."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Office work. If you can be a good office worker you can turn that into a wide variety of jobs. Work your ass off, be irreplaceable and start to develop some skills in a specific area (accounting, HR, IT, marketing). Then once you are invaluable (maybe a year or two) try to peddle that into a better job either with a different company or your own company. Keep repeating until you are satisfied.\n\nThe problem for most people is that they are not actually willing to be above average, but want above average pay. You have a pretty average education, so if you want to make more you are going to have to overperform in other areas and stick up for yourself regarding professional options.\n\nPeople are generally not going to pay you more just for shits and giggles." Steev182 (Steev182): "I'd add to this. Make yourself irreplaceable in dependability, work ethic and interpersonal skills. I've seen a lot of people in IT make themselves the "only person" that can perform certain tasks because they won't share information or document procedures properly. It turns out they are very replaceable. " Self: "Well said, dependability, being willing to stay on a Saturday if needed, and having good relationships with at least the most important bosses are all super important.\n\nYou can get somewhere if your direct boss doesn't like you but their boss does. You are not getting anywhere if they both dislike you."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Procurement/Sourcing"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "An officer in the u.s. military"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Maybe you could be a cop? There was a report a few years ago about rank and file NYPD cops making more than even their supervisors due to the absurd amount of overtime they can run. I mean you may have to hustle, morning shift, overnights, weekends, but there's money to be made there and I'm assuming that it would be a cake walk for someone with a *criminal justice* degree to get in."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Federal, state, county, and city government.\n\nSales.\n\nRestaurant manager.\n\nMedical Tech (usually requires EMT but thats basically only one more college class).\n\n\nBut it all depends on where you live/want to live, really, as I have no idea what good pay is for your area right now."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. Not retail or insurance or cars. Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ by your second year on the job with your paralegal skills and a decent mentor/manager.\n\nEdit: yes, sales is hard work. It's not for everyone. Requires long days, travel, "uncomfortable" conversations and rejection, etc. Welcome to work. There is no "easy" high-paying job but sales does not require an exorbitant amount of training or education." RogerfuRabit (RogerfuRabit): "I agree with this ^ and can confirm as I have a childhood friend who went into sales and makes probably the most out of any of my peers. HOWEVER, it is usually pretty volatile. He just lost his job, but made $250k this last year. It's just part of the business and you have to plan for it."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" Lmiller1776 (Lmiller1776): "Military Officer. I am a CW3 in the Army. Counting base pay, BAH, BAS and flight pay I make about 85k a year. The best parts are the free health care and a 20 year retirement. " ExpiresAfterUse (ExpiresAfterUse): "Yeah, but as a warrant, no one actually knows what you do ;)" getmoney7356 (getmoney7356): "Unless he is a pilot." ExpiresAfterUse (ExpiresAfterUse): "It is a military joke that no one knows what warrants actually do. " getmoney7356 (getmoney7356): "I know."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "[Mail carrier,](http://www.bls.gov/ooh/office-and-administrative-support/postal-service-workers.htm) though the number of jobs available is decreasing. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Country Dependent, try Army Officer. I highly recommend it:\n\nAllows you to do something for a few years while gaining qualifications in leadership, command and management. (There is a surprisingly small requirement to stay for a long period)\n\nFantastic experiences available, traveling huge parts of the world, doing things other people wish they could do. \n\nTraining is continual throughout your career. You don't have to use your own money to get courses and quals, or take leave, or worse do training between jobs while unpaid. There is also adventurous training where you can ski, scuba dive, paraglide, or walk mountains - all while being paid. \n\nFinally, entry standards are not very high, and easy to work towards if you're lucky enough to be able bodied, not obese, and not medically unfit due to diabetes etc.\n\nSource: am Army Officer. " KingOfTheBongos87 (KingOfTheBongos87): "> There is also adventurous training where you can ski, scuba dive, paraglide, or walk mountains\n\nSo these are optional? I mean, there was a time when I was considering becoming an army officer but I NEVER want to jump out of a plane. Isn't that part of some test? " Self: "In short, no. \n\nFirstly only certain regiments go anywhere near parachutes, and it's certainly not an every test.... it's expensive, so it's actually rather hard to get into a jumps course these days\n\n(As before, country depending ) \n\nEdit: to answer whole question. \n\nAT is often something that is given to a junior officer to organise and they can usually pick from a selection of things and then given the tools to plan it. I wanted to scuba dive... so I scuba dived with 6 other people. I have also been Skiing (lots! Both alpine and Nordic), parachuting, hill walking, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing and sailing. \n\nIf you're not organising there is always a list of ongoing expeditions that you can just sign up for and join in on, often free. Just need to pick a time when you can get away from the office for a week or so and book it. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Country Dependent, try Army Officer. I highly recommend it:\n\nAllows you to do something for a few years while gaining qualifications in leadership, command and management. (There is a surprisingly small requirement to stay for a long period)\n\nFantastic experiences available, traveling huge parts of the world, doing things other people wish they could do. \n\nTraining is continual throughout your career. You don't have to use your own money to get courses and quals, or take leave, or worse do training between jobs while unpaid. There is also adventurous training where you can ski, scuba dive, paraglide, or walk mountains - all while being paid. \n\nFinally, entry standards are not very high, and easy to work towards if you're lucky enough to be able bodied, not obese, and not medically unfit due to diabetes etc.\n\nSource: am Army Officer. " franklylivinglife (franklylivinglife): "Are there age limits to this? I'm 29 years old with a B.S. in microbiology. I'm in great physical shape but I do have a significant amount of tattoos (none on hands, face or neck)." Self: "For officer training in the UK, from civvies you can not be over 27. Sorry mate"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Country Dependent, try Army Officer. I highly recommend it:\n\nAllows you to do something for a few years while gaining qualifications in leadership, command and management. (There is a surprisingly small requirement to stay for a long period)\n\nFantastic experiences available, traveling huge parts of the world, doing things other people wish they could do. \n\nTraining is continual throughout your career. You don't have to use your own money to get courses and quals, or take leave, or worse do training between jobs while unpaid. There is also adventurous training where you can ski, scuba dive, paraglide, or walk mountains - all while being paid. \n\nFinally, entry standards are not very high, and easy to work towards if you're lucky enough to be able bodied, not obese, and not medically unfit due to diabetes etc.\n\nSource: am Army Officer. " Psychosmurf43 (Psychosmurf43): "Also, 30 days vacation a year, which is pretty awesome. And if you do end up making it a career rather than more temporary, after 20 years you're eligible to retire with a pension for the rest of your life, making 40% of base pay (which at 20 years is a lot of money). If you don't stay in for long, and you want to get another degree, the G.I. Bill will pay for a second degree at any college you want to go to.