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Security manager

Security managers supervise the security workforce that protects an organisation's buildings and keeps staff and visitors safe.

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Prison officer

Prison officers supervise people who are in prisons, remand centres and young offenders' institutions.

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Agricultural engineering technician

Agricultural engineering technicians help to solve practical engineering problems in land-based industries.

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Hydrologist

Hydrologists study rainfall, rivers and other waterways to help develop sustainable ways of managing water.

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Forensic collision investigator

Forensic collision investigators use science and engineering to investigate the causes of road traffic and vehicle related incidents.

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Wind turbine technician

Wind turbine technicians maintain and repair wind farm turbines on land and at sea.

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Stage Technician

Don't fancy working a traditional 9 to 5? Meet Bella, a stage technician at Factory International, Manchester. Here she tells us about the perks of her job, how she got there and shares some of her top tips for getting into the creative industries.

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Fundraising Manager

Twenty four-year-old Allana is a Corporate Fundraising Manager for Mermaids, a charity that supports gender variant and transgender youth.

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Sustainability Communications Lead

Edward is a Sustainability & LSEG Foundation Senior Associate at the London Stock Exchange Group — one of the world's biggest providers of financial data, analytics and news. In this Q&A, he tells us exactly what he does and how finance and sustainability can go hand in hand.

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