8 Categories
Even today, when young people find it hard to get jobs, it is still a good idea to know what kind of work you would prefer, even if you take some other job in the meantime as a stepping stone.
To help you decide what sort of work would suit you, the Department of Labour listed jobs in eight main categories, as follows:-
Practical, involving making or repairing things, using your hands or machinery. Labouring, cooking, TV servicing, and engineering are examples of jobs in this area. Scientific, involving finding out how things work or why things happen.
Computational, involving working with numbers, doing calculations and organising facts and figures. Some jobs require simple adding up while others Involve complicated mathematical problems.
Examples of jobs in this group are bank teller, computer programmer, and accountant
Natural, involving work with animals, plants, and the environment These subjects, or you are interested in plants, medicine, or radios and stereos etc., then you may like jobs in this group.
Literary, involving writing, and sometimes speaking and using foreign languages. Jobs in this area include advertising copywriter, lawyer, and broadcaster.
Artistic, involving colour, design, music, dance, beauty, and creativity. For example you could be a jeweller, musician, or industrial designer.
Social service, involving advising, understanding and helping people in need. Examples are childcare assistant, doctor, probation officer.
Clerical I sales / service, involving paper work, organising or advising people, selling things, or providing a service to people. This covers a range of Jobs — working in a shop, driving a bus, working in an insurance office, managing of hotel, and so on. A Labour Department booklet lists many Jobs and tells you how to use it to find the one you prefer. It is available from any Employment and Vocational Guidance Centre. Some schools' career advisers and public libraries may also have copies.
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Press, 30 July 1986, Page 35
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