Most commonly reported Work Activities

• Interacting With Computers Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Interacting With Computers Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Assisting and Caring for Others Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Interacting With Computers Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Assisting and Caring for Others Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Thinking Creatively Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Analysing Data or Information Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Interacting With Computers Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Thinking Creatively Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Thinking Creatively Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

The Work

The Accommodation Assistant performs day-to-day duties related to the upkeep of rooms and equipment, service of meals in guest bedrooms and other room services such as laundry facilities. Accommodation assistants may also be referred to as ‘room attendants’.

Duties usually include: making beds and changing bed linen, vacuuming floors of rooms, hallways and lobby, general cleaning of guest rooms, and reporting any problems to the maintenance department. The hygiene and cleanliness of the room is a primary concern for guests, so you will need to be extremely thorough and ensure that all toiletries and towels are stocked. Some tasks will not be daily, but perhaps weekly, such as cleaning and shampooing the furniture and carpets.

You may be using a range of specialist equipment, and you will be trained to use heavy-duty equipment and cleaning agents.

Accounting Technicians are qualified accounting professionals employed throughout all levels of finance. They perform a wide range of roles including: 

• Bookkeeping
• Financial Accounting & Budgeting
• Costing & Credit Control
• Payroll Administration
• Tax Returns

They are involved in the day-to-day practical work of accountancy, including the preparation of information and accounts and the interpretation of computer information.

Qualified Accounting Technicians work for many types of organisation including: 

• Accounting Practice Firms
• Financial Services and Broader Industry
• Accounting function in in SME and large organisations
• Public Sector organisations
• Sole Traders

They may also be self-employed. 

An Accounting Technician is not a qualified accountant. Young men and women who qualify as Accounting Technicians should be seen as persons who provide support services for management in their organisations. If they wish to, and have the ability to do so, they may progress to professional status and in due course become members of one of the senior accounting bodies.

Accounts maintenance is a fundamental element of any business, from a sole trader to large multinational. An Accounting Technician can support all elements of the accounts function, including income and expenditure, balance sheet transactions, statutory returns and payroll requirements. 

The Accounting Technician is concerned with bookkeeping, including processing all accounts payable and receivable which supports the preparation of periodic accounts. This entails recording and monitoring income and expenditure including accrued and deferred income. 

Completion of regular bank reconciliations may be required with statutory returns accounted for and completed. Regular analysis and reporting is undertaken to contribute to the overall accounts production. 

The Accounting Technician may produce Management Accounts and supplies vital financial information as to the running of the Company. They have the ability to do costing and cost controls. 

The Accounting Technician may prepare Company annual budgets and monitor the progress of this throughout the year. They may prepare or assist in the preparation of Company year-end financial statements.
On successful completion, the Accounting Technician will perform:

• Financial Accounting Fundamentals
• Double-Entry Bookkeeping and Accounting Systems
• Regulatory Requirements
• Financial Statements preparation
• Annual Budgets
• Cost control
• Costings across a range of goods and services
• Business Functions & Context
• Business Ethics
• Legal Requirements
• Company Law
• Data Protection
• Corporate Governance
• Company Tax Administration and Procedures
• Personal Taxation
• Accounting Systems
• Payroll
• Budgeting

The Accounts Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that the day to day operational team duties are processed in a timely manner and that all accounts receivable invoices are raised and sent out as required and any outstanding accounts are followed up. 

Work as an Accounts Team Leader will involve mentoring, coaching and developing team members including supporting them in workplace learning. 

The Accounts Team Leader develops and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders including branch staff and suppliers. Work will involve overseeing maintenance of asset register in collaboration with corporate services to achieve asset management objectives, verifying complex transactions and auditing income reports.

The Team Leader assists in systems testing for upgrades and future mergers and in compiling information for the annual budget. 

The Accounts Team Leader will identify and implement improvement of accounting processes. Employment opportunites can be found within the accounts department of companies and organisations as well as accounting firms and financial institutions.

The job of the actor/actress is to portray and bring to life a character from the screenplay. To do this they must learn the lines/dialogue, adopt the characteristics of the person they are playing, and follow the actions of the script.

Supervised and guided by the director, the actor must bring a realistic and truthful performance so the audience believes the character.

Actors/Actresses are selected by the director or casting director. They may have to audition for the role where they will perform a short scene provided by the filmmakers. It is not uncommon for actors to attend many auditions before being selected for a film. 

Works with

• Director
• Casting Director
• Agents
• Actors
• Media

The job of the actor/actress is to portray and bring to life a character from the screenplay. 

To do this, they must learn the lines/dialogue, adopt the characteristics of the person they are playing, and follow the actions of the script. Supervised and guided by the director, the actor must bring a realistic and truthful performance so the audience believes the character.

