What can I do do earn 20-22k PA that isn’t admin?

[Antonia2021]

Hi - I’m fed up with working in admin .

I left a career in media to have kids , returned to work when my circs changed and now I am stuck in my stopgap admin job. It’s most so boring and also stressful’

I really want a change, any suggestions? I can’t return to original career due to geography .

Thanks!!

Nursing

@Helpstopthepain

Nursing

Oh sorry trust doesn’t involve retraining as am single parent so need to be earning (

Otherwise would love to nurse

HLTA? How are you with other people's kids en masse?
Lorry driver? Massive shortage currently.
Do you fancy something practical or nore cerebral?
Full time or part time?
Any restrictions on working hours? Length of commute?

Whoops. Missed the responses about no retraining. That's much more limiting.

@Scarby9

HLTA? How are you with other people's kids en masse? Lorry driver? Massive shortage currently. Do you fancy something practical or nore cerebral? Full time or part time? Any restrictions on working hours? Length of commute?

HLTA - ooh that’s a good idea. Yeah I like kids Lordy driver - can’t cos am single parent , also am not an amazing driver haha Well part time would be ideal but I need to earn 20k minimum

I kind of think practical really tbh . Though I am highly qualified academically my brain isn’t what it used to be !

Short commute cos of being around for my youngest mainly (12)

Thanks xxx so helpful

Not all admin is boring. Perhaps working in a different field would be more interesting. You could look at council jobs, as it can be possible to get entry level without much specific training, and when they discover you are competent opportunities open up.
Or voluntary sector. Although less progression generally there, and lots of fixed term high stress project work.

What skills do you have / what would you like to do??

If you are ex media, try and get a gig in a press office, or a digital agency of some kind? HR/Train on the job? Solicitor/train on the job? Plumbing/electrician via apprenticeship, delivery driving - or do govt HGV boot camp..

I recently went for an apprenticeship that would have been great as can earn while retrain but missed out (

My eldest said to me - you would have so much more fun and less stress just working at Costa (than my current job, it’s so stressful and isolating because it’s wfh still )

Estate agent. Hated, but easy job.

@Luredbyapomegranate

What skills do you have / what would you like to do??

If you are ex media, try and get a gig in a press office, or a digital agency of some kind? HR/Train on the job? Solicitor/train on the job? Plumbing/electrician via apprenticeship, delivery driving - or do govt HGV boot camp..

Yeah been looking at HR jobs - appeals

Am wondering what it would be like doing that Home Caree role

My media background is editing - tv . Feel like I am too old to re - enter any media job tbh !

If you were in favour of nursing how about Probation service officer, start is around 22-23k, if you like it and want to train to be a full probation officer, you can apply to do it on the job and they pay for the degree. Not for the faint hearted but neither is nursing. There's also a national shortage.

Oh just to add to the limitations , I live somewhere without a huge amount of jobs and v low wages !! Rural tourism area

@JurgensCakeBaby

If you were in favour of nursing how about Probation service officer, start is around 22-23k, if you like it and want to train to be a full probation officer, you can apply to do it on the job and they pay for the degree. Not for the faint hearted but neither is nursing. There's also a national shortage.

Hmmm that’s interesting thanks ! But I am Prob too soppy as I find my admin role stressful enough)

@PlanDeRaccordement

Estate agent. Hated, but easy job.

Ooh good call!

@Luredbyapomegranate

What skills do you have / what would you like to do??

If you are ex media, try and get a gig in a press office, or a digital agency of some kind? HR/Train on the job? Solicitor/train on the job? Plumbing/electrician via apprenticeship, delivery driving - or do govt HGV boot camp..

How do you become a solicitor - go in as legal secretary then paralegal etc etc ?

Surely admin is very different from one place to the next
This year i have done 3 admin temp jobs all of them are vastly different to each other

Blimey - editors are GOLD DUST (I am a producer). COVID has changed everything - remote working now super common. Would you like to go back?

@Luredbyapomegranate

Blimey - editors are GOLD DUST (I am a producer). COVID has changed everything - remote working now super common. Would you like to go back?

Hey - I really want to go out to work as I live alone with the kids so find it isolating working from home all the time - I am really missing adult social contact !

@worriedatthemoment

Surely admin is very different from one place to the next This year i have done 3 admin temp jobs all of them are vastly different to each other

Yes this ofc is true !

Can you just look at the available jobs on your area and see if any of them appeal to you

And what the entry requirements are

Check out your local housing associations for their jobs pages. The range of jobs is vast - from rent collection to on site supported living staff, all around that sort of income level.

Do you live near any universities? They have loads of jobs in student services etc.

@Yogaandcocoa

Can you just look at the available jobs on your area and see if any of them appeal to you

Yes obviously I am doing this ))