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9 Great Jobs That Don't Require A College Degree
AskMen ^ | 10/22/2011 | James Griffin

Posted on 10/22/2011 8:37:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 10/22/2011 8:37:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

OWS protester


2 posted on 10/22/2011 8:45:09 PM PDT by max americana
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To: SeekAndFind

But without my college degree, how will I know when I’ve risen to my level of incompetence???


3 posted on 10/22/2011 8:45:38 PM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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Here are some others that are pretty good:

Welder
Machinist
Electrician
Oil Field worker

If I had to do it all over again, I definitely would have gotten more training to supplement the backyard mechanics my Dad taught me. I think I could have been happy working on motorcycles in a different life.


4 posted on 10/22/2011 8:45:56 PM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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To: SeekAndFind

Let’s not get too loose about recommending auto mechanics to these losers. One of the few colleges that offer auto mechanics as a course of study stated that they have to reject many applicants because of poor reading and comprehension skills. The tech manuals and service information provided by the manufacturers require this. Considering that up to 60% of incoming college freshmen require remedial work, this opens to question just how many of these fleabaggers are that capable.


5 posted on 10/22/2011 8:46:05 PM PDT by JayVee (Joseph)
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To: bigheadfred

Learn to be a welder, and you can write you own ticket in the Houston area.... $75-100k, easy.. if you don’t mind working OT.


6 posted on 10/22/2011 8:48:11 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them)
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To: SeekAndFind; a fool in paradise

Pimp: whatevah your hoes can earn for ya!


7 posted on 10/22/2011 8:48:17 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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I know this illegal alien in San Francisco —he’s legal now, and a great, smart guy. He came here and lived in someone’s garage for years, working as an HVAC guy.

Someone nasty got him fired for some contrived stuff —he had to strike out on his own. He succeeded, and later the company that fired him ended up having to subcontract him, but for over $150 per hour —way more than he was making when he was their employee; he ended up delighted he’d been fired.

He’s an autodidact and knows all kids of arcane stuff —he even married a daughter of Henry Kissinger at one point.

He’s rich now, actually —his house is really cool. He has lots of people working for him. He’s also a huge conservative.

He’s way smarter than about 95% of the people I knew in college, and since, also. He’s one of the few guys I know not on FR who almost ALWAYS knows more than me about anything that comes up.

He quit school in middle-school. His new wife has huge boobs —not bad.


8 posted on 10/22/2011 8:48:23 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: SeekAndFind

Rockstar: $$$ millions.


9 posted on 10/22/2011 8:49:23 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: 3Fingas

I am a cabinetmaker. I still have all my fingas.


10 posted on 10/22/2011 8:49:26 PM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: SeekAndFind

Most of the positions that are open in our current economy are blue collar jobs like machinist, equipment operator. All the people with the worthless social studies, and minority /diversity claptrap can’t find a job because they don’t know anything of value to anyone.


11 posted on 10/22/2011 8:49:56 PM PDT by oldbrowser (Democrats have no superego.)
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To: max americana

OWS protester= wants lots of money, doesn’t want to work, uh, hard.


12 posted on 10/22/2011 8:50:08 PM PDT by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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To: SomeCallMeTim

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2796652/posts?page=10#10


13 posted on 10/22/2011 8:50:31 PM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: SeekAndFind

Oil patch welders 75 an hour on the rigs, 85 an hour as a wildcatter.
Very long hours in very cold it very hot weather


14 posted on 10/22/2011 8:50:39 PM PDT by South Dakota (shut up and drill)
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To: SeekAndFind

Politician: unlimited $$$.


15 posted on 10/22/2011 8:51:15 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Having previously employed as many as 25 truckers, Union truckers make the most. Private Contractors (few and far between) do the best overall. And over the road dudes work hard and suck pondwater by mileage.
Another fine example of too much Gov’t.


16 posted on 10/22/2011 8:51:41 PM PDT by acapesket
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To: Revolting cat!
Politician: unlimited $$$.

I think that was covered under "plumber".

17 posted on 10/22/2011 8:52:48 PM PDT by bigheadfred (But alas)
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To: bigheadfred

You are obviously a craftsman who listened during wood working classes.

I made a miniature operational guillotine for my class project. My Wood Working teacher gave me an “A” then. If one of my kids tried that now they would have been forced to psych counseling or something. LOL.


18 posted on 10/22/2011 8:53:08 PM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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To: oldbrowser

Thanks! I have a history degree. :)

I appreciate your encouragement. We aren’t all losers you know.


19 posted on 10/22/2011 8:54:54 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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To: bigheadfred

Oh, I still have all 10 fingas.....I listened in shop/wood working also. ha ha. :-D


20 posted on 10/22/2011 8:55:46 PM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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