which profession is screaming out for people?

[Wilfredohoney]

So that's my question.
I've been sahm ing with periods of self employment (niche thing requiring skill and no transferable qualifications) for the last decade.
More a decision based on necessity rather than reluctance to work.... Husbands job required several international moves and lots of periods away. I tried to be the one area of stability for the children .
My circumstances have changed so that this is no longer a viable option for me (time, childcare, changing industry ,etc). Now in a fixed place.
Going to university to retrain is too expensive, I don't want to do it.
I have had enough of self employment for all sorts of reasons , the admin, the hidden expenses, the 'never being able to switch off' feeling.
I have loads of energy, am organised, well presented, capable, love people, perfectly happy to get up at ungodly hours. Happy to travel anywhere, can speak bits of other languages.
I'm mid thirties.
So which industries are screaming out for people? ideally I just want to go to work. At this stage I'd (happily) do bricklaying, shit shovelling, most stuff . I just want to go to bed at night tired from an honest days work.
Suggestions?

Absolutely great communication. It’s one of the necessities of working in banking and as a PA. if you have a PA that can speak up and make you look good to other managers and manage competing demands they are worth their weight in gold. This particular lady had cared for a relative for about 10 years but was sharp and on the ball. Definitely someone I could support with their future career aspirations.

Contact Women in Construction. On the job training in a huge range of jobs in the sector

Also hospitality. You can take your pick as long as you don’t mind shifts

@Wilfredohoney literally in June so not long ago. Big trust in South East.

@cherries101
How wonderful that you saw her potential 😊

@Wilfredohoney
I would say a good grounding plus basic coding in latest languages plus algorithm development for predictive analytics

Also if you had a specific sector you were interested in that could help you target jobs - e.g. energy, environment, healthcare, government etc

It's a really exciting space and as everything gets more and more connected in the world around us, our need for better business insight on customers, resources and operations will increase. Data will be at the heart of everything.

Companies will pay highly for these skills.

Don't know whether any of that makes any sense to you, but very interesting to hear you've been looking at moocs in this area...

Also will add that there are lots of tech returner programmes, especially for women that you could look at too.

Psychological well being practitioners.
1 years training inc in the 20k training salary, then incr to 23-28K?
Youd have to enjoy doing 'call centre' type work with depressed and anxious clients though!

@botanica thank you .
I saw some really good opportunities for coding in the nhs with training so I'm excited to learn about this. Thank you for an inapirational post

Dental nursing. In our area you can work ad a trainee and do one night a week at a course for a year, but I'm not sure if this is the case elsewhere. If you're interested maybe google "trainee dental nurse in [your area] and see what comes up.

Interpreter line or whatever it’s now called. Police arrest a foreign national, they need an interpreter. It’s about £100 an hour but obviously relies on someone being arrested! Odd hours, of course and as and when needed.

@Wilfredohoney fantastic!
Super excited for you!!!

Have a look at career returners schemes offered by large corporations. My company (O2) has a great scheme which is really championed by the board of directors

@Aroomsomewhere sounds ok, i am a very good listener!

@mrsgrindah both great suggestions.
Hospitality i love, lots of experience.
Women in construction.... also interesting. Thank you :)

Well Obviously a degree isn’t going to train you for a job, I can’t think of one degree that trains or qualifies you for a job
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry, Nursing ... kind of hard to get into any of these fields without the relevant degree ... and that's just off the top of my head.

@Bettybyebye I have looked at these returners schemes and (correct me if I’m wrong) they seem really targeted at returners in the purest sense... women from corporate backgrounds that have extended their career breaks. This is definitely not me. My experience is as far from the corporate world as you could possibly get. I’m comfortable in both worlds , but my cv certainly wouldn’t suggest that!

Secret Service
www.mi5.gov.uk/careers/opportunities

I came on to suggest that as well. MI6 are also recruiting and they pay better.

Aw thanks @shitwithsugaron. There have been some wonderful suggestions. I’m really quite inspired so I hope something here calls out to you too

Ooops, sorry I see CountFosco beat me to my PP!

What about the Emergency Services, Ambulance Technician, Police Officer, Fire Fighter, 999 Call Operator or Radio Dispatcher at your local force? All will pay while you train and local forces, fire and ambulance services will advertise current roles on their websites

@countfosco
Thank you . Pharma interests me too.
I totally get the value of a degree. If I had one I’d be happy to do postgraduate qualifications. But I’m doing my life upside down/back to front in a way. To do it now is just too much of a chunk out. (Money and time).

Cleaning. So hard to find a decent cleaner as they are all fully booked up. You need no specific training, no special equipment and it pays reasonably well. And you could build your own business so you have employees in a few years.

It would be helpful to know what your background and skills are, then you can be more focused. For example

I know someone who did an art degree who ended up in procurement
Another who did English Lit who ended up VP at a company in project controls.

My h did his engineering degree on day release with an engineering firm. If you can find something you have an aptitude for, this is probably the best route, or apprenticeships as others have mentioned. There is always a need for engineers and you can travel with that. Or more easily CAD design. That would be quite good actually. You could do a course at a local college, I did a level one, it was 4hrs a week, and work in the meantime. Start off at a jnr level. A friend who does this has a million dollar house after 20yrs. You can travel with it wherever they’re building large projects.

At the moment you’re going for the throw a pin in a map approach which may become very overwhelming.

Sforsh49 i will look at my local emergency services websites . Thank you