To ask what you do and what you earn?

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Apart from the fact I'm curious, making a career change. My heart is in midwifery but the pay is bad. I'm money motivated so know I could do something I'm less passionate about if it meant more money.

Currently doing an access course.

NHS Admin

FT but only band 2 so £17652/year

I want to be a paediatric nurse but I can't afford to go back to uni for 3 years 😩

Yy. I tbh feel fairly rich on a household income of a few grand over the median for our family size. I grew up poor so obviously that's part of it, my comparisons are different to a lot of people's, but also it's being able to keep fixed expenses lower than average.

Unfortunately this option has essentially been removed from a lot of people because of our ridiculous, artificially inflated housing costs.

@Isawthesignanditopenedupmyeyes
I was going to come on and say the same

Unless a partner standard doctor salaries aren’t necessarily that high for the amount of time and money spent in training.

Unless people count the unsociable hour supplement but that’s being paid because its not something people want to do

Nurse, £45k, 8 x 8hr shifts/fortnight
I don’t live in the UK though

Sorry but what’s the point of this thread? The OP is going into midwifery so what is the relevance of what people may or may not earn in other professions? It makes no difference to the price fish.

I think the point is that she isn't necessarily going into midwifery. She says she's doing an access course but her wording would suggest she's also interested in other options. That's how I read it anyway.

I’m a midwife, I’m at the top of band 6, but then I’ve done the job 18 years. You’ll start off on band 5, and reach band 6 after about 2 years. Basic pay at the top of the scale is 37600 a year, so it’s ok really, and you get unsocial hours on top for nights, weekends, etc. I don’t do nights or long shifts because of health issues, so I’m pretty much on basic pay, but me, OH, and 2 DD’s live ok on that. Agency work pays better, about £25/hr basic, up to about £40/hr for Sunday’s, but you need to remember that there’s no real job security- no matter how good or valued you are, you can’t rely on a shift tomorrow. Also, you don’t get holiday pay, sick pay or pension, unless you’re really lucky, but there aren’t a lot of midwifery agencies compared to the number of general nursing ones. Likewise, a lot of agencies won’t touch you until you’re a 6 because they want experienced midwives who can hit the ground running in a placement. Offset against that, it’s a darn good job. Stressful as hell and heartbreaking at times, but I’d never do anything else. Even if I binned it today I’d be back tomorrow just to give it ‘one more day’.

YABU to ask what people earn
YABU to base your career solely on money. You spend a third of your life at work, it is sooo much easier if you enjoy it
As long as you can pay your bills, do what you enjoy

YABU to ask what people earn. YABU to base your career solely on money. You spend a third of your life at work, it is sooo much easier if you enjoy it

I disagree OP is UR to ask what people earn and what they do. I say that as someone who spent three years training in a job I love only to find that finding employment in that industry is next to impossible in my local area.

It's sensible to check out local opportunities before committing to training. I chose my next training by going on to Indeed and finding out which industries were in the most demand in my area and picking my least hated profession from the list. Fortunately, it is in an industry I enjoy.

After qualifying in my last profession I spent a year seeking reliable, fairly paid employment. I had more qualifications than needed for the roles I was applying for and still got no-where because jobs in that industry were few and far between and each vacancy had hundreds of people applying.

When I picked an in-demand industry I found work before I'd even started my degree. It's a training position but it will give me valuable experience while working towards some really useful certifications.

29hours a week Paediatric Specialist Occupational Therapist pro rata of 34,000.

Ooh and I love myjob.

@feelinghelplesstoday good to see a fellow tech on a good wage, gives me hope for the future! I'm in my first year as a technical manger in a food business having come to it late from years in admin. Salary is just shy of £22k for 37.5 hours a week but in peak season I'll be answering emails from 6am to 10pm 7 days a week. Pay is currently under review so I'm hopeful of a raise or may be job hunting.

@DrMaryMalone I'll be honest that's low for a TM. I was on more than that as TM 18 years ago. In current role my non degree qualified QM is on £32k

58k public sector advisory role.

@feelinghelplesstoday I know unfortunately. It's a new position in this company as technical requirements have increased so I've switched from a general admin role that included some tech admin and that's the wage im still on. I have a degree but not in this area. I'd be loath to leave now as I'm feel like I'm just hitting my stride with systems I want to implement. Plus it's 10 minutes drive from home and the hours suit childcare. That's good info for me to add to my evidence for pay negotiations come appraisal time, thank you..

Secondary school Teaching Assistant- 12k pa

@DrMaryMalone this is a recent salary survey. 1st half of PowerPoint is NPD back part Tech.
For info my degree isn't in food tech either. I do have 25 years relevant experience now tho

https://www.canva.com/design/DADooIN6VBo/qS554p5lLXGDfifEfqPYtg/view?utmcontent=DADooIN6VBo&utmmcampaign=designshare&utmmedium=link&utmmsource=homepagedesignn_menu

Stating Yearly salary is a bit pointless, you could have someone doing 80 hours a week claiming they earn 60k a year and having no life, should be putting hourly rate up to get a better understanding.

Director of Commercial Operations (managing sales and marketing departments basically) £115k

I’ve just read a bit more of the thread and perhaps the OP was specifically looking for examples in her field. I just read the OP and assumed they were looking at alternative fields and roles.

@FastAway sure he's not an inspector? I asked my family member and they said that's top salary for an inspector with London rating. Sorry not nit picking but just wondered if we'd missed a trick over here!

Local government officer, about £50k with overtime

Lawyer working 4 days per week. £56k. I say 4 days but I’ve been logged on today and done about four hours! My brother is a senior teacher and gets paid roughly the same. He’s constantly moaning on Facebook but he’s no worse off than me. He does 5 days a week but his hours are shorter, we both work at home in the evenings but he gets almost three times as much holiday as me and a much better pension!

Train to be a midwife and become a doula 😳

Pharmaceutical sales £100k + inc package.
I’ve been doing it an age, am fairly senior and niche.
You have a medical background already so it may be an option if you like £ & science.
Also medical IT / software sales pay well I believe.