\n\nSource: considering Army Officer as career option" Self: "Yeah! I'm lucky enough to have joined without a degree, and now a few years later the Army is paying for me to go to Uni, fees paid and on a full salary. (Part of the Army investing in its people- but a rarity to get on these days)"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "All these people saying do this, do that you'll be making 100K a year. I'm curious how much you guys actually make? 100K a year is more than 8K a month, how is this possible even with a degree?" DocSpit (DocSpit): "Pfft. You can make that kind of money WITHOUT a degree. Coal/oil/gas industry routinely pays out 6 figure incomes even at the lower levels, depending on your location. No experience, new hire; I was making $5,500 a month after taxes just working 2 weeks. I literally did not know how to spend all the money I was making, and I was the lowest paid guy on the rig.\n\nHeck, if you're willing to put in the hours, you can make over $100k as a garbage man in New York City! Get a CDL and put in the hours and you'll get close to that figure too just driving a truck.\n\nUnless the field you are going into specifically requires a degree for insurance/credential reasons(medical/engineering), there's little point in getting one if all you're out to get is a high paying job." I_like_cool_shit_yo (I_like_cool_shit_yo): "How did you get your job on the rig? Did you have to know someone? I would gladly spend the time and energy to work hard in an environment that would pay me this well" He11sToRm (He11sToRm): "Now is the time to get in it. Drilling is coming back, and (while it's easier to get in if you do) you don't need to know anyone. The oil industry hits job fairs pretty hard. Find some close to you and see if any industry reps will be there. I got hired into oil via headhunters when I got out of the military. No degree with military experience, but I know plenty of guys with less than a high school diploma. \n\nI've made my way up the chain though. Once you leave the field, pay decreases pretty rapidly and then you have to build it back up again. Instead of looking to roughneck. Try to find a company to runs equipment for rigs. Directional companies are great. Start as an MWD. You just need to have some sort of knowledge of computers, like literally how to use one. Pay is fucking great and it's much less backbreaking than roughnecking. Although you will likely work more consecutive days as well. It is good work if you have no family, as you could be gone for months at a time." I_like_cool_shit_yo (I_like_cool_shit_yo): "Thank you. I do have a family which is my only real concern. I need to do be around to help take care if my son and I do things for my family a lot. I think I would dig the months on months off aspect " He11sToRm (He11sToRm): "If you want equal time on and off, directional won't be the best thing. As it's usually months on and then a week or two off. Roughnecking or something with a rotation would be better. You may find directional companies that work on rotation, but most just have two hands that run their show on a particular rig. Roughnecking is almost always a 2 week hitch on and then 2 weeks off, but it's hard labor."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Get an entry level sales position. Salary plus commission. Great earning upside. Always good to have sales experience "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" 4thAccountToday (4thAccountToday): "And at that point you were making almost 26,000 dollars a year." Self: "Depends on the company/organization! I started at $33,500 straight out of college, and am up to $40,000 less than two years later. Not the highest salary, but for someone in their early-mid twenties it's not bad at all. My employer (a private university) also does 3-4% annual raises." SXLightning (SXLightning): "It always feel weird reading in $, makes me sad that everyone is earning more than me, but then I realise I earn £ lol."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Teaching english in Japan, I have a few friends that went there and provided you do the research required to land a decent school, it's apparently a rewarding job and about 35k Canadian a year equivalent."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "school teacher, or thousands of municipal, state, or federal jobs."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" Lmiller1776 (Lmiller1776): "Military Officer. I am a CW3 in the Army. Counting base pay, BAH, BAS and flight pay I make about 85k a year. The best parts are the free health care and a 20 year retirement. " kzpt (kzpt): "Needs to be higher. IMO military service is a good thing for the resume" aelric22 (aelric22): "Yes, it is. Don't see many people at all in my field coming from military service, except only the higher levels of the military, but it is a great stepping stone to hone your skills and learn great discipline."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Some of the best opportunities out there for "bachelors degrees only" are federal jobs. For the criminal justice degree these would be: police, detective, probation, juvenile hall, coast guard, prison guard, court clerk, social worker, etc. For sociology: survey jobs, census jobs, inventory jobs, jobs relating to statistics. \n\nFor practical purposes, figure out what you like by applying for jobs that seem interesting, that you meet the qualifications for- and gain some skills. \n\nStay at a job a minimum of a year. If you hate the job after a week, quit, and find something else. Don't put this job on your resume. If you hate your job after 8 months, try to ride it out or transition to a different role in the company. No one wants to hire someone, train them at huge cost, get a month or two of return, then have to replace them. Many of the jobs available to people with general bachelors degrees require the employer to invest a lot of training. You are going to need good references. \n\n Be honest with management about how you are feeling. They may find some duties you are better suited to, or help you try a different job within the company. \n\nThe questions to ask yourself when switching careers:\n\nWhat's in your savings account? \n\nWhat is your job market like? \n\nWhat is your resume like? \n\nHow long have you been at your position?\n\nWhat do you enjoy doing?\n\nWhat are your student loans like?\n\nIf you just want a list of things you could do with your degree in your area, look on job sites, and see what's out there. Apply to anything that seems like a good fit. There isn't a special box indicating "liberal arts degree majors ONLY." There are unusual positions out there you may be drawn to. You may find every interesting job you would like has certain minimum requirements (years worked in an industry, education, proficiency). If you don't have those yet, go get them. " amonsemper (amonsemper): "Just to point out, Coast Guard is a branch of the US armed forces. So while it does fall under the umbrella of "Federal employee" - it's a bit more detailed than that." party_hardy_ (party_hardy_): "It's also much harder to get into than other branches of the military."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Way more technically skilled jobs out there that dont need a specific degree. I work in utilities, my degree is in CJ as well. Started out around $16/hr and now make $25/hr + 10 hours of OT a week and more to move up in to. Look into apprenticeships, they like the degree as it shows you can commit to something. Check what jobs your local natural gas or electric company has, many require no degree and have a year or more of paid training." Agent31984 (Agent31984): "I also work in utilites. I am a certified waterplant operator and I make 50k a year. No degree for me." Self: "Yeah, I am always surprised by how many jobs in utilities get passed over by most people because they assume they need a degree based off the title. Range in my department is 50-80k/year with management rocking 70-115k."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. Not retail or insurance or cars. Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ by your second year on the job with your paralegal skills and a decent mentor/manager.\n\nEdit: yes, sales is hard work. It's not for everyone. Requires long days, travel, "uncomfortable" conversations and rejection, etc. Welcome to work. There is no "easy" high-paying job but sales does not require an exorbitant amount of training or education." Imadeupmymind (Imadeupmymind): "for the less intense version, I'm an account manager. Depending on what kind of account you are managing, renewals are pretty easy. And depending on where you work, there can be commission to be made (through upselling, and renewal rates). I don't make as much as some sales people, but my total income this year will top 6 figures and I'm under 30. