jobs for a RW

[Son of Clyde]

I am thinking my wife could try real estate or become a travel agent or even learn to be a hair stylist.

Yesterday night she hit me with a strange idea, she asked me what a house painter earns.

Do you think a RW could be a house painter?

I am open to any suggestions for possible jobs.

She has been babysitting when she can find a Russian American couple with small children.

[Wayne]

My Daughter, Sara, spent one Summer painting houses while she was in college.  It paid better than any other job she could find.  You need good balance to work off a high ladder to paint the outside of a two story building.

The hair dresser job requires trainging according to your state's system.  You could check with your local community college. 

Real estate agent requires the right personality.  My Niece started in real estate and sold a lot of houses.  Also, requires training and license.  A good job if you need flexible hours; probably need to work weekends.

The Meijer store here hires a lot of Ukrainian people who arrived here in the last few years.  I believe you can get health insurance if you work there.  Met Fred Meijer in person once.  Nice person!

Fast food places always seem to need part-time help. 

 

 

 

 

[catzenmouse]

SoC,

 Part of this will depend on her apptitude for work. Has she painted before? I've done some house painting in the past and up and down the ladder, moving the ladder, balance, lack of fear of being atop a shaky ladder, etc. will all come into play.

 You can check with Chuck and Veroinca on the CC list. She recently got her real estate license so could tell you about the process. Just getting her out into the work force will help her English skills a great deal but dealing with the general public is not really a pleasant experience.

Ken

[rose]

[user=130]Son of Clyde[/user] wrote:

I am thinking my wife could try real estate or become a travel agent or even learn to be a hair stylist.

Yesterday night she hit me with a strange idea, she asked me what a house painter earns.

Do you think a RW could be a house painter?

I am open to any suggestions for possible jobs.

She has been babysitting when she can find a Russian American couple with small children.

 What did you wife used to do in FSU? Does she has any training, any degree from there?

[Son of Clyde]

Rose,

She worked for the rail system as a conducter. I am sure there are Amtrak jobs but have you seen any female conductor's in the US? I have never seen one. Personally, I think she can find something better.

[rose]

Why wouldn't you try to send to a college? House painter, hairdresser... no perspective in the life. Maybe it'll be worth to spend some extra time and get some education and have a more prospective job than just combing and cutting somebody's hair?

[Son of Clyde]

Rose, When her English is better I am sure she will go back to college.

Actually we know a RW who cuts hair and owns two salons so it is a lucrative profession for her. My wife has good business sense and could have a very responsible position. She had a clothing shop in Ukraine. Right now she wants to do SOMETHING. In a year or two she will be in a better position.

[rose]

Oh, I see, well, maybe it makes sence. There is these great cources for hairdressers taucht by "Paul Mitchel". I heard they are really good.

[al-c]

Olga tells me that most house painters in Russia are women.

Here in New York, I see women conductors on the trains all of the time, as well as woemn firefighters and police officers.

Sadly, both of Olga's professions, teaching and nursing, would require licences from New York State; not an impossible task but also not the path to an income sooner than later.

 

[viking]

I am familiar with a number of Russian/Ukrainian women in the real estate field who cater to other Russians coming into the area. They do very well. Some RE companies have crash courses which can take about a month to go through (5-8 hours a day, several days a week) in order to get your RE license.But you do need a sales mentality, and it will take some time to build up your business. Also, most RE companies operate on independant basis. You are not an employee. So no health insurance and so forth. AND if your client calls up and wants to see a house and you are in the middle of whatever, you go.

[rose]

[user=527]al-c[/user] wrote:

Olga tells me that most house painters in Russia are women.

Here in New York, I see women conductors on the trains all of the time, as well as woemn firefighters and police officers.

Sadly, both of Olga's professions, teaching and nursing, would require licences from New York State; not an impossible task but also not the path to an income sooner than later.

 

Well, if I were you, and if my income was relatively ok, I'd concentrated not on painting houses, but on studing English, and getting one of the two jobs, according to her professions.
Teachers and nurses are in demand!!! If she doesn't know English well enough, it's not a problem. If financially you are not on the level of survival, send he to be a teachers aid or to find any voulantier (spell check) job in medical field, like nursing homes, for example. Volunteer job often is a good start.
Well, well, well, you'd say you need money. Who doesn't? Look at the bigger picture.
No matter what way she'll choose: teaching or nursing, she has much bigger future in it than in painting houses.

