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  1. Occupational health nurse

    Occupational health nurses care for the health and wellbeing of people at work.

    Salary: £30,000 to £53,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  2. Occupational therapist

    Occupational therapists help people who have difficulties caused by physical or mental illness, disability, accidents or ageing.

    Salary: £28,000 to £50,000

    Found in: Social care, Healthcare


  3. Occupational therapy support worker

    Occupational therapy support workers work with occupational therapists to help sick, injured or old people to be as independent as possible.

    Salary: £24,000 to £30,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Social care


  4. Operating department practitioner

    Operating department practitioners (ODPs) provide skilled care and support to patients at all stages of an operation.

    Salary: £30,000 to £45,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  5. Optometrist

    Optometrists test vision, identify eye health problems, prescribe glasses and fit contact lenses.

    Salary: £37,000 to £61,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  6. Orthoptist

    Orthoptists work with a team of specialists to diagnose and treat eye problems.

    Salary: £30,000 to £53,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  7. Osteopath

    Osteopaths massage, move and stretch clients' muscles and joints to improve wellbeing or help with a health issue.

    Salary: Variable

    Found in: Beauty and wellbeing, Healthcare


  8. Paediatrician

    Paediatricians diagnose and treat health conditions that affect babies, children and young people.

    Salary: £37,000 to £140,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  9. Palliative care assistant

    Palliative care assistants provide specialist care and support to people living with serious illness and those reaching the end of their life.

    Salary: £23,000 to £28,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Social care


  10. Paramedic

    Paramedics respond to emergency call-outs and give people life-saving medical help.

    Salary: £28,000 to £43,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Emergency and uniform services


  11. Pathologist

    Pathologists work in hospitals and laboratories on different areas of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

    Salary: £46,000 to £72,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Science and research


  12. Patient advice and liaison service officer

    Patient advice and liaison service (PALS) officers give support, advice and information about NHS services.

    Salary: £24,000 to £26,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Social care


  13. Patient transport service controller

    Patient transport service controllers arrange transport to take frail or vulnerable people to and from medical appointments.

    Salary: £24,000 to £26,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Transport


  14. Pharmacist

    Pharmacists give advice on the use and supply of medicines and medical appliances.

    Salary: £37,000 to £61,000

    Found in: Retail and sales, Healthcare


  15. Pharmacologist

    Pharmacologists study the effects of drugs and chemicals on living things, and develop new products to help tackle disease.

    Salary: £27,000 to £55,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Science and research


  16. Pharmacy assistant

    Pharmacy assistants serve customers and patients in chemists and hospital dispensaries.

    Salary: £23,000 to £27,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Retail and sales


  17. Pharmacy technician

    Pharmacy technicians prepare and supply medicines for prescriptions, under the supervision of a pharmacist.

    Salary: £27,000 to £36,000

    Found in: Healthcare, Retail and sales


  18. Phlebotomist

    Phlebotomists collect blood samples from patients, and send them off for analysis and testing.

    Salary: £24,000 to £29,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  19. Physician associate

    Physician associates support doctors to diagnose and manage patients in hospitals and GP surgeries.

    Salary: £46,000 to £53,000

    Found in: Healthcare


  20. Physicist

    Physicists study the behaviour of matter and energy and form theories to explain how everything fits together.

    Salary: £28,000 to £61,000

    Found in: Engineering and maintenance, Healthcare, Science and research



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