Deciding what you want to do professionally is a challenging task because it influences your future life. So, what job do you want to have? Generally, it should include two positions for many people – it should be easy and bring a lot of money. If you wish to such a job, you're lucky! Below, we'll name twenty easy jobs that allow earning plenty of money.
1. Personal customer
The primary duty is to speak with the customer to help them define what they're searching for and accelerate the buying process. Personal customer follows the client during the whole process – from selecting the best product to delivering it to your door.
To become a personal customer, it's enough to finish high school, but some people also become bachelors in marketing or a similar sphere. Besides, we also recommend developing customer service abilities.
Main responsibilities:
- to apply knowledge of the product;
- work with customers;
- negotiate prices and relations with suppliers.
Pros:
- you have an opportunity to see all over the world;
- it's possible to start your own business of selling things.
Cons:
- it can be tiring, but if you're lucky you'll receive bonuses;
- there's no regular salary.
As for the salary, personal customers can earn around $49.000 per year on average.
2. Underwriter
Underwriter follows the client from the insurance service registration till a claim is coded into the system. The main aim of this job is to ensure healthy clients' support and organizational performance for enjoying-richness-in-their-everyday-life people.
If you want to become an underwriter, you need to finish the high school/university or have the relevant experience. Besides, you should know special courses for understanding technicalities of insurance services. It's widely known that underwriters are fluent in English.
Main responsibilities:
- to ensure troubleshooting clients' issues;
- to make decisions on increasing/dropping risks levels;
- to consult with the head office about it.
Pros:
- you can be the part of a large company;
- there's no regular schedule.
Cons:
- it requires good communication skills and a general knowledge base;
When it comes to the pay, the underwriter can get over $30.000 per year on average.
3. Personal trainer
Following someone in their trip to health can be a fantastic present that supports the rest of life. The personal trainer gets acquainted with his wards, examines their physical skills, and plans to reach fitness success.
Besides workouts, the personal trainer also shares with his client various methods and tools for working on his own. Later the trainer examines the progress and changes the plan to enhance the efficiency.
The job demands – Finishing high school is enough, but if you want to get a great wage, you should have a higher educational degree, plus well-developed physical skills.
Main responsibilities:
- to assess the client's abilities;
- to help with building own training plan;
- work with the client on his way to a healthy life. Besides, you also need to keep track of your progress. You can find more about applying skills in this article.
Pros:
- it's pleasant to follow someone who wants to become healthier;
- you can learn a lot about sports and nutrition;
- there's no regular schedule.
Cons:
- it requires good communication skills and a general knowledge base;
The middle personal trainer's salary is more than $35.000 for a year.
4. Masseur
This job requires using the physical touch therapeutic practice to work with the body's soft tissue and muscles. It comprises many significant advantages, like pain relief, stress coping, and relaxation enhancing to make the whole wellness feeling. As for the requirements, besides a high school diploma or GED equivalent, you need to pass some training courses.
Main responsibilities:
- to perform the procedures following the clients' requests;
- to choose suitable products for wellness procedures. It can be different types of oil or milk if you're a masseur. You can read more about this in my other article . Besides, your regular schedule might include working with celebrities and musicians.
Pros:
- it's a good chance to get a massage from a famous person;
- there's no regular schedule.
Cons:
- you can't resign after the contract period;
The average pay is around $38.000 per year.
5. Graphic designer
It's an excellent job for creative people who want to make design a profession. Their duties include connecting with the clients to satisfy their graphic design needs, creating design strategies and ideas for clients' approval, crafting visual media with various design programs, and providing tests on the final products to satisfy the client fully. Regarding job requirements, your photography experience plays a more significant role than the education here. You need to have great artistic skills, including 2-D and 3-D graphics.
Main responsibilities:
- to create design ideas for client's approval;
Pros:
- there are no strict working hours;
Cons:
- besides having an artistic background, you should know Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or another available program.
As for the salary, the graphic designer earns around $45.000 per year on average.
6. Steward
The steward's primary responsibility is to provide comfort and safety for board and passengers – conducting emergency procedures before the takeoff, passengers-around-the-plain directing, serving food and drinks to passengers, etc. The requirements for a steward's position are the following – high school certificate, being a minimum of 18 years old, and passing the 6-week training after hiring.
Main responsibilities:
- to perform emergency procedures before the airplane takes off;
- to meet the clients' expectations and provide them with information on their way to destination;
Pros:
- you don't have a regular schedule;
Cons:
- you need to be able to work under pressure;
The steward's annual wage is over $30.000 on average.
7. Electrician
To sum up all his duties, an electrician is responsible for keeping wiring systems residential and commercial lighting. Besides finishing high school, he needs to complete secondary technical establishment, pass the licensing courses, and 3-5 year electrician internship. The median salary is over $45.000 for a year.
Main responsibilities:
- to perform the wiring and rewiring projects;
- to create and maintain records of workers' training, job titles, and salaries; to participate in instrumented testings.
Pros:
- it has good prospects for growth;
- you can make up your own schedule;
Cons:
- there's a lot of paperwork.
8. Freelance photographer
This work comprises defining the photography aims, providing a shooting according to these aims, and editing to get the best possible result. To have formal qualifications is not necessary; here, experience is predominant. As for the wage, the freelance photographer can earn over $50.000 per year on average.
