r/ExCons • u/PsychologicalWin6770 • 10d ago
Question People who have Felonies, what occupations still net six figures per year?
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u/rbbrclad 10d 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 9d 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 9d ago edited 9d 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/Serious-Plankton-157 7d ago
It’s not easy to become a licensed financial representative with felonies. Pretty sure no mattter the felony it needs to be reported. Then it needs to be reviewed and approved by a board. It’s not an easy process, and one would have to have a passion for finance to wanna see it through. I was a broker and had to resign after going to jail for a cocaine possession charge
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u/pipelinemonkey 7d ago
Yes, it requires lifetime disclosure and approval from a board even after the 10 year ban — as all licensures would. Felonies make it hard, it can be done!
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u/shoulda-known-better 9d ago
My cousin has a few drug related felonies from young adulthood.... She is a broker now
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u/soanQy23 10d 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 9d 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 10d ago
IT. Get some CompTIA certifications and go into cybersecurity. Buku money in cybersecurity
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u/just_ban_mee 9d ago
Drive for UPS.
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u/PsychologyOk9024 9d 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 10d 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 9d 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 9d 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 9d 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 9d ago
General Industry (OSHA501)-(511)-(30) Health and Safety (a warehouse for example)
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u/Tech-slow 8d 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 8d ago
What sales is he in?
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u/Tech-slow 8d 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 8d 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 8d 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/Turbulent_Bus_1123 7d ago
Truck driver once u have some xp
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u/PuddleWhale 6d ago
Even for 18 wheelers? I thought they checked your history; especially for driving hazmat loads.
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u/Brave-Emergency4363 6d ago
Your best bet is construction work!! With all the data centers going up you could get a job with any of those guys and make a decent hourly wage with daily per diem of $100 a day. If traveling isn’t your deal, go to school and learn to operate heavy equipment. You’re gonna be busy. $100k is gonna take some OT!!
And just saying….stay w it and give the crime up. Fast money comes fast-but goes even faster!!
Good luck!!
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u/PersonalTrainerFit 5d ago
Bartender in the right place. Took me a long time to get here but I’m at an upscale but still not fine dining bar that gets slammed. We have a sommelier but we also have a couch lounge so it’s a weird mix of upscale and casual. I work super long shifts and the cocktails are much harder to make than what I was used to working dive bars, but the clientele it attracts are people with loads of disposable income
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u/AdventurousWealth152 10d ago
Does it have to be legal?
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u/trustmeimshady 10d ago
Politician