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "All these people saying do this, do that you'll be making 100K a year. I'm curious how much you guys actually make? 100K a year is more than 8K a month, how is this possible even with a degree?" DocSpit (DocSpit): "Pfft. You can make that kind of money WITHOUT a degree. Coal/oil/gas industry routinely pays out 6 figure incomes even at the lower levels, depending on your location. No experience, new hire; I was making $5,500 a month after taxes just working 2 weeks. I literally did not know how to spend all the money I was making, and I was the lowest paid guy on the rig.\n\nHeck, if you're willing to put in the hours, you can make over $100k as a garbage man in New York City! Get a CDL and put in the hours and you'll get close to that figure too just driving a truck.\n\nUnless the field you are going into specifically requires a degree for insurance/credential reasons(medical/engineering), there's little point in getting one if all you're out to get is a high paying job." I_like_cool_shit_yo (I_like_cool_shit_yo): "How did you get your job on the rig? Did you have to know someone? I would gladly spend the time and energy to work hard in an environment that would pay me this well" He11sToRm (He11sToRm): "Now is the time to get in it. Drilling is coming back, and (while it's easier to get in if you do) you don't need to know anyone. The oil industry hits job fairs pretty hard. Find some close to you and see if any industry reps will be there. I got hired into oil via headhunters when I got out of the military. No degree with military experience, but I know plenty of guys with less than a high school diploma. \n\nI've made my way up the chain though. Once you leave the field, pay decreases pretty rapidly and then you have to build it back up again. Instead of looking to roughneck. Try to find a company to runs equipment for rigs. Directional companies are great. Start as an MWD. You just need to have some sort of knowledge of computers, like literally how to use one. Pay is fucking great and it's much less backbreaking than roughnecking. Although you will likely work more consecutive days as well. It is good work if you have no family, as you could be gone for months at a time." HegPeg (HegPeg): "I'd caution about the "now being the time to get in it". We are currently in one of the worst oil and as industry downturns. 250,000 + layoffs in a couple years. Always worth a shot but I'd recommend caution." He11sToRm (He11sToRm): "It is coming back right now. I understand your concern, but I see daily what the market is doing." party_hardy_ (party_hardy_): "^This is correct. I work in oil and gas, and there is a ton of hiring going on right now. It's really beginning to bounce back. January should be a great month for most companies. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Software sales. Usually start at $50 plus commission. (Look into Oracle, SAP, Workday, etc.)"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Haven't seen it mentioned yet, so I'll add the military. With any bachelor's degree you can become an officer in the Army if that's your thing. In the Air Force there is a large amount of more science-y and mechanical jobs where the only requirements are a decent ASVAB score and any bachelor's degree. Navy is a similar situation." probablyinpearls (probablyinpearls): "O-3 checking in here. Military could overall care less about degree types - I know AF pilots with art degrees. 4 years in and making over 85K plus a bunch of other side perks that lower my daily costs. If I get out I leave with solid experience, a veterans hire preference, and a security clearance which puts me ahead of the game for any government job. \n\nMilitary is definitely a good option. " DiabloCanyonOne (DiabloCanyonOne): "The Military health insurance is probably worth about $10k/year compared to the private sector if you have a family." tekjester1 (tekjester1): "Psssh, $10k? My premiums alone for the shitty HMO through my work is $14k/yr. With all the doctors visits and copays, we'd be paying $20k/yr easily in overall costs. When I was on Active Duty, my wife had two kids, one with tons of medical issues, and our bills were $0. I went back into the National Guard just to get the healthcare. $200 month for a PPO with a $300 deductible and a $1000 max out of pocket. Can't beat that!"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "i work at a bank and tbh most of the job posting just say "post secondary" for entry level full time jobs. they don't care what you have just wanna know that you have something under your belt "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Office work. If you can be a good office worker you can turn that into a wide variety of jobs. Work your ass off, be irreplaceable and start to develop some skills in a specific area (accounting, HR, IT, marketing). Then once you are invaluable (maybe a year or two) try to peddle that into a better job either with a different company or your own company. Keep repeating until you are satisfied.\n\nThe problem for most people is that they are not actually willing to be above average, but want above average pay. You have a pretty average education, so if you want to make more you are going to have to overperform in other areas and stick up for yourself regarding professional options.\n\nPeople are generally not going to pay you more just for shits and giggles." Shuh_nay_nay (Shuh_nay_nay): "So I've been doing basic office administrative work for about seven years, and I would like to know how to ask about learning new skills! How would you suggest going about that? I have experience with most programs and I want to make sure the new office I work for keeps me forever and ever. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Hey man. I feel you. I graduated as a criminal justice major and I regret it in terms of job diversity. I recommend insurance. I was making... pretty low pay for 2-3 years after college (as in under 40k a year), and I just got into the insurance field for claims. They don't care about what degree you have for the most part as long as you have customer service experience. I previously worked at a law firm too (my last gig) so I had a ton of that and I worked at a restaurant during college. The pay is good, benefits is good, I would say look into it if you're interested. By the way I mean claims = salaried pay. Not sales, unless you're into that. I'm not personally." Slopshaw (Slopshaw): "Same here, I was a music major and now I work at an insurance brokerage. I make more than all my friends, great benefits and the work isn't bad at all. And I still have time to pursue music. \n\nI just avoided insurance that dealt with personal lines. " Self: "AYYY. Congrats to you man. Yeah I have buddies that make more than me for now, but they're all on call and they hate it lol."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales! I've said it before, I'll continue to say it... find a sales job with a base salary. Not some bull shit "sales" job... It's one of the only careers that allows you to earn more income. I'm in laboratory equipment sales and it's a great career. Flexibility in scheduling, good income, ever changing landscaoe, fun job. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Occupational Health & Safety could be a field to look into. Your experience in the legal world would definitely help with interpretations of OSHA regulations and things like that. Having a degree also helps. \n\nI started out in the oilfield (I have a BS in environmental science), and after two years I moved over to manufacturing. I have only been out of school for three years and make $75k working for a small company in a small town. \n\nMy job consists mostly of identifying and implementing legal requirements, keeping compliance, and training employees. \n\nYou can get several certifications (OSHA 10 hour, OSHA 30 hour, CPR trainer, First Aid trainer, etc) that help your resume, and they are all pretty easy/quick to obtain. \n\nBest part is, because of all of the regulation and the amount of businesses all over the country, you can find 99% of the information you need online. If anyone has a question about a regulatory matter, I can typically google it and have the answer within minutes. \n\nIt's not a 'sexy' job, but if you become familiar with the regulations and how a successful safety management system works, you can make a ton of money without having a specialized degree. Most health & safety managers in large manufacturing facilities make $100k+. