nyc: Is NYC a city of opportunity for just the white collars? What about blue collar workers and the lower-class? What opportunities does one have without a college education? Thank you all in advance. |||The unions pay well for the trades, but in some of them you need to know someone to get in, but not all. There's a lot of construction going on in New York right now so there should be jobs in construction. There are lots of service jobs usually like bartending and working in restaurants because there are so many. The public transportation agencies all usually have jobs that don't require a college degree. If you are determined and willing to work you will find something. Good luck to you.|||there are opportunities in nyc that you wouldn't find in other smaller cities...people who who want to become actors, models, wall street tycoons, etc. move to nyc...common people can become millionaires there...i have a couple personal friends who work for martha stweart show and another friend who workds for the letterman show...but for the most part, people just struggle with common jobs and never get the big break they were hoping for...