(b) Technical work This requires detailed knowledge of how specialist equipment or technology operates. Examples include telecoms engineers, computer programmers and scientists.
(c) Manual work This requires physical skills of various types. Examples include carpenters, electricians, plumbers, agricultural, forestry and fishery workers; hairdressers, gardeners and cleaners.
(d) Services, health and social care work Service work involves performing tasks for others. Retail, travel, tourism, catering, health, education and social care are common types of service work. Everyone who works for an organisation that does not produce or manufacture a tangible product is in a service job.
(e) Creative work
This requires specialist artistic skills. Examples include artists, musicians, graphic designers and entertainers.
(f) Management and administrative work This requires planning and organising resources and work for other people to do. Examples include accountants, human resource managers, marketing managers and chief executives.
