There’s a whole world of jobs out there. Jobs you know. Jobs you don’t. And jobs your teachers and other adults have never heard of either.

Use what we have here to explore your options. Take a look at:

  • Interviews with people who do different roles, so they can tell you what they’re really like.
  • Articles that explain the world of work, job descriptions and applying for jobs.
  • Links to the National Careers Service, so you can find summaries of hundreds of jobs we haven’t featured yet.

Start exploring and see what you find. And if you can’t find what you need, let us know.

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How much does a job pay after tax?

When you click on a job, you’ll see an average salary. But this isn’t the amount you’d get in your bank account every year. That’s because the government takes away a chunk of everyone’s money to pay for taxes. This calculator will help you figure out how much money you'll get after tax.

What are equivalent qualifications?

For some jobs, you’ll need certain qualifications. But lots of jobs also accept ‘equivalent qualifications’. These are qualifications that are worth the same but have different names and ways to earn them. This chart will help you compare different qualifications to see which match up.

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Sales administrator

Sales administrators process sales orders and payments, arrange deliveries and offer after-sales support.

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Sailing instructor

Sailing instructors teach people to sail yachts and boats.

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Sales assistant

Sales assistants sell products and help customers.

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Sales representative

Sales representatives meet or ring customers to persuade them to buy products or services.

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Satellite engineer

Satellite engineers install and repair telecoms equipment and satellite systems.

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Scaffolder

Scaffolders put up scaffolding on buildings and structures to let other workers do their jobs safely.

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Human Rights Barrister

Oscar Davies is an award-winning human rights barrister and LGBTQ+ campaigner. They also happen to be the UK's first non-binary barrister. Here they speak to N2K about their career path, coming out and what it takes to work in law.

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Celebrity Relations Lead

What do you get when you mix climate change action with pop singers and movie stars? A celebrity relations lead. Here Siobhan Bailey-Turner tells N2K all about her role as celebrity relations lead for the World Wide Fund for Nature.

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Aquatic Ecologist

Meet Maya. She's a graduate aquatic ecologist for an environmental consulting company in Wales. She spoke to N2K about what exactly that involves and how she got there.

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The Girl Boss is dead. Make way for the ✨ Lazy Girl ✨. Almost ten years on from peak #girlboss era, the popularity of the #lazygirljob hashtag on TikTok (over 17 million views) suggests that young people are now happy doing the bare minimum at work. But there’s a bit more to it. We explored the trend and spoke to a careers coach to get to the bottom of whether Gen Z really are lazy.

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🧑‍💻 Hybrid work. It’s a phrase you might have seen or heard. But what actually is it? Why do people do it? And is it the right style of work for you?

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