To ask what you do and what you earn?

[ChaiTeaChai]

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.

[Joerev]

@Bashbaby. I used to know an equine vet who made 14k. Started his own business and is the most successful equine vet in the area now. Earns millions!

[JewelleryQuarter]

Lawyer at the Leadership level - £150k + bonus. I’m expected to be on call 24/7 and sometimes the hours can be gruelling but no complaints as I know how fortunate I am to earn this amount of money.

[Sconesgone]

Private care PA, South East, 17hrs pw, approx £9k. Job satisfaction, which I have loads of, helps a lot!

[nespressowoo]

@Dan68 are you on a 7 there?

[motortroll]

I teach part time stop if upper pay scale. I earn 1400 a month after tax, ni, pension and student loan.

[motortroll]

• Top of upper pay scale

[Beansprout30]

Finance assistant in a school £10.5k I’ve never been happier working part time but hardly any spare cash but the time with my young children is worth more

[chuntersalot]

Senior Project Controls Manager £52k
Early 50's, live in NW, currently commute weekly to SW but could be 'sent' anywhere.

Would definitely recommend Project Management or Project Controls as a career.

[ScabbyHorse]

Teaching assistant: 12,000 a year (26 hours a week)

[Misspollyx]

Child Development Officer
FT Term-Time £22K. 52 weeks salary £27K
Not a bad wage considering you can do a HNC in 1 year.

[InforaPenny7]

@Penners99 Sat 16-Nov-19 15:07:01
IT Architect, contractor. Up to £3.5k per day

DH knows this industry very well, and tells me the above is bollocks.

Same! Would love to know what you do to earn 3.5k/day though:)

[InforaPenny7]

Urgh, bold fail, sorry

[Royallyscrewed]

I’m absolutely loving reading about everyone’s careers- I am really surprised at how many STEM type roles we have, and what a broad education and age range they’re across, proof that a degree is useful to have but not absolutely essential. Also completely in awe at how many of you seem to do it all- successful, fulfilling careers as well as juggling the needs of your families. I’m also a tad jealous at those who have their shit together because I’m completely winging life- both work and motherhood most of the time.

[Joerev]

@InforaPenny7

My thoughts too...

[adriennewillfly]

@InforaPenny7 DH thought they might be talking another currency, but they specified GBP so that's bollocks.

[MrsP2018]

Legal PA ..24k

I hate it...if I didnt need the money at the moment I'd leave and look for a job I would enjoy

[WelcomeToShootingStars]

Electrical engineer. I work on a consultancy basis within explosive atmospheres.

Earnings vary depending on how much I want to work but circa £80k for what works out at about 4 days per week.

[Silencedwitness]

Carer to two disabled children £66 a week.

Husband works in finance and earns £56k a year.

[WelcomeToShootingStars]

Oh, I'm mid 30s, in the North.

[FastAway]

Apparently there is a serious country wide shortage of sonographers and once you are qualified you can walk into a job anywhere. It’s a big issue at work.

[Pardonwhat]

FastAway

There’s a serious nationwide shortage of midwives.
The problem is that it doesn’t mean:
A) that they’re hiring to fill the shortage
B) they’re funding/have sufficient facility to train the deficit worth of student midwives. It requires a lot of willing and trained qualified midwives to act as mentors, funding and capability by the universities.

There’s more leaving, I think, than could be organically replaced.

It’s a mess

[WestieUK]

£30k, Talent Acquisition Advisor. South East.

[Legomadx2]

Media, £100k a year, maybe more if we've had a good year.

I love my job and colleagues and laugh til I cry at least once a week.

It is absolute nonsense that if you earn good money you have to kill yourself. That's what people earning less who mind about it tell themselves.

[HauntedPinecone]

Practice manager at a firm of chartered surveyors. I get paid £25K a year. I'm very well paid for a pretty standard job in the north west (lancashire).

[TryingToBeBold]

@Pardonwhat after your comment and I checked. My local university doesn't offer the conversion course. But glad I checked now and didn't get my hopes up later.