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Life Coach

Life coaches help people work out what they want and how to get there. They listen, ask questions, set goals together, and keep people on track as they make changes in their lives.

Life Coach

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Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to63%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
STARTING PAY£25,000 - £30,000
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
AI can do very little of this work today
Hands-on work, caring for people and dealing with the real world are among the hardest things to automate, and this job leans on them. We have not yet formally classified its moat, so we make no claim either way, but the exposure score speaks for itself.

Career progression path

1FIRST STEPJunior Life CoachAs a Junior Life Coach, you will assist clients in setting and achieving personal goals while gaining practical experience in the field. This role often involves shadowing experienced coaches and participating in workshops.£25,000 - £30,000
2GAINING EXPERIENCEMid-Level Life CoachIn this role, you will independently manage a diverse client portfolio, develop customised coaching programmes, and implement strategies to enhance client engagement and satisfaction.£35,000 - £45,000
3PEAK CAREERSenior Life CoachAs a Senior Life Coach, you will lead workshops, mentor junior coaches, and establish yourself as a thought leader in the industry. This role often includes developing proprietary coaching methodologies and expanding your brand.£55,000+
There is more than one way in

You do not have to go the university route to get here. There is also a vocational route that skips a degree entirely. Some employers will take you on here with no formal qualifications at all, if you can show you can do the work.

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AI EXPOSURE = the share of a job's day-to-day tasks AI can already do today, from the same exposure engine used across this site (Anthropic labour market research, 2026, observed real-world AI usage by occupation). Higher means more exposed. It is a measurement of now, not a prediction. THE DOOR = how hard the job is to get into, grade A (easy) to E (extremely hard), from each career's published forecast (OpenAI, "The AI Jobs Transition Framework", Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0). A card marked MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED has a real exposure score but no entry yet in our moat register, so we make no claim about what structurally protects it. Scorecard grades and verdicts are Careermash editorial judgment: we show forecasts as forecasts and own our conclusions. Salary and pathway figures are each career's own published profile. Careermash is a service provided by What School Ltd.

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