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Whether mucking out the stables or enjoying life in the saddle, horse breeders spend their days looking after horses and ponies. They’re entirely responsible for their health, wellbeing and breeding.

Literary translations or technical, subtitling or interpreting, without translators, life would be much more confusing – whether left standing in front of your new washing machine and its incomprehensible instructions, or trying and failing to understand the latest Oscar-winning foreign film.

Editors-in-chief are the people at the top of the journalistic tree at newspapers, magazines and similar outlets. They’re at the centre of the newsroom and lead all the editorial staff (whether they’re on TV, on the radio, in the press, online...).

You could say astronomers have their heads in the stars... literally! Top-class scientists, astronomers study the stars, planets and galaxies to help us better understand the universe we live in.

Nothing lost, nothing gained... but everything transformed! Whether it’s food colourings, cosmetics, medicines or packaging, chemical engineers develop the molecules and active ingredients that are key to modern life.

The fact you can call your grandma any time, day or night, is thanks to them. Telecoms engineers design the devices that allow information to flow from A to B.

Occupying a highly strategic role, financial controllers oversee the accounting for their entire company: everything goes across their desk (well, across their spreadsheets).

From runny noses to suspected serious illnesses, general practitioners are often the first port of call for their patients when something goes wrong. They diagnose, treat, prevent and offer long-term follow up care.

Video games designers come up with stories, characters and rules. Their job is to create an entirely original, entertaining and captivating universe. A bit like screenwriters, but for gaming.

What’s in a name? Technical sales representatives are – perhaps unsurprisingly – technicians and sales people at the same time. A vital part of every sales department, they often specialise in a particular range of products or services.

You must have heard the cast asking for a round of applause for the stage manager at the end of a concert or theatre performance because, without these outstanding artistic technicians, there wouldn’t be a show to enjoy at all. Time for another curtain call!

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!

Ever heard of the Yuka app? A quick scan of the barcodes on the food you eat will bring up a mountain of useful data – all the result of analyses carried out by skilled agrifood analysts to determine the quality of products intended for consumption.

High-volume sequencing and big data: both of these technological feats produce gigantic amounts of data that can be analysed in the fields of biology and medicine. Bioinformaticians are on the case!

To keep the sky from falling on our heads, it’s no real secret: we need roofers! Whether versatile or highly specialised (metal roofers, thatched roofers, renovations, etc.), they take their talents to new heights.