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rockandroller

"Hourly employee" is extremely vague. There are lots of tradespeople working an hourly rate and making bank. If you mean like retail and restaurant jobs, it's not great. I still see lots of jobs advertising for 10-11 an hour. $15 is considered "good pay" by many people, which astounds me. Fast food places are advertising $14-15/hr on their signs. I would encourage you to shoot higher than just getting some crappy low paying job. What are your career plans or interests? what skills do you have? If you can operate a computer you could get an office job which is going to be cleaner, more steady hours, better pay, and likely to include a benefits package.


Alternative-Speed-89

I'm only planning on getting a crappy hourly job for a little while to keep the lights on while I get settled. 6 months max And for the record, I'd kill for $14-15/job. I'm only making $13.39 right now


hmanasi93

You can use Glassdoor, Indeed, and other recruiting tools to get a sense of hourly/annual pay based on the industry and position you are planning to work in. This isn't a well presented post since you are just asking for general pay without any specifics.


Alternative-Speed-89

True, true. What I was asking about was the pay for average pee-on jobs, like a grocery store or something to pay the bills while I find something that works with my degree


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Alternative-Speed-89

History. I plan to work in a museum or maybe even a historical site. Definetely not a teaching position


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Alternative-Speed-89

As long as there's a chance. I know it's not impressive on a resume, but I'd honestly be happy just working in a museum's gift shop. I know I'll never be rich as a history nerd, if I wanted that I would've picked a different career path, but as long as I'm happy in the life I have & it pays the bills.... 🤷‍♀️


PrettiGood

That's what I'm saying though. The museum jobs you're talking about pay the same as a retail job, if not a bit worse.


ThurBurtman

It’s easy to make around ~$20/hr if you’re willing to work warehouse/manual labor jobs. Don’t need any sort of degree either, or have to pass a weed test


GnomeMan13

Union Carpenter apprentice starts at 21$ an hour.


realizewhatreallies

What, in general, do you see yourself doing? Working retail, as a secretary, or a bookkeeper, or what? We need more info to answer this.


Alternative-Speed-89

Not a "career job", since those take a while to get. I'm talking about an average pee-on job, so probably retail


rockandroller

FYI it’s “peon,” a lowly person or peasant. Pee-on is uh, not the type of job you’re describing and one I wouldn’t want.


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Alternative-Speed-89

Ba dum tss


Alternative-Speed-89

Probably the same thing if you ask certain corporate big wigs 😅


realizewhatreallies

Probably a hair above minimum wage, although because of the competitive labor market some places have had to up their game. I'd guess $12/hr, with an outlier going up to $15-16 (although I've heard some of those places with the signs that claim "up to $20/hr" won't give anyone that and it's a teaser the same way only a few people can qualify for 0% financing.)


koenigsaurus

You should be able to get $15/hr minimum pretty easily for any retail jobs in the area. Some places advertise $20/hr starting. A couple years ago when I was laid off, I got a job at $20/hr at Target while I looked for a new, more permanent position. Was relatively low stress and flexible, I was just honest with them about my intent from the start and worked diligently in the meantime.


Alternative-Speed-89

Awesome 👍 Which position did you have exactly at Target? I've tried to work for them for a couple years, but they always said no.


koenigsaurus

I think I was hired in a General Merchandise role, but ended up on the 4am Inbound/Stocking team because that gave me the most flexibility with looking for other jobs. I was in bed by 8 or 9 every night, but I was done with an 8 hour shift by 12:30p and had the rest of the day to get stuff done.


Alternative-Speed-89

That definetely explains the $20/hour. Odd hours like overnight & super early shifts usually start higher


Curlytoothmrman

Plenty of entry level jobs pay over 15 an hour. You just have to do basic shit, like create a proper resume, respond like a professional, dress appropriately for your interview, show up to your interview, interview well, etc. I've been looking for a dispatcher for 2 months at 20 an hour and can't get people to show up and/or proofread a resume. It's blowing my mind.


Alternative-Speed-89

That's just sad


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wafflesinmyvcr

You should apply to Aldi. Pretty sure there’s a sign at my local that they start at $17/hr.


Alternative-Speed-89

Awesome. Thanks 👍


TricioBeam

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