What career pays £50K that involves science?

Yeah exactly that's what I thought-science doesn't really give much hold to the level of salary i'm looking for but I know that finance and computing does.
Damn, so annoyed. I guess i'll keep searching, maybe settle for a 40-45Kjob if there is any :frown:

Honestly, I'm in the same situation. Every science I have looked into has poor job prospects unless you're on a phd or a professor lol. And any others like pharmacy, are just **** im every aspect lol. Life sucks

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harrysbar

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Original post by AlwaysBroke.

I have read that Maths and Physics are required in order to get into courses that lead onto such jobs? I have neither, are there other ways to get in? I wouldn't like to spend no more than 5 years max in uni and thats pushing it

Yup, you need maths and physics for engineering - it's not the right path for you with Bio, Chem and Psychology.

Have you thought about teaching? I know people always think it's badly paid but teachers can easily get onto salaries of about 40k and can reach 50k plus if they take on extra responsibilities such as head of department - plus there's a good pension, etc

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DarthRoar

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Original post by AlwaysBroke.

Yeah exactly that's what I thought-science doesn't really give much hold to the level of salary i'm looking for but I know that finance and computing does.
Damn, so annoyed. I guess i'll keep searching, maybe settle for a 40-45Kjob if there is any :frown:

Yeah don't do CS degree without CS A-Level, that's a trainwreck. Finance/business/economics will require A-Level maths anywhere decent, as will Engineering. Not very good A-Level choices tbh.

Best bet is probably study chemistry, and try to get into oil & oil related industries that often pay well. That's probably your sole option with those A-Levels.

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PossiblyNotGod

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Original post by DarthRoar

Yeah don't do CS degree without CS A-Level, that's a trainwreck. Finance/business/economics will require A-Level maths anywhere decent, as will Engineering. Not very good A-Level choices tbh.

Best bet is probably study chemistry, and try to get into oil & oil related industries that often pay well. That's probably your sole option with those A-Levels.

Lol no it isn't. I didn't do a CS A-Level... or a CS Bachelors but I'm doing it for a phd after a masters.

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DarthRoar

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Original post by XOR_

Lol no it isn't. I didn't do a CS A-Level... or a CS Bachelors but I'm doing it for a phd after a masters.

You're doing a CS masters and phd without ever studying it before? You're going straight into masters-level programming and computing theory without ever having done even the basics? Wat.

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PossiblyNotGod

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What about Neuroscience OP? you're doing all the ingredients for it.

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PossiblyNotGod

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Original post by DarthRoar

You're doing a CS masters and phd without ever studying it before? You're going straight into masters-level programming and computing theory without ever having done even the basics? Wat.

I had self-studied it in parts but never did the degree. Youtube will give most of the knowledge you could get out of a CS degree anyway. I'd almost say if you can't self-study CS you're going to be bad at it.

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AlwaysBroke.

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Original post by DarthRoar

Yeah don't do CS degree without CS A-Level, that's a trainwreck. Finance/business/economics will require A-Level maths anywhere decent, as will Engineering. Not very good A-Level choices tbh.

Best bet is probably study chemistry, and try to get into oil & oil related industries that often pay well. That's probably your sole option with those A-Levels.

Thanks, another user above mentioned stuff to do with oil/petroleum. Seems quite rewarding in terms of salary hehe!

Again I think I mentioned before, I think I regret dropping CS for A-level now :frown:

It was fairly fun and relaxing but of course we were only introduced to the course till December before I dropped it so idk presently. I guess I could do a separate course outside of school, but in reality this is all chat and I doubt I will go ahead. User said he self-taught himself CS so maybe during free time I can learn some basic foundations and maybe develop it, if all sh*t hits the fan haha?

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username1539513

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Strong username to post ratio

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DarthRoar

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Original post by AlwaysBroke.

User said he self-taught himself CS so maybe during free time I can learn some basic foundations and maybe develop it, if all sh*t hits the fan haha?

Yes, it's possible to self teach. However it's difficult not only in the material but in the lack of direction, and it would be hard not to let your grades suffer from additional workload. If you can demonstrate knowledge and interest it'd be possible to get into a CS degree and do well, though you may struggle to get into the most prestigious places.

It may be worth it, CS pays fairly well and petroleum/oil industries aren't going anywhere in the long term. Don't underestimate how much you'd need to learn. If you can't program in multiple languages at high level by the time you start, you're in for a rough time!

