It’s a difficult decision to make as to what the best career choice is and where your skills will take you but below is some examples of good jobs and careers for women.
#1 Doctor or Physician
If you have a strong medical background and have had an ambition to be a doctor or a physician then with some hard work and dedication you could have a career for life. You may be a doctor in a hospital or working from a GP surgery or health centre. It is a very demanding career path to take and one that could take you away from any outside life for a long time but in the end it will be worth it to have a great career.
Typically depending on the setting salaries start at £55,000 per annum.
Related: How to Become a Doctor
#2 Teacher
As a Teacher you will be qualified and have a PGCE to teach in whatever subject you are specialised in depending on what school setting and experience you have had through your training. Teaching can be very rewarding to see children go through the years of schooling and see what they choose to do at the end of their education.
Typically salaries start at £23,000 per annum depending on role and experience.
Related: How to Become a Teacher
#3 Nurse
As a Nurse you will have to train for many years and do a great deal of work experience before being qualified but you could then be a nurse in a hospital, school or private establishment. As a nurse you will work random shift patterns so will need to be flexible in your working times and you may have to work some overtime when departments are short staffed. You will have a very caring nature and enjoy looking after patients when they are sometimes at their worst.
Nursing salaries start from £22,000 per annum depending on hospital setting and experience.
Related: How to Become a Nurse
#4 Medical Scientist
As a medical scientist you will be involved in researching and studying products, medicines etc to find new ways of treating diseases etc. You will need to be educated to degree level to be in medical science and be good at researching and investigating.
Salaries start at 30,000 depending on experience.
#5 Psychologist
As a psychologist you will be good at listening and providing ways of helping patients/clients deal with their issues and problems through talking and cognitive and behavioural therapies. You will need to have a patient nature and be interested in helping people through difficult periods in their lives by delving into problems that they have maybe not talked about before.
Starting salaries for a psychologist is approx £35,000 per annum.
#6 Lawyer
As a Lawyer you will be representing clients in cases related to your area of specialism and researching and going over the facts necessary to represent clients in a court of law. You will need to be a confident communicator to work well as a lawyer and be able to research and keep up to date with the changes in law and how you can best win your cases.
Salaries start at £45,000 per annum.
#7 Pharmacist
As a Pharmacist you are responsible for the accuracy of giving out and dispensing medicines to patients with prescriptions. It is a very responsible position and where you need to pay attention to detail at all times. You will weigh different forms of medicine out in liquid or tablet format and dispense accordingly. You will also be responsible for the smooth running of the pharmacy and dealing with any new products and ways of working coming into the pharmacy.
Typically salaries for this role is between £30-40,000 per annum depending on
experience and setting of work.
#8 Insurance and Investment
If you work in an Insurance and or investment setting then you will be selling different policies to customers and trying to ensure that they keep their business with you. You will have a lot of experience in financial products and be a confident communicator who is able to sell to customers as well as provide help and advice through a potential claim or claim situation.
Typically salaries start at £25,000 per annum depending on skills and experience and size of company.
#9 Office Manager
The role of an Office Manager is one that requires great multi tasking skills and one that women mainly do rather than men. An Office Manager is usually the eyes and ears of an office dealing with most departments of the company and reporting into the Managing Director or Director of the business. You will need to be good at general administration and organising people and running the heart of any business. If an office behind the scenes does not run properly then the rest of the business areas suffer.
Typically salaries for this role start at £25,000 per annum depending on your previous experiences.
#10 Human Resources Manager
As a Human Resources Manager you will need to have exceptional listening and communicating skills. A HR Manager deals with every member of staff in a company and ensures that the business follows strict employment law procedures and acts in the best interests of the employees and the business as an equal balance. HR Managers act as a go between Directors and staff and try to keep the work force happy by introducing new initiatives and programmes to maintain and retain a happy work force.
Typically salaries start at £35,000 per annum for this role but this is dependent on the size of company and location as well as previous experience and skills and relevant qualifications.
