Having a stable and fruitful career is every man’s dream. Because of this, many men are attracted to professions in the medical and legal fields. But such jobs need degrees that require a lot of study time.
However, not everyone has the time to attend school. Some need to start earning early to support themselves and their families. Whether we like to admit it or not, there are just some who are not meant for academic training. There are those whose talents lie in their ability to do things with their hands.
But just because they can’t get the degree-based careers that society prescribes doesn’t mean that they are doomed for life. Men like them have many other options where they can truly shine. In this article, we discuss some professions that pay well but don’t require much of an investment in terms of schooling.
Construction Personnel
Positions that have something to do with construction work– be it commercial, industrial, or even residential–are expected to have a positive outlook when it comes to pay in the years to come. This is because of the observed shortage of workers in this field. As per the law of supply and demand, the prices or the wages of the workers rose because of their employers’ efforts to retain them. The low supply of construction workers is observed in Texas, New York, and quite possibly the whole of the United States.
If construction work pays so much, why are young men not getting into it? The most plausible answer would be the low level of prestige attached to it, especially when compared to office-based positions such as account managers and even executive assistants.
HVAC Technicians
Technical positions such as those revolve around residential and commercial HVAC systems are going to make it big in the next few years. The people who take these positions do a variety of things, from installations of air dehumidifiers and other similar units down to the repairs and maintenance of such units. According to some sources, the projected income of professionals such as AC repair experts are expected to grow at least 14% in the coming years.
Multimedia Artists
If you’ve been paying attention to your psychology lectures, you would really appreciate the differences between the brain function patterns of creative and logical individuals. Because of these differences, the usual academic tracks offered in universities don’t really sit well with artistic learners. They value their freedom to explore and express themselves in unique ways, and they really are not good at following rigid guidelines. Because of this, they tend to get labeled as failures.
But they are actually not. They are just in the wrong system or context. Good thing there are lucrative career paths for people like them. If you consider yourself a creative, you might want to consider a career as a multimedia artist or animator.
Conventional wisdom states that we need to study and earn degrees in order to get high-paying jobs. While this is not really wrong, this does not reflect the whole truth. There are career paths that still deliver when it comes to income even though they don’t require as many years of study. Oftentimes, these are paths for technically or artistically inclined individuals.
