What are all the jobs?

[UpToMyEye]

Me and DS have been starting to talk about careers and jobs, and he’s basically said to me that he doesn’t know what he wants to be because he doesn’t know what all the jobs are
Which I totally get

We all know the obvious ones; teacher, doctor, police officer, lawyer etc
But there are thousands and thousands of jobs under each of those titles that people just don’t know
Millions of people sat in offices all day - what are they doing?!
All the people who fall under ‘scientists’ - what do they do?!
How often do we meet someone and they tell us their job and we think ‘wow I didn’t even know that was a thing’
Those are the jobs I’m looking for
Something interesting and not too mainstream - this is what DS would excel in, when he was little he used to want to be the person who put together the exhibitions in a museum

So I’m going to attempt to compile a master list

Help me MN - what are all the jobs?!

I work in an office. Ill tell you some jobs and what they do.

We havr customer service advisors which are pretty much what it suggests answer customer calls emails etc its tough and entry level but its a great projection to promotion
Team managers- manage the above via promotion
Quality assurance analyst- reviews the risks in the buisness and works with compliance to set standards and expectations to manage risks, works with operation managers to set service standard paramaters- audit communications between customers and agents across the buisness and records findings (this can start as an entry level job in my place and can lead to roles in projext work, compliance and risk, or fraud teams)
Continuous improvement/project management- support changes that buisness want to implement, join all the parts together- risks, it, customer service and training
Learning and Development- development and training of all the people to do their roles correctly and well, ensuring people have the tools and skills needed to do the job
Recruitment (in house)
These are just some of the kind of entry level roles that people start my organisation in either from university or from college.

If you and ds think of some well known employers in the area he wants to work and looks at the vacancies board this opens up ideas that he may think are interesting

I think my suggestions are too mainstream

I cant think of anything non mainstream in my office

My job is not unusual (work for a charity) but my friend trained as a surveyor and advises the owners of ancient buildings on repairs and conservation.

Have you looked at the national careers website, there's lots of job categories listed with short descriptions of each job.

I doubt you need to compile a list yourself. There are amazing services for exactly what you are looking for. Depending on his age/ school key stage, Google it. Also, his school is required to provide careers advice even primary. Contact school and get advice and resources?

I know what you mean OP. We had this when DS1 was younger. When we went to a careers evening when he was 15 or so an interesting point was made in that the job he would get at age 22 after university doesn't even exist yet.
Which turned out to be true.

Not helpful probably!

His idea of working in a museum putting on exhibitions is a great one, he could also look into event management, you can do degrees in that or work your way up from an admin assistant/runner and work on anything from corporate conferences to music tours and festivals.

I work in media and there’s tonnes of different jobs that need doing…

Set designers/set dressing
Costume & make up
Script editors
Location managers
Technical broadcasting assistants/managers
Camera crew
Sound & lighting crew
Production managers
Social media managers/content creators
Marketing & Communications
Events staff
Studio managers

We bought this for our children - they found it helpful
"The A-Z of Careers and jobs"

or here;

Well, maybe he could consider advertising/marketing/exhibition/displays at big centres like O2, Earls Court.

It's interesting u mention what he liked as a child, it does often filter into adulthood. My friends son used to build big Lego airports as a child, had the whole attic of it, was totally into planes.

He is now a private pilot in US.

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdqnxyc

Have a look for a career aptitude test online, it won't be the be all end of of answers but might help him to identify what kind of activities he enjoys and how they could be applied to the careers market.

I often tell DDs there might be jobs open to them which don't exist yet, and also some of the best jobs are ones people make up for themselves, doing something they love.

DK
The Careers Handbook: The ultimate guide to planning your future

For rural jobs there’s The Countryside Jobs service which has a free daily email of jobs. It’s worth keeping an eye on the National Trust website and English Heritage website any other musuems etc for ideas of other jobs in those sectors.

Some healthcare related roles to consider.

Radiographer, Radiology Assistant
Sonographer
Nurse- a billion times, HCA
Physiotherapist, Physio Support Worker
Dietitian
Occupational therapist, OT Support Worker
Operating Dept Practitioner
Paramedic
Orthotist, Orthotic Assistant
Podiatrist, podiatry assistant
Dentist, Dental Nurse, Dental Hygenist
Phlebotomist
Maternity support worker
Speech and language therapist & assistant
Midwife
Pharmacist, Pharmacy assistant, Pharmacy tech
CBT Therapist, Assistant
Counsellors

Emergency Dispatcher
Domestic services - loads including catering, linen, housekeeping
Estates Services - loads including engineering, electricians, estates tech
Porters
Security

Health records
I.T & a communications
Payroll
Library services

Biomedical Science
Pathologist
Haematologist
Microbiologist
Medical Engineering & Physics
Audiologist

Clinical Manager
Estates Manager
Finance Manager
HR Manager

Admin support staff - a billion different roles.

I wouldn’t recommend museum or heritage work particularly unless you’re in the sector of society dishing out huge inheritances and live in London. There’s not that much outside London, it is highly competitive and does not pay well. Lots of voluntary work going if you can work for free.

Grants officer/ fundraiser
Planning/surveying
Health and safety inspection
Database design/ maintenance
Training, vocational assessor
Human resources
Logistics
Data protection officer
Care inspection
Alumni officer
Publisher
Property development
IT/ website design, online security
Occupational therapist
Subtitles writer
Forestry worker

My office sounds like CleanUpTime s office - plenty of people start on the phones and then work their way up.

DH works in transport -
there's station staff, train drivers, track engineers, revenue officers, admin staff, various levels of management that look at strategic stuff.

Interesting jobs in my circle of friends:
perfusionist (operates a heart and lung machine)
academic/ historian
music composer for adverts and videogames
location scout for films

My brother is a colour technologist - he makes sure that the red in, say, a cushion made of one fabric matches the red in the sofa that's made of a different fabric.

I'm a demand planner - looking at what quantity of product we need to make when to fulfill customer orders.

I work with:
flavour technologists who look at blends of spices etc to get the best flavour. They also look at how the flavouring will bind to the product and what it will do when cooked or overcooked.

Product managers who look at food trends, then see where there's a gap in the market to produce a new product. Look at market research, then work out how to get a new product to market. Very interesting role.

Previously I have worked in a university looking after students who need extra help to access services and representing them at meetings and disciplinaries. Best and most fulfilling job I've ever had.

All office based 'admin' type roles.

The big bang is great for children & teens is a good place to get some info about STEM careers. The event held at the NEC, Birmingham was fantastic.

www.thebigbang.org.uk/

I once worked as an admin assistant for a company that designed the revolving doors for hotels/supermarkets etc. I mean you go through these doors on a daily basis but never stop to think that there is a company out there who’s entire job is to design and install them

Scientists... research , technology scout) , patent lawyer, scientific writer , technical design ( robots to hairdryers) , data analysis

A quick look at the civil service jobs website can be quite eye opening - all sorts of roles from customer service to maintaining the nuclear sub fleet at Plymouth, from working on govt food production policy to managing marine licensing.

I found careers services at my various schools and unis to be pretty limited and unimaginative in their offerings. They just didn't go beyond the standard professions you describe.