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Any suggestions on some skills I can pick up with the time I'm saving from not driving to work?
My wife's job is getting shittier and shittier but it pays relatively well. If I can pull in some extra money, she could get a less-paying but far less stressful job.
Thank you!
My wife's job is getting shittier and shittier but it pays relatively well. If I can pull in some extra money, she could get a less-paying but far less stressful job.
Thank you!
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What field are you looking to go into? It's hard to make decent suggestions without knowing better where you're at.
Credentialing depends on what you do for a living.
I'm looking for a side job that might evolve into a new job.
Also we are living within our means with our current income. We want to continue doing so even if the total home income takes a significant hit.
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If your making <30k a year (Or are working a physical job you don’t want to work) and want to go to 30k-40k. Medical coding very is the way for you. You can do the cert programs in less than a year. And the US doesn’t look like it’s going to unfuck billing anytime soon.
If you are making 40k-60k a year, then we need to get industry specific. A PMP can be good way to get higher up. For cyber security, security plus CISSP, what field are you in or would you like to be in.
The less money I have to spend to learn it, the better.
My biggest concern is I'm a state employee so chances are that unless something pays significantly better, has good health insurance (thanks, America) and something similar to retirement, whatever it is would have to be part time.
My wife is trying to get into medical coding (almost has her Associate's) but with her work schedule being hyper chaotic, it's made completing school really difficult.
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I know a few people who have turned their wood hobby into a hobby that occasionally generates income. This would be a pretty good weekend thing post pandemic, when you can do the farmers markets or whatever. Might be some skillset you have or are interested in that could be in a similar avenue, if woodworking isn't your cup of tea.
Maybe something to look into?
I hate that that is even a thing.
I'm not big on staying in social work. It's easy enough but I'm unlikely to be promoted give the work culture.
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Here are the government wide direct hire authorities
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/direct-hire-authority/#url=Governmentwide-Authority
If you have a significant disability, then you can be direct hired for any position on a schedule A hiring authority.
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/hiring/
If you are a state employee though, check with state hr to see if you can transition from one job code to the other. I know some states its harder, but other states encourage it.
As mentioned above, if you are interested in something like cybersecurity or whatever certs exist for that.
Also check your library. Mine has a partnership with lynda to get free elearning going on.
My resume for a recent posting that I interviewed for was 9 pages long (hey, I took stuff out)