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I make higher than the median salary working at a factory. I left a job that required a college degree and professional licence that payed less than what I do now. Higher education requirements doesn't always mean higher pay. You might just need to find a unionized factory. The lowest wage at my workplace is $25/hr (CAD). Local minimum wage is $17.20/hr and median wage is $21.83/hr.
That's kinda the spot I'm at now, just no union. I'm "stuck" in that the wage isn't horrendous for my background, but the area I live in is so expensive that it kinda evens out. If I want any kind of savings I need to stay in this garage I rent.
I've wanted to make a move for the last 5 years, but COVID came along so i waited it out, then it was "omg recession is coming, recession is coming!" So I waited it out. Now we're "blessed" with the Mango Mussolini who is hell bent on destroying the economy so again I feel like the only smart thing to do is wait it out...
unionize and try to switch workplaces every year to a higher paying one.