Learning for Living and Work

Explore the Learning for Living and Work programmes!

The department provides education for students with disabilities, including complex needs. The programmes available include life skills, vocational and academic courses, and work placements. Staff are also available to assist with activities such as toilet care and feeding and help foster independence. Our transition planning supports smooth moves to employment, further education, or independent living.

 

College Courses

Careers Coach

Annual Openings:
50

Current employment:
1458

Median Earnings:
£23,040.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Gardener or Landscape Gardener by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:18.12%
25-34 years:18.59%
35-44 years:14.56%
45-54 years:22.88%
55-64 years:20.29%
65+ years:5.53%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Gardener or Landscape Gardener by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£11,466
25%:£19,448
50%:£23,040
75%:£26,178
90%:£36,272

Core tasks

  • Performs general garden maintenance.
  • Moves soil to alter surface contour of land using mechanical equipment and constructs paths, rockeries, ponds and other features.
  • Prepares or interprets garden design plans.
  • Cuts and lays turf using hand and machine tools and repairs damaged turf.
  • Protects plants from pests and diseases.
  • Prepares soil and plants and transplants, prunes, weeds and otherwise tends plant life.
  • Levels ground and installs drainage system as required.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Gardener or Landscape Gardener.

Level %
Level 0:12.42%
Level 1:10.05%
Level 2:24.77%
Level 3:24.59%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):12.63%
Level 6 (Bachelors):12.74%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):2.69%
Level 8 (Doctorate):0.11%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Gardener or Landscape Gardener by year.

Year Employment
2022:1769
2023:1505
2024:1458
2025:1407
2026:1380
2027:1365
2028:1357
2029:1350
2030:1345
2031:1342
2032:1340
2033:1338

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Gardener or Landscape Gardener by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£10.73
25%:£11.28
50%:£12.47
75%:£14.29
90%:£16.35

Knowledge

  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Skills

  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Gardener or Landscape Gardener.

Male 88.43%
Female 11.56%

Annual Openings:
66

Current employment:
1270

Median Earnings:
£24,765.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Groundsmen or Greenkeepers by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:21.72%
25-34 years:18.53%
35-44 years:15.76%
45-54 years:25.38%
55-64 years:16.52%
65+ years:2.07%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Groundsmen or Greenkeepers by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£13,411
25%:£21,639
50%:£24,765
75%:£28,103
90%:£38,988

Core tasks

  • Rolls, mows and waters grass, marks out pitches.
  • Monitors and maintains the quality and condition of turf.
  • Moves soil to alter surface contour of land using mechanical equipment and constructs appropriate landscaping features and maintains such features.
  • Cuts and lays turf using hand and machine tools and repairs damaged turf.
  • Levels ground and installs drainage system as required.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Groundsmen or Greenkeepers.

Level %
Level 0:5.63%
Level 1:3.14%
Level 2:38.65%
Level 3:33.14%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):12.23%
Level 6 (Bachelors):4.64%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):2.56%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Groundsmen or Greenkeepers by year.

Year Employment
2022:1082
2023:1244
2024:1270
2025:1294
2026:1317
2027:1338
2028:1359
2029:1370
2030:1378
2031:1383
2032:1387
2033:1390

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Groundsmen or Greenkeepers by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£11.15
25%:£11.66
50%:£12.74
75%:£13.81
90%:£16.52

Knowledge

  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Skills

  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Groundsmen or Greenkeepers.

