Job you’ve probably never heard of pays £61,000 a year and you don’t need a degree
A JOB you’ve probably never heard of pays £61,000 a year – and you don’t need a degree.
The little-known role lets you put your social media addiction to good use for nearly triple the UK average wage.
A chief listening officer monitors what people are saying about your company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest.
The officer has to keep an eye out for any complaints customers make about their experience with the company – so that the problem can be resolved before word spreads.
They also have to observe the reaction to new ad campaigns on social media, so they can provide feedback to the company marketing department.
Insurance firm Unum says that chief listening officers can earn as much as £61,000 per year.
1000heads is currently advertising on LinkedIn for a social media analyst, while Rewind Creative has a vacancy for a social media executive earning £23,000 a year.
The job is a recent creation, so role requirements are not yet specific.
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This means that if you have the right experience, you may not need a degree to apply.
It comes after headhunters revealed a job where you can earn £90,000 without needing any qualifications – but there’s a catch.
Adzuna’s Andrew Hunter said: “A university degree is no longer the only ticket to a high paying career, as more industries look to expand their talent pools to a more diverse range of applicants and offer on the job training.
“The IT sector is a good example of this, boasting many high paying roles like scrum master, ethical hacker, and software developer open to jobseekers without a computer science qualification.”
While a degree isn’t needed for most of these jobs, there may be other requirements.
For example, you don’t need to study at university to become a commercial pilot, but you’ll usually need five GCSEs including English, Science, and Maths.
With the cost of a university education adding up to £57,000 on average, it could pay to pursue one of the high-paying careers that avoid taking on student loan debts and studying costs.
Scrum masters, who manage IT and tech projects, are earning upwards of £62,000 a year.
There are courses you can take to train as a scrum master, but there’s no strict path into the job.
Those in the following roles can also expect to earn salaries between £50,000 and £60,000 a year:
- Software developer
- Train driver
- Construction manager
- Oil Rig operative
- Security manager
- Games developer
- Project manager
Eight other jobs pay workers without formal education salaries between £43,000 and £46,000 a year:
- Buying manager
- Translator
- Accountant
- Private chef
- Army officer
- Digital marketing manager
- Landscape designer
- ChatGPT prompt engineer