Highest paid jobs whilst at university

Since many people struggle with finances at university,firstly what types of jobs do people do? Secondly what types of jobs have people found pay the most? I'm intrigued because i heard of someone working in a hospital of the university lugging oxygen bottles around getting paid something really impressive like £15+ an hour?! If anyone could recommend such gems in London that would be great because my friend's mother is already going on at her that she must start looking for the job which she will do whilst studying!

Reply 1

President_Ben

15

Medical guinea pig.

You can let your toe get chopped off and sewn back on for £250. You can let doctors stop and restart your heart for £5000.

There are some less risky ones (mostly psychological trials or MRI scans of you doing tasks etc) which are helpful little earners.

Not heard about this oxygen lugging business... anyway, one of the best ways to do it is to earn during the summer doing full-time work. It'll help you earn and build up the all-important CV...

Reply 2

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OP

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President_Ben

earn during the summer doing full-time work. It'll help you earn and build up the all-important CV...

Ah, good plan!

Reply 3

username38546

0

11

You could try drug safety testing, because noone will want to do that now....

Reply 4

different?

OP

2

I personally could never consider doing anything like that, entering the doors of a hospital just to visit someone is enough to make me feel funny- mega squeamish person here.

Reply 5

bewithoutyou

I've definitely found working full-time over the summer to be my best bet financially: I worked every single day of my summer vacation last year for £7.50 an hour and it made this year a lot easier to cope with financially, whilst still letting me focus on uni in term-time :smile:

Reply 6

mousey

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This Easter i'll be working at a hospital, not lugging oxygen around though, as a healthcare assisstant. It's not hard, serving the patients their meals, talking to them, making sure they're ok. I'll get 6.60 for weekdays, 8.80 for nights and Saturdays and 11.00 for Sundays. The work is really flexible as you pick which shifts you want to do. If i did 3 nights a week (an 11 hour shift) for each week of Easter i could earn 1161.60. That's not bad for a month. xx

Reply 7

Kew

16

I've managed to earn nearly £130 since the beginning of this academic year just by taking part in university Psychology and Economics experiments... :biggrin:

Reply 8

Higgy

2

I work part time whilst at uni at morrisons, its not great but its drinking money! ironically i have made better mates from work than uni?

Reply 9

tangsiuje

2

I'll work as a revision tutor. 60 hours for £711, which works out at £11.85 per hour. Not bad eh...?! In eight days. Not wasting your time.

Reply 10

wednesburywench

2

I stick posters up for bands and give out flyers around the carling acadamy. I get to see a free gig, usually meet the bands, and also recieve 10 pound + an hour for the work! The other day i stuck up 80 posters, it took me 1 hour exactly and got 40 quid :biggrin:

Reply 11

AT82

wednesburywench

I stick posters up for bands and give out flyers around the carling acadamy. I get to see a free gig, usually meet the bands, and also recieve 10 pound + an hour for the work! The other day i stuck up 80 posters, it took me 1 hour exactly and got 40 quid :biggrin:

It is also ilegal and it can land you in big trouble. Certainly in Manchester they are fining people a lot for that, in some cases even crinimal damage.

I worked as a web developer when I was uni, the work was patchy but the pay was between £7.50 and £12 an hour depending on what the project was.

Reply 12

Hannahk16

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someone i know gets paid loads..not sure how much like (can find out if u want lol) :p:

for packing things in boxes, not sure what she packs either :redface:

something like phones maybe.. she says its the most boring job everrr but pays reli good while at uni...

Reply 13

Knogle

16

Just note about being a medical guinea pig - it's EXTREMELY dangerous.

One wrong move and you could end up paralysed, spelling the end to your dreams and career ambitions.

Personally I would never do something as risky of that. It's not sensible.

Reply 14

Tarts_n_Vicars

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Sounds a little like panicking in the wake of recent medical experiments....

On the whole they are extremely safe, if you think of all the tests that go on - when have you ever heard, other than the recent one, of the patients being hospitalised for life threatening adverse reactions?! Permanent damage and extreme side effects are rare, and participants are paid well for their time....so if you can get the work....why not

Reply 15

Ana

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Exam marking looks fairly lucrative - saw an advert today from AQA, looking for people with enough sense to mark GCSE exam papers. Think it was just a trial, but £175 for 3 days isn't to be sneezed at!

Reply 16

wednesburywench

2

it's not illegal mod....its around the railings outside the acadamy, already agreed with the venue not just around public places. They aint an unreputable organisation, iv worked for the artic monkeys, we are scientists and the rakes. I dont think those bands would pay someone to stick their posters and promos illegally.

Reply 17

lukeyboy

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telesales is quite well paid, £10 p/h + commision where i live (cheshire for the moment *whistles the great escape*) but on the downside you have to take a lot of **** of people.....