What jobs dont need a specific college degree?

[Guest GiantRutgersFan]

I dont really know what job I want to do. I am already halfway done with college and have 60 credits...

 

All I really know that I am doing is a criminal justice minor (I don't want to major in it because there isnt much point to doing so, since police agencys dont look at that when hiring you, and you train for 6 months in a police academy regardless)

 

I probably am gonna major in economics just cause it seems like it would be useful in most situations i guess...

 

I am planning on being a police officer but its tough to get hired and who knows if I can pass the background investigation they do. I probably will, but I want to have a backup plan cause shit happens. I could suffer an injury and not be able to get hired. So I dont want to depend on this 100%

 

 

But what jobs can you get that are good with just a 4 year college degree???? Does your job correspond to your major?

[Mik 0]

You have no idea how many people end up involved with jobs that have nothing to do with their college major. It's astounding.

 

I don't fall in to that category so I can't really help but trust me... It's not the end-all, be-all...especially if you are smart and/or skilled.

[Dandy 0]

I never finished college. I sell insurance and investments as a Financial Services Representative for MetLife. You are not required to have a degree for that job. You have to pass several licensing tests (Life, Accident & Health; Property & Casualty; Series 6, and Series 63. Then, you learn on the job just like every other job...even if you have a degree.

 

I am not saying it's a waste to get a degree, because it definitely helps you get hired with most companies. However, you have to train and learn on your job just like everyone else.

[MrRant 0]

For the most part, companies which require a degree don't really care what it is in besides certain professions as Mik gave. IT, medical, engineering, etc. However, if you know what type of career you want then certainly some are more helpful to have in the field.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

It's not the end-all, be-all...especially if you are smart and/or skilled.

Heh, skills. Knowing the right people is what matters.

 

You're speaking as if a 4-year degree is worthless... that's so far from the truth. I only have a 2-year degree, and have a good job at 23... while I know quite a few (especially in computer science) who've went to school for years and are guaranteed to never have a job in that oversaturated field. There's zillions of people who've had no college and are doing very well.

 

It sounds like you already have a plan, so you're ahead of most.

[Black Lushus 0]

If college degrees aren't your thing, try a good trade...within just a few years (I'm talking 3 to 5 at the most), you'll be making upwards of 15 to 20 an hour. Is 15 an hour HUGE money, perhaps not, but it's more than enough to live comfortably on either as a bachelor or in a joint income family.

[luke-o 0]

I hear working at McDonalds requires a degree.

 

But seriously, Im nearly done with university now and i dont really know what i want to do. Im hoping to get work in radio, but it's gettin all my contacts together.

 

My brother got his degree in Electronic Engerneering and he's now an estimator.

 

As Mik said, you would be surprised how many people dont use their degrees to get a job in that feild.

 

I was told by a few of my lectures that companies dont even look at what degree you did, they just look to see that you've got one.

[MrRant 0]

If college degrees aren't your thing, try a good trade...within just a few years (I'm talking 3 to 5 at the most), you'll be making upwards of 15 to 20 an hour. Is 15 an hour HUGE money, perhaps not, but it's more than enough to live comfortably on either as a bachelor or in a joint income family.

 

Any kind of trade job usually pays $20 plus if you go through the apprenticeship and such.

[naiwf 0]

Don't major in Econ unless you plan to go to grad school afterwards or don't really care what you get your BA/BS in. After nearly 3 years worth of credits done I came to the realization that I didn't want to spend more money to get a largely useless Bachelor's degree and then need to follow it up with an MBA just to have the chance to get a job in that field. If you're able to switch over into Accounting or Finance you'd probably be able to get a good job after the 4 years. I live in NYC and know quite a few people with MBAs who can't find work ever since 9/11 because it's almost impossible to get your foot in the door to get experience. Accountants however are always in demand so that's why I'm transferring schools to finish up in Accounting instead of Econ.

