Jobs that use Science

Meet Alex. He's 24 and from Bolton, near Manchester. Find out about his job as a trainee supervisor in process engineering for Hanson UK, a building materials company. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

What’s your job?I’m an engineering apprentice.QualificationsI’m doing my college first-year basic engineering HNC (Higher National Certificate), which is one day a week. I also work here four days a week on different placements.A case study from icould.com. External LinkA case study from icould.com

Meet Ben. He's 27 and lives in north Yorkshire. He's the co-founder of a company called StratoBooster. They test space launch systems. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

May is 17 and she’s a beekeeper.A fan of beekeeping from a young age, even a near-death experience couldn’t dampen May’s love for our pollinating pals.

Dan is an ornithologist. She’s 23 and from Llanelli.A lifelong sufferer of anxiety, Dan turns to nature to calm her mind, whilst also protecting the birds and wetlands she loves.

Georgie is 21. She’s a scuba diver and underwater photographer.Introduced to fishing by her dad, Georgie made her hobby into a career when she followed her obsession with the ocean all the way to the sea bed.

Renewable energy is such a new industry. There's a lot of room to experiment and try new things.

Elle is 26 and the co-founder of a biodegradable wet wipe business.Trained as a scientist, Elle spent most of her time shut away in a lab, until her friend’s blocked toilet catapulted her career in a whole new direction.