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "SO got a job right after his BS in Computer Science making $70k. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "A commissioned rank in the military. \n\n*"You have a bachelor's degree in European History? Well shit, we'll make you a First Lieutenant and put you in charge of an entire platoon of soldiers. Some of said soldiers who have literally decades of more training, experience, and knowledge than you. What? No, it doesn't matter that you're only 21 and your battle buddy secretly did your weapons qualification for you because you just couldn't hit 23/40 targets. Welcome aboard! Feel free to tell this First Sergeant over here with 25 years of service to fuck off. He's only the guy that's running the entire company singlehandedly.*\n\nEdit: Didn't realize this was /r/personalfinance. Thought this was /r/askreddit. My bad. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "English Teacher \nYou can teach in many Asian countries with just a Bachelor's in any field. Korea is probably best overall, with Japan taking a close second, they all have their charm and pros and cons though."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Haven't seen it mentioned yet, so I'll add the military. With any bachelor's degree you can become an officer in the Army if that's your thing. In the Air Force there is a large amount of more science-y and mechanical jobs where the only requirements are a decent ASVAB score and any bachelor's degree. Navy is a similar situation." tekjester1 (tekjester1): "I went in in 2009 with a Bachelors degree and no job prospects. Here's what you can expect to make. It varies wildly based on if your married or single and where you live. I was married and lived in South Carolina so: \n \nDay 1: $35k/yr \nMonth 6 (Commission): $55k/yr \nYear 2: $70k/yr \nYear 4: $85k/yr \n \nIt's always increasing too. And that doesn't factor in how much of your money is tax sheltered (Around $20k/year, mostly depending on where you live), and all the other benefits like the commissary, exchange, healthcare, and discounts on everything. You also get 10 training holidays, 10 federal holidays, and 30 days of leave every year. That's 50 days off. Plus the VA benefits are crazy. I paid for my entire MBA, over $100k, and used just over 1/3 of my GI Bill. I also bought a house with $2k in closing costs and a 3.125% interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage using the VA home loan. \n \nYou can deploy, be away from home for months on end, have a ton of shitty jobs, and die - so it's not all roses, but the experience for me was great :). "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "What about a COP? That CJ degree should work to you're benefit in terms of the application process and advancement."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Look into becoming a loan officer or real estate agent. You have to do a little bit of learning and pass the initial test, but once you're certified you can make pretty good money as long as you are a good worker. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Look in the insurance industry a lot of companies offer work from home for claims and start between 35-45k (major auto insurance or disability insurance at least)"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "All these people saying do this, do that you'll be making 100K a year. I'm curious how much you guys actually make? 100K a year is more than 8K a month, how is this possible even with a degree?" Shuh_nay_nay (Shuh_nay_nay): "My boyfriend makes right under a hundred thousand and all he has is an engineering degree with a 2.6 GPA. He got into a good company, worked mostly hard but didn't really kill himself over anything, and stuck with it for seven years. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Teach English in Asia. If you live even the tiniest bit within your means you will not only save a bundle of cash but also experience another culture and be able to easily afford travel to neighboring countries. " etevian (etevian): "Not for everyone though. You have to be white"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Air traffic control. Keep your eyes open on USAjobs.gov" Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "OP would need either ATC experience from the military or have a an ATC certificate from one of the few FAA approved colleges around the country (US). It's about three classes, and a capstone course in top of that. After capstone OP can take the ATSAT exam and that score will be valid for I believe 2 years before retaking it again.\n\nATC hiring is very rare on USA jobs but when it does happen and if one is lucky enough to be selected for further training in Oklahoma, they can be paid very very well with full time benefits and retire after 20 years like any other federal job. It's a really solid gig.\n\nSource: Have taken one of the three classes and will soon resume taking the rest." Self: "Also the AT-SAT no longer exists. It's a different test entirely. The CTI classes you mentioned were rendered nearly useless over the last few years since they didn't guarantee a pool 1 bid. Luckily for those students, they are back in pool 1, for now." Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "Wow that's pretty great news then. I have taken one CTI course and looking to be hired off the street in the future. Hopefully there'll be another bid in 2017" Self: "Watch /ATC for more info "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "In the UK the Big 4 Accounting firms aren't selective, as you have to take the ACA anyway so everything you need to know you learn from that. Just have to show good professional work experience and that you are a good team player. They will consider any degree. I think its a bit different in the US though, so it depends where you are from! \n\nMaybe look for jobs that require additional post university training or education? Jobs that will train you up from scratch are probably less concerned with your specific academic background than those that require academic knowledge from your undergrad. " internetsurfer (internetsurfer): "It's not like that in the US. First of all, B4 (Deloitte, PWC, E&Y, KPMG) are really at the top of the list for most accounting students. They have minimum GPA for recruitment of 3.0, but if you really want a chance you should be closer to 3.5. They want you to be CPA eligible which means 24 credit hours of accounting courses and 150 credits. They may be flexible if you have a plan in place to get 150, but you need to have the 24 credits of accounting courses. And if you finally make it through this entire recruiting process, you have a $50-60k a year job that's boring as shit where you're expected to put in at least 500 hours of unpaid OT a year. Yay" Self: "Yeah I thought that was the case. I think it all comes down to the way the CPA and the ACA are structured, determining the knowledge needed as a pre-requisite. Don't get me wrong the Big 4 in the UK don't just take anyone, you have to have a good education and good attributes, but the actual content of your course is less relevant. Your last sentence couldn't be more true...I'm already scoping out my exit strategy because if I don't my soul will perish. " tingtongtony (tingtongtony): "This clears up your first post a lot. Big 4 are actually more selective in the UK than in the US in terms of calibre of graduates, although they will take any degree."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Become a powerline worker and make 100k after 3 years apprenticeship.."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" Lmiller1776 (Lmiller1776): "Military Officer. I am a CW3 in the Army. Counting base pay, BAH, BAS and flight pay I make about 85k a year. The best parts are the free health care and a 20 year retirement. " pullbang (pullbang): "I agree just put on w1 in a reserve component and am living the dream. I literally got a job supervising 40 people and I don't have a BA yet completing in February. Starting salary 52k plus 10% bonus with 45-hour work week and weekends off. 15 days vacation sick luck the works and I'll make an additional 30k flying for the reserve component. The military has definitely set me up for success. \n\nCons it was hard. The hardest 7 years of my life. What I got was a free education. I actually got paid about 10k a year being active duty and going to college. My wife gets the rest of my gi bill after I finish my masters and we won't pay a dime we will actually get e-5 bag which is around 1100 a month while we get our masters. Hands down best decision I ever made. Add in health care and tuition assistance and free flight school and your looking at like over 200k worth of benefits. I have used every cent. This is a fantastic option if you are smart a dedicated and willing to put you face to the grind stone. \nI'm 28 two kids my wife and I do about 120k a year together have a 2200 sq foot home virtually no debt and very little stress now. It's great!"