Random Job Generator
172 real jobs, all of them in the table below. Press the button for one at random — you get the field it sits in, where the work actually happens, and the usual way in, which is the part most lists leave out.
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172 jobs in this list.
All 172 jobs on this list
| Job | Field | Where the work happens | The usual way in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | Health | Hospitals, clinics, homes | A nursing degree and registration |
| Doctor | Health | Hospitals and surgeries | Medical school, then years of supervised practice |
| Paramedic | Health | Ambulances and the roadside | A paramedic science degree |
| Pharmacist | Health | Pharmacies and hospitals | A pharmacy degree and registration |
| Physiotherapist | Health | Clinics and hospitals | A physiotherapy degree |
| Dentist | Health | Dental surgeries | Dental school and registration |
| Optometrist | Health | High-street practices | An optometry degree |
| Midwife | Health | Maternity units and homes | A midwifery degree |
| Radiographer | Health | Imaging departments | A radiography degree |
| Dietitian | Health | Clinics and community services | A dietetics degree and registration |
| Veterinarian | Health | Animal practices and farms | Veterinary school |
| Veterinary nurse | Health | Animal practices | A diploma or degree, then registration |
| Care worker | Health | Homes and care settings | On-the-job training, no degree needed |
| Occupational therapist | Health | Hospitals and homes | An occupational therapy degree |
| Speech therapist | Health | Clinics and schools | A speech and language therapy degree |
| Teacher | Education | Schools | A degree, then a teaching qualification |
| Lecturer | Education | Universities and colleges | A postgraduate degree and research or industry record |
| Teaching assistant | Education | Classrooms | On-the-job training and short qualifications |
| Librarian | Education | Libraries | A library and information degree |
| Museum curator | Education | Museums and galleries | A subject degree, usually a postgraduate one |
| Archivist | Education | Archives and records offices | An archives and records management qualification |
| Driving instructor | Education | A car | An approved instructor qualification |
| Electrician | Trades | Sites and homes | An apprenticeship |
| Plumber | Trades | Sites and homes | An apprenticeship |
| Carpenter | Trades | Sites and workshops | An apprenticeship |
| Bricklayer | Trades | Building sites | An apprenticeship |
| Plasterer | Trades | Building sites | An apprenticeship |
| Roofer | Trades | Roofs | On-site training |
| Painter and decorator | Trades | Homes and buildings | An apprenticeship or on-site training |
| Welder | Trades | Workshops and sites | A welding qualification and coded tests |
| Mechanic | Trades | Garages | An apprenticeship |
| HGV driver | Trades | The road | A vocational licence |
| Crane operator | Trades | Building sites | A plant operator card and training |
| Scaffolder | Trades | Building sites | An apprenticeship and card scheme |
| Locksmith | Trades | Doors, mostly other people's | Short training and experience |
| Glazier | Trades | Sites and homes | An apprenticeship |
| Landscaper | Trades | Gardens and grounds | Experience, often a horticulture qualification |
| Farmer | Land | Farms | Family, an agriculture degree, or years on the land |
| Farrier | Land | Stables and yards | A four-year apprenticeship |
| Forester | Land | Woodland | A forestry degree or diploma |
| Fisher | Land | Boats | Sea time and safety certificates |
| Gamekeeper | Land | Estates | A countryside management course and experience |
| Beekeeper | Land | Apiaries | Association training and a mentor |
| Chef | Food | Kitchens | A catering course, or years starting at the bottom |
| Baker | Food | Bakeries, very early | An apprenticeship or a course |
| Butcher | Food | Shops and plants | An apprenticeship |
| Barista | Food | Cafes | On-the-job training |
| Bartender | Food | Bars | On-the-job training |
| Sommelier | Food | Restaurants | Wine certification and tasting experience |
| Waiter | Food | Restaurants | On-the-job training |
| Food scientist | Food | Labs and factories | A food science degree |
| Brewer | Food | Breweries | A brewing qualification or a long apprenticeship |
| Software engineer | Technology | An office or a laptop anywhere | A degree, a bootcamp, or self-taught with a portfolio |
| Data analyst | Technology | Offices | A numerate degree or a conversion course |
| Data scientist | Technology | Offices | A quantitative postgraduate degree, often |
| Systems administrator | Technology | Server rooms and remote consoles | Certifications and experience |
| Network engineer | Technology | Offices and data centres | Vendor certifications |
| Security analyst | Technology | Security operations centres | A computing degree or certifications |
| Database administrator | Technology | Offices | Experience and vendor certification |
| Web developer | Technology | Anywhere with a laptop | Self-taught, bootcamp or degree |
| Games developer | Technology | Studios | A computing or games degree and a portfolio |
| QA tester | Technology | Studios and software teams | On-the-job, often from support |
| Technical writer | Technology | Software teams | A writing background and technical curiosity |
| IT support technician | Technology | Help desks | Entry-level certifications |
| Civil engineer | Engineering | Sites and offices | An engineering degree and chartership |
| Structural engineer | Engineering | Offices and sites | A civil or structural degree |
| Mechanical engineer | Engineering | Factories and design offices | An engineering degree |
| Electrical engineer | Engineering | Plants and design offices | An engineering degree |
| Aerospace engineer | Engineering | Aircraft factories and test sites | An aerospace degree |
| Chemical engineer | Engineering | Plants and refineries | A chemical engineering degree |
| Marine engineer | Engineering | Ships and shipyards | A marine engineering qualification |
