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Canadian, recent high school grad. What are faster ways to working and eventually living in the US than doing a degree then getting H1-B?

F-1 and OPT then H1-B? O-1? Making some money in Canada then starting a company and E-2?

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Canadians can work on TN (treaty NAFTA) visa if your profession is on the list.

http://canada.usembassy.gov/visas/doing-business-in-america/...

TN requires a degree, though.

That said, I don't think there's any good route for a Canadian high school grad to immigrate to the US. So my advice to shpx would be to spend the four years to get a degree, and then go for TN.

You --can-- substitute applicable work experience for a degree.

Edit: Nope you can't, I conflated TN and H1-B

As someone that went down the experience route instead of degree, I'd strongly second this advice. Without it, you're effectively locked out of the US barring a radical loosing of their immigration laws.

Isn't TN Visa also an option?

http://canada.usembassy.gov/visas/doing-business-in-america/... shows most categories require a degree.

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