Students who plan to make social media their career expect to earn double as aspiring bankersDiscount site, Unidays, recently revealed in a survey that young people eager to become well-known YouTubers and are confident they will earn £55,000 in their first year on the job, a huge jump from the £26,400 in their first year that investment bankers can expect to earn.
The lowest starting salary expectation was found to be in the retail industry where students expect a graduate salary of £18,970.
Graduate salary expectations by career
- YouTuber – £ 55,000
- Chemicals and pharmacy – £ 32,183
- Oil and Energy – £ 29,000
- Influencer – £ 28,700
- Marketing and PR – £ 27,650
- Engineer – £ 26,600
- Law – £ 26,550
- Banking – £ 26,500
- Investment Banker – £ 26,400
- Medicine – £ 25,900
- Consulting – £ 25,100
- IT and Telecommunications – £ 24,200
- Accountancy – £ 23,600
- Transport – £ 23,600
- Technology – £ 22,700
- HR – £ 22,260
- Armed Forces – £ 22,100
- Construction – £ 22,000
- Journalism and Media – £ 21.850
- Teaching – £ 21,240
- Civil Service – £ 21,200
- Charity – £ 20,600
- Property/Estate Agents – £ 20,000
- Retail – £ 18,970
In general, respondents overestimated their future earnings. The average estimated graduate salary was £25,150, compared to the actual average of between £19,000 and £22,000.
Mai Fenton, vice president of marketing at UNiDAYS said: “The alluring lives of YouTubers and Influencers are constantly on display on social media, so it’s no surprise that students who want to follow that career path have higher salary expectations than those seeking traditionally high-paying roles that require years of rigorous study.”
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