Great Jobs for Women in their 40s and 50s

As daunting as it may seem, reinventing yourself in your 40s and 50s could be just the thing you need to thrive. 

Luckily, modern employers are noticing that your unique set of experiences means you can bring new angles to discussions that many younger workers can’t. If you’re thinking about your potential pathways to a new career, here’s a few ideas to get you started. 

Health Administrative Worker

As a Health Administrative Worker, you’ll be in a fast-paced environment that’ll keep you on your toes. You’ll be scheduling appointments, welcoming patients, organising the schedules of various medical professionals and coordinating between hospital departments or healthcare institutions. In order to thrive in this role, you’ll need to have a calm demeanour and a knack for organisation.  

Sound like you? Get started with the Certificate III in Health Administration. 

Practice Manager

A Practice Manager is critical to the operations of medical practices. They’re responsible for managing budgets, financial forecasting, hiring, and sometimes scheduling for patients and medical professionals. Working as a practice manager is an excellent job for women in their 40s and 50s – it requires patience, experience with pressure, and great leadership abilities.

To get started, read more about the Diploma of Practice Management.

Teacher's Aide

Working as a Teacher's Aide will provide you with a stable, meaningful career where you’ll get to make a difference in children’s lives. This role includes assisting teachers with lessons and classroom preparation and giving students with additional needs some extra support during lessons. If you’ve raised a family yourself or had some experience with children, you’ll find it relatively easy to adapt.  

For this job you’ll need a Certificate IV in School Based Education Support.

Human Resources Manager

If you’ve got a flair for management and great empathy skills, then becoming a Human Resources Manager might be an excellent fit. It’s a huge field that’ll see you handling interview preparation, employee induction documents, and relations between employees and employers.

There’s plenty of room for upwards mobility in this one – begin the journey with a Diploma of Human Resources Management.

Executive Assistant

Executive Assistants require plenty of experience in industry, a strong backbone and great organisational skills. They manage scheduling and communications for high-level executives within a company. You may want some background in administration before you can jump into this kind of role – but a great place to start is with the Certificate IV in Business.

Office Manager

At the centre of any medium to large organisation is the Officer Manager. They’re responsible for knowing what goes on in the office, decision-making, implementing procedures, maintaining admin systems and working closely with other departments to ensure smooth operations.  

In order to get your foot in the door, you’ll want to enrol in a Certificate IV in Business Administration.

It’s never too late to hit the refresh button. Enquire now or call 1300 616 197 to speak with our Careers Advisors, who’ll help develop a plan that’s right for you. 

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