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Sore back? Recurring headaches? Aching joints? As healthcare professionals, osteopaths manipulate our bones, muscles and joints to achieve wellbeing and relief.

Animal welfare inspectors prevent and relieve suffering by responding to calls from the public in possible cases of animal cruelty or neglect.

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.

In 2018, over 1,700 million tons of steel were used worldwide... so it’s no overstatement to say we couldn’t do without metallurgists, the researchers who are borderline inventors.

The link between diet and health is well established. Too greasy, too salty, too sweet... it’s sometimes hard to work it all out for yourself! Dieticians help their patients find the right balanced diet for them.

As mental health professionals, psychologists listen and observe human behaviour in order to detect problems and treat them. Just like doctors, but without the stethoscope...

Art restorers bring old and damaged works of art back to life. Whether it’s furniture, paintings, stained glass, sculptures, books, tapestries... restorers can specialise in a wide range of materials and techniques.

In a musician’s hands, an instrument can come to life. Perfectionists and creative types, a good musician only needs to play a few notes to reel us in, make us dream, dance, sing and cry.

“What is art?” Now there’s a question. “What is digital art?” Now you’re just asking the impossible... Digital art is loosely defined as an original creation put together using digital devices, whether on a screen, using software or even via a virtual reality headset.

Being the manager of a retirement home is a versatile career. As the head of a residential home for elderly people who perhaps need extra support or care, they have to oversee the running of the entire site, keeping a careful eye on every aspect.