Male 95.48%
Female 4.51%

Annual Openings:
189

Current employment:
3726

Median Earnings:
£14,175.00

Educational requirements:
Level 3 NVQ
A Levels

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Hairdresser or Barber by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:29.31%
25-34 years:31.5%
35-44 years:19.09%
45-54 years:12.1%
55-64 years:6.45%
65+ years:1.51%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Hairdresser or Barber by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£7,547
25%:£9,241
50%:£14,175
75%:£20,375
90%:£24,201

Core tasks

  • Demonstrates, sells and recommends hair care products to clients and advises them on hair care.
  • Ensures hair products are stored and used appropriately and observes relevant health and safety factors.
  • Maintains client records and keeps up-to-date with new products, styles and techniques.
  • Collects payment, arranges appointments and cleans and tidies salon.
  • Shaves and trims beards and moustaches.
  • Combs, brushes, blow-dries or sets wet hair in rollers to style or straighten.
  • Cuts and trims hair using scissors, clippers, razor and comb.
  • Washes, conditions, bleaches, tints or dyes hair and provides any necessary basic scalp treatments.
  • Discusses customer requirements, analyses hair condition and other relevant features to define and advise on hair style.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Hairdresser or Barber.

Level %
Level 0:3.26%
Level 1:8.59%
Level 2:21.33%
Level 3:57.14%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):5.89%
Level 6 (Bachelors):2.80%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):1.00%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Hairdresser or Barber by year.

Year Employment
2022:2986
2023:3800
2024:3726
2025:3839
2026:3942
2027:4034
2028:4117
2029:4167
2030:4199
2031:4222
2032:4237
2033:4249

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Hairdresser or Barber by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£10.97
25%:£11.35
50%:£11.6
75%:£12.58
90%:£14.57

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Skills

  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Hairdresser or Barber.

Male 13.42%
Female 86.57%

Annual Openings:
1137

Current employment:
42787

Median Earnings:
£13,374.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Sales or Retail Assistant by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:40.76%
25-34 years:18.8%
35-44 years:10.95%
45-54 years:12.77%
55-64 years:13.57%
65+ years:3.11%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Sales or Retail Assistant by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£5,420
25%:£8,808
50%:£13,374
75%:£20,150
90%:£26,277

Core tasks

  • Handles returns and deals with customer complaints.
  • Arranges and replenishes goods on display stands, undertakes stock checks and assists with the receipt of deliveries from suppliers into the stock room.
  • Receives full or partial payment, checks validity of form of payment, writes or prints bill, receipt or docket and packages merchandise for customer.
  • Advises customer making major purchase on credit terms and arranges finance as appropriate.
  • Advises customer on selection, purchase, use and care of merchandise and quotes prices, discounts and delivery times.
  • Discusses customer requirements, including type and price range of goods/services desired.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Sales or Retail Assistant.

Level %
Level 0:7.22%
Level 1:8.74%
Level 2:33.69%
Level 3:30.04%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):6.49%
Level 6 (Bachelors):12.39%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):1.43%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Sales or Retail Assistant by year.

Year Employment
2022:44310
2023:43225
2024:42787
2025:42651
2026:42574
2027:42528
2028:42499
2029:42475
2030:42463
2031:42454
2032:42448
2033:42444

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Sales or Retail Assistant by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£10.53
25%:£11.18
50%:£11.87
75%:£12.91
90%:£14.8

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Skills

  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Sales or Retail Assistant.

Male 34.72%
Female 65.27%

Annual Openings:
219

Current employment:
8348

Median Earnings:
£13,271.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Retail Cashier or Check-out Operator by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:32.1%
25-34 years:18.22%
35-44 years:11.74%
45-54 years:14.01%
55-64 years:17.6%
65+ years:6.31%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Retail Cashier or Check-out Operator by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£6,176
25%:£8,531
50%:£13,271
75%:£20,675
90%:£24,526

Core tasks

  • Maintains transaction records as requested.
  • Monitors fuel taken by self-service customers or refuels vehicle if required.
  • Debits customer’s account in respect of purchases or services.
  • Receives cash, cheque or debit or credit card payment, checks validity of form of payment, gives change and issues receipts for purchase.
  • Records cost of each item on cash register or by use of bar code reader and totals the amount to be paid.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Retail Cashier or Check-out Operator.

Level %
Level 0:10.24%
Level 1:7.25%
Level 2:38.10%
Level 3:24.08%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):7.87%
Level 6 (Bachelors):9.52%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):2.93%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Retail Cashier or Check-out Operator by year.

