Should I continue to work at my current job or get into trucking?

Couldn't say trucking is the answer to your career choices but I'll say $10 an hour is not good money for doing much of anything that's worth being done.

 

Trucking will certainly average more than 400 bucks a week. But it usually comes with a lot more responsibility, and maybe a lot more headaches. But, if you do decide to start trucking, my advice is to go to a school independently of a company. Go to a community college course or similar. May cost a tad more, but will leave you with more options afterward. If you go to a "company school" you will end up stuck at that company for at least a year, or end up owing them more than an independent school would cost. Many companies have tuition reimbursement too.

 

Why would you stay put? 10 an hour isn't going to provide long term. While you are young, develop an opportunity for yourself before it is harder to do. Train yourself for something.

 

Single, no kids, no real responsibility? #### me thats a recipe for a new trucker if I ever heard one. Well with a few exceptions....I wanted to get into back in 2004 when I got out of the Navy. Sadly my wife made me wait till the kids were older. I would go with MREd's recommendation, find a community college, or a private school close to you, some adult education schools, offer the classes. ID look into them. Steer clear of the company sponsored schools, those include indentured servitude for about a year usually at a seriously reduced pay package, if you leave early, they will come after you for a reimbursement of the school cost.

 

Definitely go for trucking.
Make it happen and give it a good try.
Leaving behind ten bucks an hour is easy to do.

Trick is, by the time you figure out your hourly wage in trucking, it'll be about the same for the first year or so. But, and this is a big but, you'll be setting yourself up for bigger earnings going forward. First two years and you're an apprentice to the trade, after that, tanker or any kind of specialized hauling will make you the big money.
Thing about trucking is you won't be home much at all and there's a reality to that that most people cannot handle.
Trucking's not for everyone, but you'll never know if you don't try.

 

I think the worse thing you can do is stay put. If you can not think of any thing better than trucking you should try trucking. Education is the key, you might also consider, law enforcement, fire, EMT, Physician Assistant, Male Nurse, Real Estate (if you are good at sales only!). etc. I think the worse thing you can do it stay put, I like that old expression, "If you don't know where you are going you might end up some place else." So if you like trucking go for it, if not find something else to do but don't stay in a $10/hr job at age 27. Find some direction, get the education. Before you know it you will be 35, and a lot of opportunities start to close up at that age (military, fire, police..) You can be a trucker at almost any age.

 

The "Silver Lining" in being a Trucker is that you are treated as a ROCKSTAR ON TOUR! ....without the groupies/first class treatment/accommodations/money.

 

Whether you decide to go into trucking, the military, or another line of work, try to do it as soon as possible. Try your absolute best to get some education, skill training, or on the job training to earn a much better paycheck. Currently, you are in a situation that limits you in many ways, both economically and socially.

SADLY & UNFORTUNATELY, I have been in low paying jobs due to seriously bad mistakes and poor judgements, (nothing illegal or immoral). I am in the process of working my way out of it after so many years.

You TRULY & GENUINELY do NOT want to end up in the same trap!

Good luck to you!

 

You have no one relying on you. This is the time to do exactly what YOU want. What's the worst thing that could happen? You could find out you hate trucking and you find another $10 an hour job. You don't sound like you're emotionally invested in what you're doing now, so what are you waiting for? I hate to bring out a tired old cliche, but you really will regret the chances you didn't take more than those you did. If nothing else, you'll have some amusing stories about the summer you drove a truck. Just do it. Shake up your life. You're too young to be in a rut.