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alotadosh

Hello Everyone

I'm currently between jobs because I'm about to relocate across the country and thought I'd use this as an opportunity to change career path because I don't really feel any strong pull towards any of the jobs I've done in the past but at the same time my expenses are about to rise fairly sharply as my partner and I are expecting a child this year all of which has got me thinking:

What are the best paid jobs available to someone without years of experience in that particular field or that would be available within a fairly short period of time after joining said field (I'm thinking 1-2 years here)

To be clear, I'm not looking for a 'get rich quick scheme' or anything and have no qualms about working hard but without a strong calling to a particular line of work it's a bit hard to envisage year after year of training and working your way up the ranks just to get a 'decent' wage that will let you take care of your family ie; provide for them AND start getting a foot on the property ladder etc
It seems that all the jobs at the top of the highest earners lists (Doctors, Chief execs, Lawyers etc) all seem to take half your working life to achieve (I'm sure you'll all tell me there's a link that I should see there...)

So far in my job search it seems to me that the highest paying jobs for someone without wealth of specific experience are:
Sales roles (if the 'OTE' figures are to be believed)
Retail Store Managers (provided life and/or broad working experience can count as qualified for the role)
Recruitment Consultants (again, heavily influenced by 'OTE')

Are there any other areas a 'Jack of All Trades' so to speak could look to work hard and become qualified or at least move up the ladder in a relatively short period of time? (again, not looking for something easy or everyone would obviously be doing it but something where I don't have to go back to college for 3 years, start as a trainee and work up from minimum wage for another 3 years before I can afford to treat the Mrs to a night out at Nandos!)

All (helpful) suggestions gratefully received :beer:

LadyMissA

escort? :eek:

gettingready

If you are talking about few years then why not invest in yourself and study for accounting exams?

No OTE (unrealistic) in those type of jobs, decent money....

Or aim even higher and look at actuarial exams, even better money...

Failing that - see the post above ..LOL

Wellery82

My experience in recruitment was that in your first year it was reasonable to fetch 30k+ if you were hitting targets, and successful consultants got 40k+ in 2nd year. That said i would say over 50% of people i started with ended up being dismissed or quitting within that first year, and maybe only 5 - 10% were actually successful. I'd guess similar principles work for most sales roles

alotadosh

gettingready wrote: »

If you are talking about few years then why not invest in yourself and study for accounting exams?

No OTE (unrealistic) in those type of jobs, decent money....

Or aim even higher and look at actuarial exams, even better money...

Failing that - see the post above ..LOL

That's actually the exact field I'm trying to get away from :rotfl:
I gave it a shot but it's just really not for me and I can't face doing it for the timescale needed to get to a high level - 3 years training for AAT, then another 3 for ACCA or CIMA and then you're ready to start working towards the area that you want (tax advice etc) and start MORE studying!!! :wall:
Not for me, sorry


@Jimavfc82, Thanks for sharing your experience - why do you think that was? High pressure? Unrealistic targets? Poor working environment?
I knew there was a very high turnover in recruitment roles (funny how in a climate where everyone says there's no jobs available theres always A TON of recruitment roles advertised...) but I've not really known why

[Deleted User]

Doesn't it go against general economic principles for there to be high earning jobs that anyone can do with little experience?

Anyhoo- the best paying stuff i've seen is when people work as a contractor.

agrinnall

Unfortunately I don't think you're going to get a Retail Store Management without relevant experience, there are just too many people chasing jobs at the moment who tick all the boxes. The other options may be possible if you've got enough gift of the gab to get taken on in the first place and then sell (people or things, there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference) like mad.

nimbo

alotadosh wrote: »

Hello Everyone

So far in my job search it seems to me that the highest paying jobs for someone without wealth of specific experience are:
Sales roles (if the 'OTE' figures are to be believed)

they can be - but sometimes they're all about pressure selling, which doesn't feel nice....
Retail Store Managers (provided life and/or broad working experience can count as qualified for the role)

could be absolutely fab - when i worked for Monsoon i got 75% discount too... and working with sparkly things all day was pretty cool...
Recruitment Consultants (again, heavily influenced by 'OTE')

Are there any other areas a 'Jack of All Trades' so to speak could look to work hard and become qualified or at least move up the ladder in a relatively short period of time? (again, not looking for something easy or everyone would obviously be doing it but something where I don't have to go back to college for 3 years, start as a trainee and work up from minimum wage for another 3 years before I can afford to treat the Mrs to a night out at Nandos!)

having worked for the NHS the flexi working and AL entitlement were great for parents, and the pension was pretty good too (obviously this is all changing though)
All (helpful) suggestions gratefully received :beer:

so maybe look at the NHS and local authority - they can be quite good for training people and they offer kind of job security (maybe not so much atm... )

slig

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Doesn't it go against general economic principles for there to be high earning jobs that anyone can do with little experience?

In general yes, but there are some jobs, eg sales, that I wouldn't do however much you paid me. I don't have the right personality and I wouldn't enjoy doing it. And I imagine lots of people feel the same way. That's why you can earn a lot with minimal experience.

These are the 32 top earning jobs in the UK apparently http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/nov/25/highest-paid-jobs-uk-2011

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slig wrote: »

In general yes, but there are some jobs, eg sales, that I wouldn't do however much you paid me. I don't have the right personality and I wouldn't enjoy doing it. And I imagine lots of people feel the same way. That's why you can earn a lot with minimal experience.

These are the 32 top earning jobs in the UK apparently http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/nov/25/highest-paid-jobs-uk-2011

Excellent, i have job number 22! (IT Consultant)

agrinnall

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Excellent, i have job number 22! (IT Consultant)

If you're only earning £43667 as an IT consultant you're not doing it right! Although to be fair to the Grauniad, consultant isn't mentioned as one of the occupations at no. 22. I'd expect a consultant to be in the top 10, my rate at its highest (for Y2K) would have put me around 2nd or 3rd in this list, although that sort of money is a distant memory now .