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Step 1: Go to any hardware store and buy a 16oz claw hammer and a 25’ measuring tape.
Step 2: drive around anywhere you know of new housing construction happening near you
Step 3: Find the project manager and ask if they’re looking to hire help (if you live in North America, they are).
Step 4: Keep your head down, show up sober every day and you’ll already be placing yourself in the top 10% of your new career field.
I did this exact thing for much of my early 20s (less than a decade ago) in 41 of the lower 48 states and lived a comfortable enough life
Anywhere from sub-minimum wage to $40+/hr. Skills, employer, and experience are everything, but any able-bodied person who shows up regularly and does good work should be earning enough to support themselves. The industry is experiencing a massive labor shortage right now.