| There are many great careers out there that | | | | deadly perils that confront you at ever turn, but |
| offer impressive salaries but most require years | | | | you can earn an impressive pay check without a |
| of instruction and experience before financial | | | | college degree. |
| security can be obtained. But there are other | | | | Biotechnology is a technology that made its public |
| options. For example did you know that a union | | | | debut about 20 years ago and has been a |
| plumber in Boston makes $65.00 an hour? | | | | growing field ever since. It is basically a |
| It may surprise you to learn that there many | | | | manipulation of chemicals to produce certain |
| such career paths out there which require little to | | | | responses and reactions to solve specific |
| no training in exchange for some fairly impressive | | | | problems. This is a very high paying field that |
| salaries. The job title might not be as impressive | | | | does require a minimum of 2 years education for |
| as "doctor" but the hours are often shorter and | | | | a basic tech position and much more for the |
| the pay is comparable. | | | | more complex positions. The reward is substantial |
| One such career choice is that of a New York | | | | with salaries commencing at around 60k and |
| City garbage collector who's starting salary is a | | | | reaching 170k and beyond. |
| cool 80K. (This does not include holiday pay or | | | | Massage therapy is another great option and is |
| overtime.) Of course you can't mind being out in | | | | very flexible and highly rewarding. To become a |
| any sort of weather and need to have a strong | | | | LMT you do need to go to school for a minimum |
| back and an even stronger stomach to put up | | | | of 500 hours at an average of $1,000 per 100 |
| with some of the smells, but for 80k I think most | | | | credit hours (relatively short and much less |
| people would be willing to deal with a few bad | | | | expensive when compared to many other health |
| odors. | | | | industry choices)You must also take both your |
| Perhaps one of the hardest and most strenuous | | | | state and national board test in order to practice. |
| professions would have to be crab fishing in the | | | | In return, the rewards are many. Working at a |
| Bering Strait. It can also be among the most | | | | spa in NYC can fetch 125.00 with the national |
| financially rewarding, with a first year deck hand | | | | average somewhere around $50 an hour while |
| bringing in a cool 35-40k for a few short months | | | | some treatments range in the thousands. The |
| worth of hard work. Of course you can't mind | | | | hours are flexible and though physically trying the |
| long hours, shifts can sometimes stretch into | | | | salary also allows for less work hours while still |
| sixty and seventy hour long marathons of | | | | bring in a substantial wage. |
| throwing out or pulling in the 800 plus pound crab | | | | These are just a few possibilities. The choices are |
| pots while fighting against the bone chilling | | | | out there you just need to look. |
| temperatures, ice, pounding surf and all the other | | | | |