To ask what your job is if you earn £50k plus

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Just that really!

I'm in a job that I fell into many years ago. Its OK but I'm bored. It's a professional job that many people would think earns about twice what it does. I'm on approx 30k (people are always shocked to learn this) and will be forever in this job (no real promotion open to me). Its a sector a LOT of people want to work in and in which some people will work for free. The result is we are actually paid very little - and people outside the sector are always shocked by this.

I'm considering a career change, but have no ideas what to. So if you're earning 50k plus sell me hour career. I have a degree, an MA and I'm sure lots of transferable skills.

Secondary assisstant head at an international school - also get my rent, medical, flights covered as part of the package. I do work crazy hours and am expected to be constantly upskilling in my own time - 2 Masters, Principal's License and currently working towards my PhD too.

@changingdirection

I'm glad you asked this! I was thinking about asking a similar thing. I'm in the same situation where I'm earning £37k (I'm top of a band 6 with the NHS) so a change would need to be financially worth it. I've never felt like this was the job for me. My ex talked me out of quitting early on in my career to train as a pilot. I feel like it's too late now and it wouldn't be compatible with my family life. I'm living with so many regrets that I don't want to stay in a job I don't like and regret not doing something about it now. I'm mid 30s so if I start retraining now I could be qualified (or nearly) doing something else by the time I'm 40.

I don't know your exact job but I remember a poster once had mentioned that she was a mental health nurse and also (or was this yet, another nurse?) she was a communtity nurse earning £60+ so it depends on the route you follow. I think I have heard of other earning as much as you do doing admin jobs for the NHS. Well, yes, you don't like it... I thought I should mention it.

Someone they are compelled by law to employ, in a place it's hard to attract people to.

www.hse.gov.uk/radiation/rpnews/rpa.htm

IT project manager. IT is lucrative across the board just horribly dull

Head of digital transformation

Business Coaching in a niche ecommerce sector. Own business, made multiple six figures this year. HMRC loved me. Outside of London, Masters educated and 10 years industry experience.

@SarahDarah

That's not always the case though. Just because someone earns (very) good money doesn't mean that they've got credit cards, debts or a crippling mortgage - the two scenarios don't go hand in hand. Sure, if your in-comings are high then your out-goings are probably higher too, but that doesn't mean it's unaffordable.

You can't also assume that good salary = stress, because it doesn't have to (it certainly isn't for me). It's perfectly possible to have a high salary and still have a good work/life balance.

Before having my DS I was on 47k plus bonus working as an EA (executive assistant).

Teacher with additional responsibilities

I must add I have no qualifications and left school with 5 c GCSE's (I'm not exactly brainy )

IT project manager

Senior Systems Analyst (IT)

Compensation and Benefits Analyst
No degree
Over 10 years experience
HR background
Not London based

It’s regulatory. So essentially making decisions on whether people have abided by the rules and regs for that particular profession.

Sales Ops Manager 58K up to 60k soon for blue chip tech company. It's technical role although doesn't sound it so some understanding of data is required.

Sorry I meant to quote @HollowTalk

HR manager in London

Area Manager for a chain of Convenience Stores - I was earning 70k per annum plus great bonus scheme.I'm retired now, most retire early! Store Managers in large format supermarkets can be on 80k to 100k plus. You don't necessarily need to be an academic but it's bloody hard work. You could start off as a trainee manager and get to deputy fairly quickly but it involves unsociable hours, Saturday and Sunday working, Bank Holiday working, early starts, late finishes...

Totally agree Xenia. I always find it strange that the majority of my course mates at uni did law because they were interested in the litigation (usually criminal litigation) element depicted in the media, being an advocate etc. 3 years later and the majority were applying to magic circle firms and closing careers in completely different areas. A lot of that is I think youthful idealism being surrendered to working in a much better paid job (and one where you can get a training contract/experience).
I loved criminal law and honed my skills there but ultimately left for a less interesting but better paid job.
It's essential we teach our young people about the reality of careers, as well as encouraging them to stretch and aspire to them. This is especially the case with less economically advantaged young people-they need to know what corporate life is like and meet people from those careers.

[quote GrealishHairband]@CrouchEndTiger12 it’s someone who makes decisions on behalf of an organisation 😏

I can’t go too much more into detail than that tbh as there aren’t too many of us. But essentially say you get thousands of referrals of business a year regarding a particular aspect of the business, I am the person who decides whether those referrals meet the set criteria for moving forward to the end stage of the process or whether they get halted with me. I have some other functions but essentially, yep, I make decisions on a daily basis. I have to stack up evidence and act within set statutes and legal tests to ensure strict fairness.[/quote]
Also see above 👍🏻

I do think many of us are brought up with shame around money, "money doesn't buy happiness"

I read somewhere that that phrase was actually aimed at rich people who have loads but never happy. Not at people who have fuck all.

I’m an accountant!

Senior Lecturer at a London University 53k - looking at the above salaries I’m thinking I’m in the wrong job!

The PA at work earns over £50k (London), and it's a charity