Year Employment
2022:8492
2023:8419
2024:8348
2025:8330
2026:8325
2027:8326
2028:8330
2029:8330
2030:8331
2031:8331
2032:8332
2033:8332

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Retail Cashier or Check-out Operator by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£10.9
25%:£10.96
50%:£11.5
75%:£12.41
90%:£14.25

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Skills

  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Retail Cashier or Check-out Operator.

Male 28.63%
Female 71.36%

Annual Openings:
127

Current employment:
3981

Median Earnings:
£26,436.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Food, Drink or Tobacco Process Operative by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:10.62%
25-34 years:26.68%
35-44 years:22.34%
45-54 years:18.61%
55-64 years:20.2%
65+ years:1.52%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Food, Drink or Tobacco Process Operative by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£16,294
25%:£21,988
50%:£26,436
75%:£32,224
90%:£38,717

Core tasks

  • Processes tobacco leaves by hand or machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products.
  • Mixes, pulps, grinds, blends and separates foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment.
  • Operates equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurise, smoke, sterilise, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing.
  • Attends equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin.
  • Operates machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products.
  • Sets, operates and attends machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Food, Drink or Tobacco Process Operative.

Level %
Level 0:19.21%
Level 1:19.54%
Level 2:23.66%
Level 3:17.94%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):11.30%
Level 6 (Bachelors):5.69%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):2.66%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Food, Drink or Tobacco Process Operative by year.

Year Employment
2022:4011
2023:3984
2024:3981
2025:4006
2026:4030
2027:4052
2028:4072
2029:4083
2030:4091
2031:4097
2032:4101
2033:4104

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Food, Drink or Tobacco Process Operative by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£11.99
25%:£12.38
50%:£13.51
75%:£15.73
90%:£18.17

Knowledge

  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

Skills

  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Food, Drink or Tobacco Process Operative.

Male 63.2%
Female 36.79%

Annual Openings:
68

Current employment:
2598

Median Earnings:
£16,831.00

Educational requirements:
Level 1 NVQ
GCSE at grades D-G

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Shelf Filler by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:26.35%
25-34 years:15.93%
35-44 years:15.87%
45-54 years:17.6%
55-64 years:19.29%
65+ years:4.94%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Shelf Filler by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£8,066
25%:£11,906
50%:£16,831
75%:£24,300
90%:£33,071

Core tasks

  • Monitors depletion of stocks and re-fills shelves as required.
  • Prices goods by machine and fills shelves with goods.
  • Checks store layout or written instructions to determine the appropriate shelf location for the goods.
  • Selects goods from storeroom and checks for any damage.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Shelf Filler.

Level %
Level 0:15.16%
Level 1:8.26%
Level 2:38.70%
Level 3:23.01%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):4.78%
Level 6 (Bachelors):9.27%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):0.81%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Shelf Filler by year.

Year Employment
2022:2664
2023:2617
2024:2598
2025:2594
2026:2592
2027:2592
2028:2593
2029:2593
2030:2593
2031:2593
2032:2593
2033:2593

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Shelf Filler by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£12.14
25%:£12.19
50%:£12.49
75%:£13.99
90%:£16.37

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Skills

  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Shelf Filler.

Male 55.87%
Female 44.12%

Annual Openings:
964

Current employment:
21552

Median Earnings:
£25,199.00

Educational requirements:
Level 1 NVQ
GCSE at grades D-G

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Warehouse Operative by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:18.09%
25-34 years:24.39%
35-44 years:20.98%
45-54 years:19.67%
55-64 years:14.57%
65+ years:2.27%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Warehouse Operative by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£14,089
25%:£21,401
50%:£25,199
75%:£30,232
90%:£36,686

Core tasks

  • Cleans and maintains warehouse.
  • Checks goods for damage or missing stock and maintains an inventory of stock.
  • Retrieves stored items as listed on order sheets, makes up orders against requisitions and prepares goods for despatch.
  • Packs furniture and household goods into crates and cartons for storage.
  • Undertakes the loading and unloading of goods and conveys goods about storage area.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Warehouse Operative.

