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Whether working for a company or freelance, land developers are construction, sales and development professionals. A bit like a life-size game of Monopoly, they’re able to seize any opportunity put in front of them.

Fractures, internal bleeding, even detecting tumours, radiographers – also known as medical imaging technicians – take X-rays to detect hidden medical problems in the body. Thanks to their all-seeing X-ray machines, nothing gets past them!

Experts in the law – whether generalists or specialists – legal practitioners have to really know their stuff and be unbeatable when it comes to legal or legislative issues. Living encyclopaedias, you could say!

Road traffic accidents, floods, fires, pollution... for firefighters, no two days are ever the same. Whether they do their jobs voluntarily, professionally or in the military, they’re out there every day to protect us.

Ombudsmen are typically appointed to investigate complaints raised against companies or organisations, especially in the public sector. As strictly impartial third parties, being attentive is important as they work to resolve disagreements.

As they strike the desk with their gavel, their calls of “going... going... gone!” ring throughout the room. Works of art, everyday objects, furniture – even livestock! –, auctioneers take charge of selling a whole range of different goods at auction.

True scientists of language, linguists analyse, dissect and describe languages to help us better understand how they work. They work on both ancient languages and entirely contemporary ones.

Specialists in the water cycle, hydrologists manage the quality and quantity of water available to us. They work to make the best possible use of our planet’s aquatic resources.

“Remember Mrs Parker teaching us guitar, or Mr Edwards throwing chalk at us?” Anyone who says their secondary school teachers didn’t leave a lasting impression on them... well, they’re probably lying! And you know what our teachers taught us about lying...

A position of responsibility focussed on strategy, enterprise architects design (or redesign) IT environments. Why? To help organisations achieve their goals by optimally using a variety of technologies and processes.

Music, art, theatre, publishing, sport... talent agents are specialists in specific industries, which they know like the back of their hand. Without them, most of the world’s biggest stars wouldn’t be where they are today.

Every time a plane flies over and doesn’t crash land on your head, you have an aerospace engineer to thank. Their job requires plenty of knowledge, from electronics and aerodynamics to IT, optics, mechanics and more.

Collecting information, processing it and making it accessible: these are the responsibilities of archivists, whether in a company, library, or even a museum.

From Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Day Out to Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake, this is a career for dreamers! Astronauts are high-level scientists who travel through space.

As administrative professionals, these are the individuals one or more company directors rely on. A key link between an organisation’s management and its workers, they establish positive and friendly relations in the face of multiple demanding challenges.