Highest Paying GED/High School Jobs in or Around Seattle? (Kirkland: how much, landscaping)

[ScarfyPom]

What are the highest paying jobs in or around Seattle for someone fresh out of high school or someone with a GED while or before they go to college? About how much do such jobs pay? (I'm aiming for the highest.)



Very preferable that high manual labor isn't involved (heart defect). Not saying no manual labor at all, just light to moderate at worst--no unloading trucks, lifting heavy things, running for long times, etc.



Thanks.

[thatguy950]

Probably something at Boeing in the factory, not everything is grinding manual labor there

[Hemlock140]

Without a degree or experience it will be hard to compete here for anything more than a minimum wage job. In the city of Seattle, the largest employers (over 500 employees) are now required to pay a minimum wage of $16/hour. Smaller employers must pay $15, or $12 plus at least $3/hour toward medical benefits. The problem is being able to afford housing even on $16/hour, with the average studio in Seattle now at $1,675 despite a recent decrease.

[flyingsaucermom]

Dog walker or pet sitter. I know a couple making $50 an hour. My CPA told me he has a client that makes $80k annually.

[joyfulmorning]

My daughter just graduated HS and starts college in the fall. She looked for jobs before she graduated and is working at PINK (Victoria Secret). She makes $16:50 per hour and if the whole store hit monthly targets they get a bonus of up to an extra $3 per hour.

I would recommend Private Tutoring, especially in math and science. If you go directly to the consumer and bypass agencies you can make a minimum of $30 per hour. Of course you do have to be willing to work weeknights and weekends but it supplements other income nicely. Advertise in libraries and on websites checked by parents and college students. Parents often want you to drive to their home, older students want to meet in Starbucks or libraries.

[Ruth4Truth]

I was told many years ago, that the cashier jobs at Albertson's and Safeway pay $25/hr., due to those being union shops. If that was true then, they probably pay more, now. You could look into it.

[joyfulmorning]

Jobs that pay 60k + with a two yr degree

https://www.moneytalksnews.com/20-hi...2-year-degree/

[Blondebaerde]

So, anecdotally, I have an opinion... based on observed supply and demand for quality contractors in city of Kirkland. There are damn few, demand is extreme, they lag in providing service and can slip up more because what are you going to do, fire them?

Plumbing is one such profession. It's not glamorous, and is physical. How much, I don't know but I doubt there are 50-something y.o. plumbers thrilled about hauling heavy metal objects around half the day. That's what they have apprentices for.

And that is the problem: my plumber, about my age, had one such lad about 21 I'd say. It's hard to find young people to work hard in the trades, I was told, which I think is weird. Roofers, HVAC, landscaping, all the same story. Landscaping is lowest skilled but definitely hard work, and I tend to notice the crews with men from (cough) "out of town" seem to work hardest, bless their souls. I hired three townies the other day, favor to to a friend. Now, I wouldn't call them lazy, but only one was truly industrious and thus they did 2/3 the job in 2x the time, and were expensive. Another crew I had last fall did a bang-up job for less money in half the time. Guess whom I'm retaining long-term, if I can manage to secure their time?

[MechAndy]

My son is a union “steam fitter” in the Bay Area of CA.
It’s a 5 year program that you need to go to school for twice a week at night for 3 or so hours.
With only doing minimal overtime he is making over 150k per year.
If he transferred to the local up here in WA he would take a 20-25 percent cut in pay.
There are also other trades that pay well like electricians, plumbers HVAC control techs.
I heard the upper tiers in Union labor make over $60 per hour here.

That said,
if it was “easy peasy” every lost soul would be doing it.
You have to really want it and be on your “A game” to be successful at it.

I would also encourage you talk to a counselor at your Junior College for proper guidance.
They surely would know your best options better than I would.

Good luck to you.
Andy

[joyfulmorning]

Here is a job making 5k a month as a Quartermaster with the City of Kirkland, only High School diploma needed.

https://g.co/kgs/2oGyt2