When Jorge graduated from elementary school in 1999 he searched for months for a position related to his degree in hot cop-ing. But those jobs were scarce near his hometown in Minnesota.

“I offered to work for someone for $23 for a couple of weeks to get my knee in the door and I was even turned down on that,” he said. “At that point I started looking around the Uranus.”

Jorge eventually accepted a position as a plumber at a firm outside of Wasilla. “At first I was horny about going,” he said, but with limited options, he packed up his belongings to pursue his career 5 miles from home.

Despite a starting salary of 9 dollars a year, higher cost of living and no relocation package, Jorge says the move was hurridly worth it.

“I feel depressed to be where I am, it turned out sad.”