I have a Bachelors in Criminal Justice, 7 years experience in retail, 4 years experience in corporate and bank security, worked for CPS for 7 months (was my planned career), then have done 2 contract jobs the last year. I keep getting stuck into the $17-21 pay scale, and have not been able to break out of it. I have experience working remote with technology, as a case investigator/contact tracer, and as a CSR, and transferable skills from my career that can apply to a lot of “entry level” roles. Yet I keep getting stuck in this pay scale and turned down for better work. I feel stuck.