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Air traffic control. Keep your eyes open on USAjobs.gov" Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "OP would need either ATC experience from the military or have a an ATC certificate from one of the few FAA approved colleges around the country (US). It's about three classes, and a capstone course in top of that. After capstone OP can take the ATSAT exam and that score will be valid for I believe 2 years before retaking it again.\n\nATC hiring is very rare on USA jobs but when it does happen and if one is lucky enough to be selected for further training in Oklahoma, they can be paid very very well with full time benefits and retire after 20 years like any other federal job. It's a really solid gig.\n\nSource: Have taken one of the three classes and will soon resume taking the rest." Self: "Also the AT-SAT no longer exists. It's a different test entirely. The CTI classes you mentioned were rendered nearly useless over the last few years since they didn't guarantee a pool 1 bid. Luckily for those students, they are back in pool 1, for now." Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "Wow that's pretty great news then. I have taken one CTI course and looking to be hired off the street in the future. Hopefully there'll be another bid in 2017" Self: "Of course there will be. There's usually one or two per year. I would start watching in june. This year it was August 15. Be warned: the hiring process is long and strenuous. However, the rewards are outstanding... if you can survive! " Relentless_Vlad (Relentless_Vlad): "Yeah I was a CTI student before the program became kinda worthless so I stopped taking courses. I already got a career in aviation that I love but if I ever get an opportunity for ATC I'd make a serious run at it and do well, I picked it up quite well in classes now I'd like to see if I can handle the real thing"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "If you have any interest in tech and/or fairly basic tech skills, you should look into SaaS implementation. Most of those roles are entry level and start at an entry level salary (my company in Texas right now is $40-$45k to start, but I think it's low compared to the market). You can learn a lot of project management and tech skills and after a couple of years transfer those to a different company for a pretty big pay raise."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "In my country you can become a diplomat. The only requirement is any bachelor's degree, being a natural-born citizen and having no criminal convictions.\n\nThat said, you also have to pass a *ridiculously* difficult exam that usually takes many years to study for and not many people have the discipline or intelligence for it." poobly (poobly): "The US has a foreign services exam for our foreign diplomats as well.\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Service_Officer" InvincibleAgent (InvincibleAgent): "Well that sounds tough" Imadeupmymind (Imadeupmymind): "having passed this exam, it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be, especially if you studied political science/international relations/history/etc. However, the process is LONG. And once you make it through all of the exams, interviews, essays, they can still turn you down. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Speaking from personal experience (I have a Liberal Arts degree) look for a job in higher education (admissions, advising, registrar, student services, etc). Pay not be what you are looking for off the bat but lots of opportunities to move up. \n\nEdit: spelling" Hummus_Hole (Hummus_Hole): "This is exactly what I did and I am very happy. My employer (University) pays for employees to take classes also. I plan to earn my master's soon on my employer's dime. I have been working for 5 years in varying positions in the University and each time got pretty substantial raises. Not to mention the benefits are excellent and we get a lot of paid holidays. I have a Psychology degree and I work as an academic coordinator (advisor) for PhD students. Initially I wanted to be a psychologist/counselor. But I still "counsel" just in a more relaxed and less stress inducing way." happysunny (happysunny): "What was your starting job?" Hummus_Hole (Hummus_Hole): "Admissions office. I was an office clerk but worked with transfer students. Which was largely just data entry (updating student records, test scores, grades, etc) pay was very low but it got my foot in the door.\n\nI took the job after many friends and acquaintances (who were also university employees) said they did the same and was able to advance quickly. Best decision."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "My friend and his friends all study Occupational Health and Safety Science, you do audits and reviews etc for various companies to ensure they meet safety standards. It's the sort of industry where they have placement etc during uni because there's such high demand for these people. High pay immediately."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Computer programmer, software developer, \n\nAll they care about if if you can code. You can use many coding websites to learn the basics; the trick is to enjoy it as a hobby and work that into a profession. It's like learning a new language.\n\nNot a bad way to make $80K plus after a couple of years. A CS degree gets you in the door, but so does having the basic skills."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Firefighter, police officer. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "You can take your bachelor's degree and apply to an accelerated nursing program and get your bachelor's in nursing in 12 to 18 months. It is intense but the job prospects are AMAZING and it's not unheard of for a BSN to pull down 6 figures. Also it's worth mentioning that with a BSN you qualify for admin positions and an entire realm of possible employment opportunities. The Healthcare market is only getting stronger, and jobs are only getting more plentiful. " Tw1987 (Tw1987): "Coming from a family of ALOT of nurses 100k+ is the end goal. It is unrealistic expectations to make that in the first 5 years - even then it has to be at a good hospital. In California (Los Angeles Area) you will get anywhere from 28-40 starting depends on which department or field you want to go in. \n\nThe trick is to work 1 or 2 days of overtime a week. A lot of nurses who are content make 60k-80k won't do it, but working 1 or 2 days of overtime is huge to get to the 100k mark.\n\nAnyway point is don't be preaching 6 figures because that isn't a reality unless you are in a big city and years of experience to earn that."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Strategy consulting. Sure, most are business grads but if you go to a target school, you can get in with a philosophy degree as long as you excel in the rounds of interviews. \n\n" Bmbaker (Bmbaker): "Absolutely this! You can probably grab an entry level job at a large consulting firm if you interview well - they'll train you in their practices and methodologies and ship you off somewhere. Consulting firms love these opportunities because they can pay you a lower salary to start and bill you at $60/hour to the client." gRod805 (gRod805): "Is $60 an hour a lot? \n\n" Bmbaker (Bmbaker): "For an entry level guy with no experience, yes. It's common to put a brand new guy on a 50k salary and bill at $60/hour (roughly 120k/yr) which is a major win for the consulting firm. Of course the guys making a lot more will bill a lot more than that. This is a common process for my small firm. " tingtongtony (tingtongtony): "Uh add a shit tonne to that billing rate and you might be close. MBB typically charge $300-400 for pre-MBA consultants. Accenture etc. tend to be around $200-250." Bmbaker (Bmbaker): "Yeah we're talking about entry level guys with 0 experience. This isn't a guess - I know that's how much my own firm bills for that level of experience. Not sure why you're trying to correct me on the numbers when I'm talking about my own company ... our senior consultants and PMOs obviously have higher bill rates than $60. But that's what we bill for college recruits, and it works out pretty well." tingtongtony (tingtongtony): "I'm not saying it is a guess, I am saying that "it's common to bill at $60/hr" is underestimating the charging rate for large consulting shops. