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Teaching, training & education 74Legal & justice 46Sales, retail & customer service 88Finance, insurance & advisory 70

Teaching, training & education

74 careers
Sport, fitness and outdoor instruction
Coaching and instructing a sport or outdoor activity.
Adult Education Instructor
AI: low£££Direct entry
Cycling instructors
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Dance Teacher
Direct entry
Driving instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Flying instructors
AI: low££££Direct entry
Forklift instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Gym Instructor
Apprenticeship
Heavy and large vehicle driving instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Motorcycle instructors
AI: low££Direct entry
Passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) and car driving instructors
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Pilates Instructor
Direct entry
Swimming Instructor
Direct entry
Workplace training and coaching
Training adults for a job, trade or profession.
Adult education tutors
AI: low££Direct entry
Business coaches
AI: low££££Direct entry
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
AI: low£££Direct entry
Information technology trainers
AI: med£££Direct entry
Learning and training development officers
AI: med£££Direct entry
Other vocational and industrial trainers
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Personal Trainer
Direct entry
Retail and store trainers
AI: low££Direct entry
Teacher Trainer
AI: low£££Direct entry
Training assessors
AI: med£££Direct entry
Training consultancy directors
AI: low£££Direct entry
Work coaches
AI: low££Direct entry
Education support and consultancy
Advising on and supporting education from outside the classroom.
Agricultural Educator
AI: low£££Direct entry
Boxing Coach
Direct entry
Career Counsellor
AI: low££Direct entry
Careers advisers and coaches
AI: low£££Direct entry
Cross-Cultural Communication Consultant
AI: low££££Direct entry
Curriculum Developer
AI: med££Direct entry
Dance and drama school principals and owners
AI: low££££Direct entry
E-Learning Specialist
AI: high£££Direct entry
Education Consultant
AI: low££££Direct entry
Educational advisers
AI: low££££Direct entry
Environmental Educator
AI: low£££Direct entry
Exam invigilators
AI: low£Direct entry
Examiners and markers
AI: high££Direct entry
Foreign Language Teacher
AI: low£££Uni
Health Educator
AI: low££Direct entry
Health promotion officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Instructional Designer
AI: high£££Direct entry
Language Teacher
AI: low££Direct entry
Mathematics Educator
AI: low£££Uni
Museum education officers
AI: low££Direct entry
Nurse Educator
AI: low££££Uni
Other educational professionals
AI: low£££Direct entry
Private music and singing teachers
AI: low££Direct entry
Private tutors
AI: low£££Direct entry
School inspectors
AI: low££££Direct entry
Special Education Teacher
AI: low£££Uni
Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
AI: low£££Direct entry
Teachers of the deaf
AI: low£££Uni
Teachers of the visually impaired
AI: low£££Uni
Veterinary Educator
AI: low£££Uni
Schools and colleges
Teaching in primary, secondary, further and higher education.
Further education teaching professionals
AI: low£££Uni
Higher education teaching professionals
AI: low££££Uni
Nursery education teaching professionals
AI: low££Uni
Philosophy Lecturer
AI: low££££Direct entry
Primary education teaching professionals
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of design technology
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of English
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of humanities
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of ICT and computer science
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of languages
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of mathematics
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of performing and visual arts
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of physical education
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of sciences
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teachers of social sciences
AI: low£££Uni
Secondary education teaching professionals
AI: low£££Uni
Sociology Lecturer
AI: low£££Uni
Special and additional educational needs teachers and coordinators
AI: low££Uni
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
AI: low££Uni
Teaching professionals
AI: low££Direct entry

