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Salaries

We have put together a list of average starting salaries that you can expect to earn in a specific job (Source: Skills Development Scotland). Please note, these are only a guide. If you start in a new job, especially if you still receive training, you will earn less than the average. But each year your salary will go up and within a few years you will reach or exceed the average salary levels. If you are in a job for 10 or 15 years you will earn even more. Salaries also depend on where you live and what kind of company you work in (private sector or public sector). For more examples visit myworldofwork.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/

 
Career Salary
Aeronautical engineer £22-30k
Airline pilot £18-38k
Architect £17-20k
Biomedical scientist  
£21-27k
CAD technician £16-20k
Chemist £20-24k
Dentist (qualified) £28k
Drilling engineer £30-35k
Environmental Health Officer £25-39k
Food technician £15-17.5k
Geophysicist £28-36k
Lab tech £16-16k
Land based mechanic  £15-24k
Marine engineer £22-28k
Metereologist  £19.5-25k
Medical physicist  £25-34k
Nuclear engineer £25-28k
Pharmacist £21-27k
Nurse £21-27k
Radiographer £21-27k
Sports scientist £20-35k
Sound technician £16-18k
Secondary teacher (chemistry with science) £21k