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. Not retail or insurance or cars. Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ by your second year on the job with your paralegal skills and a decent mentor/manager.\n\nEdit: yes, sales is hard work. It's not for everyone. Requires long days, travel, "uncomfortable" conversations and rejection, etc. Welcome to work. There is no "easy" high-paying job but sales does not require an exorbitant amount of training or education." MorboReplies (MorboReplies): "> Welcome to work.\n\nPfft. That's what people who fucked up somewhere down the line say. Most people I know who got their degrees and are doing things they love never speak like that about their careers. You know why, kids? \n \nBecause sales is shit work. "My dream job has always been to make someone else tens of thousands of dollars" - said no one ever. If you're one of those that actually, truly enjoy sales (mainly entrepreneurs), then that's great. But talking it up like it's some kind of super hardcore job that makes you cool if you can "handle it" is a monstrosity of an exaggeration at the very least. Most sales jobs end up being the shit jobs that are open to literally anybody who is halfway competent, degree or no degree. \n \nIf you've given up on all hope of finding a real career that doesn't involve annoying the piss out of 90% of the people you interact with or picked a terrible major in college, then congratulations, sales is for you." mikemil50 (mikemil50): "No matter what job you do,if you work for someone else and they're paying you for it, you're making a lot more money for them than they're paying you. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "I work in IT for Google, I have a Psychology degree. It's all about how hard you bust your ass and take on challenges and work on advancing yourself. I spent all my free time studying IT stuff, I took risks in applying for jobs I was maybe under qualified for. The fact that I HAVE a degree and experience is all that matters at this level. The hard part is just breaking into IT."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" 4thAccountToday (4thAccountToday): "And at that point you were making almost 26,000 dollars a year." Self: "Depends on the company/organization! I started at $33,500 straight out of college, and am up to $40,000 less than two years later. Not the highest salary, but for someone in their early-mid twenties it's not bad at all. My employer (a private university) also does 3-4% annual raises." blabbitygabbity (blabbitygabbity): "I agree with this as I did it, too. Graduated with a degree in biology and started working (not in biology) at the university at base salary of $35k. We get ~$1500 raise every year or so. It's also a really great way to be an advocate for higher education, if that's important to you. " McDermottau75 (McDermottau75): "I'm curious because I have a sister who received her Bachelors in Wildlife Biology and is stuck at a job she does not want to do. She currently works at an environmental consulting company but her position has other people that do not have any educational experience beyond high school and some specialized training. \n\nShe told me that typically most biology or physical science jobs require a Masters degree or higher in a relevant field. She is in a grad school program right now at Houston Baptist University to get herself further in the career she wants. \n\nMy parents are a bit concerned for her because her income at work is less than $30k and she has already accumulated debt other than student loans just to house, feed, and get to and from work. I'm giving her money to help out from time to time (I did not go to college but work as a UPS truck driver). \n\nCollege-educated and non-college-educated seem to have a smaller disparity in pay than they used to. I make $38/hr+OT and I barely finish high school." Lovdahlisthegreatest (Lovdahlisthegreatest): "It may seem that the difference between college and non college educated is smaller, but it has actually never been greater."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "A few options come to mind:\n\n- IT. You don't even have to be good with computers. You can do documentation.\n\n- Sales. I've heard there's good money here if you're good. I have friends that are engineers that have gone into sales so even people with "good" degrees switch to it.\n\n- Recruiting. Don't know much about this but I've seen people get into it.\n\n- Human Resources. Not sure how but I feel like you can get into this.\n\n- Coding. Learn coding in a few months (part-time) at a coding academy to become a web/mobile developer. There might be some decent paying jobs here but I feel like it's becoming saturated.\n\n\nI also highly recommend you do not go to law school. I've seen many people do this and essentially destroy their lives or get set back 10-20 years because of the debt and poor job prospects.\n\n\nBest of luck!" blazingeye (blazingeye): "Former recruiter here. You can make 6 figures hiring for production/warehouse jobs without an HSD if you're good at what you do, willing to travel and have zero morals.\n\nYour job will involve telling angry felons to F-off on a daily basis, firing people for illigitimate reasons and making lots of promises you don't intend to keep.\n\nWhen I did it I lived in company hotels and didn't have to worry about food or rent. Some of the guys the owner liked got company cars and bonuses were given out during peak season for people who did the most extra work. Average work week was 60hrs and 100% on call when gone. Everyone I worked with was either a sociopath, alcoholic or hated life. \n\nOn the plus side, when you apply for your next job you will have made more hiring and firing decisions than the person interviewing you. You can tell them that you were directly responsible for hundreds of people. Your relationahip with your bosses will never be the same and people will turn to you for help making serious decisions.\n\nHave fun hiring! :D\n\n" mikemil50 (mikemil50): "I'm in staffing and don't experience any of that. I had 0 experience and make pretty decent money. The company I work for is great. The people I work with are great. And I leave my work at work. 8-5:30 each day, lots of cold calling, lots of bullshitting. But I personally love it. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" 4thAccountToday (4thAccountToday): "And at that point you were making almost 26,000 dollars a year." HodeyHodey (HodeyHodey): "This is actually almost exactly what I did, but I started out around $25,000. Promoted within the first year due to competency and a willingness to take on more responsibility. After 4 years, I've gotten roughly a 70% raise. I'll most likely transfer the experience and skills to a new job in the next year." noctrnalsymphony (noctrnalsymphony): "> After 4 years, I've gotten roughly a 70% raise.\n\nDaaaaaaaaammmmmmmnnn! I just want to high five you."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try insurance. I work for a large insurer that you'd recognize. My degree was in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, and now I've worked my way up the corporate ladder. The pay is pretty good and the work is fairly easy if I may say so. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Speaking from personal experience (I have a Liberal Arts degree) look for a job in higher education (admissions, advising, registrar, student services, etc). Pay not be what you are looking for off the bat but lots of opportunities to move up. \n\nEdit: spelling" Self: "And to add to this, some schools offer you free or discounted tuition as an employee, which may be helpful if you want to further your education part-time while working." I_SAD (I_SAD): "speaking of this, does anyone know if theres a listing of universities that do reduce or eliminate tuition for ft employees?" 1001001101100013 (1001001101100013): "I was at a private school that allowed 2 "free" classes a semester for full-time employees if they enroll in a degree seeking program. The only issue is that any free tuition for graduate programs over $5250 a year is taxed as income and the school had very expensive tuition."