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AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING & PUBLIC SECTOR IT & TRANSPORT &

This sector employs over 350,000 MANUFACTURING The public sector (which includes INTERNET LOGISTICS
people across the UK, and many The proportion of young NHS Hospitals, State Schools, People with qualifications The UK transport industry
new jobs will be created in Agri- engineers has dropped over the Local Councils, and the Police) in Science and IT have one of employs 1.5 million people across
tech in the future. last decade, this means there will employs more than 5 million the highest rates of the country. Over the next 10
be a high demand for younger people across the UK, that’s over employment in the UK. years, 100,000 new workers will
17% of the workforce.
workers in coming years. be required in rail alone.
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» Plant Breeder » Pharmaceutical Engineer » Care Worker » Automated Test Engineer » Pilot
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How do the subjects you study

at school link to careers in

the world of work?

MEDICINE & SCIENCE & ENERGY & EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH UTILITIES School and Nursery Only 6 percent of high school

The UK healthcare industry Between 2016 and 2023 jobs Today about 50,000 people work teachers have one of students consider a career in the
trades. By 2030, 79 million skilled
the highest rates of job
employs over 4 million people, in science and research will in the energy and utilities sector satisfaction in the UK. Over tradesmen will retire, while only
making it one of the largest grow at twice the rate of other but with the demand for green 450,000 teachers work within 41 million new workers will
employment sectors. 4 of the 5 industries, creating 142,000 new energy growing, by 2020 half a education across the UK. enter the workforce. Skilled
highest graduate salaries are jobs. 1 in every 6 jobs will be in million people could be working tradesmen can make above-
in fields related to medicine. science and research. in renewables alone. average incomes.

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» Nurse » esearch Scientist CAREER PATHS CAREER PATHS CAREER PATHS
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» Physiotherapist » Aerospace Engineer » Gas Engineer » Science Teacher » Electrical Engineer
» Doctor » Meteorologist » Nuclear Engineer » Higher Education Lecturer » Estimator
» Pharmacist » Nature Conservation Officer » Hazardous Waste Manager » Lab Technician » Mechanical Services Engineer
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