Before you start applying, it’s important to know what criminal-record-friendly employment opportunities are available to you. Otherwise, you are just wasting your time.
The restaurant industry is a great place to learn and grow on the job. You can quickly move up the ranks from a minimum wage fast-food worker to a well-paid fine-dining chef.
From stocking shelves, unloading inventory, cleaning, and maintenance to being a cashier, working in the deli or cafe, bagging groceries, order picking, and customer service.
There are many job opportunities in the tech industry including data entry, sales, cable assembly, line installation, communications, tech support, software development, and web design.
Hotels are always hiring people for their housekeeping and maintenance staff, and many of the bigger chain companies are willing to hire felons to fill these roles.
If you don’t mind long-distance travel and being alone on the road, many trucking and transportation companies offer on-the-job training and typically pay well.
If you have a reliable vehicle (or bike), apply for gig jobs that provide flexible hours, decent pay, and independence. Some also offer sign-up bonuses.