I live in America as a 20 year old Asian enby (I think?), and I am not sure what I want to do besides leave the house my parents live in (they are humongous jerks). The issue with me moving out is that I do not have any job prospects (I am thinking of quitting college), many connections (I only talk to a few people online), or a mentally sound mind (I have PTSD and depression among other things). What should I do?
You have decent options career wise IMO.
If you decide to reroll your career you could always go for a trade. Cliche answer but you’re in Florida which is golden for aerospace education (A&P license), that would be a 16-24 months of school before you can start working. The field is great right now because demand is still very very high and competition (people forget this career stuff is an involuntary competition) is low.
It’s also a trade broad enough to allow for people with little to no mechanical aptitude to succeed (requires more legal knowledge than anything, ha). I knew a 20-year-social worker who decided to switch things up and she’s still doing quite well 5 years in.
Another advantage is that an A&P license counts for 35-45 college credits so you can put that and what you already have towards a 4 year degree and potentially knock it out in 1.5 yrs or less.
Finally there are a surprising amount of foreign entities that register their aircraft in the U.S due to legal and fiscal benefits. This does require them to hire U.S A&P holders though- meaning that there are a variety of opportunities abroad.
P.S. my pro tip is that most people I know don’t care 1 crumb about planes, they’re boring!
haha did not see this comment but yeah, they are kind of boring (though I wonder why you gave me this tip in particular).
I never thought about the aerospace trade before, so thanks for the recommendation! I think I might be too picky because I never got into aerospace stuff as a child and that stuff does not really interest me, but if it is a job, then maybe I should see if I need to go for it.
I’m in the same boat, never had an interest but I compared options at a job fair and now I’m pretty deep into it, I’m not a recuiter but I help a lot of former co-workers out with their career paths so if you find yourself curious at all- remember my pseudonym and feel free to reach out for more info.
The more comrades in the industry, the better.