where can a 50+ start over and make 50,000 year?

[2Design]

It seems young college grads get out and make 40 -50,000 a year. But what about the rest of us older folks????

[Mika]

1. An outsourcing company

That's where all the action is now. ;-) :-(

[Deja Q]

2. We're left to die.

It's our society.

It was like this in 1974.

It's like that now. :-(

[Doctor Smith]

3. Lobbyist.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. It depends on what the college grads majored in

If they're engineers, they yeah, they might make that much right out of college. New accountants, teachers, nurses, it will be more like $30 to $35K. It also depends a lot on what part of the country you're in.

[WindRavenX]

18. yeah, that's more realistic

I was like "show me where I can get this mystical 50K a year job out of college, PlEASE!!!"
2 more years....then...the real world becons... :scared:

[Dogmudgeon]

5. Find a rich person to blackmail

Yes, that's a joke. But a grim, cynical, bad-ass joke, because my financial situation is grim, cynical, and bad-ass.

I'm 46. I'm not broke, I'm ruined.

Yep ... computer programmer.

--bkl

[2Design]

27. I have been living on life's edge for about 10 years....

back in school to get school loans to pay rent....which is what drove me to go for a master degree....you can borrow more money.....but where or when will it all end.....

it is better than a year ago....but still awful....and debt is going up.....feels like a vise grip....

need to find some way to do some sales or self employment that does not cost money......

the teaching part time is ok but students can be so damn tough to deal with ...they want grades but not the work.....

they want to just sit there and think you can stuff the information in and them not touch the keyboard and practice some of the skills....

[dumpster_baby]

6. go to law school and start your own firm n/t

[curse10]

7. do that only if you want to go bankrupt

takes years to build a client base and turn a profit

[dumpster_baby]

17. so just don't go into debt

Pay for bar dues and CLE and a list of arrestees. Don't rent an office. I plan to teach drivers ed until I can make a decent living, personally.

[KG]

8. sales.

[2Design]

11. thinking of selling timeshares or cars/......but that is long hours...

but said to have potential......what other sales...I am an introverts

[Exultant Democracy]

22. Very true. Sales is the place to be.

If you learn how to sell you can always find a job, and the best part is that you decide how much you make.

[AmandaRuth]

9. i remember reading a while ago

that real estate agents can make $50,000 their first year out. I don't think it is that hard to get a license, but I really know nothing about that.

Whatever happens, best of luck to you. I think a career change later in life is one of the scariest things you can do.

[2Design]

10. IT being dead is scary even if you are young......so when you

old and it is dead......you need to find the right thing...

[AmandaRuth]

12. hey take it easy on yourself

things will work out, stay positive.....

[greenman3610]

13. 50 is the new 35

or at least the new 40.
important to remember, if you are taking
good care of yourself, your prospects at
this age are quite different than our parents
generation.
I'm considering a major change myself, one that
would have been considered madness 20 years
ago.
but think...we will be active, and probably
of necessity, working, into our 70s and 80s..
that's a lifetime.
what do you want to be doing with that
time?

[shanti]

20. or a mortgage broker

they're a hot commodity right now and making the bux.

[radwriter0555]

14. Mexico. Playa del Carmen.

FANTASTIC opportunities there with little investment.

[Mr.Green93]

15. long haul trucker

[Droopy]

16. I was going to suggest trucking

You won't make 50k right off the bat, but you can make 40k your first year if you sign on with a good company. I'm a local driver with eight years experience and I make 40k, could be 55k if I wanted to hit the road. But then again, if you are a long haul trucker you have very little time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. It's something you just have to prioritize.

[shanti]

19. sadly

once you hit 50, your chances of being rehired are greatly diminished. it happened to my father. my suggestion is to start your own business.

[LeftCoast]

21. Try Nursing

Get an RN (license) and I guarantee even at 50+ you'll have recruiters beating down your door...

edited to include the following link:

http://www.discovernursing.com/

[2Design]

28. cutting up cadavers or even looking at blood and guts.....will make

me throw up... I have a gag reflex to anything inside the skin or waste material......

[TexasSissy]

23. What are your skills?

If you're good at sales, sales people can make $$$, if they're good. (I'm terrible at sales...or at least I was when I tried it years ago.)

[Yupster]

24. Sales is best

A high end salesman can make a lot, and companies will always be trying to entice you over to them with nice offers.

[UdoKier]

25. They do? With BAs?

Most people I know make $25~30K and we're well out of college...

If I knew where I could make 50K, I'd be making it...

[Shananigans]

26. They do???

I'm a young college grad and I make 29,000 in my first year. Thankfully I have other jobs to help pay those student loans, but what kind of college grads do you know. I'd LOVE to know what they are doing! ;)