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

[worldshottestmom]

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!

Resuscitation Practitioner in NHS hospital - (registered paramedic) £46,000

I’m an apprentice Solicitor and I get paid minimum wage!

That sounds decent, how many hours do you work specifically? I feel my work experience that I do have would be more suitable for a role like this one. Thank you!

Please stop contacting ex-teachers who have very obviously reworded their CVs on linkedIn/indeed etc. to avoid education roles.

This is very encouraging, thank you. I can't help but feel a bit down about the prospect of starting a career now, the job market is so fiercely competitive and my CV is just SAHM, lol. I was looking for something more admin-oriented, its just getting your foot in the door feels impossible with the minimal experience that I have.

Thank you though, this gave me hope :)

Professor in chemistry at RG university - £120k

How about starting as an Occupational therapy assistant. They work in lots of different areas of health, social care, education, housing, children, older adults, psychiatry etc. OT takes a bio psycho social approach so sits well with psychology skills. You would probably need to start at a Band 3 but could do training to be a band 4 and then apply.
If you really enjoy the role you could consider training to be an OT either part time or full time.

Housing officer for a housing association 40k

God I would love to do something like this. It must feel so rewarding and im a massive people person. I love helping people, I just always have. Did you need any specific qualifications to land the role? Thanks!

Senior in financial services outside of London. £120-180k dependent on bonus/share options. Oxbridge degree plus lots of post grad qualifications. And I work about 60 hours a week so wouldn't necessarily recommend!

14 years as a SAHM. About to embark on a nursing degree.

Dream job right there! I literally dream of living on a farm. Hard work that pays off and far enough away from the hustle and bustle of a city life. How did you land the role? Free house too, lucky you!

If you are looking for admin roles,do some volunteering now so you have something on your CV to prove your ability and give yourself something to talk about. Also an example of being motivated and a self starter. Charities also like people who volunteer if you were applying to a charity.

I teach fitness classes and also do some domestic help for older people with Age UK. I earn about £21k a year before tax but I only work about 20 hours a week. I also have a small income from a rental property I inherited (but it’s more trouble than it’s worth!)

Yes girl, SAHM club! Wish you nothing but the best of luck, really hope it works out! May i ask how you plan to cover childcare over the holidays? This is a massive concern for me!

This was me this time last year! Hang in there. I'm in NI though so still poorly paid.

NQ solicitor (civil litigation) 35k

I have Degree in Psychology and Masters in Health Psychology. I work as a Behaviour Change Specialist and earn just under 40k.

Senior manager at a med sized charity.
c£30k
left school at 16 and worked on admin roles as well as volunteering. Eventually switched to third sector and worked my way up thanks to experience rather than qualification.
I’d probably be on a lot more £ if I worked in private or public sector.

Civil Service. Head of dept. £90k Pa. Full time based in London

God damn, check you out. Do you work heavy hours? Yeah i feel like landing a lot of these roles is right place, right time, and often knowing the right people. Thank you!

A lot of people are saying civil service, but what actually is it? Is it just working in government related roles? Sorry I have such little knowledge of all of this, it's very new to me. Thank you!

Solicitor 9 years PQE £43k
Law degree, LPC, cilex, cross qualification as a Solicitor.

Midwife in outer London, 32k! Work 34.5 hours a week (three 12.5 hour shifts, 1 hour taken off for break)

Nurse in Tucson, Arizona, USA

$86,000 / year

Amazing! I've heard so much about the earning potentially from recruitment roles; im just put off by people telling me a lot of the companies are party companies (frequent night outs, taking certain stimulants on shift being the norm, etc) which is really just not what I'm into. Can you shed any light on whether or not this is true?

Also, would you say its necessary to have teaching experience prior to working in recruitment, within the education sector? Thank you!