Employment
Logistics manager, 40 hours plus overtime, variable schedule
Current Household Income
$80,500
Tyreke lives in National City with his wife and their three school-aged children. A Marine Corps veteran, he sustained a back injury from a car accident not long after leaving the service. Today, he holds a logistics role at a regional utility company. While the job provides a stable position that helps support his family, Tyreke wants to pursue a career that connects more directly with his passions, either in counseling or community outreach, where he could draw on both his military leadership experience and his commitment to helping others. Achieving this shift requires further education and training, likely through an associate or bachelor’s degree. His household income covers the basics, yet adding the expense of retraining on top of mortgage payments, groceries, and childcare leaves little room to maneuver. He is eligible for veterans’ education benefits, but navigating VA systems and finding a program that fits around his variable work schedule has proven difficult.
Region
San Diego County
Minimum Wage
$16.50 per hour
Housing Cost
$672,525 average home price
$2,201 to rent a one-bedroom apartment
Cost of Living
54.9% higher than the national average
3.3% higher than the average California city
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