For someone that is going to finish high school Yr 12, what sort of job or career are there that is high paying, good job security and high in demand and relatively easy to get into
What Is The Best Career to Get into That Is High Paying?
LMaserati on 16/06/2015 - 14:54
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Hmmm, someone mentioned this as well but:
career are there that is high paying, good job security and high in demand and relatively easy to get into
If there is any career that fits that category, what makes you think that they'd want to hire you?
High paying and good job security alone will attract a lot of people, relatively easy to get into will do so more.
High in demand? Only way that the demand will not be met with such attractive options would be something like:- Really awful experiences in the job that people just wouldn't want to do without getting paid tonnes.
- Not many people know about it or even though it is easy to get into, you need qualifications.
Even if those categories are met, what do you bring onto the table that others do not offer?
Do you have a university degree? Do you have a special skill that not many own? If you want top 10% job, I think it's not unacceptable for them to demand top 10%.
If there's a job that pays high and is relatively easy to get into, wouldn't you expect everyone to go for said job then? Even if there's high demand, it'll be balanced by high supply, and that job will never have a relatively high paying wage/salary. Think you might be dreaming about Utopia haha.
Japan has a huge shortage of male in adult film industry. Pay really well and easy to get in
http://www.punemirror.in/news/world/Japanese-porn-industry-h…
"easy to get in" heh.
Jokes aside, I've heard that it's really hard work and the "skills" that's demanded from the producers are something not many have (so not exactly easy to get into).
Yeah..have to learn to do the "helicopter" trick,
:P I've heard that it's hard to get into because of the skills required like controlling the timing (Depending on what the AV is about, you'd need to be able to finish when the producer demands it, ranging like from 5 min ~ 1 hr). Multiple times a day is another criteria. Not being camera shy is another one that you need to be able to do. Also, I've heard that the pay isn't good, female pay is far better unless you go into gay pornography.
That's neat.
Depends on the hole
FIFA official of course.
Follow your passion and you'll never work a day in your life.
Solid advice
Would be true if his passion is literally "never work a day in his life". :)
YouTube video uploader
"She earns $8940/month working from home by using this bizarre trick"
its was good in early days now its not worth doing it.
I think I know what the trick is…
Undercover secret agent. Definitely pays a lot and you'll have access to fancy cars and gadgets (If all they show in James Bond movies is true) :)
On a serious note there is no one profession that is always in demand and high paying. It all depends on demand and supply. Even in the professions that are in high demand at the moment there are people earning $250k per annum and $50k per annum. You have to prove yourself and grab the right opportunities to get to the $250k per annum pay.
These days things are changing so fast that what's currently in high demand may not be attractive at all by the time you finish Uni. Choose a career path you are willing to work for rest of your life. You don't really need to worry about money, it will keep coming as long as you love your job and give your best.
Choose a career path you are willing to work for rest of your life.
This probably is harder now than ever before. Especially since the current forecasts are that there are going to be large shake outs with many jobs all in pursuit of increased productivity. All this means is that a lot of jobs will either change drastically, requiring significant retraining, or become redundant completely. In this day and age, young people have a lot less to look forward to when it comes to employment where the talk now is that after a few decades in the work force, you probably will have a career change and go in a different direction as your skills would be out of date by then.
Tradie and do lots of cash jobs.
and do your back? No thanks.
soft…what job isnt hard one way or another.
IT
Emotionally and Intellectual at times yes, but I'd like to still be able to kick a footy with my grandkids when I'm 60, let alone walk.
No offence, but IT? You cannot be serious.
@rodripa: Aside from boredom, the ever changing landscape which results in poor job security. Given job nature, most IT jobs can easily be outsourced overseas.
depends on the type of role. For example unless I was a programming God I'd never recommend doing programming as a career- way too many Indians and Chinese competing to a race to the bottom. Other jobs, for example onsite support and training seldom get outsourced overseas as you need some sort of physical presence, especially in large companies.
@JetLi: There's a huge shortage of software developers. The fear of obscurity is completely unfounded.