[Darthtiki 0]

The degree program I'm taking (BA in Entertainment Studies) will pretty much be irrelevant if I don't network in order to get a job or continue and get a MBA or JD. That being said, when I'm done I may choose to move back to No-Cal where industry jobs are nonexistent, which means I'll be doing something different than what I went to school for.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Don't major in Econ unless you plan to go to grad school afterwards or don't really care what you get your BA/BS in. After nearly 3 years worth of credits done I came to the realization that I didn't want to spend more money to get a largely useless Bachelor's degree and then need to follow it up with an MBA just to have the chance to get a job in that field. If you're able to switch over into Accounting or Finance you'd probably be able to get a good job after the 4 years. I live in NYC and know quite a few people with MBAs who can't find work ever since 9/11 because it's almost impossible to get your foot in the door to get experience. Accountants however are always in demand so that's why I'm transferring schools to finish up in Accounting instead of Econ.

 

Really? I parlayed my econ degree into a job within a week of graduating college, and my two best friends had guaranteeed jobs before they finished school. Your mileage may vary, but I think econ is the easiest degree to turn into a real job because the course work is so applicable to real life.

[naiwf 0]

I know guys with MBAs who ended up working at Starbucks and the Gap for quite a while (at least 6 months) since they didn't have any experience. You can't get any kind of Econ related jobs around here without an MBA and/or a few years experience (except for teaching Econ ironically enough). It's probably different elsewhere in the country, but in NYC as of the last couple of years it's almost a dead end career choice for those coming out of college. Accounting/Bookkeeping and Finance are the way to go at least around here for recent/upcoming college grads.

[geniusMoment 0]

It's funny, my best friend got a job at a warehouse right out of high school, he had just turned 18. He started out making 13 an hour, and was working 50 hours a week. He's been at that job for just about 4 years and now makes 17 an hour. Since he works 50 hours a week and isn't on salary he's making around 50,000 a year. He's lived at home until now, so he's saved everything. Now at 22 he has just about 100,000 in cash in his account. Meanwhile most of my other friends are graduating almost 50,000 in debt. It kind of makes you wonder about choices, especially considering his 50,000 a year is as much as most will make with their degree.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

If college degrees aren't your thing, try a good trade...within just a few years (I'm talking 3 to 5 at the most), you'll be making upwards of 15 to 20 an hour. Is 15 an hour HUGE money, perhaps not, but it's more than enough to live comfortably on either as a bachelor or in a joint income family.

Indeed.

 

But, with trade jobs, you have to like get off your ass and do manual labor.

 

And then your body breaks down by 40, and you hate life.

[Black Lushus 0]

haha are you nuts? My stepdad's an electrician, easiest fucking job in the world...the only thing you have to worry about is electrocution.

[MrRant 0]

And electrocution ain't nothin' to a black man.

[Guest]

My dad did manual labor for LA County until he got put on salary. He's now a boss, and makes 75,000 dollars a year.

 

Doesn't have a GED or high school diploma. He dropped out after 10th grade.

[Guest Eagle Man]

Chicago radio personality Mike North dropped out of high school and ran a hot dog stand. He was overheard talking about sports to a customer, and eventually would go on to do morning drive and make $2.5 million a year. And here's the kicker: he's not even good at it.

[The Metal Maniac 0]

I went to college. I got a BA in history.

 

Then I learned exactly what that was worth.

 

I'm planning on going to trade school next year. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning...that's the ticket.

[Guest GiantRutgersFan]

yea trade jobs arent too shabby at all. But I dont want to be doing that when I am 50. Plus the hours kind of suck, and it must get very monotounous.

 

You dont need a degree, but I dont like actually working at a job I dont like.

 

 

Thats why I wanna be a cop cause its open ended and you can do as you wish to an extent. Seems like it would be interesting. plus you only gotta work 20 years before retirement.

 

 

I just wanna retire when I am like 45 then open up a bar to be honest with you all.

 

I think I am gonna go Econ. I live in Jersey and should be able to hook it up. And I only need to take 8 more classes and I got the degree.

[haVoc 0]

I got real lucky. I jumped around for years stripping and waxing floors for bullshit money until one cleaning company put me in a biopharmaceutical plant and they liked me so they stole/hired me.

