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Accountant
The role of an Accountant may include aspects of the following:- - Tracking company expenses - Writing, error checking, analysing financial documents -...

Actor
Acting tends to be very hard and competitive to get into. And once there, little guarantee of success and persistent work is on offer. You will need to...

Acupuncturist
The aim is to influence the body by inserting fine needles into the body. Much of the time will be spent doing admin duties; you may work alone or work as...

Administrative Assistant
In this role you will perform any number of tasks that are delegated from workers, managers and other higher ranking staff. Day to day duties might...

Archaeologist
There aren't many archeologists as it tends to be a niche interest, but if you love scientific studies of remains, and finding out more about our past then...

Architect
Do you want to build up your own career (pardon the pun)? As an architect, you get the chance to do just that: you will design all sorts of structures,...

Athlete
Key attributes here: Physical excellence and prowess in the chosen discipline. Thorough understanding of rules and regulations of chosen...

Bank Cashier
A cashier is still the most important role in banking. As the day to day face-to-face representation of the bank, to many people the cashier is the...

Biochemist
This job primarily involves the development of products and processes; through a combination of detailed research, analysis and experiment. The element...

Call Centre Staff
This is really the front end, and you know that many customers who call will be upset, baffled, confused or annoyed. To perform this job, you need to be...

Carpenter
Very few people decide to go into this job, which in the past has been a stock trade for many. As a carpenter, you work not just with wood but many...

Chemical Engineer
A chemical engineer is someone who creates valuable chemical products from raw materials. As such you can work in a wide variety of industries, from food...

Cinematographer
Clearly this job is related to the cinema and movies in general, but what does one actually do? Contrary to the belief of some, this role is not that of...

Computer Programmer
As a computer programmer, you will be involved with coding, writing and de-bugging applications on a day to day basis. You will work both a brief of an...

Copywriter
A copy writer, as the name suggests, writes text or short prose ('copy') for any client, from the individual, the small business right through to major...

Costume Consultant
A costume consultant, or designer, is in charge of the costumes for theatrical, TV or movie productions. As such, you work out what is needed, and then...

Court Reporter
Not an obvious job perhaps, but there is an ever increasing demand for this role with areas of the Western world, and most notably the USA, being obsessed with...

Dancer
A career that not many pursue, but the overall requirement is that you can dance, interpret music, and look happy whilst doing so - really this is the role of...

Dietician
A dietician, as the name suggests, spends a large part of their time creating and advising clients on a suitable nutrition program for them; either to improve...

Disc Jockey
A DJ is a very sought after job as it is considered by many to be quite a glamorous job, and as such competition is tough. Depending on the event, a DJ will...

Diver
If you love the water, swimming and diving, and want a physical job that is definitely not tied to a desk, then this could be for you. It could be worth...

Economist
A study of the economy in general will include various sub-sectors: notably supply and demand, consumer spending, interest rates and so on and so forth. In...

Editor
Pretty much everyone knows what this job entails - editing - that's to say, checking facts, re-writing articles, checking articles and pieces of prose for...

Electrician
You may work in industry or in personal households as an electrician - wherever there is a supply of electricity, you may be required to work. Of course you...

Events Planner
An event planner will need to be an extremely well organised person, able to analyse potentially complex client requirements quickly and efficiently. You...

Financial Analyst
As the name suggests, this person is responsible for assessing how a company is doing financially, and often strategically too. You look at the current...

Firefighter
This job probably doesn't need much explanation, though if you think the major task is fighting fires, that's actually not true! Firefighters attend many...

Florist
This flowery pursuit has undergone something of a revival of late. A florist, of course, manages decorative bunches of floewrs and greenery for all sorts of...

Food Scientist
This role involves looking at and monitoring the safety and supply from agriculture. You will do this often by looking at crops and animals and finding how...

Frame Maker
This job involves producing frames for anything from a painting to a photograph, or infact anything someone wants framed. As such, you will need a good...

Gardener
Professional gardening is a chosen career path for those who love plants and the outdoors. As a gardener, you will go round and sell your service to the...

Graphic Designer
This job involves creating all sorts and types of artwork. Classic examples would be a new logo for a company, or perhaps a web site, art work for media...

Hairdresser
Many may not think of being a hairdresser as a lucrative job, but they'd be wrong. Many local hairdressers become essential to the community they are in,...

Historian
As a historian, you research and look at past events, and provide interpretation on the past. This is often an academic role, though you could be employed...

Interior Decorator
This is one of those jobs that has spread from stately homes and large residences right down to the standard private home now. You will need a love of...

Journalist
Most people are familiar with this job, after all we see enough newspapers and magazines and so on! A journalist is essentially a news reporter, gathering...

Lawyer
The calls for lawyers is going up and up, particularly in the States with the proliferation of everybody sueing everyone for everything! A lawyer, or...

Librarian
A librarian will co-ordinate the selection of books for a library, and also manage the organisation of the library, and often also have a certain budget to be...

Makeup Artist
A makeup artist has the role of working to a well defined brief to create a desired look. This could be anything from makeup for stage or screen, to making a...

Mathematician
This is one of the oldest jobs there is, people have been fascinated by this academic discipline for millenia. You will often work in advanced research...

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