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.

French and Welsh. I’m a French teacher, but I’m SENCO now so my pay reflects that.

I haven’t used Welsh since, don’t live in Wales, have never lived in Wales, and am not Welsh. I was like every other 18 year old making big decisions with NO clue 🤣

In terms of how I got from modern languages to buying/merchandising which is entirely maths and logic based, I had an A in GCSE maths so the skills were there. It does require a degree usually, but not a specific one.

I recommend working for smaller companies and taking internal transfers where you can. I got a 6 month customer service contract, was hired full time, applied for an internal entry level buying vacancy after 3 years and then spent 9 years in that team, all in the same company.

Primary Education (KS2 and SEN focus with English as my "main"). I now work for a bank.

@cheesecurdsandgravy I'm fascinated as to where (and why!) you did a degree in Welsh if you've never lived in Wales. I did a beginners course in Welsh but I went to a Welsh uni.

Philosophy and French. Now a literary translator. Salary varies. Between 2000 and 5000 EUR a month plus royalties. I used to teach, now free-lance. There's a lot to be said for having job security. I'd never advise my children to work for themselves.

Psychology - clinical psychologist - up to 50k if full time. But the NHS is screwed and I wouldn't do it again. And it involves a highly competitive doctoral training programme too.

Leisure management. I failed my dissertation through sheer lack of understanding of the process/guidance/lack of effort. I’m now an operations manger in HR, earn circa 50k. I love my role. My skills and experience are process improvement, service delivery and troubleshooting primarily.

Eng Lit then a PGCE. I'm a primary school teacher on about 30k goes up a bit this year i think. Love the job, it has spikes that are pretty unmanageable but there's also times it feels like the best job.

I’ve moved through HR and IT operations in my career. I don’t remember anyone ever asking me anything about my degree, not even what I got (which is a good job really ). My dad who is an trained Accountant and eventual IT director always said he’d not necessarily choose someone who had a degree in his area (obviously doesn’t apply to a degree such as dentistry) but would rather someone with a broader view such as someone who studied medieval history or ancient languages.

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Can I ask why a family would employ a nanny at £120K - is that a live in salary?- when they could outsource it for much, much cheaper?

Flexibility. The six figure nanny jobs mean high hours and zero social life. If the family want to fly to the bahamas tomorrow, your bag should already be packed. These jobs are (usually) 24/5 or 24/6 though I did work a rather lovely one that was 48 hours a week for £1200 a week after tax. But that was quite rare.

Degree in Primary Education specialising in Early Years....I'm an early years teacher.

English lit degree 15 years ago. Now in healthcare IT. Earn a lot comparatively.

Music BMus at a conservatoire and have worked in music education since I graduated. Most important thing to instil is that you should follow your instinct and study what makes you happy/interests you the most.

I have a degree in Psychiatric Nursing. Currently work as a senior staff nurse in a specialised hospital for long term management of brain injuries and challenging behaviours.

I've been qualified for 10 years and I'm 31.

History degree at Russell Group Uni then accountancy training contract, now finance director.

I would say that it’s best to do something you enjoy that you are good at and the career will follow from that. Lots of jobs that exist today didn’t exist when I was picking my degree.

Maths (3rd)
Senior partner in a law firm
££££££

I’d love a career in Cyber Crime but jobs where I live in this field (and most other techie jobs) are extremely rare - unless you want to be a C# developer, Agile consultant or web designer.

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www.indeed.co.uk/jobs?q=Work%20From%20Home&radius=25&start=50&vjk=d73f1d35a6f26ef0
Computer Crime Investigator
Detectives Wilsons - Manchester M2 4WQ
£25 - £35 an hour - Full-time, Part-time - Remote

Saw the above advertised with Indeed - says working from home and can be done anywhere, no idea if any use to you or not

Journalism degree, now a TV producer on around 70k.

If they’re interested in the media I’d advise not to do a media studies degree (which mine essentially was). My degree didn’t help my path at all - it was all work experience. However, uni in general probably gave me the confidence to get that work experience, so while my degree wasn’t relevant, the whole university thing probably was.

I love my job but job security isn’t always brilliant and it’s a very ruthless industry that requires a thick skin

Philosophy degree, now work Inn public transport. There is literally no link between the two other than I went through the graduated programme...

Economics (to MSc level).

Am now mid-30s doing a niche (but increasingly popular) role in financial services. On £120k base (but with big bonuses on top of that).

Potential for salary increase as I progress is pretty unlimited.

Did economics because I found it fascinating but also did it because I wanted to earn and have financial security. I fell into a field/part of FS I love and look forward to working in every day.

I did a performing arts subject which I now teach. I earn a lot by doing so abroad, but I strongly regret it as I am boxed into a corner by choosing such a narrow and specialist degree. I would love to do something else but my skills are minimal elsewhere.
I would encourage my children to go into STEM careers, and only university if they need to.

English and History degree twenty years ago. Now I'm national manager of an education team for a small company; earn around 100k. (I do have a few post grad quals too, but I stand by my undergrad as a fantastic basic education)

I didn’t go to university- I was the energetic one out there asking for jobs and more money and it wasn’t long before I had a job earning £60k+ which would normally require a degree

Did Computer Science at University and work in IT as a Consultant (mainly data transformation and modelling), but also do software development as part of my job.

Did I need the qualification to do my job and previous ones? Nope, what's needed is experience and learning on the job. 95% of what I use these days didn't exist back then and it will be the same for graduates going forward.

I did a degree initially majoring in HR & Communications. Loved, loved this area of study. But complicated personal relationship stuff saw me transfer to Accountancy & Finance papers so the end result is still a degree but with no major.
Anyway I persevered with my professional accountancy studies, became an Acct Technician & worked in this field for about 18 years.
And I now stack shelves in a supermarket & love that I can leave my job at work.
This MB has talked before about people leaving their managers more than their jobs. Since that time of leaving it all, I've realised that my profession wasn't really my passion but the process to get the degree as a mature student was the best decision in my life.
Except my kids & my DH 🙂