If you were privately educated in the UK, what job do you do and how much do you get paid?

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You often hear that people who were privately educated had a better start in life and that's why they are more likely to secure better-paid jobs.

I was not privately educated but I am well paid. So I'm curious to see what jobs people who were privately educated in the UK have as adults, an how much they earn from those jobs.

I disagree that parents have to be highly educated in order for a child to do well.

Yep you summed it up here! Totally agree with this!

@Meandfour you could argue either way but i would rather have a better educated parent than one who calls their kids “mate” for example!

That’s really sad you’d judge your own parent on their level of education.
An extreme example- My mother was in a coma for over a week after being in a horrific car accident at 15 so got zero qualifications and had to start from scratch learning how to count and write her name. She is far from highly educated and she’s not the most intelligent either and still struggles with her memory at times but my god she is an amazing mum and woman and granny. She had mainly minimum wage jobs for years. She was the best mother anybody could’ve wished for.

My in laws aren’t well educated at all and shock horror, FIL calls his own children and his grandsons “mate”. Didn’t stop his son (my DH) being hugely successful and FIL is an amazing dad and grandad. DH is early 30s with a business worth over 7 figs and children in private school. His “mate” of a father who brought him up on a council estate hasn’t been of any detriment whatsoever.

I am a nurse, so would earn £35573 (Band 6 with nearly 20 years experience) if I worked full time. I always wanted to be a nurse, so, if my parents feel they wasted their money, they knew what to expect as I only went to private school for secondary. My siblings went to state school and earn significantly more than me now.

I think something else to consider is how much a bad State school can take from a child as well as what a good Private one can give them.
I honestly feel my DC would be different and not in a good way of we had been forced to send them to the failing State school that was our only alternative to Private

Just laughing remembering my GP next door neighbour shouting “hi mate” to my 5yo yesterday as he was riding his bike.
I think he’s probably considered highly educated.

Privately educated two degrees and a postgraduate certificate from RG unis - 88K
Husband state educated left without a single qualification. OU degree obtained in his 30s, senior motor racing engineer 180K

Yes but there’s a difference with issuing it once or twice or using it to address your child most of the time!!!

^using not issuing

Pressure to be happy is as much a pressure as any other.

@Lonecatwithkitten because he is a clever man and isn’t lazy!

This is down to individual schools and not private/state though.

How so? My FIL does. I outlined my DHs career success. How does a parent calling you mate affect your future prospects in anyway? It’s a ridiculous statement.

Should add his Dad was a lorry driver, even later in life with the right motivation it is possible to achieve.

That's my children doomed then.

But surely that's a valid point @redskylight - no parent is making the state vs private decision in a vacuum. It's always about specific schools.

He must’ve not called his son “mate” your husband would’ve never gotten to where he is if his lorry driver dad called him mate!

OP, that's easy. My ds is a bright little soul, especially with maths. By year 5 in state primary, he was bored, miserable and angry.

One of the local independents offers a maths scholarship so I asked if he'd like to have a go. He won it, and while it's still a stretch for me, he is happy and joyous and carefree again, and that is what matters. 🙂

Unfortunately I couldnt afford to buy a house close enough to the excellent state 2 miles down the road. Which Unfortunately meant my child didn't get in. Our closest schools are pretty dire.
Surprised you didn't realise that you can't just pick and get whichever school you please!

Went to one of the best public schools, loved it, but didn't fancy a "career" as thats all a bit too much like hard work.
Went to art college and got an HND, went back to work for same college as first a junior lecturer, then a lecturer - slipped through the loophole that let serving college lecturers cross into school teaching without a degree whilst being conferred QTS - Head of dept in a large comp. very happy to be a fully paid up member of the awkward squad and a massive under-achiever on £40K, who cares, life is too short for commuting or working in the back bedroom.

DH was private educated: earns about 25k. I wasn’t (from one of the most deprived places in Scotland): earn £70k

have just seen the tail end of this: what the hell is wrong with a dad calling his son (or daughter) mate? How on earth can that impact salary etc

Senior nurse. About £50k

I think one of the points of this thread is did the private education give you certain qualifiactions/attributes that allowed you the 6 figure salary?

Does private education give you a relatively wealthy peer group which acts as a spur to get a high salary? Is the high salary in some way associated with your own expectations having been to a private school?

the old school tie has meant to have died a long time ago but in reality has it?