Level %
Level 0:12.08%
Level 1:16.59%
Level 2:30.86%
Level 3:27.13%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):4.21%
Level 6 (Bachelors):8.43%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):0.70%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Warehouse Operative by year.

Year Employment
2022:20384
2023:21096
2024:21552
2025:21978
2026:22316
2027:22596
2028:22835
2029:22982
2030:23081
2031:23150
2032:23199
2033:23233

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Warehouse Operative by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£11.53
25%:£12.03
50%:£12.97
75%:£14.62
90%:£17.12

Knowledge

  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Skills

  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Warehouse Operative.

Male 81.11%
Female 18.88%

Annual Openings:
27

Current employment:
691

Median Earnings:
£26,704.00

Educational requirements:
Level 1 NVQ
GCSE at grades D-G

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Hospital Porter by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:10.6%
25-34 years:16.61%
35-44 years:15.31%
45-54 years:16.48%
55-64 years:37.77%
65+ years:3.2%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Hospital Porter by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£6,260
25%:£14,229
50%:£26,704
75%:£43,792
90%:£59,478

Core tasks

  • Assists with unloading and delivery of supplies.
  • Collects and disposes of refuse from wards and other departments.
  • Moves hospital equipment and furniture.
  • Assists with the delivery of meals, laundry, medical supplies and post to the wards or theatres.
  • Lifts, escorts and wheels patients between hospital wards.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Hospital Porter.

Level %
Level 0:20.19%
Level 1:17.45%
Level 2:8.77%
Level 3:37.18%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):4.55%
Level 6 (Bachelors):11.87%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Hospital Porter by year.

Year Employment
2022:639
2023:677
2024:691
2025:699
2026:706
2027:711
2028:716
2029:719
2030:721
2031:723
2032:724
2033:725

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Hospital Porter by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£9.81
25%:£11.98
50%:£13.25
75%:£14.5
90%:£16.17

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Hospital Porter.

Male 90.26%
Female 9.73%

Annual Openings:
86

Current employment:
2375

Median Earnings:
£16,046.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Coffee Shop Worker by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:46.3%
25-34 years:20.53%
35-44 years:13.21%
45-54 years:9.52%
55-64 years:9.26%
65+ years:1.15%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Coffee Shop Worker by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£3,761
25%:£8,550
50%:£16,046
75%:£26,314
90%:£35,738

Core tasks

  • Keeps service area well stocked.
  • Cleans and tidies service area, kitchen surfaces, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils and disposes of rubbish.
  • Receives payment for drinks and gives change.
  • Takes customer orders, makes and serves coffee and other refreshments.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Coffee Shop Worker.

Level %
Level 0:2.16%
Level 1:10.71%
Level 2:18.21%
Level 3:41.98%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):7.92%
Level 6 (Bachelors):15.02%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):3.99%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Coffee Shop Worker by year.

Year Employment
2022:2234
2023:2344
2024:2375
2025:2406
2026:2430
2027:2450
2028:2467
2029:2477
2030:2484
2031:2489
2032:2492
2033:2495

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Coffee Shop Worker by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£7.87
25%:£10.51
50%:£11.43
75%:£11.89
90%:£13.96

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Coffee Shop Worker.

Male 29.88%
Female 70.11%

Annual Openings:
527

Current employment:
14126

Median Earnings:
£7,722.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Waiter or Waitress by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:63.76%
25-34 years:18.24%
35-44 years:7.5%
45-54 years:6.02%
55-64 years:3.68%
65+ years:0.77%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Waiter or Waitress by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£1,339
25%:£3,217
50%:£7,722
75%:£13,943
90%:£22,113

Core tasks

  • Presents bill and accepts payment at end of the meal.
  • Serves food and drinks.
  • Takes down orders for food and/or drinks and passes order to kitchen and/or bar.
  • Presents menus and wine lists to patrons and may describe dishes and advise on selection of food or wines.
  • Sets tables with clean linen, cutlery, crockery and glassware.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Waiter or Waitress.

