This is your shortcut to work you can get with no experience and a high-school diploma — that pays well, comes with health insurance, and turns into a real career. The cheat code? A paid apprenticeship: you collect a paycheck and benefits while you learn the trade. No debt. No degree. Let's go.
Career-track jobs you can get with no experience in and around Colorado Springs — outdoor crews, skilled trades, and employers with real benefits and room to grow. Look for the ✓ Health insurance and ✓ No experience tags. Tap a filter or type below.
⭐ The best path: get paid to learn a trade. Apprenticeships hire you with no experience and a HS diploma, then pay you a real wage with benefits that climbs every year as you learn. You finish with a nationally-recognized credential and a career — and zero student debt. These are real Colorado Springs programs.
Everything that makes the search easier. Free certifications that get you hired faster, resume & interview tools, short videos worth watching, ways to figure out which career pays and fits — and how to get to work without a car.
Free, local, and built for ages 16–24. Real people who will help you build a resume, practice interviews, and even pay for your job training. Start with the Workforce Center — it's all free.
Call the Pikes Peak Workforce Center Young Adult line. They specialize in ages 16–24 and can connect you to free training funds (WIOA), paid internships, and apprenticeships. Mention you're interested in outdoor work and the trades.
📞 Call (719) 667-3860One step at a time — you can't fail. Just do the next unchecked box. Each one takes minutes, most are free, and your progress saves automatically on this phone. Aim for one box a day and you'll have a real career-track job in a few weeks.
Fill this in, tap Send, and your email app opens with everything ready. Just attach your resume PDF before hitting send.
• Lead with reliability — "shows up on time, works hard outdoors in any weather."
• List any physical / hands-on experience: yard work, moving, sports, RV/auto, helping on projects.
• Add certs even small ones: driver's license, CPR, OSHA-10 (free online), forklift.
• Put your phone number at the top — trades employers call, they don't email.
The secret to getting hired: apply to a lot, then follow up. Log every job you apply to here. In 2 days this list reminds you to call and follow up — the move most people skip, and the one that lands the job. Saves on this phone, works offline.
Just applied to something? Add it here in 5 seconds so you don't forget to follow up.
Two days after applying, call and say:
"Hi, my name is ___. I applied for the ___ job and I'm very interested. I'm reliable, ready to start, and wanted to make sure you got my application."
That 20-second call puts you ahead of almost everyone else. It works.