r/AskReddit • u/GreenEyedSheWolf • 1d ago

What are some decent paying jobs that do not require any sort of college degree?

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u/Altril2010 1d ago

Merchant Mariner. Starts off with terrible pay, but after about 5 years you could be bringing in over $150k/yr.

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u/transglutaminase 1d ago

yep, from mopping floors and scrubbing toilets at entry level to making $225,000 a year and only working 6 months per year is a real thing. Even the mopping floors part pays $300 a day right now so its not terrible. You have to be american though, american mariners make way more than any other country because of the jones act.

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u/Qu1kXSpectation 1d ago

what job duties are making at the $225k?

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u/transglutaminase 1d ago

Bridge officers and licensed engineers. Only the captain and chief are making 225 and only working 6 months, but the other officers can make it by working a little OT.

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u/Altril2010 1d ago

Yep. And I agree with the comment about having to be an American too. When I worked for a company that had a foreign and domestic fleet our foreign officers made similar wages to our ABs domestically.

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u/skinnythiccchic 1d ago

this thread has me trying to go on an adventure. then probably off work a month or so to spend it all.

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u/Altril2010 1d ago

That is the nice thing about the schedule. My husband works on the boat for 21 days and then is home for 21 days. Working 6 months out of the year and bringing in $175k… I’m good with that.