Seeking a job with high school diploma,help please.

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The discussion revolves around seeking employment options for individuals with a high school diploma and a driving license, specifically for someone looking to work for a year before starting college. The conversation touches on concerns about age in relation to starting college and the legality of working while on a student visa.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses the need for a job that allows for living expenses and questions whether starting college at 22 is too late.
  • Another participant shares personal experience, indicating that starting college at an older age is not uncommon.
  • A question is raised about the individual's specific skills and preferences regarding job types, including physical labor versus office work.
  • Suggestions are made about various job opportunities, including military service, factory work, and other labor-intensive jobs that may offer better pay than minimum wage positions.
  • A later reply emphasizes the legal restrictions on working in the U.S. for individuals on an F1 student visa, warning against illegal employment.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the best job options, and there are differing views regarding the legality of working while on a student visa.

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The discussion includes assumptions about job availability and the implications of working under a student visa, which may not be fully explored or clarified.

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hi
I have to get a job before going to college ,I have to work for like a year before enrolling.
anyway,I have a high school diploma and a driving license.
what can I do with that?
I need a job which will enable me to live and rent a room or shared apartment.
I will start college at 22 years old as a freshman,is that too old btw?
 
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Can't really help you on the job front, but as far as the age you will be starting college, no, not at all! I went to college at 27, and there was people there older then me.

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Do you have any specific skills? Are you averse to physical labor, or to sitting around in an office? How much money do you need to save up? What kind of expenses do you have?
 
There are all sorts of things you can do. A lot will depend on where you are, whether you're willing to travel, and what skills you have.

Have you thought about joining the military, for example? They may be looking for a committment of more than a year (and you know... there's the whole combat thing), but they'll house and feed you while you're on course or deployed, giving you a chance to save up some cash.

In general I would say be willing to travel and go to where the jobs are. In most places you should be able to find minimum wage-type work, but it's difficult to really save anything on that kind of budget, so try to find something that will pay a little more like factory work, foresty, logging, working out on the oil rigs... that kind of thing.

Oh, and about the only thing you're too old for at 22 is a Happy Meal.
 
YYaaSSeeRR said:
hi
I have to get a job before going to college ,I have to work for like a year before enrolling.
anyway,I have a high school diploma and a driving license.
what can I do with that?
I need a job which will enable me to live and rent a room or shared apartment.
I will start college at 22 years old as a freshman,is that too old btw?
YYaaSSeeRR, you are in the US on an F1 student Visa, as has already been pointed out to you it is illegal for you to work here unless you are in school. From your other thread about working instead of going to school, it's ILLEGAL. Please do not start anymore threads about this.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=4428917&postcount=7
 

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