As you might have gathered from the replies, there are varied answers, and none are really right or wrong…
My background is in healthcare and from that point - don't do Medicine. There as has been mentioned a fair oversupply but beyond that, it involves a lot of study and commitment, and a lot of hard work and hours. There is a lot of stress and responsibility with increasing govt intrusion into the day to day running. There are more and more doctors and nurses retiring early, changing careers or dropping to part time work. The pay at the start isn't that great (an intern - just graduated doctor - gets less then a receptionist). But the pay does go up, but not as much as other fields like corporate, and once established the pay is good and allows a comfortable life for you and your family but not lavish as some people think.Other options - healthcare management - i.e managers and people involved in the running of hospitals, health care systems , etc - pretty good pay often more then doctors upto registrar level. The hours are supposedly good and fairly straight fwd to get into.
Other corporate and management roles are also fairly well paid for the work and responsibility you have, but may not have as much job security.Lawyers/Engineers are also in oversupply and not many positions.
Trades - can be good paying, but difficult at start up and again hard physical work.
IT work - a bit of oversupply, and again poor job security and pay very dependant on your skill.Politics - had good pay at the upper end, but difficult to get up to that level, and usually need some background i.e law before going to those levels.
As people have said, you need to look at what you're interested in and what you're good at. Every job ,to achieve a high salary involves you working hard, more then the others around you and being committed and good at it. It involves you studying or practicing your skill and putting in a lot of hours. There are no guarantees, and each job will involve risks and stresses. Just pick something you like, something you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life, and something you don't mind giving up your weekends and evening to do if needed.
Good luck.True, usually anyone at the high end (top 10% level or more) gets paid a lot no matter what the industry is in. At least, if you enjoy it a lot and spend more than 10 years in that industry (and become the top 10%), you'd usually end up in a position that earns you bread and gives you roof over your head (At least so I've heard from my dad, who has friends who went into archeology).
Hmm unless OP is actually interested in medicine?
The salary for an intern in WA is definitely not lower than a receptionist though and we have guaranteed intern positions for domestic students. Is it really that bad over east?
Nobody mentioned real estate agent? How much do they get paid?
more than they're actual worth.
Years ago Media Watch ran a a segment about how dirty this industry is
Real estate agents are just like used car salesmen.
Especially with the Dutch Auction!
I like to think of it as:
Real estate agent > used car salesmen > telemarketer
Actuary checking in
Ranked best paying job in 2015 by CareerCast in the States
Same source here, but SMH articleTypically ranked top 10 by WSJ:
2013
2014Source: I'm an actuary… and the biggest tightarse
What are your work related day-to-day tasks that you do? I've never met an actuary.
Plenty of problem solving. Most of our work is modelling for a future profile of payments for insurers, including analysing, pricing and reserving for risks.
Our main tools are Excel, VBA, SAS and R. Also important to note that we're not necessarily the monkeys in the background who only turn the handle to produce numbers; we also present to Boards, produce reports and liaise directly with key business stakeholders. In addition, we work with people from all walks of life and do a lot of advisory related work, as actuaries have (or purported to have) a sound understanding of finance, maths/statistics and problem solving.
I personally work for a consultancy.
+1 for actuarial. Growing demand + small profession = good job security. If you get sick of insurance/investment/finance the skills transfer to lots of other areas. Can work pretty much anywhere worldwide, as the qualifications transfer easily and there are lots of global companies that use actuaries. Work is challenging and interesting. I personally work for an insurance company / bank.
You do a 3-4 year degree, then another 2-4 years of study while working. Time taken depends on how many exams you fail, with failure rates about 70% for the latter exams (hence the 'hard to get into' part). Work pays study fees and bonuses related to passes.
Pays well straight out of uni, and really really well once you finish study.
The exams are the tough part, but worst case if you get sick of the exams you can just stop doing them and keep working in actuarial anyway. You'd still get good money as a non-qualified Actuary. Alternatively you'd just move into accounting or finance; if you made it through even half the actuarial material, then most other financial coursework becomes a breeze (there are plenty of esoteric jokes about failed actuaries being the best accountants).
