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(4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis (hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate)… mean anything to you? Luckily, pharmaceutical engineers are here to help, overseeing the production of vaccines, medicines and medical products.

Money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s still nice to get paid at the end of the month... and making sure that happens seamlessly are payroll mangers, those responsible for overseeing the preparation and verification of company payrolls.

Veterinarians are scientists who specialise in animal medicine and surgery. They’re the ones we call when animals are sick, injured or need their vaccinations brought up to date.

Arboriculturists are farmers who specialise in horticulture: preparing, planting, observing and maintaining plants and trees of all different species throughout the year, come wind, rain or snow.

Passionate about nature, farmers are business managers who just happen to cultivate the land or breed animals to make money. They need to juggle the resources, management and production of their farms 365 days of the year.

The number of children about to start primary school, how the population is aging... demographers collect statistical data to help decision-makers plan ahead and make good decisions.

Passionate booklovers as well as outstanding leaders, library managers deal with political, cultural, social and economic issues on a daily basis.

While traders on the floor are busy shouting orders to buy and sell over the phone, rapidly firing off emails and even just yelling across the room, it’s no secret that without a well-run back office, the entire financial market would grind to a halt!

Generally speaking, we tend to drink tap water without asking too many questions. And we don’t think too much about what happens after we flush the toilet... two luxuries we owe to water treatment engineers.

Nike, Apple, Samsung, Dior... brands are everywhere you look. And given we all instantly know what brands do and represent, it’s no secret, they owe it all to excellent brand managers!

Sitting in front of their mixing desk, sound engineers run the show. Equal parts artist and technician, they convert audio recordings into the required formats (CD, digital Blu-ray, vinyl...).

Who do you think decides where people can and can’t smoke? Who arranges fire drills? Who counts to check there are enough fire extinguishers? Who stops people driving forklifts without the proper licence? Health, safety and environment (HSE) officers, of course!

From adjusting desk chairs to setting up brand-new collaborative workspaces, ergonomists design the places, methods and tools in our working lives. Their goal? To adapt work to people, not the other way round.

One of those careers that does what it says on the tin: venture capitalists literally bet on new ventures, investing in startups at various stages of growth in the hope they’ll provide a good return on investment.

It’s often said they do “the most beautiful job in the world”. Midwives support women throughout their pregnancies and help them give birth.