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

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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?

Generally a set roster unless you do relief. Lots of other jobs available in network rail too. Progression isn't too hard either. My roster is a set 12 week roster in control and every 6th week I have 9 days off as rest days. If you can cope with shifts it's a great job

Project manager pretty easy to train for but I find it dull as. But pays the bills earning potential is pretty good I’m on around £42k as a coordinator but waiting for a payrise to go through which should put me in the mid £50ks

Thank you, I'm definitely looking into this one!

I'm fully aat qualified and work self employed doing accounts for individuals and small businesses. I earn over £40k a year after expenses so it is possible. I tend to work 4-4.5 days a week, some from offices but some clients I do completely remotely.

Does the City in Guilds course actually qualify you? I helped someone with a website for it some time back and I assumed it was a top up course or similar!

Obviously can’t speak for everyone, but I’m doing well

Thanks again for all of the input, it's very interesting reading what you all do and what options I have. Quite a few I've never thought of!

Senior Pharmacist (NHS ICB) ~50k for a 30 hour week.

Trainer in health and social care. 47k WFH 70% of the month

I’m an accountant but it takes a long time to get qualified. Took me 7yrs while working full time to do a degree and professional qualifications. U can do it quicker if skipping the degree and just doing professional qualifications but would still take a gd few yrs.

I started my degree at 22 and qualified just before my 29th birthday. No kids then and I couldn’t imagine trying to fit in the studying that is required to pass the exams while having a family (more so at the final levels of the exams). Not impossible as a friend had a young child while qualifying but def makes it even harder.
I would try and do something you could get qualified in more quickly or set up your own business. You mentioned animals, what about dog walking. You could do dog grooming with the idea of setting up yourself once you have experience.

Finance. I earn around 80k in Wales. I got an accountancy qualification self taught when I was 32 (I’m 36 now). I did have a degree but in an unrelated field.

incidentally with tax and not being eligible for CB for my 3 kids I don’t feel well off at all, we never go on holidays etc

I trained as a teacher in my early 30s now on just over 50k after 15 years in the job. Starting salary is no a whole lot higher than I started at.

I'm an assistant in the insurance industry, based in London but only go into town two days a week. I earn just under £60k, plus annual bonus of between 10 and 25% depending on individual and company performance. No specific qualifications needed.

SEN teacher. I'm on around £48000 - I qualified in 2018. I get a SEN enhancement (which disappears on my student loan mostly).

I earn £40k in law, not a solicitor, but I’ve been doing my job for years, new people coming in earn £26 then you get pay rises each year based on hitting targets.

HR Advisor. I did my level 5 CIPD around 4 years ago. I was already in HR though as a support officer but once I qualified I moved up v quickly.

NHS management £74-79k

Regulatory affairs. In 6 figures after 30 years exp. Profession has struggled in recent years.

I'm paid £45k as a Change Manager in local government.

In the public sector as a finance manager on 49k. I have a small team so there are line manager and training responsibilities attached to the role. It took several years of training and accounting experience to get to that level.

I'm close to retirement now but if I was 10 years younger I wouldn't go into finance as these roles are rapidly being taken by AI.

Subject teacher. Secondary school. 55k.

I'm a technical project manager and I earn £89k.
It is not difficult to retain as a PM but my salary does come from years of experience in software consultancy, I project manage software consultancy projects now. I could earn >100k doing this but chose not to pursue that role as it puts me in the 45% bracket. Retrain as a PM but specifically in certain software. For example: Slack, Salesforce, Microsoft, PowerBI, etc

Over 40k - north east England, ceo of a charity.

IT, but machine learning is killing the entry-level roles. Go into a trade and be patient. If you've got good hand-eye coordination, maths, and a driving licence, electrician is a good path.

I'm not sure about the 'getting a trade' responses that always pop up on threads like this. Round here, apprentices are struggling to find places to finish their training. Possibly because of all the parents telling them to get a trade.