Any jobs that make 15-16 an hour

As the title says….im looking for jobs in new orleans, metairie, surrounding areas etc!

I graduated college in 2022 but my industry is basically fried in this area…dont even wanna go into the glory details 😫 so im trying to career pivot.

I’m used to making 850-1100 weekly and thats on the low end…1500+ on the high end although thats because of how overtime in my other industry works, i’m not expecting that from most jobs in our area!

What I do wanna know is…are there any jobs that pay an actual livable wage of 15-16 an hour… I have project management experience, customer service experience of 7+ years. Would really like to completely leave the restaurant and retail space and get into something that has some upward mobility potential to it….

I got hired recently to try dealing at the casino and i wanna try and make it work because it appears to be the only thing i’ve ever heard of that maybe yields 800-900 with no degree a week….but im worried that unfortunately im just not good enough at it and wont be by the time i realistically need money to start coming in ….so long story short i’m trying to secure backup plans just in case…

I was thinking maybe legal assistant but im unsure how to do that in our area …was trying to find some entry level medical positions or something…but idk…it seems like everything in our area only pays 11-12 an hour….

So im reaching out here to see if anyone has any ideas that maybe i haven’t tried…any hidden jobs or niche hookups. I have a film degree so it would be cool to work at a news station or maybe in journalism & media somehow but this is such a “who you know” town…i know ppl who have good jobs simply because there parents knew someone and im not from here…

so is it possible to make 15 an hour here without clamoring for a grocery store or trying to beg a restaurant that’ll give me 5 days a week 😭