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Job Profiles

These profiles are useful to give young people an understanding of the roles covered by specific jobs. 

* For the most up-to-date entry route information for the jobs listed below please use the links to further information provided by each job profile.

Nail Technician

What is the work like?

Nail technicians care for, repair and sometimes extend nails to improve their appearance. They may also use nail art techniques to decorate nails. Nail technicians...

Naturopath

What is the work like?

Naturopaths work with what they call the body's natural healing energies, or 'life force', to promote, restore and maintain health. They recognise that the body has...

Naval Architect

What is the work like?

Naval architects are responsible for the design, construction and repair of ships, boats, other marine vessels and offshore structures, including:

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NDT Technician/Specialist

What is the work like?

Non-destructive testing (NDT) technicians/specialists test structures and components for flaws that could affect their safety or effectiveness. The testing processes...

Network Manager

What is the work like?

A network manager is responsible for an organisation's computer network system. A network is designed to give staff in an organisation access to files, documents,...

Neurophysiologist

Neurophysiologists conduct procedures to investigate the function of the nervous system. They work with patients who have neurological disorders such as epilepsy, strokes, dementia, nerve and...

Newsagent

What is the work like?

Newsagents manage or own shops and stores selling newspapers, magazines and usually a wide range of other goods. Some newsagents are part of a national chain of...

Notary Public

Notaries are members of the legal profession who authenticate signatures and documents for commercial firms involved in international trade as well as for private individuals. Their main tasks...

Nuclear Engineer

Nuclear engineers work with nuclear technology mainly in the large-scale production of energy, but also in some industrial processes and in medicine.

They research, design and develop...

Nurse

What is the work like?

Nurses work with patients who are ill or injured or who have problems due to age or disability. As well as providing care for patients and supporting their treatment...

Nursery Worker

What is the work like?

Nursery workers work with babies and young children, caring for them and helping them to develop and learn. Much of the work is with children between the ages of six...

Nutritional Therapist

What is the work like?

Nutritional therapists apply knowledge of nutrition and health science to help people to restore and maintain good health. They recognise that each individual has...

NVQ Assessor

What is the work like?

NVQ assessors work with candidates to help them meet the occupational standards (competences) needed to gain National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs).

An...