Level %
Level 0:4.55%
Level 1:6.84%
Level 2:38.53%
Level 3:28.97%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):4.86%
Level 6 (Bachelors):15.45%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):0.59%
Level 8 (Doctorate):0.21%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Waiter or Waitress by year.

Year Employment
2022:13366
2023:13912
2024:14126
2025:14311
2026:14451
2027:14563
2028:14656
2029:14714
2030:14753
2031:14780
2032:14799
2033:14813

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Waiter or Waitress by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£8.02
25%:£9.63
50%:£11.43
75%:£12.27
90%:£14.03

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Skills

  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Waiter or Waitress.

Male 23.44%
Female 76.55%

Annual Openings:
757

Current employment:
20795

Median Earnings:
£11,090.00

Educational requirements:
Level 2 NVQ
GCSE at grades A*-C

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Kitchen or Catering Assistant by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:41.93%
25-34 years:14.42%
35-44 years:14.55%
45-54 years:15.03%
55-64 years:12.58%
65+ years:1.46%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Kitchen or Catering Assistant by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£3,100
25%:£6,604
50%:£11,090
75%:£17,234
90%:£23,247

Core tasks

  • Keeps service area well stocked.
  • Prepares and serves beverages and light refreshments, accepts payment and gives change.
  • Cleans and tidies service area, kitchen surfaces, crockery, cutlery, glassware, kitchen utensils and disposes of rubbish.
  • Carries meat, vegetables and other foodstuffs from delivery van to storeroom and from storeroom to kitchen.
  • Cleans or prepares food for cooks by hand or machine.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Kitchen or Catering Assistant.

Level %
Level 0:10.19%
Level 1:14.90%
Level 2:35.91%
Level 3:24.52%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):5.95%
Level 6 (Bachelors):7.72%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):0.79%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Kitchen or Catering Assistant by year.

Year Employment
2022:19519
2023:20512
2024:20795
2025:21056
2026:21263
2027:21435
2028:21582
2029:21672
2030:21732
2031:21774
2032:21804
2033:21824

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Kitchen or Catering Assistant by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£8.58
25%:£11.38
50%:£11.62
75%:£12.52
90%:£14.28

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Kitchen or Catering Assistant.

Male 35.48%
Female 64.51%

Reasons to join us at Barnsley College

1)

We support students with learning disabilities or difficulties, and/or complex learning needs, to prepare them for either independent living or supported employment.


2)

Students will work towards an accredited Entry Level or Level 1 programme and follow an individual, bespoke timetable.

3)

Our study programmes offer a wide and varied range of opportunities for students to get involved in including; Animal Care, Art and Design, Catering, Community Projects, Independent Living Skills, Personal Care, Work Experience, Volunteering, Sustainability, Supported Internships and much more!

Learning for Living and Work News:

Student Profile

Name: Ellie Hardy

Course: Learning for Living and Work Full-time

Former Crofton Academy School pupil

Ellie Hardy
"I joined Learning for Living and Work in September and I like what I’m learning at the College. I enjoy taking part in the cooking sessions. The College and my tutors have been supportive of my learning. I would definitely recommend the College to other people."

Alumni Profile

Name: Neve Etherington

Course: Learning for Living and Work Project Search Supported Internship

After College: Facilities Operative in Barnsley Hospital

Neve Etherington
"I started my volunteering placement at Barnsley Hospital. I went around the wards, checked the patients, assisted with stocking up, cleaning and playing games. My favourite part was working with patients. The support has been good. I feel a lot more confident than I did before like I could go around by myself and know what I’m doing."