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Teaches English to learners whose first language is different, in schools, language centres, workplaces, or online. Plans lessons around speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and adjusts material to the learners' level and to why they are studying.
Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training
Teaches adults who are returning to study, whether for basic skills, a qualification, or personal interest. Designs sessions that fit around work and family commitments, and works with groups whose backgrounds, prior schooling, and confidence vary widely.
Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training
Teaches diploma, certificate, or applied degree programs at a college or further education institution, usually in a field they have worked in themselves. Combines classroom teaching with labs, shops, or practicums, and contributes to curriculum review and student assessment.
Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at a university while carrying out research and publishing in their discipline. Time is divided between teaching and supervision, research and writing, and departmental or disciplinary service.
Postgraduate or professional degreeEducation and training
Delivers training to employees on systems, processes, compliance topics, and workplace skills. Works out what teams need, runs sessions in person or online, and follows up to see whether the training changed how people actually work.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionEducation and training
Helps adults and older students who struggle with reading, writing, or basic numeracy build those skills from wherever they currently are. Sessions are usually one-to-one or in very small groups, and progress is measured against practical tasks such as completing forms or reading workplace instructions.
Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training
Teaches a skilled trade to apprentices and students in a college shop, training centre, or secondary technical program. Combines theory teaching with supervised hands-on practice, and assesses whether learners meet the trade's competency standards safely.
Certificate or college diplomaEducation and training
Financial advisors help people decide what to do with their money across saving, investing, protection, and retirement. The advice is regulated in most places, so the job involves documented suitability assessments and disclosures as well as conversations about goals and risk.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionFinance, accounting and insurance
Personal bankers look after a set of retail customers, reviewing their accounts and arranging products such as savings, everyday lending, and insurance referrals. The role blends advice and sales, and it is bounded by suitability, disclosure, and record-keeping requirements.
Certificate or college diplomaFinance, accounting and insurance
Legislative assistants support an elected representative on the business of the legislature: tracking bills, preparing speaking notes, handling correspondence from constituents, and making sure the member is briefed before a vote or a committee sitting. The rhythm of the job follows the sitting calendar closely.
Bachelor's degreeGovernment, policy and administration
Government relations specialists represent an organization's interests to government, and read government back to their own organization. The work involves monitoring what is being proposed, building relationships with officials and elected members, and preparing the submissions and positions their employer or client puts forward. Registration as a lobbyist is required in many jurisdictions.
Bachelor's degreeGovernment, policy and administration
Economic development officers work for a municipality, region, or agency to help local businesses establish, stay, and expand. The work mixes relationship-building with employers, coordination of grant and incentive programs, and preparation of the profiles and data packages that a prospective investor asks for.
Bachelor's degreeGovernment, policy and administration
Foreign service officers represent their country abroad and at home, working across political reporting, trade promotion, consular assistance to citizens, and development or immigration programs. Careers are built on rotational postings, so periods abroad alternate with assignments at headquarters.
Bachelor's degreeGovernment, policy and administration
Speech-language pathologists assess and treat difficulties with speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing across the lifespan. Caseloads range from children with language delay to adults recovering from stroke or living with progressive disease. Swallowing assessment is a safety-critical part of the role that many people outside the profession do not associate with it.
Postgraduate or professional degreeHealthcare and clinical services
Clinical psychologists assess and treat psychological distress and disorder using structured assessment and evidence-based talking therapies. A distinctive part of the role is formal psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, which few other professions do. Training is long and competitive, and much of the work is emotionally demanding one-to-one contact.
Postgraduate or professional degreeHealthcare and clinical services
Psychiatrists are physicians who specialise in mental illness, combining diagnosis, medication management, and psychological and social treatment planning. The role carries legal responsibilities in many jurisdictions, including assessments related to involuntary treatment. Risk assessment and the management of uncertainty are constant features of the work.
Postgraduate or professional degreeHealthcare and clinical services
A concierge arranges the things guests need outside their room: restaurant tables, transport, tickets, directions, and local recommendations. The role depends on knowing a city well and keeping working relationships with venues, drivers, and suppliers. It is a desk-based, guest-facing job where most requests arrive without warning.
Short course or on-the-job trainingHospitality, travel and tourism
Tour guides lead groups through cities, sites, museums, or outdoor routes and explain what they are seeing. The job is part storytelling and part group management: keeping people together, on time, and safe. Work is often seasonal, outdoors, and on your feet for most of the day.
Short course or on-the-job trainingHospitality, travel and tourism
Advises clients on their legal rights and obligations, prepares the documents that give effect to a decision, and represents clients in negotiations, tribunals, and court. Practice areas differ widely, so two lawyers can do work that looks almost nothing alike.
Postgraduate or professional degreeLaw, compliance and justice
Conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state rather than a private client. The role combines file assessment, disclosure duties, and courtroom advocacy, and carries an obligation to act fairly rather than simply to win.
Postgraduate or professional degreeLaw, compliance and justice
A judicial officer whose powers sit below those of a judge: typically issuing warrants and summonses, presiding over bail hearings, receiving sworn documents, and hearing certain minor matters. The exact scope of the office varies a great deal between jurisdictions.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionLaw, compliance and justice
Renders speech between languages in hearings, examinations, and legal meetings so that a party can follow and participate. The interpreter conveys meaning, register, and hesitation faithfully, and does not explain, soften, or advise.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionLaw, compliance and justice
A neutral third party who helps people in conflict talk to each other and look for an agreement they can both live with. The mediator runs the process but does not decide the outcome, which is what separates the role from arbitration.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionLaw, compliance and justice
Supports people affected by crime as they move through the justice process, explaining what happens next and arranging practical and emotional help. The role often means being the one steady point of contact in a system that feels opaque from outside.