To change career at 50?

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Are there jobs out there which earn ~£60k+ involve mixed office /wfh, that do not leave you completely spent at the end of each working day and you can transfer straight into from an alternative industry? (education)
Just dreaming of a more balanced life! I’m in my 50s so wondering if I just need to plough on in the bed I’m in (which is ok just exhausting) or if there are alternatives?? Be grateful for any pointers/experiences you can share!

Are you a teacher? In my area the local authority Education Department seems to be staffed with ex-teachers who I suspect made the move for similar motives to yours.

Do you have a specific skill set? For example trauma informed education is being heavily funded right now ans rightly so but it's imperative that it is done by people who can do it not by people who want to profit from it. So perhaps consulting?

Your salary expectation of £60k is too high I think. Unless you’re able to find something very very closely linked to your current role in education.

I think that really depends.

An actuary that takes 5/6 years to qualify then yeah you’ll be on £60k plus for sure.

An entry level job selling insurance in a call centre definitely not. It’s quite a broad industry.

I changed career recently (50s) but not to that salary. Love the career change - always good to do something new.

I think you'd struggle to earn 60K as a new starter in an unrelated profession

A sideways change might be more realistic eg moving to a smaller / larger school, moving to state / private, teaching younger / older year groups, become depute headteacher for more admin, become regular class teacher for more teaching. All of these have their challenges, but it might help to focus on what you do (not) like in your current role

Maybe ask why you need £60k. If ,say, you moved to a less expensive city you would likely need less and more opportunities would open up. The average UK salary is c£30k so most jobs at £60k are going to require experience/ qualifications etc. Good luck though. If you do find something let us know, it'll inspire others.

I have a degree and 20 years experience in my industry, in a managerial role. For over 10 years.

I earn a fair bit less than £60k, I am under considerable stress, work long hours including evenings and weekends for no OT, and get 30days holiday a year.

So if there is something easy on good money that you can walk into with no qualifications I think we'd all go for it.

@ActDottie but education insurance is not call centre based and as its a public sector insurance it pays well including for entry level roles. I work in the industry myself and am on over what the OP is looking for.

I am wondering, do you work in the industry too if you are mentioning actuaries? If that's the case you should know that the industry can be very incestuous and are always looking for outside talent from other industries and that there are other roles including but not limited to: operations, broker, project manager, Underwriter, office manager, specialist, wordings and not just actuary or call centre. 😉