British Science Week 2023

It's British Science week, so why not explore jobs that use science?

Have you got an image of a science related job being a person in a white lab coat staring down a microscope? There is a whole lot more to jobs in science than being in a laboratory. Jobs involving science are in many types of industries.

You could be:

• Helping to reduce climate change
• Building energy efficient buildings
• Finding a vaccine to a new disease

Science jobs in energy and construction

Jobs that use science are among the top 10 adverts in Wales in the last 12 months.

The top 5 science jobs in the energy industry are:

• Science, engineering and production technicians
• Engineering technicians
• Technical engineers and technologists
• Civil engineers
• Mechanical engineers

The top 5 science jobs in the construction industry are:

• Civil engineers
• Electricians and electrical fitters
• Health and safety officers
• Quantity surveyors
• Plumbers and heating and ventilation engineers

(Source: Lightcast^TM, February 2022 - January 2023)

Explore the future in energy and construction

Jobs in science and research

Jobs that use science subjects

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