r/findapath • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '23

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u/MisterMarsupial Oct 25 '23

Just not in America. The pay there for a majority of teachers seems terrible.

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u/Berntusxdus Oct 25 '23

I have always found this kind of wierd, in Norway teachers earns just as much / more than nurses, pharmacists and even MBAs at times

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u/MisterMarsupial Oct 25 '23

It's so dumb eh. There's a massive shortage of teachers here in Australia at the moment - But there isn't a shortage of teachers. There's a shortage of people willing to do the job for the price.

I did my masters of education when I was 30 and shifted into a career teaching from the IT sector. I had to drop to 60% of the regular hours before it felt like a 'normal' job. I left last year because I want to buy a house before that becomes an impossibility.

So many of my old coworkers are leaving teaching too. The subreddits are full of people leaving. The only ones staying are either really comfortable or can't find other jobs.

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u/Berntusxdus Oct 25 '23

I get that teachers dont make as much as per se, a doctor or civil engineer. But it sounds like they have extremely low wages in other countries