Careers & National Average

Going Further WE HAVE A FANTASTIC WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE ROUTE TO YOUR PERFECT CAREER.. www.knowyourway.co.uk Hourly Rate UK Average Doctor £31.84 Solicitor £ 24.12 Marketing Manager £21.17 Accountant £18.48 Pharmacist £18.42 Police Officer £17.17 Journalist £15.33 Musician £14.98 Firefighter £14.02 Graphic Designer £11.99 National average rate = £9.35 Sales Assistant £6.15 Doctor DOCTORS WORK IN MANY HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN BOTH THE NHS AND IN PRIVATE CLINICS AND HOSPITALS. STARTING SALARY: JUNIOR DOCTORS £33,000 - £44,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: £44,000 - £150,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/SIXTHFORM_ALEVELS.HTML (A LEVELS AND PARTICULARLY SCIENCE A LEVELS REQUIRED) Solicitor A SOLICITOR MAY WORK ON ALL KINDS OF LEGAL MATTERS, FROM HOUSE PURCHASES TO DEFENCE OF PEOPLE ACCUSED OF CRIMES; FROM SELLING A CORPORATION TO DRAFTING A WILL OR TRUST. SOLICITORS MAY ALSO REPRESENT CLIENTS IN ALL COURTS. STARTING SALARY: £17,000 - £19,000 TRAINED SALARY: £30,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: UP TO £150,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/VOCATIONAL_BUSINESS.HTML Marketing Manager THE ROLE OF A MARKETING PROFESSIONAL CAN BE VARIED AND DEMANDING, SINCE MARKETING COVERS ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM ADVERTISING TO MEDIA RELATIONS. STARTING SALARY: £20-000 - £28,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: £100,000 AVERAGE SALARY: £25,000 - £55-000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/BUSINESS STUDIES.HTML Accountant ACCOUNTANTS WORK WITH AND HAVE EXPERT UNDERSTANDING OF A WIDE RANGE OF FINANCIAL QUESTIONS, ISUES AND PROCEDURES. THEY WORK IN MANY DIFFERENT SETTINGS RANGING FROM SMALL HIGH STREET ACCOUNTING FIRMS TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. STARTING SALARY: £23,000 - £28,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: £40,000 - £55,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/BUSINESS_STUDIES.HTML Pharmacists PHARMACISTS ARE SPECIALISTS IN OFFERING ADVICE ON THE DISPENSATION OF MEDICINAL DRUGS, USUALLY PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS. STARTING SALARY: £21,000 - £27,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: £33,000 - 44,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/COURSES_SCIENCE.HTML Police Officer POLICE OFFICERS ARE RECRUITED AS TRAINEE POLICE CONSTABLES, PC'S WORK IN ALL ASPECTS OF POLICING, INCLUDING PREVENTING AND INVESTIGATING CRIME, MAINTAINING PUBLIC ORDER AND PROTECTING PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. STARTING SALARY: £22,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: £40,000 OR EVEN £50,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/COURSES_PUBLIC_SERVICES.HTML Journalist REPORTERS RESEARCH AND WRITE ARTICLES FOR PRINT, TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET. STARTING SALARY: £15,000 - £20,000 TRAINED SALARY: £20,000 - 40,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: RISING TO £100,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/SIXTHFORM ALEVELS.HTML Musician MUSIC CAREERS SPAN FROM PEOPLE WHO REPAIR AND TUNE INSTRUMENTS TO LYRICISTS AND PERFORMERSs. AVERAGE WAGE PER HOUR: £14.98 - RISING TO HIGHER SALARIES DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/VOCATIONAL_COURSES_MUSIC.HTML Firefighter FIREFIGHTERS SAVE AND RESCUE LIFE AND PROPERTY IN EMERGENCIES. SOME FIREFIGHTERS SPECIALISE IN PARTICULAR AREAS SUCH AS TRAINING OR COMMUNICATIONS. STARTING SALARY: £22,500 TRAINED SALARY: £28,000 - £38,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/COURSES_PUBLIC_SERVICES.HTML- Graphic Designer NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES COME UNDER THE UMBRELLA HEADING OF GRAPHIC DESIGN, CAREERS RANGE FROM DESIGN, FILMANIMATION AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERING. STARTING SALARY: £14,000 - £18,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: £20,000 - £33,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/COURSES_ART.HTML Retail Manager (assistant) RETAIL MANAGERS MAINLY WORK IN DEPARTMENT STORES, IN SUPERMARKETS AND IN SMALL, INDIVIDUALLY OWNED STORES. STARTING SALARY: £18,500 - £25,000 PROGRESSING ONTO SALARY: RISING TO A POSSIBLE £60,000 KNOW YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT CAREER FOR YOU: www.BLACKBURN.AC.UK/BUSINESS_STUDIES.HTML THERE ARE MANY OTHER ROUTES INTO THESE CAREERS, APART FROM BECOMING A DOCTOR FOR WHICH YOU REQUIRE A LEVELS. TO FIND OUT MORE VISIT: www.knowyourway.co.uk Blackburn College www.blackburn.ac.uk