What is your job title and how much do you earn?

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As per title. What do you do and how much do you get paid?

I'll go first; SAHM. £0 pa.

I have a degree in Psychology, but I have never done anything with it as I fell pregnant not long after graduating. But soon, ill have enough time to go back to work full time and I honestly cant wait! I just feel at this point in my life im not sure if I want to pursue a career directly related to my degree.

So, i'm asking you fellow mumsnetters what you do, so I can get a feel of whats out there with accurate salary / hourly rate reflections.

If anyone also has any advice on what other things I could do with my degree, id be very appreciative! I have heard a lot about recruitment / HR roles being fond of Psychology graduates, but job advertisements for those roles always require experience. I also graduated in 2018 which does NOT work well in my favour, but a degree is a degree and im sure it'll help with some roles (or at least I hope so lol).

Thanks!

Press & PR Manager. £58k + 10pc annual bonus (most years anyway!)

My job title's HR Partner, but that doesn't tell you much about what I actually do - I look after early career staff & manage their training & development. It's an enjoyable job. I've just gone part-time as I'm heading towards retirement, so I'm on just over £37k, but last year I was on just over £47k full-time.

Finance company, London based. Yes, easy to get, it was through office angels, interviewed and offered job on same day.

I do some work for agencies. I'm very saleable because I'm a qualified & experienced teacher and examiner of a whole raft of exams and curriculums. When work starts to drop off a bit, I Google '(insert country) tutoring agencies' and do an email shot to a few. The majority only give me a couple of students, but every now and then I hit on one with loads of work.

Team Member

Around £12.50ph (off the top off my head I can't remember the exact rate as I think we may have just had a partial small pay rise 🤔)

How does one become a business analyst and what do you do in your job? What are the skills they look for in BA? Is it fun?

eBay seller varies but the average last 3 years is £85k

Maths related job (not accountancy), with an MSc qualification, work 0.8FTE for 60k. Have 15+ years of experience in this field. I'm home based and I don't get a full day off, so I do a mix of long days and some shorter days. I probably would prefer a full day off, but current set-up gives me the flexibility to do all/almost all the school pick-ups and also drop-off at after school activities when needed. My kids are 10+ so they can entertain themselves once home when I need to go back to work.

Litigation Executive £32,455

thank you so much for replying. the work I would be able to do would be very different as im not a qualified teacher or examiner so couldnt teach under 18s. and I imagine there are more opportunities for that. the kind of thing I could offer is coaching undergrads and postgrads through research projects like dissertations or PhD research problems. I will have to look into it to see if it is viable. I finished my phd and did exceptionally well but my whole world fell apart when I submitted my phd and went into a horrific psychosis. that was nine years ago so I am thinking of trying to get back into some work somehow. im dependent on my husabnd at the moment and our marriage is in a terribel place becasue he was partly the cause of the stress that caused my psychosis.

My package is around £130k within a digital field. I’m in my 20s. Whilst I previously studied psychology I think it’s a dead degree, and given you haven’t worked, you aren’t going to get much interest off the back of it.

I personally took another degree, utilising maths. I’m sort of lucky because my field has obviously been changed by AI but more so in a positive way in terms of career progression.

There could well be a market, for overseas students in the UK who need support. It could be a positive that you'd work with over 18s because there could be issues with you not having a DBS with under 18s.

I would start by online searching to see if there are agencies offering these types of services. Because they will only exist if there is a market for it.

Update your LinkedIn too. Set it up as an advert almost and set it as 'Open to Work'. I get enquiries via LI at times.

thank you. yes - overseas students may need a lot of support. I have worked as a tutor/lecturer in a university befroe.

I do think there are agencies that offer this kind of thing.

im in two minds as it may be too triggering fro me - my life basically became a living hell after the psychosis becasue of so many things that happened.

can I ask you how many students you need to earn the amount you do?

Great thread for advising young people on career options.

Wow - that is a massive question.

Is it fun - yes I love the job. My role is to implement systems and make it better for the people using them.

How did I get into it - I started as a cobol programmer (back in 1985), prior to that I worked as a “user” of systems. I used my experience of both to reinvent myself as someone who understood what the business wanted and what the technical restraints were.

And from that I made a career.

Career highlights include, saving one company £17m per year on credit card chargebacks and fines.
Saving one credit card company increasing their fraud by 100% by digging my heels in and identifying how much the increase fraud would affect the business if they implemented the processes they wanted
These are just a few examples of why I am worth the money. Can I also point out that I left school @ 16, and my first job was as an invoice typist paying £18 per week, take home £15.00 and I gave my parents £5.00 per week for keep.

I have worked really hard to get where I am, and deserve every penny

I have around 30 students but I don't teach them all every week. In the past I've had less and they had regular, weekly lessons. But now, one of the agencies I work for arranges their students lessons and there are always between 5 & 10 of them not having a lesson that particular week. There are busier times of year, leading up to exams. But there are also dead times too.

It isn't my preferred work. But like you, I have a reason for needing to be flexible and work from home.

University Administrator £50k.

Okay so you’re no older than 30. That’s YOUNG. There’s no career you can’t get into because of age / time. Think about what interests you and what you hope to earn and go from there. You may need to do extra qualifications, but make sure they’re value-add and will actually boost your earning potential.

thank you for your helpful replies

I was 'Operational Programme Manager' for a national cancer screening programme, didn't get paid anywhere near enough for the stress I endured all day, every day - got burnt out & I'm now 'Sausage Wanger Expert' (*waitress) covering breakfast shifts in a hotel for minimum wage. I've never been happier 🥰

I started a phd at 38

40hrs a week, lunches and breaks paid too

to be honest I disagree. 20s are young but it’s not ideal to be job hunting nearing 30 with no work experience, that can make it difficult to commence a career. In theory, yes - any job is available and in your gift to apply for. In practice, you’re going to have a hard time getting to interview stage and being competitive with other candidates. Your career to date is going to be compared to others in a sift.

I’m in my 20s and in my experience, no employer teaches you how to do your job - you’re expected to hit the ground running so that makes it harder to secure your first job as expectations are high.

Marketing. £180K basic. 25 years experience

marketing director. £70k. no degree