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Field trials officer
Plans and manages all stages of research trials.

Betting shop manager
Tends to every aspect of the day-to-day running of betting shops.

Designer, industrial products
Works from design briefs to create design solutions for new products that are innovative, practical and suitable for manufacturing.

Medicinal chemist
Medicinal chemists play a vital role in the process of pharmaceutical developments, delivery and breakthroughs. By helping create new and more effective medicines, they use a range of chemistry techniques, primarily synthetic organic chemistry and data analysis to design and create new pharmaceutically active molecules to combat a particular disease or condition.

Building surveyor
Is responsible for maintaining, altering, repairing, refurbishing and restoring existing buildings.

Financial modelling analyst
For those with an aptitude for maths, financial modelling offers a diverse, challenging and rewarding career.

Android/iOS developer
Demand for mobile app developers across the Android and iOS platforms has never been stronger as the industry tries to keep up with surging demand.

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Analytical chemist
An analytical chemist assesses the chemical structure and nature of substances for a variety of purposes including drug development, forensic analysis and toxicology.

Occupational psychologist
Applies psychological knowledge, theory and practice to the world of work to help organisations get the best performance from their employees and to improve employees’ own job satisfaction.

Costume designer
A costume designer is responsible for the design, creation and purchase of costumes worn in screen and stage productions.

Biochemist
This is an exciting time in the world of biochemistry. Especially so in Ireland, where many of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies now have a significant presence. Many of these are investing heavily in research and development, boding well for future generations of Irish biochemists.