A UNIVERSITY degree isn’t everything when it comes to landing a successful job – one “winning” pathway could see you earn £50k a year.
Advances in tech and robotics can make it seem as if manual labour jobs are becoming redundant, but one career is still worth a bet on.
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Ricky Sharma, director of Engineering Real Results, which specialises in training courses for practical jobs, said electricians can earn tens of thousands of pounds a year without entering into higher education.
Someone in the role will earn an average salary of £33,636, but this can rise to between £45k to £50k depending on where you’re based and demand in the local area.
Not only that, but the average salary for electricians rose by 3.4% from 2021 to 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics.
It is also the highest-paying trade when compared to plumbing, carpentry and painting.
Ricky said: “There’s no doubt in my mind that if I was changing careers right now, I would be looking at the electrical industry.