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intensely_human ,

Do you really need 200,000 customers? Why not target something that enough people need to support you?

Like if you can find something 100 people in that city need, you’re fine.

WeAreAllOne OP ,

It’s like the 80-20 rule i get it. I thought about this and I tend to believe that such professions are either niche or take much time to learn and apply eg Doctor.

OceanSoap ,

Do you know any CAD? Civil is desperate for CAD drafters and designers. Doubled my pay. I design Substations now.

WeAreAllOne OP ,

I’ve done some in the past yes. Interesting… Will explore thank you.

intensely_human ,

How much do you make? What were you doing before?

OceanSoap ,

I make $62k, or $30/hr. Previously I was a veterinary hospital receptionist for years and years.

SlowLoudEasy ,

Home Inspector. Every home sale needs one, they cost 400-600 hundred. You are not liable for anything missed or that can go wrong in the future. Just need your ladder and flashlight

lingh0e ,

Just one word: plastics.

mateomaui ,

If you want a valuable job that no sane customer wants to abuse, dentistry is an option.

Pantherina ,

So either long medicine study, or you are assistant of a doctor that does want to make you as much as possible

StrawberryPigtails ,

Generally, any trade will always have good job security and decent pay. Trucking, maintenance (welder, electrician, plumber, or mechanic (diesel or heavy equipment, auto is usually over staffed) and HVAC) and accounting seem to have been the most reliable trades to find work over the last 20 years or so. Construction is very boom and bust. Medicine and maintenance are VERY short staffed currently, especially in rural areas.

In 2008 I chose trucking. Initial training was 6 weeks and cost me $10,000 USD back in 2008 followed by 3 months over the road with a trainer. Hate the job, but the pay is decent-ish (I’ve generally made between $55K and $75K), it doesn’t usually matter where you live and the few times I’ve found myself needing a new job I’ve been hired within 72 hours of applying for the position.

If you do go trucking, avoid any company with a Teamsters Union presence like the plague. Every Teamster I’ve met to date has been an complete and total self-important asshat and they seem to have a tendency to call strike just for the hell of it (Though they are payed well).

Any other union is probably fine.

Nomecks ,

Salespeople. I’m going to get downvoted for this, but there’s always good sales jobs for the right person.

Catsrules ,

Basic human needs,

Food, water, shelter. Go into any of these and you should be good.

Long term needs would add healthcare, education.

Horsey ,

Nearly every single business either employs a full time CPA or uses a CPA firm to check their books.

smuuthbrane ,
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In a city with no prominent industry, people will always needs healthcare, childcare, food, and maintenance on their belongings.

Healthcare: doctor, nurse practitioner, nurse, dentist, dental hygienist. Skin and hair care might be stretching the category, but everyone needs haircuts.

Childcare: teacher, ECE, nanny. Big spectrum here from no training required to professionally registered.

Food: production, supply, distribution, and sales. So farmer (but that’s capital intensive), food maker (baker, chef, cook, butcher) or distributor or seller.

Maintenance: vehicles (tires, oil changes, body shop, parts, detailing), homes (carpenter, painter, gas tech, electrician, window installer, roofer, landscaper), appliances (appliance technician), power equipment (mechanic, blade sharpening).

Probably more, but that should be a pretty decent list to start with, and all should be pretty portable no matter where you go, save for certain licenses that may be specific to a state or province.

metaStatic ,

Hand jobs and cheeseburgers

bluGill ,

what is your goal? Are you planning on moving to a different city and employeer every year, or just want to settle down in aspecific place?

there are lots of jobs. However some places have specifit needs. Some jobs can be worked remote from anywhere. Some jobs depend on word of mouth so you can't move after getting the skills.

WeAreAllOne OP ,

Settle down there. Remote jobs seem interesting though usually require an IT degree.

bluGill ,

you will often find the best bet is figure out what niche that city needs. Many cities have a specalty that is unique.

Snejp ,

I don’t know if he’s making good money or anything but in my town of around 100k there is one guy who is a bit of a jack of all trades (and to me it seems he could be a master as well, but I wouldn’t know). He does stuff like copying keys, leatherwork, sharpening knives and so on. This is the guy you go to if you need some more obscure thing done. Might be something for you if you like that sort of stuff.

Maeve ,

Clean farming, medical (complete, mental/physical, many choices).

bjoern_tantau ,
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Garbage men. You can shut down a city pretty well by not collecting any garbage. But I hope you’re not in the USA. The way I hear it it’s mostly really hard dangerous manual labour in that backwards country.

BDC ,

I worked summers in high school with my town street maintenance department, shoveling asphalt in the Virginia heat and other assorted fun tasks.

One day the trash department was short a body and my boss volunteered me to help them for the day. It was the single hardest work day of my life, and we were done with our route by noon. I have no end of respect for the people that do that job.

peter ,
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In what country is it not?

Nath ,
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I’m probably being ignorant because I don’t know whether there’s more to it, but Australian garbos drive a truck and control a big robot claw. They don’t need to actually touch the bins.

Mr_Blott ,

It’s a fuckin cushy number in most of Europe

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