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LimerickSports

Hi guys I'm just wondering is it possible to get a well payed and enjoyable job without a college degree? I mean for the average person I know there are exceptions were people set up their own business or are extremely intelligent and can make things happen. But for the average person what are the chances of landing a enjoyable high paying job without a degree ?

DubCount

LimerickSports wrote: »

Hi guys I'm just wondering is it possible to get a well payed and enjoyable job without a college degree? I mean for the average person I know there are exceptions were people set up their own business or are extremely intelligent and can make things happen. But for the average person what are the chances of landing a enjoyable high paying job without a degree ?

Have you considered trades? Electricians, Plumbers, Mechanics etc. can be well paid and you don't need a degree......

368100

It's only going to be enjoyable if you have a genuine interest in it.

I didn't have a degree starting out working in bank, wages were OK for not having degree and first real job....I'm 15 years in now and on great money, much more than friends who did a degree straight after school....have done a degree in the meantime.

I suppose my point is don't write off a job because wages aren't super....hard work, experience and upskilling should give you opportunities to get bumped up the salary scale. ..but patience is needed most of the time, and don't write off the degree option either. A lot of places will support you financially and with study leave to do it part time if it's related to your role

LimerickSports

Thanks 368100, I guess I'm still trying to figure out how the world works and how things are even though I'm in my late twenties, glad to hear you are on good income now and a job in a bank is a very good job to have and I thought you needed a degree for. I'be a degree course lined up but I've been afraid to take it , it's probably just over thinking , I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and don't want to make another big mistake. Right now I feel I should go for it but tommorow I could feel like backing out again, its so difficult at any age to know the right career, I've been accepted to a social care course btw

LimerickSports

Yeah dubcount I have considered it and it has seemed attractive to me at one point , but I feel like going the college route now instead of getting a trade

368100

LimerickSports wrote: »

Thanks 368100, I guess I'm still trying to figure out how the world works and how things are even though I'm in my late twenties, glad to hear you are on good income now and a job in a bank is a very good job to have and I thought you needed a degree for. I'be a degree course lined up but I've been afraid to take it , it's probably just over thinking , I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and don't want to make another big mistake. Right now I feel I should go for it but tommorow I could feel like backing out again, its so difficult at any age to know the right career, I've been accepted to a social care course btw

What industry or job would you see yourself passionate about?

LimerickSports

368100 I don't know to be honest, but I've looked through all courses in the cao and the ones I liked the most were visual communications social care and horticulture , social care seems to be calling me the most as I have a level 5 in social care and its something I've always thought about

LimerickSports

To be honest I don't know what area of work I'm passionate about , I used to work in a gym where I did fitness classes with elderly people I really enjoyed it because I felt I was making a difference and was helping people to enjoy themselves , this is what lead me into social care instead of working in a gym

LimerickSports

Sorry I didn't mean to make the thread all about me, I was just wondering are college degrees and higher education really the key to better job satisfaction and oppurtunities ?

368100

LimerickSports wrote: »

To be honest I don't know what area of work I'm passionate about , I used to work in a gym where I did fitness classes with elderly people I really enjoyed it because I felt I was making a difference and was helping people to enjoy themselves , this is what lead me into social care instead of working in a gym

That's as good a reason as any.....you could look into physiotherapy which could be used with elderly people or in gym. Gym work/personal training on the side might get you the extra money you need until your main salary catches up. I worked behind a bar at the weekends for the first few years.

Big Bag of Chips

A degree won't guarantee you a well paying job, but I suppose it does open up more opportunities. But you're very unlikely to "land" a well paying job with no experience! You'll have to be prepared to start at the bottom, work really hard to prove yourself and work your way up the salary ladder that way. "Landing" a well paying job usually takes years. It's unlikely to just fall into your lap.

dev100

LimerickSports wrote:

Hi guys I'm just wondering is it possible to get a well payed and enjoyable job without a college degree? I mean for the average person I know there are exceptions were people set up their own business or are extremely intelligent and can make things happen. But for the average person what are the chances of landing a enjoyable high paying job without a degree ?

What do you call high paying ? There's no such thing as easy money. Well unless you are a pro golfer or a pro footballer. Most would say that's an enjoyable way to make money

To earn good money without a degree you need to do something other people find difficult to do or it's dangerous or it's a disgusting work that employers can't attract people to do those particular type of jobs. Supply and demand dictates a good wage/salary

LimerickSports

Hey thanks again for the replies , yeah I understand it is supply and demand, people with the skills required will be hired, that's the way of the world . I'm working part time in a department store on minimum wage at the moment, I'm pretty sure the long term staff are earning a higher sage than me which is fair enough and I agree that should be the way. Because they do have more to offer the company as they know customers and the way the store works etc. It's.just I see people buying nice cars and even houses and I'm so far from these things , I wonder how do these people have so much money? But like you said I guess it does not come easy

baby and crumble

Tbh with a social care qualification you'll be on decent money with the opportunity to move up to a house leader or something surprisingly fast. That's good money. But don't go into social care thinking you'll be rich. It's really rewarding though I worked in it for years putting myself through college. The rewarding bit really depends on the setting you get work in.

With social care you do have the option to do a masters in social work after it with some experience behind you.

Big Bag of Chips

I think this isn't your first thread about this, is it? You need to pick something, and stick to it. At least for a few years. You don't seem to have anything really in mind. Would you speak to a careers counsellor? Or go speak with a recruitment agency? People buy cars and houses with loans! But you have to have a wage to support the loan. You're not going to get easy money, anywhere. But working retail minimum wage is not a future for you, not if you're hoping to make lots of money.

If you like retail, (do you?) you could look into some management training course, or even a business degree. You could ask your bosses if there are any trainee programmes you could sign up to. If you want to make more money you need to be proactive about it. You need to do out and look for it. Nobody is going to come looking for you to just hand it over!

LimerickSports

No I don't feel like I would like to work in retail, or retail management, I don't mind it but I just don't find it very stimulating. I've done a bit of social care before and have enjoyed it but what I was doing was pretty easy and was unpaid , I can imagine been in paged employment would have a lot of challenges, the visual communications course seems really interesting to me as well as you can do photography , graphic design art web development etc, I'm not sure what the job orospects are like after the degree tho. I will probably just have to stick with social care and hope for the best I do feel I would end up enjoying it if I' get a job in the right place