If your job isn’t sedentary/office-based and you’re on a £25k+ salary...

[Kernowgal]

...what do you do for a living?

I spend my day sat in front of a computer and I hate it. I’m so bored. I’ve put on loads of weight since starting this job. I swim and walk/hike regularly outside of work but I only have a half hour lunch break so there’s no chance of a lunchtime leg stretch. Commute is 30 mins each way and no option but to drive.

I don’t mind a few hours in the office each day, but I’ve had enough of being chained to my desk. Help.

Nurse

I used to clear blocked sewers and earned over 30k a year.

Nurse

Following this as I'm the same. So sick of office work.

Would you recommend it, Madame P?

EtonM3ss I knew there’d be a few answering from the medical profession and it’s something I’ve long considered, but I can’t afford to retrain.

Nurse. Critical Care with lots of transfers as we have a helipad. Very interesting though shifts are a killer if you are not used to them

Slot of healthcare jobs will meet that criteria
Nurse as others have said
Doctor
Physiotherapist
Health visitor
Occupational therapist
Podiatrist especially if out in community

Ah, cross post. No help I'm afraid then. Dog walker?!

Childcare
Beautician
Personal trainer
Sales

Hah, I would quite like to be a dog walker!

Think I need a bit more intellectual stimulation though.

Teacher

Not me as I earn less than 25k but dp is an industrial chemist, as is my df. Dm is a nurse and my friend is a police officer

Foster carer. You never sit down!

I'm a childminder, never sit down and spend a fair bit of each day walking, running, kicking balls around and generally trying to keep up with toddlers. Also in this weather spend most of the day outdoors.

I used to be a teacher and didn't really sit down much then either.

Social worker

Surveyor.

Firefighter?

Teacher. I love it and would recommend but I'm in Scotland , not in England and I think they get a harder time in England than we do.

I'm like you and looking for something that doesn't mean sitting still all day. I'm looking into becoming an Outreach Worker helping vulnerable people (will only earn around £21k around here tho - South West).

Safety advisor/auditor for a large national company. I say I work in H&S and people glaze over, but:
Different faces everyday.
Different challenges.
Decent pay for 9-5 (ish) hours + car.
Flexible
I love investigating & love giving good audit scores.

There's a LOT of sitting in a car driving about though, and you need a thick skin for the audit parts. People are defensive dicks to auditors.

I'm a Prison Officer. Definitely not sitting on my bum all day. I do not recommend it though!

I just realised that me & DH are in the minority in our families as office workers! I don’t know salaries but some jobs are:
Teacher/nursery teacher
Forester
Nurse
Hospital doctor
Dentist
Farmer
Mortician
Events/hospitality
Landscape gardener
Gas/heating engineer
Mechanic
Photographer

So quite diverse really!

Another teacher, well, SENDCO. Even during my “office day” I’ll clock up 8,000 steps as I move around working with different children, filing stuff away, chasing down resources etc.

The teaching days, I’ll sit, stand, crouch, trot about as needed.

Housing officer. Have to be in the office sometimes but very varied and out and about a lot.

Private healthcare (non medical role) 30k

Paramedic.

Good salary if you like unsocial hours and a fuck ton of abuse, no 'lunch' breaks and not finishing work on time, ever.

(I couldn't do anything else 😁)