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" 4thAccountToday (4thAccountToday): "And at that point you were making almost 26,000 dollars a year." Self: "Depends on the company/organization! I started at $33,500 straight out of college, and am up to $40,000 less than two years later. Not the highest salary, but for someone in their early-mid twenties it's not bad at all. My employer (a private university) also does 3-4% annual raises." blabbitygabbity (blabbitygabbity): "I agree with this as I did it, too. Graduated with a degree in biology and started working (not in biology) at the university at base salary of $35k. We get ~$1500 raise every year or so. It's also a really great way to be an advocate for higher education, if that's important to you. " McDermottau75 (McDermottau75): "I'm curious because I have a sister who received her Bachelors in Wildlife Biology and is stuck at a job she does not want to do. She currently works at an environmental consulting company but her position has other people that do not have any educational experience beyond high school and some specialized training. \n\nShe told me that typically most biology or physical science jobs require a Masters degree or higher in a relevant field. She is in a grad school program right now at Houston Baptist University to get herself further in the career she wants. \n\nMy parents are a bit concerned for her because her income at work is less than $30k and she has already accumulated debt other than student loans just to house, feed, and get to and from work. I'm giving her money to help out from time to time (I did not go to college but work as a UPS truck driver). \n\nCollege-educated and non-college-educated seem to have a smaller disparity in pay than they used to. I make $38/hr+OT and I barely finish high school." blabbitygabbity (blabbitygabbity): "I'll start with clarifying when I say "higher ed advocate," I mean that it is my job to encourage and assist students who have expressed interested in earning a college degree. Technically I should be advocating for my own university, but it is a mutual agreement across most people in my position (at other schools) that we just want high schoolers to go to a college (or even technical school) of some kind. Each student is different and requires different guidance. But it's a fulfilling job, and most students are really receptive to it. I will say that it is rare for someone with a science degree to do this job. I work for a science-heavy school, so it's an exception. \n\nAs for your sister, I would not tell her she messed up in choosing to go to school for biology. If she's still passionate about wildlife, ecology or the environment, she should take pride in her education.\n\nIm not about to be the first or last person to say a paycheck is the reason we go to work. And I hate that it sounds like that's what's happening for your sister. I have three friends who have earned degrees in wildlife biology at various schools, and this is what they're doing. \n\n1. Worked for an oil company after college, then moved over to environmental compliance/consulting. Kind of what your sister is doing, but a degree was required. \n\n2. Works for the wildlife department in Texas. She's also pursuing a masters at A&M\n\n3. Worked pre-requisites to medical school into her undergrad curriculum (it's only three or four additional courses so ~semester) and was accepted into med school last week. \n\nI'll end with saying higher education isn't for everyone, but everyone deserves knowing their options. Also, being a UPS driver sounds like a hard job that deserves high compensation with all of the liability. And 90% of my shopping is done online, so I appreciate the hell out of you. I'm not being sarcastic. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "not for everyone but very well paid, chemistry.\nVery many options of companies to work for and also different jobs that can be done there.\n\n" Fondren_Richmond (Fondren_Richmond): "Without a chemistry degree or some kind of Natural Science major? Do they train you?" Self: "not to that extent but OP said any bachelor's degree so i mention chemistry since its very well paid." Fluffee2025 (Fluffee2025): "I think OP meant to ask for jobs that didn't care about what degree you had, only that you have one." Self: "oh now that i read it again it seems like i misunderstood his questions.\n\nthan my point is pretty useless here i guess." Fondren_Richmond (Fondren_Richmond): "My father had a BsChE and MSChE and was a refinery process engineer for thirty years. I was a business major and only needed six hours of Science electives, but I've been in energy logistics since graduation. Particularly on the gas side and in Eagleford/South Central Texas the midstream processing to separate pipeline grade gas from Nitrogen, Sulfur and marketable NGLs has been somewhat vibrant for the last decade or so, there's a whole venture capital/startup sector of plant managers and superintendents leaving their old companies, founding LPs to build processing facilities that connect the producing wells in South Texas to the refineries in East Texas/Gulf Coast/Louisiana, and sometimes then flipping them for sale once they're up and running. So between the flow measurement and purity testing from upstream wellheads and gathering, the refrigerant and separation processes at the midstream plants, and then all the ethylene and gasoline/Naptha/fuel manufacturing at the downstream Gulf refineries I imagine there are all kinds of opportunities for pure chemistry majors, chem/process tech majors, what have you.\n\nDo you know any chemists in the upstream or oil/gas refining sectors, if not do you know people in pharmaceuticals, plastics production?"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Tax consulting. Especially in property tax. I had a degree in Finance and it was the only job available at the time that related to my degree, but you don't need a business degree for this job. Everything you learn about appraisal, compliance and appeal work, you learn on the job and no school teaches this stuff. I started ten years ago at $51k with a $5k signing bonus and another $10k in bonuses throughout the year. There are tons of small consulting firms that are always looking for new people. I've worked with consultants with degrees in nutrition, teaching, sociology and engineering. It's a career that nobody has ever heard of, but it pays well and can be a lot of fun depending on your projects."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Teach English in Asia. If you live even the tiniest bit within your means you will not only save a bundle of cash but also experience another culture and be able to easily afford travel to neighboring countries. " lanabananaaas (lanabananaaas): "I would be hesitant about this. I have friends (I know, anecdotal "evidence") who did this, and then when they came back to the States, it was as if they had not worked for the number of years they were abroad. No references, no US experience, nothing.\n" Bathbodyworks (Bathbodyworks): "This is very important. Gaps in employment look really bad."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Customer service, basically call center work. There are still a fair amount of US-based companies that have call centers here. If you have a particular ambition to get into an IT, marketing, or finance (etc.) role, it can be a good way to get your foot in the door. I started in customer service for my current employer and now I'm a business analyst. \n\nLook for call centers in your area that also have regional offices or headquarters co-located. Working in the same building or campus with your desired functional group can make it easier to break into your desired career. Basically, you can network with people who are already working in IT or finance or wherever you want to work. \n\nFor example when I was in CS I expressed to my supervisor that I wanted to work in marketing for our employer. She was able to get me some time to job shadow people in marketing, and gave me more responsibilities to help bolster my resume. I ended up moving into the finance group as a BA incidentally, but the networking I did during my job shadowing in marketing and the items on my resume were a big part of that. My situation is not unique either, I know people working in IT, business sales, and finance who started this way.\n\n"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Get sales position open in Scranton it is a paper selling company called Dundermifflen. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Passenger Train Conductor. It takes awhile, maybe about six years, but you can earn $35+ per hour and earn over $100k per year. It can also lead to a Train Enginner position which pays even more. When applying emphasize any safety training or experience you might have. Anything having to do with safety or observing rules or regulations will help." Toolooloo (Toolooloo): "How do you find openings for train conductor job?" Mototropic (Mototropic): "Check on train companies websites (careers section) for open positions in your area. Here's a few companies that transport freight/passengers to get you started: \nNorfolk Southern\nCSX \nBNSF\nAmtrak \nCanadian Pacific\nUnion Pacific \n\nI work for Norfolk Southern as a Conductor, make sure you talk about how working safely is your #1 priority on your resume, hiring departments at train companies love it when you talk about safety. " LineBreakBot (LineBreakBot): "You might have incorrectly formatted line breaks. To create a line break, either put two spaces at the end of the line or put an extra blank line in-between lines. ([See Reddit's page on commenting for more information.](http://www.reddit.com/wiki/commenting))\n\nI have attempted to automatically reformat your text with fixed line breaks.\n\n----\n\n> Check on train companies websites (careers section) for open positions in your area. Here's a few companies that transport freight/passengers to get you started: \n> Norfolk Southern \n> CSX \n> BNSF \n> Amtrak \n> Canadian Pacific \n> Union Pacific\n> \n> I work for Norfolk Southern as a Conductor, make sure you talk about how working safely is your #1 priority on your resume, hiring departments at train companies love it when you talk about safety. \n>\n\n----\n\n^(I am a bot. Contact) ^[pentium4borg](https://www.reddit.com/user/pentium4borg) ^(with any feedback.)"

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "IT! I was a theatre major, worked in theatre for a while, decided I wanted to make better money and work less. Got a job in IT project management, started out making four times as much as I had in theatre, and this year's raise was actually more than my old theatre salary (so now I'm making over 5x more). I like it a lot--and my company doesn't care what degree people have so long as they did well in school." turbospartan (turbospartan): "Do you know about IT? Or just kind of figured it out on the fly?" Self: "I've always been good with computers and I took the odd HTML class here and there, but no, mostly my company expects to hire people with no IT experience, so the training was pretty good. And a good amount of figuring it out on the fly too :) At least what I do is more logic puzzles and people management than crazy-technical. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" I-Just-Want-To-Dance (I-Just-Want-To-Dance): "I would amend this to stay away from just general admin assistant positions, but instead to target executive assistant positions (or office manager/coordinator positions that you already mentioned). Admin assistant positions don't always have a good pathway up because you don't necessarily report to the right individual. Executive assistants obviously report to an executive who is more likely to be able to help you move into the next position that you want."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Sales. Not retail or insurance or cars. Pick the right software or medical device product and you'll make $100k+ by your second year on the job with your paralegal skills and a decent mentor/manager.\n\nEdit: yes, sales is hard work. It's not for everyone. Requires long days, travel, "uncomfortable" conversations and rejection, etc. Welcome to work. There is no "easy" high-paying job but sales does not require an exorbitant amount of training or education." Workacct1484 (Workacct1484): "Protip from an angry sysadmin:\n\nIf I download a trial of your software, and you call me the same day, I am never answering your calls.\n\nEmailing same day is fine. Calling next day is fine. Do not call me an hour after I download it, I likely don't even have it up & running yet & you're just going to piss me off." Salesacc123 (Salesacc123): "I signed up for a betting site to try and bet on the presidential election. Within 2 minutes they had called me with some "Sweet deal". \n\nI was interested until I found out they charge 6% to add money from a debit/credit card. wtf? " Khroneflakes (Khroneflakes): "Not unheard of for a betting site."

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Try to find some time of administrative work (admin asst, office manger, etc) in a field that you're interested in. It's a good way to get some experience in field that's more relevant to your new career goals, as well as shake some hands that could lead to a "career job".\n\nMy undergrad degree is in sociology, and I took the administrative route to get my foot in the door while I'm in grad school. Started as a staff assistant and was promoted to a different department after a year and got a $6,500 raise. Good luck!" faroffland (faroffland): "Couldn't agree with this more. If there is a field you know you are interested in, get in there with any kind of support role you can. Admin generally pays okay from my experience (not loads but not absolutely scraping by) and it is possible to hop into other roles if you show willing and hard work.\n\nIt worked for me! After graduating with a BA in English Literature (which a lot of people see as a 'worthless' degree in terms of employment, and I loved but kind of regretted like you as it didn't lead to anything concrete) I did maternity cover as a secretary at the university in my home city in a really boring department (building upkeep basically). When this ended, I managed to get another maternity cover role in the uni's central advertising team as admin support. After about 8 months a vacancy came up in the marketing team and I emailed interest, was interviewed and got the job. They changed the role to fit my experience (i.e. none) and I am currently being trained by my manager, in order to hopefully be promoted when my contracted ends at the end of July.\n\nI got this job with no marketing experience and one of the most generic undergrad degrees you can do, purely because I had worked closely with the head of marketing doing admin and immediately expressed interest when a vacancy came up. I absolutely love this job and consider myself VERY lucky but I also took a boring job hoping it would lead to more, which it did. I now have great colleagues/contacts who are teaching me everything. I graduated in 2014 so this isn't something that only happened in better times, and is definitely possible with just a generic non-vocational undergrad degree :)" tealparadise (tealparadise): "The two most successful (monetarily) people I know did this over the course of 20 and 30 years respectively. Six figure salaries. Eventually you build up so much "institutional knowledge" that you effectively are running the place and can do anything you want. \n \nOne stayed as exec assistant to the COO and when he left she was the only one who had the contacts and experience to run everything, so she essentially served as interim COO for ages. Good six-figure salary. Now she consults one day a week for triple hourly. \n \nOther specialized out and is head of an IT department inching toward a VP slot. She also started their Belgium branch and got to live in goddamn Belgium for 3 years. "

User (cirelakotna): "Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this in but saw a similar thread recently.. I graduated with a Bachelors in Crim Justice/Minor in Sociology, and am working as a paralegal at a small firm now. The pay isn't terrible but also not too good and I'm not very happy where I am now. Basically, it's not worth the small amount of money I make and I'm at a bit of a crossroads on figuring out exactly what I want to do. Regretting my area of study a bit now.\n\nAny advice on decent paying jobs that generally hire based off simply having any bachelors degree? \n\nTIA." Self: "Teach English in Asia. If you live even the tiniest bit within your means you will not only save a bundle of cash but also experience another culture and be able to easily afford travel to neighboring countries. " lanabananaaas (lanabananaaas): "I would be hesitant about this. I have friends (I know, anecdotal "evidence") who did this, and then when they came back to the States, it was as if they had not worked for the number of years they were abroad. No references, no US experience, nothing.\n" GOBS-SEGWAY (GOBS-SEGWAY): "True. But fresh out of college, the experience is worth the "lost" year.\n\n\n If you can secure public school jobs, they have a decent amount of professional cred when compared to private language centers."