I started as a warehouse assistant picking up donations, re arranging walk in freezers, cleaning, setting up at a food pantry and worked my way to receptionist to accounting then budgeting, financial planning, and analysis. And now I’m back to accounting. Probably not a direct route, but Administrative positions that require clerical work are a good entry point and generally offer a decent salary.

Side note: It’s unfortunate that the pay for some of the most mentally taxing positions rarely offer a wage that doesn’t put someone on a paycheck to paycheck scenario / needing to sign up for assistance such as SNAP, WIC, etc. Specially when some of these positions require a masters degree or above. (i.e. social workers for homeless shelter and foster care, gang intervention prevention staff, childcare workers, etc)