Young people in Scotland with real skills for the future
ACCOUNTANCY You could be working in jobs such as: actuary, management accountant, insurance broker, insurance risk surveyor, economist, investment analyst and investment banker. BUSINESS SKILLS This could lead to jobs like: administrative assistant, purchasing manager, management consultant, company secretary, human resources officer, local government officer, receptionist and project manager.
CIVIL ENGINEERING The industry’s workforce is ageing and there is a demand for new, young engineers to fill the skills gap across a huge range of jobs, such as: civil engineer, civil engineering technician, quantity surveyor, town planner, structural engineer, construction manager and land surveyor.
CREATIVE AND DIGITAL MEDIA Scotland’s creative industry is thriving. Become a broadcast journalist, TV or film producer, lighting technician, fashion designer, graphic designer or photographer.
ENGINEERING There’s a huge demand for new engineers. Companies are projected to need 182,000 people with engineering skills each year to 2022 in the UK. You could become an aerospace engineer, chemical engineer, electrical engineer or mechanical engineer. FINANCIAL SERVICES You could take on a wide range of insurance roles, such as broker, underwriter, claims handler, loss adjuster or risk surveyor.
FOOD & DRINK TECHNOLOGIES There is growing demand for skills across the whole sector, including food science, product development, nutrition and wellbeing, packaging, research, design and engineering. HARDWARE & SYSTEM SUPPORT More than 90,000 people work in digital technology roles in Scotland, and salaries are growing almost twice as fast as the average. Jobs include cyber security analyst, IT support technician, security administrator and network manager.
SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGIES
Jobs include biomedical scientist, biotechnologist, biochemist, laboratory technician, marine biologist and geoscientist, and salaries are on average 20 per cent more than those across other fields.
SOCIAL SERVICES: CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Look after young children as a nursery worker or child development officer. Organise fun activities that help young people build their self- esteem as a playworker. Give children and their families vital support as a social worker. SOCIAL SERVICES & HEALTHCARE Care for sick, injured or disabled people as an adult nurse or children’s nurse. Look after people at home or in residential homes as a care home manager, care assistant or residential support worker.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Gaming, virtual reality, cyber security, data management and programming – the digital world is changing fast. You could help decide where it goes next – and earn 30 per cent more than the Scottish average.