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Market researcher
Carries out surveys and collects and analyses data on behalf of organisations such as businesses, government bodies and charities.

Holiday representative
A holiday representative looks after groups of clients on package holidays at resorts to ensure that they enjoy their holiday and that everything runs as smoothly as possible for them.

Network engineer
Installs, maintains and supports computer communication networks within an organisation or between organisations.

Design engineer
Being a design engineer is all about ideas and transforming those ideas in to real products. It is a challenging but hugely rewarding career choice.

Quality assurance manager
Works with other staff within organisations to determine and establish procedures and quality standards and to monitor these against agreed targets.

Sales executive
Promotes products and services to customers and negotiates contracts with the aim of maximising sales profits.

Clothing/textile technologist
A clothing technologist is responsible for all aspects of the design, development, manufacture and/or quality control of natural and synthetic yarns, fabrics and textiles.

Mining engineer
A mining engineer develops and ensures the safe usage of equipment and structures used to extract minerals in mines, pits and quarries.

Legal executive
Undertakes similar work to solicitors, specialising in a specific legal area such as litigation or conveyancing.

IT project manager
Plans, monitors and controls information technology projects.

Facilities manager
A facilities manager is responsible for planning, designing and managing premises facilities and for co-ordinating the physical workplace with the work of an organisation and its employees.

Manager, health service
Works to ensure that hospitals, GP surgeries or community health centres work efficiently and effectively.