Engineering and Manufacturing Careers Guide

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The UK engineering industry has so many great opportunities for young people, and these jobs have a bright future. Here are just a few ways to take your first steps into a manufacturing or engineering career. You don’t always need a degree to turn tech dreams into reality – and skills like creativity are valued too!

Engineering & Manufacturing Career Guides

Get into engineering careers and manufacturing roles with advice for all the routes you can take after school, college, university, and training. Get work experience and first job tips, example salaries and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead!

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Get Into Engineering & Manufacturing Careers With Youth-Friendly Employers

These employers and organisations are here to help. They care about your potential and desire to learn, not just your qualifications and experience. They may be able to offer traineeships, apprenticeships, graduate schemes, first jobs, careers advice, wellbeing support and much more.

Transport for London Early Careers

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Royal Air Force Early Careers

Working in local government – #LocalGov Careers

Severn Trent Careers For Graduates And Apprentices

Environment Agency Early Careers

Automotive Careers with School of Thought

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Tasty Careers

ABP Early Careers in the Food Industry

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VHR Technical Recruitment – STEM Careers

CCEP Apprenticeships & Early Careers – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

How Much Can You Earn With Engineering & Manufacturing Careers?

These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for certain jobs, and how much your salary could grow with experience.

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List of Engineering and Manufacturing Careers

Here’s a full list of roles and areas you could work in, so you can see how much variety there is in this sector!

Engineering / maintenance jobs

(and there’s more)

Manufacturing jobs

Engineering Career Tips & Opportunities

Case Study – Weapon Technician – Royal Air Force

Field Engineering Apprenticeship with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – Reading, High Wycombe & Slough #CreateYourFuture

Field Engineering Apprenticeship with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – Romford, Ilford & Chingford #CreateYourFuture

Field Engineering Apprenticeship with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – Taunton, Honiton & Yeovil #CreateYourFuture

Field Engineering Apprenticeship with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – Perth, Fife & Dundee #CreateYourFuture

Field Engineering Apprenticeship with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners – Warrington & St Helens #CreateYourFuture

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