 

I went from making $10 per hour doing floors to making $16+ sterilizing labs/process area's in less then three years.

[geniusMoment 0]

yea trade jobs arent too shabby at all. But I dont want to be doing that when I am 50. Plus the hours kind of suck, and it must get very monotounous.

 

You dont need a degree, but I dont like actually working at a job I dont like.

 

 

Thats why I wanna be a cop cause its open ended and you can do as you wish to an extent. Seems like it would be interesting. plus you only gotta work 20 years before retirement.

 

 

I just wanna retire when I am like 45 then open up a bar to be honest with you all.

 

I think I am gonna go Econ. I live in Jersey and should be able to hook it up. And I only need to take 8 more classes and I got the degree.

 

 

Would you consider becoming a DEA Agent. You need a 4 year degree and a 3.0 GPA at a min. to be considered, but it's a much better position.

[Guest GiantRutgersFan]

yea trade jobs arent too shabby at all. But I dont want to be doing that when I am 50. Plus the hours kind of suck, and it must get very monotounous.

 

You dont need a degree, but I dont like actually working at a job I dont like.

 

 

Thats why I wanna be a cop cause its open ended and you can do as you wish to an extent. Seems like it would be interesting. plus you only gotta work 20 years before retirement.

 

 

I just wanna retire when I am like 45 then open up a bar to be honest with you all.

 

I think I am gonna go Econ. I live in Jersey and should be able to hook it up. And I only need to take 8 more classes and I got the degree.

 

 

Would you consider becoming a DEA Agent. You need a 4 year degree and a 3.0 GPA at a min. to be considered, but it's a much better position.

 

 

nope.

 

Drugs really don't bother me to much. I mean If its something that I know that my friends have done, I wouldnt want to be working on that on a day to day basis arresting people for that. Pot especially doesnt bother me as long as the person isnt driving.

 

but I want to be making a difference in things like robberies, assaults, rapes, etc. Theres nothing I would enjoy more then putting those kind of people away.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

haha are you nuts? My stepdad's an electrician, easiest fucking job in the world...the only thing you have to worry about is electrocution.

But, how easy is it to find an electrician job like that.

 

I'll still take sitting on my ass playing online 30% of the time for my $16/hr.

[Guest GiantRutgersFan]

haha are you nuts? My stepdad's an electrician, easiest fucking job in the world...the only thing you have to worry about is electrocution.

But, how easy is it to find an electrician job like that.

 

I'll still take sitting on my ass playing online 30% of the time for my $16/hr.

 

Yea but 30% of an electricians time is spent BSing at 7-11 and driving around. At least thats what I did when I worked a similar job.

 

We would go fishing for like 2 hours a day cause we got paid by the hour lmao

[Guest Eagle Man]

I got real lucky. I jumped around for years stripping and waxing floors for bullshit money

Did you ever incorporate the floor-waxing into your act?

[AboveAverage484 0]

I went to college. I got a BA in history.

 

Then I learned exactly what that was worth.

 

I'm planning on going to trade school next year. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning...that's the ticket.

 

Same here, but I doubled up with Sociology. I figure SOMEwhere there is a job for someone with either one of those two or both, especially where I intend on living, Raleigh/Durham area.

 

Actually, Maniac, I have heard quite a few people with history degrees getting involved in some archival work in government buildings. I'm sure it's not the most exciting job in the world, but they don't seem to mind it.

 

Additionally, I could probably get a job with the D.E.A. since I meet the requirements and my uncle is currently employed at a high position with them, but I won't for the same reasons. I wouldn't want to be busting people for doing stuff that my friends do (marijuana), unless they put me on a heroin or cocaine smuggling case or something.

[haVoc 0]

I got real lucky. I jumped around for years stripping and waxing floors for bullshit money

Did you ever incorporate the floor-waxing into your act?

 

No, but I waxed your mom's ass!!!! I MADE A LAME JOKE LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAGAGAGAGLOOLZZZZ!!!!

[Guest Eagle Man]

No, I seriously thought you moonlighted as a stripper.

[Hoff 0]

Bank robber.