Sales, retail & customer service

88 careers
Business development and other sales roles
Selling and developing business deals, plus other sales-support roles.
Account Manager
AI: low£££Direct entry
Amazon FBA Seller
Direct entry
Antique dealers
AI: low££Direct entry
Arcade attendants
AI: low££Direct entry
Art consultants
AI: low£££Direct entry
Art dealers
AI: low££Direct entry
Bingo callers and assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Box office assistants
AI: med££Direct entry
Business development managers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Business sales executives
AI: low££Direct entry
Call and contact centre occupations
AI: high£Direct entry
Car Salesman
Direct entry
Car traders
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Clothing and fashion consultants
AI: low£££Direct entry
Collector salespersons and credit agents
AI: high£Direct entry
Communication operators
AI: high£Direct entry
Croupiers
AI: low£Direct entry
Demonstrators and product promoters
AI: low£Direct entry
EBay Trader
Direct entry
Elementary sales occupations
AI: med££Direct entry
Etsy Seller
Direct entry
Field and telephone interviewers
AI: high££Direct entry
Fundraisers
AI: med£££Direct entry
Hire desk controllers
AI: low££Direct entry
International Trade Specialist
AI: med££££Direct entry
IT account managers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Market and street traders and assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Market Stall Trader
Direct entry
Meter readers
AI: high£Direct entry
Museum and heritage assistants
AI: low££Direct entry
Newsagents
AI: low£Direct entry
Political canvassers
AI: low£Direct entry
Post office clerks
AI: high££Direct entry
Public Affairs Consultant
AI: med££££Direct entry
Railway station assistants
AI: low£Apprenticeship
Ride attendants
AI: low££Direct entry
Roundspersons and van salespersons
AI: low££Direct entry
Sales account managers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Sales accounts and business development managers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Sales energy consultants
AI: low££Direct entry
Sales related occupations
AI: low£Direct entry
Ship stewards
AI: low£Direct entry
Sport and talent agents
AI: low£££Direct entry
Sports Agent
AI: low££Direct entry
Student ambassadors
AI: low££Direct entry
Telephone salespersons
AI: high££Direct entry
Telephonists
AI: high£Direct entry
Traffic enumerators
AI: high£Direct entry
Train conductors and guards
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Vehicle parts advisers
AI: med££Direct entry
Vehicle sales executives
AI: low££Direct entry
Vending machine operators
AI: low£Direct entry
Wholesalers
AI: med££Direct entry
Wine merchants
AI: low££Direct entry
Travel, leisure and attractions
Helping people travel and enjoy leisure attractions.
Air travel assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Cinema and theatre attendants
AI: low££Direct entry
Flight attendants
AI: low££Direct entry
Holiday representatives
AI: low£Direct entry
Leisure and recreation assistants
AI: low££Direct entry
Leisure and theme park attendants
AI: low££Direct entry
Leisure and travel service occupations
AI: med£Direct entry
Passenger services assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Rail travel assistants
AI: low£Direct entry
Sports and leisure assistants
AI: low££Direct entry
Tour guides
AI: low££Direct entry
Tourist information assistants
AI: med£Direct entry
Travel agents
AI: high£Direct entry
Retail and customer service
Serving customers in shops and over the phone.
Charity Shop Worker
Direct entry
Clothing and fashion shop owners
AI: low££Direct entry
Convenience store and off-licence owners
AI: low££Direct entry
Customer Service Manager
AI: med£££Apprenticeship
Customer service supervisors
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Local government customer service officers
AI: high££Direct entry
Mystery shoppers
AI: low£Direct entry
Other customer service occupations
AI: high£Direct entry
Phone Shop Worker
Direct entry
Retail cashiers and check-out operators
AI: high££Direct entry
Retail jewellers
AI: low££Direct entry
Sales and retail assistants
AI: low££Direct entry
Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
AI: low££Direct entry
Shelf fillers
AI: low£Direct entry
Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale
AI: low£Direct entry
Supermarket Worker
Apprenticeship
Estate agency and property sales
Selling and letting property.
Estate agents
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Estate agents and auctioneers
AI: low££Apprenticeship
Letting agents
AI: low££Direct entry
Letting assistants
AI: med£Direct entry
Sales and lettings managers
AI: low£££Direct entry