Should mention as well that you don't have to do any of the coursework at uni - so if you don't get into uni courses there are other ways of getting into the field (albeit expensive).
isn't it pretty difficult to get entry into those actuary courses?
It actually is. It's quite difficult to meet the criteria in full; "high paying, good job security and high in demand and relatively easy to get into".
Actuarial is probably a 10/10 for the first three, but it's quite hard to get into
if I decide to pursue a career in actuary,what's the best pathway? go to uni? undergraduate or post-grad studies? or CFA maybe?
Do a generic Business/IT Degree, join a Bank/Financial Institution as a Project Manager / Business Analyst, start contracting after a few years if you are good enough - guaranteed 180k.
Sell Herbalife or Isagenix. You'll get ripped and and make $10k a month working from home part time!
Actually if you really want to get rich from apyramidMulti Level Marketing scheme you need be at the topof the pyramid.I still remember around 10 years ago a friend of friend started a pyramid scheme. End result, she and her family had to change their name and go into hiding after their home was fire-bombed. Also their pet dog was decapitated and left on their doorstep.
Whilst I think the people who run pyramid schemes are the salt of the earth, that is an unfortunate outcome for her.
Salt of the Earth actually describes a good, honest person
They could still make it rich - sell the script to hollywood.
What are you hobbies?
See if you can get a job which has something to do with what you enjoy doing in your spare time. That way you wont get sick of your job.
High end enterprise sales in IT industry pay very well. IT will take some time to get there, but I know people who have OTE of over 200k. There are many downsides though. There is constant pressure to hit your number, job security is questionable, restructuring is a constant challenge.
This is what I do for work, but you need to be thick skinned and OK with your head potentially being on the chopping block every quarter. I've thrived under the pressure, but it comes down to each individual.
It takes years of experience and success in order for a company to assign enterprise accounts to you. Expect to start a sales career with a low base and assigned small sized businesses. This means you only bring in smaller deals and therefore less commission. Bonuses for hitting targets won't be amazing either early on.
Sticking it out for a few years and working your way up is when it becomes lucrative.
More a question of what you want to do with your life mate. You can make good money in any industry, particularly if you're enthusiastic about what you do.
Absolutely this!
You will earn more doing something you enjoy and are good at than something you are indifferent about or at worst hate.
You will work harder and become a specialist with great referrals etc.Not to mention, you risk being fired for not performing well if you don't like your work.
OP, the best advice is to select a career where your enjoy what you're doing. You only live once, and you'll be working the best part of the next 40-50 years. In Australia, there is a good safety net for low income earners (universal healthcare, PBS etc), and a strong democracy to back it up.
The advice about a gap year is a great idea, once you're several years down the track there will be no turning back.
A fulfilling career often doesn't involve university studies, if anything nowadays university is just a waste of three years of your life.
Good luck, and remember to enjoy life.
What's booming at the moment?…Property. If you don't have any major passions/interests, anything property related would be a pretty safe bet I reckon. There's always a shortage of 'quality' tradesmen or you can be a project manager/architect/engineer if you want to be less hands on. That would be my area of focus if I was finishing Yr 12.
I'd stay away from architecture if you want to earn a decent dollar. You fees get squeeze by developer like nobody's business and there's no professional body to hold the fees up like doctors and lawyers. One architect would undercut another until the fees is not enough to do the job properly.
That will never happen to a doctor undercutting another doctor's fees. Then realise the fees is only enough to do half the oeperation!
Anesthetist seems to make a lot of money for very little work.
Willy, I'm an Anaesthetics Registrar, and I can tell you that resuscitating trauma patients, dealing with arrests, anaphylaxis, haemorrhage, night shifts, and an exam with a pass rate of <50% is hard work, just so the quality of Anaesthesia in Australia is one of the safest on the world. Anaesthesia have one of the highest suicide rates in the medical specialties, proportional to the stresses of the profession.
We're like the CIA. If we did "very little work", that's when you'd REALLY notice ;)
Trying to OZbargain for a good life?…. :D
People smuggler.
Phlebotomist ?