Main responsibilities:
- to define the photography aims;
- to create photos according to these aims.
Pros:
- you can work in any place where the internet works well;
- you have freedom of time managing.
Cons:
- there's no regular schedule.
9. Food critic (or writer)
Working on some mass media, a food writer writes reviews of dishes he eats in various restaurants or cafes worldwide. Generally, food critics must have a bachelor's degree in journalism, and their wage is over $65.000 on average per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to eat;
- to write reviews of dishes you try.
Pros:
- there are no strict working hours;
Cons:
- it's not an easy process because you'll need to know well all the dishes history, price list, and surroundings;
- to understand how to talk about them on your blog.
10. Fashion designer
This job signifies designing and creating various cloth based on fashion trends. It's a highly competitive sphere – if you can find your place under the sun, you can earn great money (its median salary is over $50.000 for a year).
Main responsibilities:
- to come up with design ideas;
- to develop them into sketches;
- to create patterns of new clothes.
Pros:
- there are several ways to become a fashion designer, so you have a chance for yourself;
Cons:
- there's a lot of paperwork and time pressure.
11. Librarian
Librarian is responsible for monitoring informational resources, book systematization, and organization and helping the visitor in any matter. Depending on the state, the librarian's job demands differ. A high school certificate and 2.000-hour unpaid work are required in some states, and in other states, it's not required. The middle annual wage comprises $50.000.
Main responsibilities:
- to organize books in the right way;
- to run readers' services.
Pros:
- it's difficult not to become a librarian because you have everything at your fingertips;
Cons:
- there are someone else's opinion matters about what you should do.
12. Loan officer
His primary duty is to examine the applicant's financial situation to determine if he can be a proper borrower. Generally, to become a loan officer, you need to have a bachelor's degree in any business sphere (like finance, for example). As for the salary, he gets over $40.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to examine loan applications;
- to prepare legal documents about the loan agreement.
Pros:
- you have a chance to work all over the world;
Cons:
- it's rather challenging with time pressure.
- you need to be quick and accurate at your job.
13. Respiratory therapist
He makes a targeted treatment strategy to cure people with different respiratory diseases (like asthma and premature children with retarded lungs). To become a respiratory therapist, you need to have an associate degree (at minimum) and get state licensing. The median salary is over $50.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to give treatment;
- to measure the patient's blood oxygen level.
Pros:
- it's challenging as you deal with different people daily;
Cons:
- there are very limited job openings in this sphere.
14. Voice actor
He depicts various characters from movies, video games, animations, and other media with his voice (without being seen on the screen). There're no official demands to become a voice actor, but passing some courses to build a professional voice technique will be great. When it comes to salary, it rises to almost $74.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to study scripts;
- to imagine and develop the main character's voice.
Pros:
- you can choose your working hours;
- make a good amount of money in only 2 weeks (when it comes to animation, for example).
Cons:
- you will have to perform in front of different people, which can be awfully embarrassing.
15. Sitter
His duties imply from the job's title – to keep an eye on the house during the hosts' absence. To work as a sitter, you need to follow two requirements – having a high school certificate and being more than 18 years old. The median salary comprises $20.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to perform an inspection of the property's safety;
- to ensure the house is clean during the absence.
Pros:
- you can work anytime you want to because it depends on what your employers offer;
Cons:
- most sitters' jobs are part-time, so you have to find a second job.
16. Technical writer
His primary duty is to make various documents to explain all complex terms and processes and make ordinary people understand them. Here, it would be best if you had a college degree. As for the annual wage, it's around $63.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to write manuals for different products;
- to create websites.
Pros:
- you can explore different spheres of work, so it's rather challenging;
Cons:
- you need to have great writing skills.
17. Real state agent
He helps the clients to sell or rent out the real property. You need to finish high school and get a real state agent license for this job. This license's requirements are different depending on the state you live in. The median salary is over $30.000.
Main responsibilities:
- to build an effective plan of actions;
- to show properties.
Pros:
- you can choose when and how often you want to work;
- you get a 20% commission on deals.
Cons:
- there's not much time for yourself, so it might be pretty exhausting.
18. Commercial pilot
His primary duty is to transport different goods and passengers to any part of the world. This job requires a special license, passport, and completing criminal background testing. Also, you need to know English and pass a medical examination. The median salary is over $80.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to fly a plane;
- to navigate it through all weather conditions and other obstacles.
Pros:
- it's a challenging job that requires a clear mind and sharp eyesight;
Cons:
- you need to get a license, which takes time and money.
19. Site (constructor) administrator
He's responsible for all construction projects and things related to them. To become a site administrator, you need to have a high degree in the related-to-building sphere. Besides, you need to have a five-year working experience. The wage is over $80.000.
Main responsibilities:
- to create a project's schedule;
- to monitor the process.
Pros:
- you can make a career of it and improve your skills, even going as far as becoming a chief constructor.
Cons:
- if there're any mistakes, they will be on you.
20. Headmaster
Any headmaster works hard to help students keep their education by robust management and maintaining a safe environment through teachers' control. For this job, you need to have a master's educational management degree (or in a related sphere), plus excellent working experience. The annual wage is almost $100.000 per year.
Main responsibilities:
- to maintain the school's discipline;
- to ensure all educational programs are implemented.
Pros:
- you're responsible for your student's future.
Cons:
- it's a stressful job that requires hard work and responsibility.