Actors/Actresses are selected by the director or casting director. They may have to audition for the role where they will perform a short scene provided by the filmmakers. It is not uncommon for actors to attend many auditions before being selected for a film. 

Works with

• Director
• Casting Director
• Agents
• Actors
• Media

An actuarial qualification opens up a wide range of employment possibilities from academic research to the whole spectrum of commerce.   
  
Life insurance has been a traditional area for actuaries over the last couple of centuries. Actuaries have a statutory duty in reporting on the financial health of the company. They are also concerned with product development, underwriting, and the formulation of investment policy, fund management, and general managerial matters. Over the last few decades, actuaries are increasingly found in general insurance companies where their statistical model building skills and general business acumen are used to set premium levels, establish reserves, and report on the overall financial position of the company.   
  
Companies employ firms of consulting Actuaries to advise on pensions and employee benefit matters and, at times, consulting actuaries also provide advice to insurance and investment companies. A sisable minority of actuaries are involved in capitalising damages for court awards. The nature of the work of consulting actuaries tends to be varied but, at its core, involves producing financial forecasts and models to judge the consequences of various courses of action. Mortality (death rate) or morbidity (sickness rate) statistics, for example, are often used as background information in the calculations.   
  
Actuaries also decide how to invest a company's or pension scheme's assets and advise on the funding and overall management of pension schemes. A small minority of actuaries are fund managers, making the daily stock selection decisions of very large funds. Finally, an even smaller number are lecturers and researchers in universities in Finance, Statistical or Mathematical Science departments.   
  
The Actuarial profession is small and closely knit, with regular seminars by the Society of Actuaries in Ireland to ensure continuous professional development throughout a member's career.

Advertising art directors are responsible for the appearance and presentation of printed advertising material and television commercials. For printed advertisements, the creative team of art director and copywriter work from a client's brief. The brief provides information about the product or service the client wishes to promote and the target audience. The art director and copywriter produce a number of possible advertising ideas that include rapidly sketched illustrations known as 'storyboards' or 'roughs'.   
  
The Advertising Art Director works in a creative department of an advertising agency, to produce a suitable and persuasive image that helps to sell a product.   
  
In preparing advertisements, the creative team must consider both content (headlines, slogans, text and illustrations) and visual appearance that is affected by the use of space, colour and typeface. Although the design may need to be interesting, exciting, appealing or eye-catching, the creative team must remember that its prime purpose is to sell a product.   

EGSFN (2022) Design skills report

Once approved by the client, a rough idea is translated by the art director into the final advertisement. Sometimes art directors produce the required illustrations themselves, but more often they select and commission suitable artists. This may involve examining portfolios of drawings, photographs, cartoons and graphic designs. Art directors instruct the typographer about typeface and layout, and check the final advertisement before it is sent to the printers.   
  
Advertising Art Directors design a wide range of printed material including posters, leaflets, brochures, packaging and display material.   
  
Some Advertising Art Directors work on television commercials. They may be required to select a film director or production company by looking through show reels and choosing actors, actresses and locations. Art directors attend all production meetings, and supervise filming and editing of both film and soundtracks.

Aeronautical Engineers, also known as Aerospace Engineers, apply the principles of science and their knowledge of physics, aerodynamics, avionics and mechanical engineering to the research, design, construction and maintainence of all types of aircraft, helicopters, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
  
An aircraft is the product of a whole team effort that brings together each individual engineer's skills and expertise. Some Aeronautical Engineers are office based; they specialise in developing new designs or improving existing ones. This work is largely mathematical and involves testing ideas using computer simulations. Design modification may be aimed at improving safety, or reducing fuel consumption, air or noise pollution. The Aeronautical engineer can specialise in areas such as navigational guidance, instrumentation and commercial and structural design.   
  
Other engineers are specialists in practical developments such as flight testing. They may suggest modifications based on their results, to improve safety or reduce fuel consumption and pollution. Aeronautical engineers must make sure that the aircraft they work on are safe, reliable and economical to build and operate. They need to resolve any issues which arise during design, development and testing.   
  
Aeronautical engineers often have supervisory or management responsibility for teams including other engineers and technicians. They participate in flight test programmes to measure take off distance, rate of climb, manoeuvrability and landing capacity.

With the global population rapidly growing resulting in an ever-increasing demand for food and new energy resources there is a significant demand for biosystems, agriculture and food engineers.

The biosystems, agriculture and food engineering team have an extremely rewarding and challenging career delivering drink, foodstuffs and biomaterials to meet these demands within extreme environmental and resource limitations. The team is focused on every aspect of the food chain from environmental protection to food production to distribution, applying technology to turn raw materials into everyday foodstuffs such as pasta, pissa and ice cream.

