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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.

Occupational Health Nurse

Occupational health nurses specialise in promoting and maintaining health in the workplace. Their duties vary according to their employer but may include:

  • providing health screening...

Occupational Psychologist

Occupational psychologists use their specialist knowledge of psychology to help organisations to get the best from their employees, and to improve job satisfaction and career development for...

Occupational Therapist

What is the work like?

Occupational therapy is about enabling people with physical, mental or social problems to adapt to any aspect of their life with more confidence and control....

Occupational Therapy Support Worker

What is the work like?

Occupational therapy is about enabling people with physical, mental or social issues to adapt to any aspect of their life with more confidence and control.

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Oceanographer

What is the work like?

Oceanographers are scientists involved in studying the complex interactions between seawater, fresh water, the polar ice caps and the atmosphere. Their research has...

Office Equipment Service Technician

What is the work like?

Office equipment service technicians install, repair and maintain a wide range of office equipment including photocopiers, fax machines and network printers. They...

Oil and Gas Engineer

What is the work like?

Engineers are involved in all stages of oil and gas production. They evaluate sites that contain oil and gas, calculate the amounts that can be recovered and specify...

Oil and Gas Industry Technician

What is the work like?

Technicians in the oil and gas industry play an important part in the production of oil and gas and in maintaining the systems used in the extraction processes. They...

Oil Drilling Roustabout/Roughneck

What is the work like?

Roustabouts and roughnecks work as part of a small team on offshore oil or gas drilling rigs or production platforms. Roustabouts do unskilled manual labouring jobs...

Operating Department Practitioner

What is the work like?

Operating department practitioners (ODPs) ensure the best possible care and safety for patients who are undergoing surgery.

Working alongside surgeons,...

Operational Researcher

What is the work like?

Operational research (OR), sometimes known as operations research or management science, is the discipline of applying analytical methods to help make better...

Operative (Abattoir)

What is the work like?

Abattoir operatives work in slaughterhouses. These may be part of a larger site that processes meat and meat products for sale to retailers, and butchers.

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Optical Technician

What is the work like?

As many as 25 million people in the UK wear glasses or contact lenses to help them improve their vision. It is the job of the optical technician to make those...

Optometrist

What is the work like?

Optometrists are health specialists trained to examine the eyes to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality and defects in vision. In addition, some general...

Orthodontist

Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the growth of the teeth, jaws and face. Orthodontic treatment can straighten irregular or uneven teeth and correct abnormalities of the jaw,...