Careers Directory

An arborist cultivates and manages trees, hedgerows and shrubs and also provides information and advice on specific tree-related issues. The work is undertaken in both rural and urban settings and includes all aspects of felling, preserving, planting and protecting trees, sometimes using heavy equipment.

Carpenters construct, erect, install, finish and repair wooden and metal structures and fixtures on residential and commercial buildings. They may also work on large concrete, steel and timber structures such as bridges, dams, power stations and civil engineering projects.

Carpenters work on building sites, construction and civil engineering projects, and maintenance in large factories and hospitals. They may work outdoors when erecting the framing for buildings, or indoors when finishing interior fixtures or maintaining existing buildings. They may have to travel between sites.

Joiners are usually employed by firms that specialise in joinery work and work mainly indoors.

Diesel Mechanics service and repair heavy vehicles such as trucks, buses, bulldozers and tractors, utilities and cars.

Gardeners plant and maintain lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers in public or private gardens and parks.

A mechanic repairs, maintains and tests vehicles, other engines and related mechanical components.

Truck drivers drive trucks with or without trailers. They transport materials, livestock, machinery, liquids, general freight, and sometimes hazardous substances.