I've never mentioned "6 figures" again I think that's a mumsnet obsession.
However an apprenticeship as an operating technician is going to have a ceiling limit isn't it.
And of course we'll follow interests but she wants to know where these could take her.
She will not be teaching. There's a reason most teachers want to leave/have left and end up on much lower paid jobs but that's for another thread and been done to death.
She's good at everything - grammar school. Loves chemsitry, enjoys maths history, etc. Would love to do psychology, music, history, chemistry physics and maths A levels if possible!.
She has ruled out being an actual doctor or surgeon or dentist but hasn't ruled out other careers.
Looked at opticians but again if you train at 18 to be one (and not many unis to choose from. I couldn't find a spot grad route but there must be one).
She might be suited to engineering or some project manaehemt role but she just doesn't know as has no experience of this.
As above nursing tends to be band 5as there's a lot less management positions. Although she doesn't want to do nursing because of shifts anyway.
Hence wondering what jobs people went into that pay more than 35k (well after a few years anyway) or have progression.
Once you're in teaching or presumably opticians you're trapped. I initially thought a science degree might suit her but she's fixed on what she's going to become
She's open to degree apprenticeships but locally they seem either accountancy or lower level medical (operating technician for example).
She's got good grades and wants to aim high just doesn't know what high looks like.
I'm a good example of "do what you enjoy" failing sadly. I wish I'd knowm about Educational Psychology or occupational therapy as a teen as that's where'd I'd have thrived I think. But you don't know at 18/16.