Right now, I'm working in a high end restaurant. I get $4/hr + tips, which comes put to about $15 on average. Plus when you get to know the regular customers, they take care of you. On most saturdays I get $20s and $50s from such people. Also this job gave me an opportunity to meet some very influential people. I also park cars there on mondays - 3hrs on average and I make $40+. I also get cars like RRs, Ferraris and MBs. The only downside is that i only work 15hrs a week.

I'll be getting my real estate license soon, so i would be able to sell houses which is way more profitable then workin in restaurants or stores. I may also get a job, translating legal documents from russian, ukrainian and german to english, which pays $14hr at start.

 

I would get out of retail. I got a job at a steel mill, and with the overtime and incentive, i make between 55,000 and 75,000 according to how much overtime is worked. 20 an hour, 30 for OT, 50 an hour on holidays, and 60 an hour for OT on holidays. But it's swing shift, and i put in about 50-60 hours a week.

 

If i was looking for a job, i would get a pharmacy technician license (i got mine, it costs me $40) and get a job at a pharmacy. My friend who works at a walgrees gets $10/hr starting out and a raise if he gets certified.

 

hard work, i work for Weyerhauser Canada, I make around the same amount on swing shift. Probably the best youre gonna do unless you get into the business world.

 

Ah the Irvine Spectrum, I was just there the other night... well, outside it at least.

 

yeah they do have a lot of valet so maybe ill do that or the restaurant idea. Someone told me cell phone places pay well +commision

 

lets see....i'm in wireless sales and i make a monthly salary of $1,975+commission. been into wireless for almost 2 years. and on my way to getting my real estate license as well. i'd say try and stay away from fast food places.

 

Which company do you work for and how much $/hour. Do you like it lol? thanks

 

i work for a company called WIRELESS ADVOCATES and they are only located in COSTCO's. i believe they post there open spots on hotjobs.com. and i'm making that much because i'm manager, which i became 3 months after i started. regular sales reps normally make minimum wage+commission. you can make good money doing this if you have the communication skills.

 

i wanted to call bs on that, but i looked it up and all you need for licensing in illinois is a hs diploma or GED. here in colorado, you don't have to be certified, but no one will hire you unless you've got a certificate from a school...which is what i'm doing now. think i'll move to illinois now.