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Well paying skills to do as a side job? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm a student and it's going to be another few years before I can get a serious job in the field I'm studying. I'm looking for jobs to do while studying to pay the bills in the meantime. I could go and work as a cashier or something but I've been thinking it would be more attractive to pick some sort of skill (eg. being a cook) that I could do to earn money and improve at along the way. Some skill that once mastered pays relatively well. Ideally something intuition-based or hands-on so that I can relax from studying. Any recommendations?

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[–] Ziggurat@jlai.lu 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Plumber.

Just got borderline scammed by one of these 24/7 unclogging company. Considering what I paid, if you work two hours a week, you get more than the minimal wage over a month

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Technically that’s a Drain tech. A plumber will almost certainly tell you they don’t unclog drains (even though there is GREAT money in it, since no one wants to do it themselves, but will complain about the price anyway).

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That doesn't sound at all bad. I imagine they don't pass much of the money on to the employee though, right?

[–] Ziggurat@jlai.lu 2 points 2 days ago

I expect that the money goes in the boss pocket. Well I understand the cost of the truc, tooling, and paying an employee waiting for a call has a cost, but still shit it's expensive for 45 min of work and one hour of commute doctors and lawyer are cheap in comparison

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

There’s a lot of different pay plans out there. No idea what roto rooter is paying their techs these days.