Top Ten Working Places In The UK

Making progress in the job stakes can be tough. Everyone wants to work in a positive environment and want his or her job prospects to improve. If you're bored in your job or want more Money, check out our top 10 places to work.

All of these jobs are classed as 'non-professional', meaning you don't need any fancy degrees to do them. You will need to undergo some training, though!

1. Security Guard

Security guards work almost everywhere. They determine who is allowed to enter and check who leaves. They need to be communicative, calm in a crisis, and alert. Earning between £6.00 and £20.00 an hour depending on the company, most security guards work unsociable hours.

2. Post Person

Drivers and Posties earn between £6.50 and £13.00 per hour. They also get plenty of fresh air and if they deliver post on foot, they get plenty of exercise, but the English weather could dampen your spirits.

3. High Street Banker

Successful high school graduates can work in a high street bank. Generally, a calm and conservative job, you'd need to look smart and be good with customers. Salaries start at around £18,000 per year.

4. Builder/Labourer

If you like physical work, then labouring can be a lucrative choice. You could earn in excess of £50 a day for your efforts. If you get qualified as a builder, you can earn over £150 a day.

5. Secretary or Admin Assistant

Want a 'quiet office job'? You'll need to know your way around Microsoft programs and have good literacy and numeracy. Simple secretarial and admin roles can pay from £6.00 to £12.00 per hour depending on where the company is based and what the role entails.

6. Cashier

So many benefits! Get money off groceries or clothes, 20+ days of holiday a year and you can even choose shifts so that you can pick the kids up from school. Paying between minimum wage and £12.00 per hour, there is often a promotion scheme too.

7. Library Assistant

A librarian must go to university but a library assistant is only a supporting role, so they don't have to. Common sense, good numeracy, and literacy and great people skills are all important. Library Assistants earn between £7.00 and £10.00 per hour.

8. Photographer

Good with a camera? You could work taking wedding photographs or even set up your own business. Photographers can earn up to £120 a day!

9. Sales Person

Got the gift of the gab? If you're goal motivated, sales could be for you. Sales people get huge bonuses and they are persuasive, punctual, and polite. You could be earning up to £30K per year, plus bonuses.

10. Recruiter

Can't beat them? Join them. Short courses in recruitment could help you get started or even an internship with a good agency. Recruiters earn bonuses just like sales people and can also earn up to £30k within their first 3 years on the job.

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