Mums' work is worth £435k

If mums were paid for all the jobs they do, they would earn £211,000 - £435,000, according to a recent survey.

The website HireScores surveyed nearly 1,500 people to find out which jobs they appreciated their mums doing for them on a regular basis - then looked into just how much money mums could earn a year if they were to charge for their services.
 
Most people surveyed (83 per cent) said the main job they appreciated their mum doing was cleaning. The average earnings for this job is £10,000 - £18,000. Four in five (79 per cent) of people said that they appreciated their mum cooking (average earnings for a head chef £25,000 - £65,000), whilst ‘babysitter’ (£10,000- 12,000) and ‘taxi driver’ (£15,000 - £30,000) were third and fourth in the poll.
 
Here are the roles people most appreciated their mums fulfilling, along with the average earnings for the job:
 
Maid/Cleaner - £10,000 - £18,000 – 83%
Head Chef - £25,000 - £65,000 – 79%
Baby sitter - £10,000 - £12,000 – 76%
Taxi Driver - £15,000 - £30,000 – 73%
Banker - £16,000 - £20,000 - 68%
Personal shopper - £15,000 - £35,000 – 63%
Nurse - £20,000 - £35,000 – 55%
Relationship counsellor – £25,000 – £30,000 – 49%
Consultant - £60,000 - £150,000 – 41%
Driving instructor - £15,000 - £40,000 – 33%
 
Based on these figures, HireScores found that on average a mother could earn from £211,000 - £435,000, which is the same salary as a company director and is actually more than the annual salary of the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
 
Of the 1,457 people polled, 53 per cent said that the ‘mum’ job that they would most like to see recruitment agencies advertise is for a ‘personal alarm clock’, whilst 1 in 3 said that they would like to see the job of ‘tucking you in at night’ as a mainstream profession. One in four said that they would hire someone to run their bath on a daily basis if they could.
 
Lisette Howlett, Managing Director of HireScores said: "It is great to see that people appreciate their mums and the things that they do for them in such a big way. Jobs such as cleaners and chefs which are often behind the scenes and faceless are the ones that people appreciate the most from their mums."