It’s a tough job market, but not EVERY job requires high-level degrees and a sharp intellect. There are plenty of jobs out there where you can make good money without burning too much brainpower. Someone online asked, bluntly, “What job has dumb people that make good money?” And there are hundreds of responses from people in various fields. But even though you don’t need to be super smart, you DO need to be persistent, charismatic, and personable. One worker said, “A handful of us have college degrees, it’s just that our job pays more than some of the degrees can.”13.