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Software developers design, write, and maintain the programs that run on computers, phones, and servers. Much of the work is reading existing code, breaking a requirement into small changes, and checking that a change behaves correctly before it reaches users.
Bachelor's degreeInformation technology, data and cybersecurity
Software quality assurance analysts check that software does what it is supposed to do before it reaches users. They design test cases from requirements, run them against new builds, and write up defects clearly enough for a developer to reproduce and fix.
Certificate or college diplomaInformation technology, data and cybersecurity
Embedded software developers write the code that runs inside physical products, from appliances and vehicles to medical and industrial equipment. Memory, power, and timing are tight, and testing usually means working with real hardware on a bench.
Bachelor's degreeInformation technology, data and cybersecurity
Agricultural equipment technicians diagnose, repair, and maintain tractors, harvesters, sprayers, and the hydraulic, electrical, and guidance systems built into them. Work happens in a dealership workshop and out on farms, and the pace rises sharply during planting and harvest when a broken machine stops the whole operation. Modern machines mix mechanical, hydraulic, electronic, and software fault-finding.
ApprenticeshipAgriculture, animals and environment
BIM coordinators look after the shared digital model of a project, making sure the architectural, structural, and services models line up and follow the agreed standards. They run clash detection, manage the common data environment, and chase teams to fix what the checks find. The role sits between design, construction, and IT, and is as much about process discipline as software skill.
Certificate or college diplomaArchitecture, construction and infrastructure
Library technicians keep the library running day to day: circulation, cataloguing support, processing new items, shelving, and answering the questions that come to the desk. The work is detail-heavy and system-driven, with library management software at the centre of it. It is also public-facing, including with users who need patience and help.
Certificate or college diplomaCommunity, social and public services
Biomedical engineers apply engineering methods to medical problems, developing devices, implants, instrumentation, and software used in care. The work sits inside a quality-management and regulatory framework, so design history, risk analysis, and verification evidence are part of the job rather than an afterthought.
Systems engineers hold the whole of a complex product together: requirements, interfaces, architecture, and the evidence that the finished system does what it was meant to do. The role is coordination-heavy and depends on being able to reason across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
Robotics engineers design, program, and integrate robotic cells and autonomous equipment, combining mechanical design, sensing, control, and software. The work is genuinely cross-disciplinary and involves a lot of iteration on real hardware before a cell behaves reliably.
Mechatronics technologists build, commission, and maintain equipment that combines mechanical parts, electronics, sensors, and control software. The appeal of the role is that a single person follows a fault across all of those layers rather than handing it off.
Certificate or college diplomaEngineering and technical design
Test automation engineers write code whose job is to test other code. They build and maintain automated test suites and the pipelines that run them, so that a broken change is caught by a machine rather than by a user.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionInformation technology, data and cybersecurity
IT support technicians are the first point of contact when someone's technology stops working. They diagnose hardware, software, account, and connectivity problems, fix what they can, and hand on what they cannot with enough detail for the next team.
Certificate or college diplomaInformation technology, data and cybersecurity
Machine learning engineers take models out of notebooks and into production systems. The role sits between data science and software engineering: building training and serving pipelines, watching for drift once a model is live, and handling the failure modes that only appear at scale.
Bachelor's degreeInformation technology, data and cybersecurity
Astronomers study objects and processes beyond Earth using telescope observations, archival survey data, and simulations. In practice the work is dominated by writing code, handling very large datasets, and applying for observing time or funding. Instrument and software development is a substantial part of many posts.
Postgraduate or professional degreeNatural sciences and research
Cabinetmakers build cabinets, furniture, and architectural millwork in a shop and then install the finished pieces on site. The trade is precision woodworking: material selection, machining to tight tolerances, joinery, and finishing all affect whether a door closes squarely and a grain match reads well. Many cabinetmakers also work from CAD or cutting-list software and operate panel saws and CNC routers.
ApprenticeshipSkilled trades, maintenance and repair