I knew a college football player who then drove for UPS (the brown trucks) then went into management there. Not sure if those are considered decently paying jobs still.
My second observation is about a college soccer player who also majored in kinesiology without the good grades needed to be a PT. He worked as a trainer in a health club for a while then went back for an associate’s in PT assistant - which pays better than his previous job, has better hours, and he really likes it.
The second one sounds like my son. He’ll have to decide if pt assistant is a route he wants to take.
Has he considered other jobs within law enforcement where he is not an actual law enforcement officer?
What about federal jobs? Has he looked at usajobs?
This is what I did years ago without AI, I only listed GPA in my core courses, that all they cared about. We knew how to bypass HR, we put in technical buzzwords that HR people can recognize.
But a lot of small companies like my daughter’s company can’t afford AI software.
I can’t remember if it was mentioned already, but companies, especially tech companies hire corporate “Wellness Specialists,” “Wellness Coordinators,” “Wellness Counselors” or “Wellness Coaches.”
A Kinesiology degree may be all he needs for entry level job, but there may be other jobs, higher up the food chain, where he’ll need maybe need degree in nutrition or even psychology, but it depends on the job.
The high cost of living is THE #1 reason why my DH and I left CA and moved to Arizona in the 2002 time frame. Best decision we ever made, in my opinion. If we’d stayed, we would still be renters.
I think that your son should look at this process from the point of view of “Ok, I’ve tried X and learned that’s not for me. This IS actually forward progress…I know more about what I DON’T want.”
They probably assume 3 or 4 guys trying to rent a house together will result in the bad aspects of a fraternity house (rowdy parties, damage, neighbor complaints, etc.).
Honestly, they’re probably not wrong 
if I owned a small house I was renting out for 4K + a month, I would choose a family, or even young women, before I would rent to a bunch of 24 year old guys. If the real estate market really drops in the next two years we’d be willing to buy a townhome he could rent from us and pay back our investment if he wants to own it. We’re not there yet though, we’ll need to see what the housing market does.
I think that’s my son’s issue, they all make good money but I wouldn’t rent to them.
The landlord of the 3 bedroom 1 bathroom is charging them a fortune for a beach house (12 guys, but some are just there on the weekend). My son pays $800 a month (there are other tenants upstairs so they share the tiny yard).
12 guys??? Oh dear.
It’s unclear if the OP’s son is open to relocating, but I would suggest as long as he’s in the “exploring options” phase, it’s worth keeping on the table.
I’ve been wondering if he might be able to expand (online or otherwise) the networking he’s already doing to include other locations. This could be a way of establishing connections in a new area, which would ease some of the stress and unknowns of moving somewhere new.
There is zero chance of the moms visiting, although my 19 year old daughter and friend crashed there after a day at the beach/bars and sad it was fun, good thing my son’s girlfriend is easy going (plus her parents live 10 minutes away so she can always leave).
I can’t imagine the hot water tank, plumbing, septic, kitchen drain of a three bedroom/one bath house is set up for 12 guys…That landlord has likely budgeted hefty repairs/maintenance fees into the rent!
My knowledge was off, my son is paying $5000 for 3 month to share a small bedroom with 2 other guys, I think is over $50,000 for the summer.
In Poland, my son just had to offer more than the listed monthly rent in order to secure an apartment, because the landlord said he was going to show other people the property before making a decision. Thankfully, my son offered enough that the landlord agreed to rent to him and his fiancee.
He needs to swap 2 of his guy friends for 2 gal friends.
When my daughter first graduated from college, she rented with a place with 2 other persons, 1 guy, and 1 girl. The guy just graduated from UCLA law school and he wrote letters to threaten landlord to pay up for something many times. Those were the guys to be feared off.
When my son and his friends were apartment/house searching last year we kept thinking we needed to rent our house to them and we move into a cute apartment where we could walk to restaurants and parks…and make money off their rent! Lol
It is tough out there right now for rent and Covid the past couple years has not helped with many related things. That is great that he has put those funds away and is ready. It took a while to find something, but my son and his friends finally did. When we moved them in - the parents were all celebrating!!
Let him know it is okay to try out other jobs in his 20s. It is easier to make shifts while he is still living at home. There may be rehabilitation residential settings that would love his range of skills and strength.
Encourage him to rack up any random credentials or certificates he can get. If as an EMT they have free or low cost training tell him to go. My daughter has some odd things on her resume that has helped get different jobs - like Wilderness First Aid.
@blossom i agree Life in california is expensive. I may just be a high school girl but i Know how life is hard especially for young adults. i’m honestly so scared for The future because seeing how much adults even my own dad is stressing to even put food on The table. i plan on moving out of California when i’m older. probably planning on moving to kansas, not sure Why but i’ll figure it out soon.
We have a teacher friend who makes more money driving for UPS over breaks than he would for the same time teaching.