[Goldtop]

My fiancée wants to be a dental hygienist. Looks like 2 more years of school (she has an engineering degree) for that. If you can stand the repetition the pay is good and the hours are great. You can even temp as a dental hygienist.

[Wild Orchid*]

[user=130]Son of Clyde[/user] wrote:

Rose, When her English is better I am sure she will go back to college.

Actually we know a RW who cuts hair and owns two salons so it is a lucrative profession for her. My wife has good business sense and could have a very responsible position. She had a clothing shop in Ukraine. Right now she wants to do SOMETHING. In a year or two she will be in a better position.

Her English is not good enough for going to college but good enough to be a real-estate or travel agent? Are you serious?

And what is a conductor? Somebody who checks passengers tickets or something else?

[David1963]

The community colleges have courses for hairstylists.  I think they would be reasonable, not too language intensive and farely short.

It would be a good job for her to practice English and make some money.  They don't pay much but I think many of the chains would be hiring often so a job should be easy to find.

 

[PeeWee]

[user=130]Son of Clyde[/user] wrote:

Rose,

She worked for the rail system as a conducter. I am sure there are Amtrak jobs but have you seen any female conductor's in the US? I have never seen one. Personally, I think she can find something better.

A conductor's income is probably higher than yours is, Clyde. They can earn over 100K per year. A hard to get job. One where you have to work you way up and plan on being gone from home a lot. She knows that, I am sure. I have never seen a male conductor either. I am sure there are female conductors just as there are female airline pilots. I've seen plenty of those.

 

Peewee

[PeeWee]

Olga tells me that most house painters in Russia are women.

Here in New York, I see women conductors on the trains all of the time, as well as woemn firefighters and police officers.

Sadly, both of Olga's professions, teaching and nursing, would require licences from New York State; not an impossible task but also not the path to an income sooner than later.

 

Well, if I were you, and if my income was relatively ok, I'd concentrated not on painting houses, but on studing English, and getting one of the two jobs, according to her professions.
Teachers and nurses are in demand!!! If she doesn't know English well enough, it's not a problem. If financially you are not on the level of survival, send he to be a teachers aid or to find any voulantier (spell check) job in medical field, like nursing homes, for example. Volunteer job often is a good start.
Well, well, well, you'd say you need money. Who doesn't? Look at the bigger picture.
No matter what way she'll choose: teaching or nursing, she has much bigger future in it than in painting houses.
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House painting is seasonal. And she could fall off of the ladder or the scafolding. It is a hazzardous job and the paint fumes are not good for your lungs. Do you love your wife? Then maybe a safer job would be a good idea.

Peewee

[rose]

I've painted my house a couple years ago. It was a hot weather.
As to the job: first house has to be washed with a water-pressure, then it needs to be sanded to chip off all loose pieces of the paint, and only after that it comes to the painting. In the middle of the project, some man stopped buy and said that he was a professional painter. We hired him to help us to finish the job. The speed with which he did it was about equal to the speed of three of us. Sometimes we also had to paint hanging down from the roof.
What I can say, I probably wouldn't want to repeat this experience, I'd better spend some time at school.

[Turboguy]

I will agree with you Rose,  I had my house painted last year.  They used a high pressure washer to wash it down first, then they used an airless gun for most of it.  The masked the windows with newspaper and sprayed away.  The did the trim work with brushes.   The guy was desperate for work when he talked to me.  I had quotes around $  6  to 7,000.00   This guy did it for $ 4,000.   Three guys about 2 1/2 days,  (Actually the boss mostly watched) about $ 500.00 worth of paint tops.   Not a bad racket actually, of course you are out of luck in the winters but you can always go boating and hang out with TigerPaws.

[Wayne]

If you want to earn some serious money painting--why houses?  They never stop painting the Mackinac bridge.  When they get done at one end, it is time to start at the other.  The pay is very high!  And the view is spectacular! Just think of all the fresh air!  You are attached to a safety line, so if you fall, it is like bungy jumping.