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Your degree doesn't determine your job, unless it's a regulatory requirement e.g. architecture, medicine, etc.
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Picking a job solely based on pay is a recipe for disaster; do what you love doing first.
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Not all high paying jobs require a degree. If you wanted, you can pick a high paying job without any qualifications if you can do the job well
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Just because you have a degree in a particular subject, does not mean you are ever guaranteed a job at the end of it especially in the industry that you want
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Employers offering a number of high paying roles can accept people from any background with any degree, so long you have the necessary qualifications (usually professional, not academic)
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There are a million and one different factors when it comes to hiring, and your degree is probably the least important factor
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Computer science and software engineering
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Maths and Statistics
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Economics and MORSE
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Finance, financial engineering, financial mathematics, actuarial science
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Data science, data analysis, business analysis
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Anything in business expect for financial mathematics and actuarial science (for obvious reasons)
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Law
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Anthropology
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Archaeology
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Sociology and criminology
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Most psychology degrees
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Most degrees in nutrition
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Some degrees in creative writing and English literature
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Nonquantiative economics degrees
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Education
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Theology
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Politics
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Philosophy
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Linguistics
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Agriculture
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Some art and design degrees, including architecture
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Some geography degrees (usually ones with emphasis on human geography)
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Some history degrees
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Film
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Game design
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Hospitality
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Property and urban planning
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Journalism
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Media studies
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Nursing
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Paramedic science
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Social work
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Look through the job profiles of the sort of jobs that you want first from sites such as: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers, https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/sectors, and https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles (or the equivalent for your country if you're based outside of the UK)
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Look at the entry requirements for those professions
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Think through if you need a degree or whether it's helpful to have a degree
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Look at the entry requirements of the approved degrees that you need for the profession
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Check to see if you meet the necessary requirements with your A Levels
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