How can I become a rich clinical psychologist?

[mumsy23baby]

Hey,

I earn £43k in HR and I'm looking to level up. I've been in HR for 10 years and going nowhere. I'm thinking either to career change into law and do a TC (if I can - I know v competitive) or clinical psych.

Law is better paid but clinical psych does pay £30k whilst working. Long term I think clin psych js better with kids but I don't know how I'm going to be financially ok in that career?

What would you choose?

My friend bought into an HR franchise and turned over £100k last year with a huge profit for herself….. I’d stick to HR and go solo….. so many companies need freelance HR advise, especially if you add on areas of special interest.

We have both in the family (I am the lawyer one). You might as well just do HR self employed surely as lots of people want HR advice and whilst doing that perhaps qualify as a solicitor if you can pass the exams (which are fairly hard).

If you have any kind of degree already for the law route under the brand new system you need to pass SQE1 and SQE2 exams (cost about £4000 to sit assuming you pass first time (and probably need to pay for a course to study for them as they are not that easy to self study) and you need two years of qualifying work experience (often a training contract). This can be in 4 different firms as long as a solicitor signs off on it and you do work similar to that of a solicitor so eg if you spent all day doing employment law now you may already have 2 years of QWE and then just need to pass SQE1 and 2 and then you are qualified under the new system.

From HR it would be much easier and more lucrative to convert to occupational psychology! Do the MSc and you can apply for senior roles with your HR experience.

I am one, I make about double what a clinical psychologist makes.

My friend has a first class degree in psychology from a radiant university and it still took 5 years to get a PHD place... and that’s what you need to become a clinical psychologist

Waterbottle, can you say a bit more about the sort of roles/ work you do. It's something I'm interested in doing too.