can i ask about your job

earwig

sorry for beening nosey but i have noticed that most of you earn quite good wages each month my oh works as a skilled worker doing plumbing on building sites but only takes home each month 1316
so i can i ask what sort of jobs you do what qualifcations you need to do it and how easy is it to get into that feild of work as my oh want to change his job but dosnt know where to start sorry if this is in the wrong place

lynsayjane

i'm a receptionist in a fitness club (i so love saying that!), i'm afraid i get a little less than your oh, but the beefcake i'm surrounded by on a daily basis so makes up for it! (i don't know where to find that drooly smiley but imagine it bugned on here!)

Emmzi

if you look on monster.co.uk, you can search type of work and area of country to see what the local average is for lots of kinds of work.

LewisC_2

Marketing Exec

lazy&indebt

I take home less than that also! I'm in the freight industry (deep sea, air freight and road)

lady_fuschia

I work as an admin assistant for the Fire Service- I earn considerably less than your OH, but I was wondering if he'd be interested in becoming a retained firefighter?
There's some info here- not all Services use the system, but he'd probably be able to do his plumbing job at the same time if it is something he's interested in.
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/role/retained.php

bluezone

Photographic technician at present (was photographer in last place but didnt like my boss), and carer, and the odd shift in the local.
Total pay 1300/month

Mike_St_Helens

I work for the Home Office, I deal with Very naughty people ! Im fairly new at it, but find it very interesting and rewarding....

MoneyMagnet

I do copy-editing & writing, and make a similar amount to your OH (sometimes less as I have a flexible schedule), although I have some self-employed income too on top of that. My OH is a software engineer & makes about 4x my salary - he has a degree in computer science.

Maybe your OH should consider his interests and the type of thing he most enjoys doing first, and then see what type of work is available that would be fulfilling as well as well paid?

Toon

I have my own clothing business. I don't take home a set wage - just pay myself what ever I need.

Wages differ quite a bit depending on the area you live in. I'm in the north and would expect a job paying £20k here would pay around £30-35k in the south just because of the increased living expenses.

loopyloulou_3

Im a Legal PA for an aviation law firm.