Degree subject and current job/ field

[chopc]

Based on the thread about university degree - I am interested to know the subjects studied at university and what field of work the poster has gone on to.

To get the ball rolling, I did a vocational healthcare degree and am still working in clinical healthcare 20 years later .......

BSc Geography. I went into Town Planning. My local Council employer paid for me to complete a post graduate diploma in order for me to become chartered. Loved the job. I became a SAHM for 10 years, but was able to then become a freelance consultant so worked from home, able to fit around school hours and holidays. Still doing it 30 years on.

@polkadotpixie @WannabeOT - do you mind sharing what vocational degree you would do?

Occupational therapy

@chopc
I had no sales training or experience, I got the job purely on my academic background and how I got on in my interviews for my first sales position (I had six interviews over several days).

Once your foot is in the door, you learn on the job.

Have you got a scientific background?

Accounting and Finance.
Now a programmer :) but for a bank, so I guess I haven't strayed TOO far...

Degree had nothing to do with my job btw

@79andnotout

I agree, it’s easier to teach sales/marketing to a scientist than it is to teach a marketeer the requisite science! My husband is a crop scientist and works in sales/marketing; he also had zero experience and was recruited for his academic background.

Dentistry. Dentist and teach Dentistry
Not sure what else I could do. After this year I am quite good at times tables. I am volunteering as a vaccinator but the pay is rubbish!

BA Psychology and the Study of Religions
PGCE - Adult and Further Education
MSc - Computing and Information Systems
Currently heading up a team of learning technologists and academic developers

BA Sociocultural anthropology, then a MPhil and PhD in the same.
I am now an anthropologist. I teach at a small college (in the US, although I am from the UK and my degrees are from there), write books, and travel the world doing research.
It has worked out pretty well, on reflection.

@79andnotout yes I did MBBS as well as a BSc in Physiology and Pharmacology . Currently trying to train in a more lucrative speciality within medicine. When I was in between jobs I did think of changing career and realised irrespective of any job, my first love will always be being a Doctor

If you love your job, then that's the best thing to hope for.

I definitely don't love my job, I'm in it for the money, with the aim of getting out young enough to do something I love.

I studied English Literature but now work as a data analyst (I did do a Data Science MSc to retrain). I know a few English graduates who are now working as analysts or software developers!

I’m another history grad who went on to qualify as a chartered accountant. I moved from small firm accountant to doing tax in a big 4 firm after qualifying and spent nearly 2 decades there. Now I work in the tax team at a university. I Don’t regret the degree, I learned to assimilate lots of information and present it in an ordered way which is useful for interpreting tax legislation and writing reports. It’s also been useful when my husband (minister) asks me to proof read his sermons! He is also a history grad, who taught for 12 years before retraining for the ministry.

Who knew there would be so many history grads going into accountancy!

BSc in Pharmacology in the '90s and went into clinical research for a Pharma company. Primary PGCE in 2012 and I've been a teacher ever since.

Maths and I’m now an actuary.

Economics/Politics now Marketing & Comms

Ed psych BA now I work in children’s social care

MA Philosophy and Psychology (Scottish university), PGDip Careers Guidance.
I was a careers adviser and now line manage a team of careers advisers.

And law - lots of lawyers read subjects like history, English, ancient history, some even music (as any reasonable degree is fine) and something that requires essays is useful as there is a lot of writing and contract interpretation and that kind of thing involved in the career although my last firm often recruited scientists who had moved to law as it did a lot of patent work for inventions.

PPE degree (because it interested me but had no career in mind) and then three years accountancy training with ICAEW. Hardest three years of my life as working full time. Pass rate was only 55% - don’t know if it has improved.
Now M&A corporate finance accountant with global firm.

PPE degree and then trained as an accountant with Big 6 firm as it was then. Hated it. Retrained as a librarian (one year MSc) and now work at a uni.

@chopc

Who knew there would be so many history grads going into accountancy!

My husband did too, though he later changed to law.

PPE as first degree, qualified with Big 6 as a chartered accountant and hated it, now a commercial barrister.

History - and not accountancy!! Management in a very niche sports and leisure centre. I love my job