What do you all do for a job that pays 40k plus?

[CDTC]

I'm after some advice on what jobs I can train to do and earn around the 40k mark (or more but realistically 40k).

I'm knocking 40, I lost my job after mat leave in March and I have the opportunity to train in something. I have seriously considered accounting but looking at my area ish that is only paying 30k, I would still do it ofc but it's by no means a passion. I have also considered dog grooming but again, financially, unless I was self employed I'd be earning around £13 an hour. SIL is a dog boarder and she rakes it is but it's just not possible in this house.

I want to be able to stand on my own two feet financially with 2 kids and a mortgage should things go awry in my relationship, I have no pension, no real prospects and I'm completely at a loss as to what to do. My only experience is shop work and cleaning bar my last job where I had some real experience in an office (very basic accounting, customer service, complaints etc etc).

What do you all do?

I love what the poster earlier said, a trade- plumbing, electrician, decorating. I would employ a female and there's not many around

There is a certain way of applying for NHS roles. Look at the Person Spec in the ad, then try and write something for each of the qualities required. It should hopefully get you an interview. Good luck!

English Teacher (head of department - £72k)

Not me, son is a product manager at an international company.

I qualified as a nurse band 5 age 40, i progressed to band 6 a year later, completed a specialist course in my field and am now band 7 on £49k. Been qualified 7 years

Civil servant £40,000. Started on about £27,000 9 years ago though.

I think I've gone as high as I want to as it gets all a bit strategic after this and I'm not clever enough for that.

Nannying? Childminding?

Beyond entry-level roles, accounting is very well paid.

I’m a lecturer. I do a .8 contract and still earn well over £40k but the hours at certain points in the academic year can be crippling in terms of marking late nights etc. Pastoral care has become a much more significant part of the role and can be draining trying to support students with mental health issues.

policing - 69k

I’m Head of talent acquisition for a national company. I manage a small team and we coordinate recruitment across the whole business. We’re in house so work with a lot of different departments from warehousing to finance, call centre etc. I get a company car as part of my role and I earn bonus. I’m in the 40% tax bracket.

I’ve worked in recruitment for over 23 years and I’ve been at my current company for 20 years, working my way up. Recruitment can be lucrative but no way could I do agency recruitment, in-house is the way to go and I get so much satisfaction from seeing the development of people within the business I’ve hired.

I did AAT then CIMA. Earn £70k, 4 days a week from home. Look on Indeed for "AAT QUALIFIED" jobs to see how much you could earn in your area. Our entry level AAT QUALIFIED jobs are paid between 24K-34k depending on role. Once you get part ACCA/CIMA qualified it's usually 40k up. I have been qualified for 5 years

Big4 accountant, £120k

£54k primary teacher

Nope, ECT’s go up the scale like any other teacher in the vast majority of schools in England. May be different elsewhere in UK.

Don’t become a teacher, @CDTC , unless you’re in Scotland, where the starting salary is significantly higher than in England.

I’m an e-learning developer, I create online training courses. FTE is 45k. I also have concerns about AI but my job concentrates on employer specific systems so I’m ok for now. I’m 38 and my career progression has been quite slow I think but I had 2 children early in my career and am a single parent now so have needed to prioritise flexibility and staying with the same employer.

It’s a bit out there, but a friend’s aunt has started work as a relief carer in people’s homes. She does one 24 hour shift, then a couple of days off. The training was shorter than I had expected, and apparently she gets paid very well despite being employed through an agency. It’s one to one care for young people with physical and learning disabilities. Not easy, but she finds it rewarding, and AI can’t do it. Maybe when your children are of an age that you could be out of the house for that period of time two or three days a week?
Just realised your Dc is 13 months not 13 years, so this suggestion won’t work for a very long time!

Though having mentioned care work (just realised you wrote 13 MONTH old not 13 year old!) I think the lab work sounds brilliant and I really hope you get it! A job you are excited by brings so much more than money, and is a godsend. Good luck!

Qualified vehicle mechanics make more than 40k. You would need a 3 year apprenticeship though and that would be on a low apprentice wage - but with a child I would think you could claim some benefits to top it up.

I’m in Change Management and earn almost £60k. However, I worked in Marketing & Communications for 20 years before that which elevated me (along with a lot of training and qualifications) into the role.

I think it’s important to consider what you’re good at, and what roles that you might be naturally aligned to, might look like in the next five years.

For example, I could probably earn more as a project manager, but I hate spreadsheets and detail. I’m great with people and communications and that means I’m happier at work because I enjoy it.

it’s a frat position to be in and my advice would be, once you’ve decided, work very hard and be patient. Once you’ve have proven experienced and skills that will benefit a business, you’ll be well on your way.

I'm an accountant and was on £42k immediately post qualification, which was 8 years ago. But I qualified as chartered, did my chartership with a big firm and was fussy about what jobs I took. Accounting is also one where I think training on the job is better if possible.

I'm not one, but my hairdresser (own home salon) earns c.£90k gross.

Builder here , I am noticing a lot more females coming into trade roles , the way things are set up now with a bit better site standards and a lot less resistance( chauvinism) it will only be a good thing
my carpenters are earning £1500 week plus a company van for a flat five 730-4

Teacher. £50k

The problem with these threads is too many people arent realistic that their higher salary isn't less down to their training and qualifications and more down to experience and length of time working and progressing
OP you need to be realistic that you aren't going to do a training course then jump into a 40k job, you'll need to work your way up through 2 or 3 roles first.
I earm between 50 and 60k but it's taken 15+ years working in my area to get to that (not in London)

And that's the other thing it will hugely depend on where you live. Outside London higher paid jobs can be few and far between, nationally outside London and the South east salaries are something rubbish like low 30k's.

If you live in rural Devon or Lincolnshire or something its going to be much harder to get to 40k quickly than if you live with 45 mins of London.