Hi Legends
want to get some insight about any booming skill/course/degree which is possible to take while i continue my 9-5 life. This will be to increase my skills and getting to an industry which can pay back well if not great. I am 31 yrs old married and a kid. I do have small savings which i am looking to make it the down-payment for a mortgage.
TL;DR version:
You don't need a degree to earn the same money as someone with a degree
I dont mind getting upskilled anyway. not necessarily a degree
Upskilling is all well & dandy, just be sure it's something you can make use of and that it's something you want to do. Don't go into it thinking " If I have this Cert 4 I'll get a job tomorrow :D"
great suggestion but i feel I am not doing much to my abilities. want to add up something to feel good about it and potentially that will increase finance as well
Is english not your first language? If you aren't very fluent you will struggle regardless of education
that is my dilemma as well. education aside but even being fluent and working in a customer service role (non stop fluent English with different people) i dont have the accent and not the same vocab.
@zhk89: I see that you post a-lot about getting another job and investing.
I think you need to realistically set your expectations, my friend.
This late into your life & career you don't have many options for growth, go work in the transport industry, lots of money to be made, the only degree you need is doing good work.
It's very easy to fall into the trap of education = money.
Unfortunately friend, those options you mention have probably long sailed for you
Good luck mate
@rubb3rchick3n: 31 isn’t particularly late in life. Changing career, is definitely still an option. Lots of other things will impact whether OP is successful or not but I don’t think age is a huge barrier in this case.
@morse: I agree morse. I know people who changed paths, did an architecture degree in his 30s, now in early 40s owning a self-designed 2 million dollar house (not native Australian). Also personally know people in their 40s studying to become a doctor. Don't get put down by others, it really is up to what you make of it and if you follow through. If you're half-arsed about it or expect a get-rich-quick solution then it probably won't happen.
First, you are not being honest about to yourself. You have failed to adequately appraise your own abilities and strengths. It really sounds like you expect to do a course and be hooked up instantly to a high paying awesome job. Well, join queue the hundreds of millions on earth who expect the same thing. Can you do high level theoretical physics? Can you sell ice to eskimos? Can you code like a ninja? Do you have high level interpersonal skills to grease your way the corporate ladder? My guess if that you undertook an MBA because you felt it was the credential to ease your way into a seat warmer job which added no real value and consisted of talking crap to people but now you are blaming your accent on your lack of career progress. I've a quite a few people who have corporate power jobs with English as a second language but they had to grind it out beyond 9 to 5 and are still doing it and took some career risks so its not impossible. There are millions of people like you with no compelling value proposition than to look good on paper. Maybe you should consider your approach.
Climate crisis will increase, environmental destruction will increase, pollution will increase, bushfires will increase, population will increase, trash will increase in the future. Any services offering solutions for these problems will do fine.
I would suggest, not to go chasing rainbows - by the time you get the "new" (fad) skill, there will be many of you to compete for the same role/job.
If you do choose a subject area to develop, I think it would be your "luck" if it booms or have high demand.
Maybe look at how you can develop your current skills into more advance levels or roles… unless it's a "dying" job area.
Disability industry related. NDIS and aged care is not going away.
True, but these roles have historically been underpaid and have unpleasant work conditions. Time will tell if this will change.
Buy a house, stay with the job and keep saving, when you've got enough for another deposit, buy another and rent the first one out, in your spare time learn how to do manual things. Carpentry, welding,plumbing etc. Keep buying houses and renting them. Not new ones, ones you can fix up and rent out. When you have ten, you can go for a holiday cruise with your wife and kids.
What is your current position, and current skills/qualifications?
i am in customer services role / taking calls . qualifications are in Business Admin (graduate) but never get role on that.
Someone will abuse me for this, but work on your English skills. You won't get a role in admin without very passable English.
If you want out of where you are, and are good with people, there are lots of roles in disability assistance/mental health/etc, some of which will also be government roles. Lots of roles that even if they need a qualification, you can still apply and get it as long as you are studying.
I think there was a long debate re this on a previous post by OP. Bit of déjà vu going on here.
@morse: Oh haha I didn't even realise, I said the same thing to him and he told me I was wrong, yet here we are.
Whats Trending Tomorrow?
Quick doc, fire up the Delorean.
i am in customer services role / taking calls . qualifications are in Business Admin (graduate) but never get role on that.
Do you want to WFH and are you motivated to spend the 6 to 12 months learning technical skills in a nascent industry?
yes
yes why not. whats the go plz?
Have a look at learning Substrate, Rust, Solidity or Haskell/Plutus.
Udemy has free courses that may help you started.
Healthcare, specifically healthcare administration or finance with your existing background.
I posted a little more detail when you asked a similar but different question a while ago https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/583066 I think you could do well trying to get into a public service job. Even an entry level admin job in the organisation I work for pays $15-20k more a year than what you’re earning now (presuming you haven’t had a pay rise).
thanks much for the suggestion. i shall start searching for them and no rise in pay since my last post
Which city / state do you live in?
Melbourne
@zhk89: Ah, okay, I don’t know as much about VIC. But this is their gov job search page
https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.jobs…
Here’s an example of a job you might have the skills for which pays a bit more than your current
https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-multiple
Just after a very quick look
There’s also fed gov jobs based in Melbourne https://www.apsjobs.gov.au/s/
If you can have someone look at your CV and application if you decide to apply for anything.
Definitely don't do a MBA.
My cleaner has one. He's still looking for a proper job.
Just do computer science. Tech is the future.
Space
a space boom is coming, arguably it has started
both globally and in Australia
also don't take offence at people's suggestion to work on your english language skills
even if you are a skilled fluent english speaker and listener, your english writing skills have room for improvement
consider making language learning and practice a permanent part of your schedule - there is always room for improvement and it doesn't just have to be english all the time
also consider industries where your existing multilingual skills would be an asset
space is one of those by the way
If you're earning less than an upper professional income (ie a few hundred an hour +) then have a think about whether your personal strengths, and knowledge and skills developed through hobbies, might overlap with a service (as an informal consultant). Gardening? Home maintenance? Primary, secondary, or tertiary education? Networking and security, setting up someone's wifi, cameras, etc?
Charge a decent rate, increase it over time. $100ph(ish?)
Yes, people will definitely pay $100 an hour for a gardener 🙄
You know what they say, a fool's missus and a fool's money are easily parted.
I am in a similar situation and it is never too late to switch career. I'm turning 33 this year, working 8-5pm, Married and has just enrolled into Uni starting on year 1 on a 3 years Bachelor degree. I do also have a small saving which will be used for house deposit, only difference between us is that I don't have a kid.
My suggestion to you are the same as many above, chase your interest, chase your dream, but don't go chasing money. I have spent my last 10 years in the automotive and finance industry, chasing money everyday, and got nothing but cut and bruises.
Still making decent income now, but perhaps due to Covid, made me rethink how I want to live my life. Hence I am willing to sacrifice what I have right now to pursue my passion, starting from the beginning (with my wife support of course).
Trying to catch up on time lost, I am seeking cadetship in the industry which is a lot lower wage compare to what I am earning now, but compare to the experience you can gain, I believe it will worth it.
So don't expect you can just jump to a completely different industry with a degree, but demanding a pay similar to some who has been in for 10 years, you have to be prepare to start from the bottom again.
Good luck to you, and I wish all turns out well for you. You cannot recover lost time, so take some time and think carefully what you want to do.
Wouldn't waste your time or money , if you want a job for money's sake and not as a passion then higher education (particularly at age 31) is a waste of time.
Use that energy climbing the corporate ladder with experience rather than education