To ask what your degree was and what you do now?

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And how much you earn?

One thing that I have learned on MN is that hard work isn't enough and that you need to work smart too. This is something I am really trying to instil in my dc; they are coming up to uni age and I don't think the school are giving them great advice. There is a massive assumption that everyone will go to university, but no.push toward degrees that have better earning potential or are in demand. Our family circumstances have meant that I am a carer for disabled ds, and therefore I can't help the dc much financially in life. I really, really want them to have the best chance at succeeding in life rather than going to uni for 'the experience' and I'm nosy so like to hear what everyone does too.

Physics, and I'm now a physicist. 55K

Management of Health and Social Care organisations, Masters in Education I'm a nurse lecturer now but did work as an NHS manager. Salary £50k plus.

First class honours degree in English followed by a post-grad diploma in law and training with a multinational law firm. I hated it, left, and now earn less than £9 an hour working in a shop.

Actually, snap with @onwheels.

English Lit then MA in international relations. Now civil servant £55k.

Have just signed up for a plumbing course part time, hoping to become a plumber. Perhaps foolish. Will see. Not the best at long term people relationships- ie frustrated by ineptitude, people who micromanage or don’t give a shit.

Geology and Physics
Then a load of postgrad a d professional stuff
Civil Engineer now
Work part time, £45K FTE. New car every 4 years.

My first degree is in pharmacology, I worked in the pharmaceutical industry for about 10 years before doing my second which is in midwifery. I then did postgrad qualifications in ultrasound and now work as a midwife sonographer. I am at the top of Band 7 now so £44K

Modern languages, now work in Learning & Development earning £45k. Never used my degree but chose a subject i loved. A degree should give you transferrable skills IMO. Effort plays a big part, the promotions i have achieved have come through trying something extra to make myself stand out. And i don't deny luck plays a part. To plenty of people my salary is tiny but i enjoy my work and am challenged, that's priceless.

Accountancy. I trained as accountant, hated it and then did a PGCE. I’m now a maths teacher and I loveeeee it.

I’m a head of department on UPS and I earn just below £50k

No degree. Dropped out due to illness, and got what was supposed to be a temporary job until the next uni year. But have done a few evening classes and professional qualifications since: HNC accounting, Investment Operations Certificate, Business Analysis Qualification.

Currently work part time (4days per week), my full time salary would be £45k in a cheap part of the UK

Social Science and I’m now a Drug and Alcohol Worker have also worked as a Supported housing Manager. Wish I’d done Social Work tbh as the money is not great in my role and a degree is not necessary although it helps when you apply. I’m considering to a MA in Social Work but it’s so expensive now where as when I did my degree tuition fees were only £1200 a year.

@MrsMattMurdock. Only on MN is your salary tiny!

Russian
Accounts
Love doing accounts.
I never did have any idea what I wanted to do! Didn't have any careers advice or else I'd had realised that I was only doing my BA for the love of it, with no goal in mind.

Can any of you with degrees totally unrelated to your jobs explain how you got there? This is the bit I don't understand. How did you get from Biology degree to IT consultant for an law firm type thing?

I have qualifications relevant to my work (IT) but finding it hard to get more experienced to make the jump to the next level of responsibility as I've got older.
I work for a LA so stuck within a pay band.

Physics and now I’m a school science technician on about £16k! To be fair I was on twice that much 20 years ago, but a DS with SN meant I needed term time work. Now I feel too old to want to go back to a stressful job, despite being divorced.

@dylaninthemovies1 i know! I felt compelled to acknowledge my relative failure in MN-land!

Oh I think I won the tiny salary competition some pages ago...

@HalfBrick. I worked in finance admin, but kept getting myself involved in projects (sharp elbows and being a nosey, bossy person helped) This led to my current role.

You would probably get more in the private sector. I was approached for a role in the public sector: salary was £12k less than I was currently on!

Loads of graduate jobs don't want people with a particular degree, but just with a degree and they train up graduates. I know a lot of computer programmers, and only one of them gas a computer related degree that I know of. The others have degrees in maths, various sciences, history, languages, literature...

@MrsMattMurdock average uk full time salary is circa £30k!

Psychology undergraduate degree -> anthropology masters -> teacher training -> secondary school science teacher -> educational psychology doctorate -> and am now an educational psychologist, on about 45k.

Most people I did my undergraduate degree with aren't still in psychology though, I think it's a great degree for going into lots of graduate jobs

And remember, some people make up their salaries on here

Law, lawyer, about £250k. But long and unsociable hours and it’s not really a fun job!

Marketing and Marketing!
Degree from a decent business school, not a poly nor a red brick.
Earn £50-60k. Depending on bonus. Have recently found myself "trapped"'in a salary bracket,not much in this bracket then a massive jump to £70k + director roles it's a strange place to be as was relatively easy to progress before.