You don’t need a university degree to earn £60k if you pick one of these careers
DOING a degree does not necessarily mean you will get ahead at work.
Official statistics show there is less than one per cent difference in the employment rates between graduates and non-graduates.
While the starting salary for graduate scheme jobs averages £30,000, those who have been to university have to pay back an average of £45,000 in student loans.
And the top 25 jobs for workers without a degree all pay more than £35,000, a new study shows.
The best-paid is an IT project management role called scrum master, where the average salary is a whopping £66,000.
There are currently 677 vacancies for this on job board Adzuna, which conducted the study.
You can pocket around £65,000 as a construction manager. Demand is up 65 per cent on last year and there are 457 vacancies.
Also very well paid is an ethical hacker, where you work probing and fixing firms’ IT security to stop real hackers.
The average salary is £63,172, with 176 jobs available.
As the job market evolves, new positions are providing even more lucrative opportunities for non-graduates.
These foolish things
“I DON’T suffer fools gladly”, and “Oh dear, where are we going to sit you?” are among the worst phrases used by bosses to new employees.
The study by recruiters Nicholson highlights what not to say to new recruits.
Be a high flyer
SEE your career take off with a job at Manchester Airports Group.
There are more than 1,000 positions available across Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports as Brits begin jetting off again.
Jobs range from security officers and customer service and car park staff to hospitality and departure lounge workers.
At both Manchester and Stansted, there are more than 500 security roles alone, and up to 95 security positions at East Midlands airport.
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Cath Bailey, MAG’s Chief People Officer, said: “Airports are a great, varied placed to work that are interesting and offer excellent potential.”
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