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What are some underrated yet well paid jobs that one should consider and why ? (lemmings.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by gunpachi@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Looking forward to seeing some interesting jobs I haven't really thought about. Bonus points if it's an IT job.

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[–] YaDong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Garbage truck driver

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Honk honk

[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 28 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

That's one of the perks, yes

[–] scott@lem.free.as 1 points 7 months ago

Mmmm... geese.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I had a friend that worked garbage trucks. It was an early day but the pay was good and you’d be done with work by noon

[–] riccardo@lemmy.ml 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not an easy job. You're constantly moving weights (the truck lifts the garbage bin, but moving a 120 lt bin full of garbage from its spot to the truck and back is not easy either). When your friends are done with their workday, it's time for you to go to bed. You have to work with bad weather, because trash bins must be emptied no matter what. I work in the IT of the company that does the garbage collection in my area. My colleagues are not very enthusiast of their job, lol. But it's a stable job, at least. Pay is decent, but I wouldn't call it good. In other countries though, people doing the same job are getting paid better than in Italy

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 6 points 7 months ago

Ah yeah this was for a city in the US. It’s definitely not easy!

[–] rozwud@beehaw.org 1 points 7 months ago

We have this in my city, so it's literally just driving the truck https://youtu.be/QxhHkoz99D8?si=QWjJCJAZcqdXIXIo (I haven't watched the full video, but it appears to just be 18 full minutes of our garbage trucks.)

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

🎶 I’ll take out your junk

And I’ll crush it doooown

Jesus in the rear view

And the highway patrol

Is up ahead 🎶