Labour Market Information
What is “Labour Market Information”?
Labour market information can tell you:
- The number of people in certain types of jobs,
- What jobs and skills employers are looking for,
- Which industries are recruiting and where they are located,
- Growing or declining jobs in your local area and general employment trends.
When thinking about your career ideas it is useful to consider what is happening in the labour market, consider what is happening around you and always have a “back-up” plan.
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Market Sectors
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| HEALTH | ||
| Healthcare is about the treatment and support of medical conditions on hospitals, health centres and in the community. If you are looking for an interesting career with lots of opportunities to progress then health is or you. | What could you earn? Pharmacist: £26k – £83k Phlebotomist: £16k – £23k Paramedic: £22k – £35k Nurse: £22k – £48k Doctor: £26k – £102k | |
| Links: www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk www.healthcareers.nhs.uk www.nmc.org.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: maths, biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, sociology |
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| SOCIAL CARE | ||
| Social care is about providing personal and practical care and support to help people live their lives; it can be a very rewarding role. You could work with someone with a physical disability, a mental health conditions learning disability or someone who is overcoming other challenges in their life. | What could you earn? Social worker: £24k – £40k Residential home manager: £20k – £50k Registered nurse: £22k – £48k Housing support officer: £20k – £40k Occupational therapist: £22k – £41k | |
| Links: www.ukhca.co.uk www.skillsforcare.org.uk www.thinkcarecareers | Useful subjects to have for this sector: health & social care, psychology, sociology, English, maths, ICT |
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| CREATIVE INDUSTRIES | ||
| The creative sector is about creating original ideas and products and is often split into 3 parts; arts, culture and creative media. | What could you earn? TV video and audio engineer: £17k – £38k Web designer: £18k – £40k Print assistant: £14k – £22k Graphic designer: £16k – £50k Furniture maker: £14k – £35k | |
| Links: www.screenskills.com www.bubble-jobs.co.uk www.ccskills.org.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, maths, ICT, engineering, art, music, design, media, chemistry |
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| ENGINEERING & ADVANCED MANUFACTURING | ||
| Engineering involves the use of scientific and practical knowledge to invent and construct everything around us. Manufacturing is the production of goods from raw materials into finished goods and is often high tech. | What could you earn? Production technician: £18k – £35k Mechanical engineer: £22k – £55k CAD technician: £16k – £36k Electronics engineer: £20k – £50k Technical design engineer: £27k – £50k | |
| Links: www.semta.org.uk www.futuremorph.org www.tomorroesengineers.org.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: maths, physics, chemistry, English, ICT, languages, design, biology |
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| FOOD AND DRINK | ||
| Food and drink is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK. From farm to fork roles include product development, manufacturing, quality testing, sales and distribution. | What could you earn? Baker: £15k – £45k Food scientist: £20k – £45k Production engineer: £22k – £45k Quality assurance technician: £22k – £35k Food production operative: £14k – £24k | |
| Links: www.tastesuccess.co.uk www.tastycareers.org.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, maths, chemistry, biology, business, catering, ICT, nutrition |
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| BUSINESS FINANCE & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | ||
| This sector employing 41,260 covers financial, business consultancy, and legal services through to technical services such as architecture and scientific research to support roles such as customer services and business admin. | What could you earn? Chartered accountant: £30k – £50k Insurance account manager: £20k – £75k Office manager: £22k – £45k Contact centre worker: £14k – £22k Human resources officer: £22k – £35k | |
| Links: www.cipd.co.uk www.icaew.com | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, maths, ICT, languages, business and admin, sociology |
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| TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY | ||
| This industry includes events, hospitality services, hotels, pubs, tourist attractions, nightclubs, festivals and restaurants. If you like meeting people and are enthusiastic and organised then this could be the sector for you! There are plenty of entry-level jobs from which you can quickly progress. | What could you earn? Restaurant manager: £18k – £45k Chef: £14k – £50k Events manager: £18k – £75k Air cabin crew: £14k – £30k Barista: £12k – £22k | |
| Links: www.careerscope.uk.net hospitalityguild.co.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, business and admin, maths, leisure and tourism, languages, history, sociology, ICT, catering |
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| RETAIL | ||
| If you like working with people this is definitely a career to choose and the options are extensive. As well as sales roles there are lots of behind the scenes jobs such as buying, merchandising, stock control, logistics, store operations as well as roles based in head office. | What could you earn? Visual merchandiser: £12k – £55k Sales assistant: £11k – £25k Buyer: £22k – £50k Car salesperson: £14k – £40k Retail manager: £20k – £70k | |
| Links: www.inretail.co.uk www.fashionretailacademy.ac.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: business and admin, English, maths, ICT, design |
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| CONSTRUCTION | ||
| This is the planning design and creation of buildings or infrastructure such as roads, bridges or railways. The construction industry is growing significantly and can offer amazing career opportunities to develop and travel. | What could you earn? Carpenter/joiner: £28k – £32k Electrical trades: £25k – £60k Civil engineer: £20k – £60k Plumber: £16k – £45k Painter and decorator: £15k – £30k | |
| Links: www.citb.co.uk www.goconstruct.org.uk www.the-nhtg.org.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: maths, sciences, ICT, geography, design, English |
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| LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION | ||
| Logistics and transport activities involve the efficient flow of goods and services locally nationally and internationally across road, rail air or sea. It is a global, 24-7 365 days a year industry which supports all sectors. There are a wide variety of roles from sales, marketing ICT, finance, and front line operations. | What could you earn? Transport manager: £23k – £50k Train driver: £35 – £60k Warehouse manager: £18k – £80k Pilot: £18k – £100k Airport baggage handler: £15k – £22k | |
| Links: www.careersthatmove.co.uk www.eastmidlandsairport.com | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, business and admin, maths, languages, ICT, sciences, sociology |
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| TEXTILES MANUFACTURING & FASHION | ||
| This major sector deals with making raw materials into fabric which is then dyed, printed and fabricated into clothes. New innovation will mean that ICT and CAD will be in demand to meet the needs of high tech machinery. | What could you earn? Textiles technician: £18k – £30k Print engineer: £16k – £35k Graphic designer: £16k – £45k Fashion designer: £18k – £70k Textiles dye technician: £16k – £34k | |
| Links: www.drapersjojs.com ccskills.org.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, maths, ICT, design, languages, chemistry |
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| EDUCATION | ||
| Teaching and education is a growing sector not only in the UK but around the world, and universities in particular are competing in a global market. | What could you earn? Nursery worker: £14k – £24k Secondary teacher: £23k – £67k Head teacher: £44k – £115k Learning mentor: £14k – £24k Adult tutor: £19k – £27k | |
| Links: www.tes.com www.tefl.org.uk getintoteaching.education.gov.uk | Useful subjects to have for this sector: English, maths, sciences, languages, ICT, history, geography, RE, design and technology |