Biosystems, agriculture and food engineering graduates find work at the forefront of advancing technology, developing and designing new methods and machinery to solve problems facing our global ecosystem.

They combine the principles of engineering and biology to create and design systems that will deliver high quality, economical and safe food to consumers. Their work ranges from developing responsible, environmentally friendly uses for food production by-products and for water, air and soil quality protection to the design of improved methods and equipment to process, handle, package and store food produce.

Challenging employment is available for agricultural and food engineers at home and overseas in a wide variety of organisations. These include food processors and manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, consultant engineering firms, agribusiness organisations, research institutes, environmental protection organisations, government agencies and Third World development organisations. They also can work with other specialists like microbiologists and geneticists. 

Job opportunities also arise in design and development work with the national and international farm machinery manufacturing industry.

Employers include manufacturing companies, research organisations, agribusiness organisations, government agencies and local authorities, as well as significant employers such as Coca Cola, Dawn Meats, Glanbia, Diageo and Kerry Group.

Salaries will vary according to company but graduates should expect starting salaries of EUR25k to EUR30k a year. This can increase considerably with experience and further qualifications.

Most commonly reported Work Tasks

• Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
• Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
• Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
• Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
• Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
• Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilisers.

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This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:

Realist

Realists are usually interested in 'things' - such as buildings, mechanics, equipment, tools, electronics etc. Their primary focus is dealing with these - as in building, fixing, operating or designing them. Involvement in these areas leads to high manual skills, or a fine aptitude for practical design - as found in the various forms of engineering.

Realists like to find practical solutions to problems using tools, technology and skilled work. Realists usually prefer to be active in their work environment, often do most of their work alone, and enjoy taking decisive action with a minimum amount of discussion and paperwork.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Creative

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

Creative

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Social

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

Administrative

Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.

They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Linguistic

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

Linguistic

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

Investigative

The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.

Realist

Realists are usually interested in 'things' - such as buildings, mechanics, equipment, tools, electronics etc. Their primary focus is dealing with these - as in building, fixing, operating or designing them. Involvement in these areas leads to high manual skills, or a fine aptitude for practical design - as found in the various forms of engineering.

Realists like to find practical solutions to problems using tools, technology and skilled work. Realists usually prefer to be active in their work environment, often do most of their work alone, and enjoy taking decisive action with a minimum amount of discussion and paperwork.

Social

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

Investigative

The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Investigative

The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.

Linguistic

The Linguistic's interests are usually focused on ideas and information exchange. They tend to like reading a lot, and enjoy discussion about what has been said. Some will want to write about their own ideas and may follow a path towards journalism, story writing or editing. Others will develop skills in other languages, perhaps finding work as a translator or interpreter. Most Linguistic types will enjoy the opportunity to teach or instruct people in a topic they are interested in.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Enterprising

Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.

Creative

Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.

Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.

This is an entry level job which typically does not require specific training or experience. Any knowledge or training needed is generally provided on-the-job, by working alongside an experienced staff member for a period of time.

Key Skill Certificates

Manual Handling Certificate from the Health and Safety Authority.

These courses may be available at low or no cost in FET centers nationwide. You can search for these key skills certs, just add the key word via Search our FET Coursefinder

Training & Development

If you want to progress in the hospitality sector, hotels and other establishments often provide opportunities to do so for ambitious staff members.

You may progress to work as a supervisor or accommodation manager position. But you can also advance to other roles within a hotel, such as receptionist, or reservations agent, or perhaps as a waiter in the bar or restaurant of the hotel.

Enter the course titles below into the search field to find courses in your area Search our FET Coursefinder

• Manual handling
• Cleanpass
• Hospitality
• Reception 
• Supervisory & Management

You have many options and you can boost your chances of progressing by doing courses at further and higher education levels. You can explore opportunities in the sector via Tourism & Hospitality sector overview.

Last Updated: November, 2023

Salary Range (thousands per year)* €18k - €41k

Salaries vary based on employer, location, experience, qualification level part or full, duties, and role.  

Salaries vary based on employer, location, experience, duties, and role.

Salaries depend on employer, role, location, duties, and experience. Trainees, accounts assistant, and technician may progress in salary as they develop in their skills and contract.

Salaries vary by employer, location, experience, and duties.

Salaries vary by employer, location, duties, role, experience, and sessional shift pattern & conditions.

Data Source(s):
Payscale/ Indeed/ ECI/ Glassdoor/ WRC

Last Updated: February, 2024

* The lower figures typically reflect starting salaries. Higher salaries are awarded to those with greater experience and responsibility. Positions in Dublin sometimes command higher salaries.

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Note: data not aways available

This information has been derived from the Solas National Skills Bulletin (2025).

Employment numbers in this occupation were too small for any detailed analysis.