Job descriptions
Over 200 job descriptions for graduates to choose from
Find out what each job involves, the qualifications and skills needed, and where to find more information.
- Accounting technician
- Actor/actress
- Actuary
- Acupuncturist
- Advertising account manager
- Advertising copywriter
- Advice worker
- Aeronautical engineer
- Agricultural consultant/adviser
- Aid worker/humanitarian worker
- Air cabin crew
- Air traffic controller
- Airline pilot
- Analytical chemist
- Animal breeder
- Animator
- Antiques dealer
- Arboriculturalist
- Archaeologist
- Architect
- Archivist
- Aromatherapist
- Art gallery manager
- Arts administrator
- Arts agent/promoter
- Arts therapist
- Audiologist
- Auditor
- Automotive engineer
- Banker, commercial/corporate lending
- Banker, investment, corporate finance
- Barrister
- Betting shop manager
- Bilingual secretary
- Biochemical engineer
- Biochemist
- Biomedical engineer
- Biomedical scientist
- Biotechnologist
- Bookseller
- Broadcaster
- Building services engineer
- Building surveyor
- Call centre manager
- Careers adviser
- Cartographer
- Catering manager
- Charity officer
- Chartered accountant
- Chartered loss adjuster
- Chemical development engineer
- Chiropractor
- Choreographer
- Cinema manager
- Civil engineer
- Civil service administrator/manager
- Clerical assistant
- Clinical cytogeneticist
- Clinical researcher
- Clothing/textile technologist
- Commissioning engineer
- Commodity broker
- Communications engineer
- Community arts worker
- Community education officer
- Community welfare officer
- Community worker/community development worker
- Community/retail pharmacist
- Company secretary
- Composer
- Conductor
- Conference centre manager
- Conference/event organiser
- Conservator/restorer
- Consulting engineer
- Costume designer
- Counsellor
- Credit analyst
- Curator
- Customs officer
- Dancer
- Database administrator
- Defence forces
- Dental hygienist
- Dentist
- Designer, industrial products
- Designer/maker
- Dietician/nutritionist
- Diplomat
- Doctor/GP
- Drilling engineer
- Ecologist
- Economist
- Editor
- Education inspector
- Electrical engineer
- Electronic engineer
- Emergency medical technician (paramedic)
- Employee relations officer
- Energy consultant
- Energy engineer
- Engineer, manufacturing and production
- Engineer, quality
- Environmental consultant
- Environmental education officer
- Environmental engineer
- Environmental health officer
- Ergonomist
- Estate agent
- European Commission administrator
- Exhibition designer
- Exhibition organiser/event manager
- Facilities manager
- Farm manager
- Fashion designer
- Fashion photographer
- Fashion stylist
- Field trials officer
- Film director
- Film/TV producer
- Financial accountant
- Financial adviser
- Financial regulator
- Financial risk analyst
- Fine artist
- Fine arts auctioneer/valuer
- Firefighter
- Fisheries officer
- Fitness/leisure centre manager
- Food technologist
- Forensic scientist
- Forestry manager
- Fundraising manager (charity)
- Furniture conservator/restorer
- Furniture designer
- Games developer
- Genealogist
- Genetic technologist
- Geochemist
- Geographical information systems manager
- Geologist, engineering
- Geophysicist, exploration
- Geoscientist
- Graphic designer
- Guidance counsellor, second level
- Haematologist
- Health and safety adviser
- Health and safety inspector
- Health education/promotion officer
- Heritage officer/interpreter
- Holiday representative
- Horticultural consultant
- Hospital doctor
- Hotel manager
- Housing manager/officer
- Human resources manager
- Illustrator
- Immigration officer, passport control
- Information officer
- Insurance broker, sales
- Interior designer
- Interpreter
- Investment fund administrator
- Investment fund manager
- IT consultant
- IT project manager
- Journalist
- Landscape architect
- Landscape gardener
- Lecturer, third level
- Legal executive
- Librarian
- Literary agent
- Local government officer
- Logistics and distribution manager
- Make-up artist
- Management accountant
- Management consultant
- Manager, health service
- Marine scientist
- Market researcher
- Marketing executive
- Mechanical engineer
- Media buyer/planner
- Medical laboratory scientist
- Metallurgist
- Meteorologist
- Microbiologist, clinical
- Midwife
- Mine geologist
- Mining engineer
- Multimedia designer
- Museum education officer
- Musician
- Nature conservation officer
- Network engineer
- Nurse
- Occupational hygienist
- Occupational psychologist
- Occupational therapist
- Oceanographer
- Office manager
- Optometrist
- Osteopath
- Patent agent/examiner
- Personal assistant/secretary
- Petroleum engineer
- Pharmacist (hospital)
- Pharmacologist
- Photographer
- Physicist
- Physiotherapist
- Picture researcher/editor
- Planning engineer
- Police officer/An Garda Síochána
- Political lobbyist
- Presenter, radio and television
- Press officer
- Press photographer
- Print production manager/assistant
- Printmaker
- Prison officer
- Probation and welfare officer
- Production manager/planner
- Programmer/software developer
- Property auctioneer/valuer
- Psychologist, clinical
- Psychologist, educational
- Psychologist, sports
- Psychotherapist
- Public relations officer
- Publishing copy-editor/proofreader
- Quality assurance manager
- Quantity surveyor
- Radio production
- Radiographer, diagnostic
- Radiographer, therapeutic
- Records manager
- Recruitment consultant
- Recycling/waste disposal officer
- Retail banker
- Retail buyer
- Retail manager
- Retail merchandiser
- Risk manager
- Sales executive
- Scientist, industrial R&D
- Scientist, quality control
- Scientist, research
- Site engineer
- Site manager
- Social researcher
- Social worker
- Software engineer
- Soil scientist
- Solicitor
- Sound technician (broadcasting, film, video)
- Speech and language therapist
- Sports development officer
- Sports therapist
- Sportsperson
- Stage manager, theatre
- Statistician
- Stockbroker/portfolio manager
- Structural engineer
- Systems analyst/business analyst
- Tax adviser/consultant
- Tax officer/inspector
- Teacher, adult education
- Teacher, English as a Foreign Language
- Teacher, learning support
- Teacher, primary level
- Teacher, second level
- Teacher, special education
- Technical sales
- Technical sales engineer
- Technical support
- Technical writer
- Telecommunications engineer
- Textile designer
- Theatre director
- Theatre lighting technician
- Tourism officer
- Town planner
- Toxicologist
- Traffic/ highways engineer
- Training and development officer/manager
- Translator
- Transport/logistics manager
- Travel agent
- Veterinary surgeon/nurse
- Waste management officer
- Water conservation officer
- Water engineer
- Web developer
- Writer, radio/TV/film
- Youth worker
- Zookeeper
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