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It of course depends on geography but I just want to say sometimes look for apprentice/training blue collar jobs that pay surprisingly well. You might not get it right out of the gate but there is good money in jobs like plumbing, welding, electrician, HVAC, stuff like that. Even in my area of the Midwest where wages are lower (but cost of living is low too) these jobs can pay well above that after some experience.

My work (I work at a power plant) struggled for like 3 years to fill the spots we had with experienced operators. We gave up and hired trainees with no experience starting at $25 an hour in jobs that will top out over $40 an hour in a few years. And for context our wages are low compared to the city utility because we have free insurance and way better retirement and benefits.

So its not always about the $ per hour either when you consider insurance, amount of vacation and paid suck leave provided, that our employer contributes 200% into our retirement what we put in monthly up to a certain percentage. Look at the entire picture.

So look for this type of stuff. Good luck.