One quick thing is that although our career profiles (currently) focus on those kinds of people, a lot of our advice is more general e.g. our framework, strategy advice, how to choose pages.
There’s also some literature about whether doing a degree boosts your earnings:
https://80000hours.org/2014/01/the-value-of-a-degree/
It generally finds that it does, on average, but whether it’s worth it for you will depend on your situation. If lack of a degree isn’t a blockage with respect to your current set of opportunities, then it might not be an issue. It also depends on what areas you want to enter. It will also depend on which program you could get into and your chances of finishing it.
There’s also some literature about whether being self-employed boosts your earnings. It finds that on average self-employed people earn less, though those who own incorporated companies earn more.
Hi there,
One quick thing is that although our career profiles (currently) focus on those kinds of people, a lot of our advice is more general e.g. our framework, strategy advice, how to choose pages.
If you’re trying to figure out your next step, then the first thing I’d recommend is working through the process on our how to choose page: https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-choose/
After you’ve done that, let me know what your key uncertainties are.
Turning to expected earnings directly, there’s doesn’t really exist a general model for someone’s expected earnings. You can get an idea of potential earnings of different jobs with these kinds of resources: https://80000hours.org/2013/02/how-to-find-out-earnings-for-different-jobs/
There’s also some literature about whether doing a degree boosts your earnings: https://80000hours.org/2014/01/the-value-of-a-degree/ It generally finds that it does, on average, but whether it’s worth it for you will depend on your situation. If lack of a degree isn’t a blockage with respect to your current set of opportunities, then it might not be an issue. It also depends on what areas you want to enter. It will also depend on which program you could get into and your chances of finishing it.
There’s also some literature about whether being self-employed boosts your earnings. It finds that on average self-employed people earn less, though those who own incorporated companies earn more.
Ben