The Official "How Much I Earn/What Job I Do" Information Thread

Bleek said:
I agree entirely and I realise that most people rely on academia to 'get places' in life, but my argument is this is a safe/traditional way of thinking and greatness is often a result of taking the risky path.

I know I'm in the minority and not the general rule, but I still stand by the old 'where there's a will there's a way' ... and I'm a born cynic!
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I don't think greatness has anything to do with risk.

Some of the greatest people of the previous generation have come from academia.
 
[TW]Fox;18186588 said:
Think about it another way. You've done well without Uni - but this is because you've clearly 'got it'.

Imagine how much further you'd be able to go with your drive *and* the professional qualifications?
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Good question and in reality who's to know, where I'm placed geographically I used earn more than the average for my role and a degree wouldn't have given me any further earning potential. In the longer-term and if I moved to say London, or abroad, then perhaps a degree in my fields would have been the ideal route. This is speculative however because the drive and determination alone may have been enough and might be enough all along.

There's a case for each side of the coin - natural capacity versus academic achievement.
 
I think the point is, there is no trade of, you can have both natural ability and academic achievement.

I can see your point, but on average who would you say earns more, a 'good' degree holder or a non-degree holder?
 
Education is worthwhile for the sake of education and personal development, or getting yourself employed in an area that demands a certain level. That doesn't necessarily relate to earnings potential.
 
Sagalout said:
Education is worthwhile for the sake of education and personal development, or getting yourself employed in an area that demands a certain level. That doesn't necessarily relate to earnings potential.
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Usually areas that require high levels of education also pay higher salaries. So in a way there is a correlation.
 
ALL THESE THREADS DO IS PROVIDE AMMUNITION FOR [TW]FOX FOR WHEN YOU ALL INEVITABLY START A THREAD ABOUT THE FERRARI YOU ARE NOT REALLY GOING TO BUY IN THE MOTORS FORUM

DON'T DO IT

IT IS A TRAP
 
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Age: 36-40
Salary: Upper end of table
Occupation: Freelance tech architect
Education: Level 7 - although I did it later in my career. Uni, work, then masters.
Location: Central London
 
Sagalout said:
Education is worthwhile for the sake of education and personal development, or getting yourself employed in an area that demands a certain level. That doesn't necessarily relate to earnings potential.
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+1 With education it stays with you forever, if business goes badly then at least you have a backup, also its an achievement to have a degree.
 
Age: 22-25
Salary: £30001-40000 (lower end of the range though)
Occupation: Engineer - Oil and Gas industry
Education: Level 7
Location: Windsor

Only recently started work though so will be interesting to see how things progress :)
 
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40,000GBP + 20,000GBP housing allowance, tax free
Trainee pilot in UAE
Got into uni but did not go
Not working much currently but soon will probably get 8 days off a month (very tiring if you are flying and working at very odd hours with ruined sleep patterns)

Money sounds good and of course it is for my age, however, a lot of people would not like the idea of living away from their family and their home, in these parts it is definitely among the lower end of the salaries.The job skill is also pretty much non transferable.One thing I notice about living here is that people become very silly with money, apparently a 100GBP meal is great value and people think nothing about getting a huge loan to buy a car they would never dream of in the UK because the petrol is cheap.

I do not think money makes such a huge difference until you start earning over 100K, then you can really start to do some nice things and still maintain a nice safety net in the bank, below that you can live a nice and very comfortable lifestyle with no worries.
 
Hatter The Mad said:
ALL THESE THREADS DO IS PROVIDE AMMUNITION FOR [TW]FOX FOR WHEN YOU ALL INEVITABLY START A THREAD ABOUT THE FERRARI YOU ARE NOT REALLY GOING TO BUY IN THE MOTORS FORUM

DON'T DO IT

IT IS A TRAP
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I actually drive a pretty modest albeit modern car and live in a relatively humble 3 bed abode, the thing is I paid cash for both so own them outright.

Wealth can make you go one of two ways, prudent or materialistic.

I've set myself targets that offer me rewards, I don't gain those rewards until I'm past those milestones. A sports car is on the list, I could afford the car I want now (it's not a Ferrari but it's of similar ilk), but I have a business plan and the target is not quite met yet so I don't get my toy until it is. Simple discipline.
 
alx said:
Age: 22-25
Salary: £30001-40000 (lower end of the range though)
Occupation: Engineer - Oil and Gas industry
Education: Level 7
Location: Windsor

Only recently started work though so will be interesting to see how things progress :)
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What company if you dont mind me asking? Take it your a grad pipeline/well/process engineer?

KaHn
 
KaHn said:
What company if you dont mind me asking? Take it your a grad pipeline/well/process engineer?

KaHn
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I'm employed by a company in Aberdeen called Kelton Engineering who are a smallish but fairly top end flow measurement consultancy (metering engineers/consultants mainly). And yes I'm a recent graduate (chemical engineering), graduated in July and started work mid way through September, however I'm not on a grad scheme.

Currently I'm being contracted out to work for Centrica at their Windsor HQ as an allocations engineer. It's not the most interesting of jobs but it's a good starting point and it's only temporary as I'm covering someone on maternity leave - it pays well, it's 9-5 and I get to live at home so I don't mind.

Once I finish at Centrica I'll probably move more into the flow measurement side which Kelton specialise in.
 
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