Finance, insurance & advisory

70 careers
Accounting and bookkeeping
Keeping financial records straight for individuals and organisations.
Accounting clerks and bookkeepers
AI: high££Apprenticeship
Accounting technicians
AI: high££Apprenticeship
Auditors (qualified accountant)
AI: med££££Direct entry
Bookkeeper
Apprenticeship
Bookkeepers, payroll managers and wage clerks
AI: high££Direct entry
Chartered and certified accountants
AI: high££££Uni
Financial accountants
AI: med££££Uni
Financial accounts managers
AI: high£££Direct entry
Financial accounts relationship managers
AI: med££££Direct entry
Financial and accounting technicians
AI: high££Direct entry
Forensic accountants
AI: med££££Uni
Fund accountants
AI: high££££Direct entry
Payroll officers and wages clerks
AI: high££Apprenticeship
Treasury assistants
AI: high££Direct entry
Banking, insurance and investment
Managing money, risk and investments professionally.
Actuaries and actuarial analysts
AI: med££££Uni
Actuary
AI: med£££Uni
Bank and building society clerks
AI: high££Direct entry
Bank and post office clerks
AI: high££Direct entry
Brokers
AI: high£££Direct entry
Commodity brokers and traders
AI: high££££Direct entry
Finance and investment analysts and advisers
AI: high£££Direct entry
Insurance administrators
AI: high££Direct entry
Insurance and mortgage brokers
AI: high£££Direct entry
Insurance Broker
Apprenticeship
Insurance consultants and executives
AI: med££Direct entry
Insurance underwriters
AI: high££££Direct entry
Investment bankers and directors
AI: med££££Direct entry
Investment managers
AI: high££££Direct entry
Pawn brokers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Property investors and developers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Stockbrokers
AI: high££££Direct entry
Financial advice and planning
Helping people and businesses plan their finances.
Agricultural Economist
AI: med££££Uni
Debt advisers
AI: low££Direct entry
Economic Consultant
AI: med££££Direct entry
Financial advisers, planners and consultants
AI: med££££Direct entry
Financial analysts
AI: high£££Direct entry
Financial control technicians
AI: high£££Direct entry
Financial services consultancy directors
AI: med££££Direct entry
Mortgage administrators
AI: high££Direct entry
Mortgage Adviser
Apprenticeship
Mortgage advisers and consultants
AI: med££Direct entry
Pensions administrators
AI: high££Direct entry
Policy Advisor
AI: med££££Direct entry
Tax, valuation and financial administration
Assessing value, handling claims, and administrative finance roles.
Bursars
AI: med£££Direct entry
Claims handlers
AI: high££Direct entry
Claims managers
AI: med££££Direct entry
Credit analysts
AI: high£££Direct entry
Credit controllers
AI: high££Direct entry
Credit managers
AI: high££££Direct entry
Debt collectors and collections agents
AI: high££Direct entry
Debt, rent and other cash collectors
AI: high££Direct entry
Estimators
AI: med£££Direct entry
Estimators, valuers and assessors
AI: med£££Direct entry
Finance officers
AI: high£££Direct entry
Grants officers
AI: med££Direct entry
Insolvency practitioners
AI: low££££Uni
Land and property auctioneers and valuers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Local government revenue officers
AI: high££Direct entry
Loss adjusters
AI: med££££Direct entry
National government revenue officers
AI: med££Direct entry
Other finance administrative occupations
AI: high££Direct entry
Public Finance Specialist
AI: med££££Direct entry
Quantitative Analyst
AI: high££££Direct entry
Quantity surveyors
AI: low£££Apprenticeship
Risk analysts
AI: med£££Direct entry
Risk managers
AI: med££££Direct entry
Shipbrokers
AI: low£££Direct entry
Taxation experts
AI: med££££Direct entry
Valuers
AI: med£££Direct entry
Vehicle damage assessors
AI: med££Direct entry

Pay bands (£ / ££ / £££ / ££££) are based on typical starting salary: £ under £20,000, ££ £20,000-£24,999, £££ £25,000-£29,999, ££££ £30,000 or more. Based on the entry-level salary figures in our careers data.

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