I know a few and the pay is baaaaddd. Too many for too few jobs
Banking, anything in banking and you can get 100k plus after a 5+ years. Also IT security has some crazy money being thrown at it these days. I know a few security people getting close to 200k plus sales bonuses
Seriously, you'll make more money by not working in a 9-5 job. Go follow your passion and learn to make money from it.
Remember a 'normal' job is capped and you'll spend the rest of your life trying to get to the highest pay grade.
You probably want to get into a job in HR or recruiting, they seem to get paid heaps, have no real skills and seem to have more power than upper management.
You can score any career that you desired….all you really need is………….."Connections".
"Relatively easy to get into"
This is dangerous thinking. Everything that is easy to get into is hard to get out.
Everything that is hard to get into is easy to get out.Studying to be a doctor is hard, but when you finish, life is easy in any country any century.
Studying to be a builder or waitress is easy, but your life may not be easy.It is predicted that by 2050 all entry level jobs are replaced by robots or mechanic.
It is also predicted that by then 50% of uni graduates would be unemployed.For example:
Do you work as a driver? Probably soon the cars would self drive.
Do you work as waitress or customer service at fast food? Self service machines are plenty now.Doctor is a job that forever green, because people (especially in Australia) are rich and getting richer, and they dont want to die, and willing to pay whatever amount to extend their lives.
Lawyer is another one, but the law isnt the same in all country, so it means your skill is limited to one country.Law is not limited to one country as you simply retrain in that area. You don't need to study an entirely new degree.
But, yes, it is important to state you need education. But, every professional has refresher courses - all those conferences etc.You don't need to study entirely new degree, that's true.
What I mean is the refresher course for law or accountant is harder than medical.
A country's law can be very different from one to another.
While medical is pretty much the same, just the diseases and the procedure may be different.
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For someone just out of high school a safe role would be almost any job in the defense forces, move your way up the ranks by being good at what you do for more moneys, that's heaps of commitment thought. Most young people who do this never know what to do with the money after 3 years and waste it on a car then crash it.
Uncapped commission only sale roles can be a great way to earn large amounts quick when you're just out of high school (Seen many door knockers earn $3000 plus a week regularly) but not for the unmotivated or noncompetitive. Just don't get tied down to one industry, a great salesman always up skills himself and his earning potential while being a opportunist.
Down the normal boring study path, dentist is the way to go. Earn top $$$, no one wants to study it and the work isn't back breaking.
There's actually a oversupply of dentists in Australia at the moment, and the demand for study is just really high, hence why its hard to get into.
Not as easy as people think, the work literally is back breaking as most dentists retire early due to back problems (bad ergonomics)
I highly recommend checking out 80,000 Hours (e.g. their TEDx talk: To find work you love, don't follow your passion). Their recommended top careers, based on the latest research, are as follows:
Very promising, but extremely competitive and risky:
- Founding effective non-profits (international development)
- Party politics (UK)
- Tech entrepreneurship
- Trading in quantitative hedge funds
Promising:
Hmm, you r gonna ask yourself(or maybe your parents) why can't u(they) making enough $ to let u sit your ass in a Ferrari and have some hot girls surrounding u.
I think I just read somewhere that a defining characteristic of today's highest paying positions is that very few peopled predicted them.
I want to avoid working as much as possible but still earn enough to be happy … if everyone could do it it'd be easy. I have no idea really … other than I would avoid careers that pay very highly but require large amounts of money to be spent on appearances. Apparently the reason plumbers retire wealthier than lawyers is that plumbers don't spend money on expensive vehicles, homes + appliances, offices, secretaries etc. to be a part of their peer group.
this will probably get lost somewhere below all the comments, but from my perspective as a medical student, not all of medicine is as glamorous as it seems on tv, news etc. Going into medicine, I was interested and believed I would enjoy studying medicine, money, stability and prestige etc.
But now halfway through my degree, I realise there is a crap ton of stuff that no one really tells you about medicine. Like ridiculous hours; on call on nights and weekends; dealing with death and tragedy; 5, 6 or 7 years at university, followed by another 6+ years training in public hospitals (don't expect to fully specialise until you are 30). Starting families is a whole another discussion, especially if you're female.
