You looked into GIS jobs? Basically all Geospatial automation is done through JS and Python. ArcGIS Pro has some C# SDK for building tools as well. Basically every county is constantly hiring for these positions.

It's also nice because no framework rot. You're stuck with the API that Qgis and Esri push out and they barely ever change anything because so many counties and government rely on legacy code that they've never updated.

I've done some work with Esri in getting type hints into their Python library to make the dev experience better too.

Qgis is open source and used by most European (totally funded by the German government) municipalities, and ArcGIS/ESRI is the standard in the US. You can get a personal license to learn it for ~$100/yr and the forums are very friendly. Getting a bit of knowledge then applying to your counties GIS department would be a great way to get one of those cushy government jobs that doesn't pay the greatest, but it easy and has a fantastic pension.

Housesitting, User Generated Content (joinbrands.com, billo.app), catfishing truth social users and hitting them up for cash/crypto.

Long term: try giving your state or city government’s job portal a look. Like others mentioned, GIS and IT analyst roles are in demand and you have the background for it while not necessarily being a code monkey. State govs often have very long hiring processes and lower pay so they have hard times filling positions, they just sit empty. Not to mention the elite benefits and pension.

Short term: I agree with the rideshare, you’re taking a big mileage hit but cashing it in for money now and the bills won’t wait for you.

Also consider leveraging your technical background to be a stronger candidate for less technical positions. I studied engineering and now do operations management in a tradie industry but I like it a lot.

Good luck out there, just gotta keep up the applications even if it seems hopeless

Also idk if I would recommend trading. Unless you have insider knowledge, it’s literally just luck. Maybe try getting into boglehead strategies? They are proven to beat the vast vast vast majority of traders with 0 effort.

I don't want to get back into software. The tech changes too much, the frameworks methodolies and endless meetings are frustrating, AND because everyone was told to "learn to code" I have close to 0% shot my resume gets picked out of a pile of 1000s of other applicants.

This isn't true if toyou have any commercial experience at all, it's just all the bootcamp and recent compsci graduates who are SoL it seems

I have no much trouble getting interviews and offers with a few years experience on my CV

But yeah don't get back into software if you dont think it will be good for you personaly

Notary

I just started doing rideshare. If you live in a decent market and have a reasonably efficient car it can still be a money maker.

medical scribe for telehealth (you take notes for doctors/RNs/therapists etc.)

proofreading/editing/typesetting

tutoring

customer service agent

translation, if you speak multiple languages

Start a youtube channel? Maybe one chronicling your search for work, interspersed with socialist commentary on the state of work/job hunting?

Not WFH, but: If you think you can handle driving a 13 ton truck safely and if the option would work for you, you could go for a CDL like me and work long distance for a month and a week off (and repeat). I'm working on getting my CLP, and once I finish school, I plan on working at the same place as my spouse. Together, we may make ~$160K a year, which would help us pay off student loans and other debt, and after a few years of paying off debt and saving for school, I plan to stop working and go back to college for electrical engineering if possible.

IIRC getting a trucking job doesn't really involve an interview. You're typically automatically accepted (at least with certain businesses that accept new truckers) and go into training, similar to how Amazon hires for their warehouse jobs. Some places would also train you for a CDL, and the training is better than some colleges, but you have to pay for it out of your check and it is more expensive. Plus trucking jobs are unlikely to be automated for a while because the liability of crashes are placed on the driver currently, but automating the trucks would put the liability on the business, which would hurt their bottom line. My spouse's workplace also lost a lot of money investing into automated trucks.

IT and software developer jobs are not looking good, so getting a CDL is personally my best option that would allow me to escape IT hell and eventually get into the field I have wanted to go into since I was a child. I know all STEM fields are also struggling, but I figured with an electrical engineering degree, it may help me start an electronics repair business at home if I can't get a job, and because of the tariffs, electronics repair businesses will be higher in demand.

If anyone takes this advice, I recommend doing the practice tests on cristcdl.com and keep doing them until you can get 90% right each time. Doing so will likely mean you will pass the CDL tests the first time.

Data Annotation? That's not good work. I had better luck with Freelancer.com than with sending resumes. Plus ridiculous logic tests that take the knowledge of a linguist. I say Freelancer.com rather than Upwork because Freelancer.com is cheaper and you can shoot your bids away at more jobs.

A location would be good but: Amazon WFH tech support. Let me know if you find something.