The STEM sector has been riding a seemingly endless wave of growth. As humankind continues to reach for the stars, the work undertaken in tech, research and design is expanding exponentially. This has led to the creation of new job types and also to immense skills gaps across the sector. Employer demand for STEM qualifications and skills is high and will continue to increase in the future.
STEM is more than just a group of subjects it more closely reflects a skills set. It uses logic to creatively solve problems.
With STEM skills, you can make a big contribution to many of the big challenges facing society today. From designing visual for a new film, to working as a physiotherapist in a hospital, to inventing a new hi-tech health scanner, to manufacturing a new mobile phone, to writing the code for a new software programme or putting new satellites into space, there are thousands of exciting and well-paid opportunities.
There are different routes into STEM careers at different educational levels, from level 5 and 6, through apprenticeships or from relevant degrees and master programmes.
STEM crosses all career sectors and nearly every job in the future will require STEM/STEAM skills. In this page we are bringing together information on some of the more obvious STEM sectors.
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Physical and Mathematical Sciences is a broad sector, with many potential career paths for those with qualifications and suitable skillsets, including medical work, engineering, teaching, finance and technology.
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Ensures that yarn, fibres and fabric are manufactured by the most cost effective and efficient methods while maintaining quality standards.
A rope access technician who performs maintenance tasks in difficult to reach areas of buildings and other high places.
A Polymer (or Plastics) technician works in the in the manufacturing sector in a range of industries.
Spray painters apply a paint finish to new vehicles and those that have been damaged in accidents.
A Cloud data engineer, is someone responsible for the management of corporate apps and data in the cloud and all the technical tasks involved in planning, architecting, migrating, monitoring, and managing a company’s cloud systems.
UI designers work on individual pages, buttons, and interactions; making sure they are polished and functional. UX designers take a more high-level view of a product or service, ensuring the collective user flow of a site, service, or app is fully realized and consistent.
Work to fit components together to make products in a range of industries, such as furniture making, electronics or automotive supplies
Performs repairs and maintenance on electrical appliances used in the home.
Curtain Wall Glazers install the curtain glazed systems in large Commercial Buildings & construction projects.
Designs the individual levels, and the overall sequence of levels in a video game.
Designs technologies that specialise in light information or light energy, such as laser or fibre optics technology.
A cartographic draughtsperson assists Cartographers with the analysis of field survey and land management data.