In a discussion on the Threads platform, which was noted by the Styler portal, Ukrainian women shared which occupations bring them more than 60,000 hryvnia per month. The survey included representatives from a wide range of fields — from cooking and IT to psychotherapy, music, and reselling. Some named a single high-paying profession, while others described a combination of a main job, side work, creative projects, and passive income. The publication is based on a post by a user under the nickname "andreevna_fit_" and the self-reports gathered in the comments from the participants.
Cooking and Home Services as a Source of High Income
Among the first responses was a private chef working in Kyiv households, who prepares home-cooked meals to clients' preferences — from breakfasts to dinners — and also handles grocery shopping and menu planning. In her words, this service allows families to save time and not spend their daily energy on the question of what to cook. Another participant combines the position of sector head at a factory with a home business — baking custom cakes. A third works as a family chef three times a week, while also preparing home-cooked dishes to order and earning passive income from three rental apartments. A separate case is a military servicewoman, constantly stationed in the Donbas, who linked her income partly to her years of service.
IT, Analytics, and Creative Projects
The IT field, which was expected to appear on the list, is also represented: one participant said she worked in IT and earned more than 100,000 hryvnia, but later quit due to severe professional burnout. Another described herself as an IT business analyst, while combining her work with performing as a vocalist in a music group and owning an event agency. Yet another woman earns from creating content using artificial intelligence — in her words, she creates AI models for the American market and receives income significantly exceeding 60,000 hryvnia. In the creative segment is a participant who writes songs to order and collaborates with Ukrainian artists, among the performers she named are YAKTAK, Maks Barskih, Tyna Karol, and Maiorova.
Education, Psychotherapy, and the Beauty Industry
A participant with an English language school described her own educational business, which uses neuroscience in teaching and has developed its own methodology; in her words, the school has a waiting list for enrollment, and she consciously does not rush to scale the business, putting the quality of education first. Another teaches children, teenagers, and adults programming, robotics, and electronics. A psychotherapist, working in person in Kyiv and online, noted that she entered the profession after a 30-year career in film and television. In the beauty industry, one participant said she previously earned more than 60,000 hryvnia as an eyebrow artist, but after moving to Odesse she had to start her client base virtually from scratch. Also on the list are a nanny, who admitted that the work is physically and emotionally demanding, and a woman who makes custom marshmallows and teaches others this craft.
Reselling and "Grey" Earning Schemes
A separate option is working as a buyer-reseller: a participant orders goods directly from Chinese suppliers and resells them in Ukraine. As an example, she cited a swimsuit marked with the Dior brand, which, in her words, she bought for about 110 hryvnia and sold in Ukraine for 1,300 hryvnia, emphasizing that she sells far from only swimsuits. At the same time, it is important to note that this concerns replicas of branded goods, and therefore such activity carries legal and ethical risks associated with the use of others' trademarks.
Contradictory Data
Not all survey participants confirmed income above 60,000 hryvnia: one woman wrote that she "falls a little short" of this amount, working as a telecommunications engineer and, in particular, doing optical fiber splicing. Her answer shows that high income in technical professions may depend on experience and narrow specialization. In addition, some claims — for example, about earning more than 100,000 hryvnia in IT or about the margin on Dior replicas — are self-reports and cannot be independently verified; in the case of branded replicas, there is also a legal aspect. Thus, the figures in the survey should be perceived as subjective estimates by the participants, not as confirmed financial data.
Altogether, the responses on Threads show that high income in Ukraine is achieved through very different paths: some rely on a single in-demand profession, while others combine a main job with their own business, side work, creativity, or passive income. Among the named fields are IT, analytics, education, cooking, beauty, photography, music, and psychotherapy, which overall reflects a multi-channel earning model characteristic of modern Ukrainian professionals.