Not everyone in medicine gets to live that high income, glamorous life in hear about, especially some specialties. Everyone has the opportunity to, but god do you have to work for it, and compete against everyone else to get into those high demand high paying specialties.
An anecdote, my sister started her grad job (not medicine) at $75k with bonuses this year, whereas I'm going to be expecting $60-65k when I graduate. Also my friends start working after 4 years of university whereas I've got to more years at uni, and so many training years in hospital.
i still enjoy it, and will finish my degree, but at times I have thought otherwise.
yeah, so study hard in year 12, and commit yourself for the rest of your life if you do med.porn star? lol
Surprised that no one has mentioned the drug trade:
+ Work own hours
+ High paying
+ Low entry barriers
+ Lucrative exit opportunitiesPotentially deadly exit opportunities? :P
Software development. Do a comp sci degree over 3 years full time, meet new people, learn new things, then choose to work for one of Atlassian, Microsoft, Facebook, Uber etc. Nobody I know who graduated in their comp sci degree at UNSW is jobless. Graduate pay is very good and often comes with perks. Exception is those who went on to do research - they get paid peanuts.
Only caveat is that you need to be interested, because otherwise it'll show. If you're not then you're better off switching degrees.
I didn't see plant operator. For construction you could earn $100k or mining $140k. It's long hours but you can earn good dollars. Helps if you know someone in the business though. Save enough to set you up then do whatever you want.
Quantity surveying
I'm an engineer and unemployed.
It was good when there was work… :)Receiver and Administrator.
I don't know what qualifications they have but they get to charge a sh!tload when a company becomes insolvent. These folks smile dryly at you while charging $200/hour for their receptionist, "c'mon 40% of your 10years long service leave is not that bad". The unsecured creditors rarely ever get a cent.Make a career out of something you love and will never have to work a day in your life.
Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life because that field probably isn't hiring
Geologist.
Easiest to get into are Sales Jobs, base rate is usually on the low side, but meet/exceed your targets and commissions/bonusses add up very quickly but they also expect you to have no life whatsoever and you need to be the right personality to succeed.No geologist jobs around now mining & gas companies are not booming.
Definitely pollies, bar none. You can be a complete idiot who doesn't know anything, totally shameless, bankrupt this country like Rudd, Gillard, Shorten. After a short sting walk away with huge pension and lots of perks for life ! If don't feel like retirement can get a job in abattoir or as bull fighters cause they are so good at backstabbing.
Rudd, Gillard, Shorten
How does Shorten make that list while Abbott/Hockey - who are the ones (supposedly) in charge and are failing just as bad, if not worse, than Gillard/Rudd - don't rate a mention?
The one financial "success" of the Abbott/Hockey regime has been to remove a major source of income from the budget (Carbon tax) whilst keeping all the flipside redistribution of the money they're no longer collecting. How is that not bankrupting the country?
If you collect less tax, you ought to give less money away, especially when the giveaways were directly linked to a tax you've dumped!
It's so bad that everyone here is telling the kid to go get a job and work for someone. How about learning how to start your own business and make even more money? Just goes to show the mentality in Australia is to be a cookie cutter. Yeah it's hard and whatnot but he is young and has time to learn.
Because experience. You don't get any starting a business straight out of school.
So then you create your own experience by making mistakes and fixing them. A lot of people have made money without any experience. I was reading about a guy who built web games for three years and has made all of his $200,000+ purely online.
Apples & oranges
You can afford to make learning mistakes when all you are doing is programming a video game with the intention to sell it at some point. You have nobody to answer to nor any customers until the product is complete
You cannot do so when those same kinds of mistakes are happening "live" in a customers home while working on their audio system or PC. If you stuff up, you can't just say "whoops" and delete it. You become financially responsible for it.
Programming is one of the very few careers where you could start a business with nothing. Just about every career I can think of, either requires some amount of seed capital, and has significant barriers to entry.
You will make more money from passion and ambition in an average paying industry than mediocracy in a high paying profession.
I studied Medicine without any burning passion to be a doctor.
Most of my earnings have come from my passions and not my medical career.