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username4467868

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Engineering is a bad choice if you just want the money or you have good grades. Everything that will be asked of you at uni and in industry will be about you being interested in engineering and wanting to think about engineering, rather than being particularly "clever". It's quite hard to be really good at it if you just see it as a job. This is true for fields like CS too.

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AlwaysBroke.

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The more I come back to this thread, the more uncertain I become. Its essentially aim high and earn high or fail and earn low with no inbetween.

Coming from a 100% financially insecure family with huge stress on what I become it's easy to fall into the trap of doing stuff for the money and not for what I love.

Thing is though, I simply don't have any passion for any profession AT ALL. I have a passion for my skills; I like using my hands (dexterity) application of knowledge and have an all round love for science! However, it seems to me that the jobs available other than Med/Dentistry are vague, have unsocial hours and low pay and from a distance, looks appealing (e.g. pharmacy) but when you come closer, it really isn't.

It really is a hit or miss in this side. I really am thinking of taking the gap year and hitting finance or CS side.

Either way not everything is lost yet! I still have my predicted grades to achieve and it all rides on this really. If I don't achieve this, I will see what the future entails. Thanks everybody for bringing up ideas anywhom!

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TSR Undergrad

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NHS Scientist Training Programme. £29,000 to start

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c_bendelow

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Medicine definetly, I’m doing it and it’ll be right up your street with them a levels

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ethancruise15

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In the current NHS environment, doing Medicine for any reason other than being utterly passionate about the subject is not going to work out in the long run. It seems that you are particularly interested in salary, it's not an abnormal thing to want to do something primarily for the money, as it brings freedom to do things you genuinely are passionate about outside of work. Going into something Finance related is sure to be high paying and there is no exclusive degree requirement.

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Not the answer youre looking for but really theres more to life than making lots of money and theres ways to make money alongside your main job. Just go for something youre interested in, a decent stem degree means you probably will find a decent paying job, even if its not 50k, it would be enough to lead a fulfilled life.
Also just because you do a degree for a hugh paying job it doesnt mean youll get very far with it, or even get the job you want

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username4467868

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Original post by AlwaysBroke.

The more I come back to this thread, the more uncertain I become. Its essentially aim high and earn high or fail and earn low with no inbetween.

Coming from a 100% financially insecure family with huge stress on what I become it's easy to fall into the trap of doing stuff for the money and not for what I love.

Thing is though, I simply don't have any passion for any profession AT ALL. I have a passion for my skills; I like using my hands (dexterity) application of knowledge and have an all round love for science! However, it seems to me that the jobs available other than Med/Dentistry are vague, have unsocial hours and low pay and from a distance, looks appealing (e.g. pharmacy) but when you come closer, it really isn't.

It really is a hit or miss in this side. I really am thinking of taking the gap year and hitting finance or CS side.

Either way not everything is lost yet! I still have my predicted grades to achieve and it all rides on this really. If I don't achieve this, I will see what the future entails. Thanks everybody for bringing up ideas anywhom!

I'd say Engineering is probably your best bet, but do some research into what careers there are within Engineering. It's only 3 years and it leaves you with a valuable qualification that opens door to many industries, and it gives you a chance to do things with your hands. There are different fields of eng like Chem. Eng which may be more to your liking (I did EE). If you just want money, sales and banking are an option, and you can get a banking job with a degree in Engineering.

Original post by ethancruise15

In the current NHS environment, doing Medicine for any reason other than being utterly passionate about the subject is not going to work out in the long run. It seems that you are particularly interested in salary, it's not an abnormal thing to want to do something primarily for the money, as it brings freedom to do things you genuinely are passionate about outside of work. Going into something Finance related is sure to be high paying and there is no exclusive degree requirement.

Also Med is an all or nothing proposition. You have to really want to be a doctor, and you've got to stick at it for the best part of a decade I think 3 year undegrad, 2 medicine, 2 junior, 7 specialisation I think it is.

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harrysbar

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Original post by TomBomo

I'd say Engineering is probably your best bet, but do some research into what careers there are within Engineering. It's only 3 years and it leaves you with a valuable qualification that opens door to many industries, and it gives you a chance to do things with your hands. There are different fields of eng like Chem. Eng which may be more to your liking (I did EE). If you just want money, sales and banking are an option, and you can get a banking job with a degree in Engineering.

If you did Engineering yourself, how do you not know that you need Maths and Physics for it?