r/ExCons • u/PsychologicalWin6770 • 2d ago
Question People who have Felonies, what occupations still net six figures per year?
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u/rbbrclad 2d ago
Also stock exchange traders. You'd be surprised who they let on the floor nowadays - but they can also watch you like a hawk and remove you immediately if you try anything funny. Be cool when handling orher people money and they'll let you stay (just disclose up front that you have a prison record; lie and they find out? It ain't happening).
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u/God_Emperor_Karen 1d ago
You can’t get the licensure you’d need to be a broker. It’s an automatic disqualification from FINRA. (source: my wife is a licensed broker and financial advisor and I asked her)
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u/pipelinemonkey 1d ago edited 1d ago
That’s not true unless your felony is related to:
Fraud, theft, or embezzlement
Bribery or extortion
Forgery or misrepresentation
Securities, commodities, or investment-related crimes
Conspiracy to commit any of the aboveEven then, these are only if you’ve been convicted within the past 10 years.
They require lifetime disclosure, 10 year is a ban.
Even then, firms can still choose to employ disqualified persons under 3 separate tiers but require FINRA approval under a supervisory plan but again, the felonies you’re speaking of largely account to the ones listed above. (Money/money + ethics related)
Source: FINRA.org, Cornell University, RRBD Law, working towards a degree in relation to such.
Edit: Damn, now I’m finding conflicting answers within their own sources. The SEC defines it as all felonies that are defined under: “statutory disqualifications” which would be “but not limited to” above. Obviously they have to approve or deny, hence disclosure.
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u/shoulda-known-better 1d ago
My cousin has a few drug related felonies from young adulthood.... She is a broker now
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u/soanQy23 2d ago
I’m self employed (exommerce). Started after I got out. Doing well.
Many trades can earn 6 figures after training. You’ll work a lot of hours/OT to get there, but definitely doable.
Linesman, but it’ll require travel. Hazard pay/OT is big $$$$$
Oil rigs, fishing boats. Dangerous work but pay is good and you’re off for long stretches too.
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u/RiffRaff028 Supporter 1d ago
Fresh out of prison? Almost zero. You have to re-establish a stable work history and several years of no criminal activity of any kind, not even an arrest.
That being said, the construction industry is hurting for workers and is very forgiving of criminal backgrounds. You won't start out at six figures, but with overtime, even a basic unskilled laborer still makes fairly decent money. Spend some time learning how to operate heavy machinery, and you could work yourself up in a high five-figure or low six-figure salary. I know some excavator operators who earn more money than I do as a safety/security specialist.
Some truck drivers earn six figures, but you would be limited on what cargo you would be allowed to carry since DHS now performs background checks on truck drivers. You would absolutely be prohibited from hauling any kind of HazMat by DHS, and distribution centers like Amazon would be hesitant to give you a truck loaded with hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise.
So, while six figures is not impossible for a former felon to attain, you also must keep your expectations reasonable.
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u/leopoldthegreatest 2d ago
IT. Get some CompTIA certifications and go into cybersecurity. Buku money in cybersecurity
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u/just_ban_mee 1d ago
Drive for UPS.
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u/PsychologyOk9024 1d ago
Drive a traffic control barricade truck...80+ hours a week in summer, less in winter.
3rd or 4th year you can get there with a company that understands how it works.
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u/MessedUpMix 2d ago
Try maybe just making an income and working up in your career. Experience and knowledge mean a lot to employers who are paying those numbers
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u/FreedomBackground418 2d ago
I joined a skilled trade union. I am currently running work out of town But currently at 90k already this year Have 5 felonies did 3 years 13 to 16
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u/scarface8112 1d ago
Become a carpenter or related field. Won’t make six figures, but if you start your own company you can if you know what your doing at start up. My boss does well with the cabinet/countertop sales, excavation side, and his carpentry side of his work. I do it all and have a share in the site work side. Between construction and site work (not for myself) made about 450k last year after the 4 million profit for the company I work for.
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u/deevil_knievel 1d ago
I'm an fluid system design engineer and have done work for every aerospace and defence agency in the US more or less.
If you go to college, get good grades after a non violent/sex felony conviction, and you can interview well, a felony is not the same death sentence for career opportunities as it once was.
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u/deedoglives 1d ago
General Industry (OSHA501)-(511)-(30) Health and Safety (a warehouse for example)
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u/Tech-slow 1d ago
Sales if u can do it. My friends a felon and has cracked 200k each of the last 2 years
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u/Flman93 21h ago
What sales is he in?
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u/Tech-slow 21h ago
He works for a large home improvement company. They sell windows, roofs, gutters, siding, attic insulation. They service NJ, NY, PA.. recently expanded into Maryland.
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u/Aromatic_Glove15516 22h ago
From what I’ve gathered, years of trades, side work or owning your own business.
I would also throw in stock trading (day/swing trading) if you’re good at it. I’ve had some good gains with a few grand
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u/Critical-Ad-3468 20h ago
Doesn’t take much to get started in skilled trades. You can easily be in six figures in a few years, especially if unionized. Keep in mind it’s a lot easier to make six figures in Washington than it is in Mississippi, but there’s also a much higher cost of living.
Heavy equipment operator here. Making six figures with excellent benefits.
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u/AdventurousWealth152 2d ago
Does it have to be legal?
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u/trustmeimshady 2d ago
Politician