| Surveyor | Engineering | Sites and offices | A surveying degree and chartership |
| Architect | Engineering | Studios and sites | A long architecture qualification, seven years in many countries |
| Town planner | Engineering | Council offices | A planning degree |
| Draughtsperson | Engineering | Design offices | A technical drawing qualification |
| Quantity surveyor | Engineering | Sites and offices | A surveying degree |
| Accountant | Business | Offices | A professional accountancy qualification |
| Auditor | Business | Client offices | An accountancy qualification |
| Bookkeeper | Business | Small business offices | A short qualification and experience |
| Financial analyst | Business | Offices | A finance or economics degree |
| Actuary | Business | Insurance offices | A numerate degree and a long set of exams |
| Insurance broker | Business | Offices | Industry qualifications |
| Estate agent | Business | Offices and other people's houses | On-the-job training |
| Recruiter | Business | Offices | On-the-job training |
| Project manager | Business | Offices and sites | Experience, often with a project qualification |
| Product manager | Business | Software teams | Experience from engineering, design or support |
| Management consultant | Business | Client offices | A degree and a graduate scheme |
| Marketing manager | Business | Offices | A degree or a route up from executive roles |
| Copywriter | Business | Anywhere | A portfolio |
| Salesperson | Business | The road and the phone | On-the-job training |
| Buyer | Business | Offices and supplier sites | Retail or supply chain experience |
| Logistics coordinator | Business | Warehouses and offices | Experience, often a supply chain qualification |
| Warehouse operative | Business | Warehouses | On-the-job training |
| Customer service adviser | Business | Contact centres | On-the-job training |
| Human resources officer | Business | Offices | An HR qualification |
| Payroll administrator | Business | Offices | A payroll qualification |
| Office manager | Business | Offices | Experience across administration |
| Solicitor | Law and order | Law firms | A law degree or conversion, then training |
| Barrister | Law and order | Courts and chambers | A law degree, bar training and pupillage |
| Paralegal | Law and order | Law firms | A paralegal qualification or a law degree |
| Legal secretary | Law and order | Law firms | Administrative experience and legal training |
| Judge | Law and order | Courts | Many years as a lawyer first |
| Police officer | Law and order | Streets and stations | Force training, sometimes a degree route |
| Detective | Law and order | Stations and crime scenes | Police service, then detective training |
| Firefighter | Law and order | Stations and incidents | Fitness tests and service training |
| Prison officer | Law and order | Prisons | Service training |
| Border officer | Law and order | Ports and airports | Service training |
| Coastguard | Law and order | Coasts and control rooms | Service training and sea experience |
| Air traffic controller | Transport | Control towers and centres | A long, selective training programme |
| Airline pilot | Transport | Cockpits | A commercial licence and many flying hours |
| Cabin crew | Transport | Aircraft | Airline training |
| Train driver | Transport | Cabs | Company training, no degree needed |
| Ship's captain | Transport | Ships | Sea time and master's certificates |
| Bus driver | Transport | Buses | A vocational licence |
| Taxi driver | Transport | A car | A licence and local knowledge |
| Delivery driver | Transport | A van | A driving licence |
| Courier rider | Transport | A bike or scooter | A licence where needed |
| Journalist | Media | Newsrooms and everywhere else | A portfolio, often a journalism qualification |
| Editor | Media | Publishers and newsrooms | Years of writing and editing |
| Photographer | Media | Anywhere | A portfolio |
| Video editor | Media | Studios and laptops | A showreel |
| Camera operator | Media | Sets and locations | Experience from runner upwards |
| Sound engineer | Media | Studios and venues | A sound course and a lot of unpaid gigs |
| Radio presenter | Media | Studios | Community and student radio first |
| Graphic designer | Media | Studios | A portfolio and usually a design degree |
| Illustrator | Media | Anywhere | A portfolio |
| Animator | Media | Studios | A showreel |
| Motion designer | Media | Studios | A showreel |
| UX designer | Media | Software teams | A portfolio, often a conversion course |
| Industrial designer | Media | Studios and factories | A product design degree |
| Fashion designer | Media | Studios | A fashion degree and a collection |
| Interior designer | Media | Studios and clients' homes | A design qualification and a portfolio |
| Architect's technologist | Media | Studios | A technology-focused architecture qualification |
| Actor | Arts | Stages and sets | Drama training and endless auditions |
| Musician | Arts | Stages and studios | Practice, and a lot of it |
| Music teacher | Arts | Studios and schools | A music qualification |
| Dancer | Arts | Stages and studios | Years of training from childhood in most forms |
| Stage manager | Arts | Theatres | A technical theatre course |
| Lighting technician | Arts | Theatres and venues | A technical course and touring work |
| Conservator | Arts | Museums and studios | A conservation postgraduate degree |
| Tattoo artist | Arts | Studios | An apprenticeship |
| Potter | Arts | Studios | Training or long practice, and a kiln |
| Jeweller | Arts | Benches | A jewellery qualification or apprenticeship |
| Scientist (research) | Science | Labs and universities | A doctorate, usually |
| Laboratory technician | Science | Labs | A science qualification |
| Meteorologist | Science | Forecast offices | A physics or meteorology degree |
| Geologist | Science | Field and office | A geology degree |
| Marine biologist | Science | Boats, coasts and labs | A marine biology degree |
| Ecologist | Science | Field sites | An ecology degree and survey licences |
| Archaeologist | Science | Digs and offices | An archaeology degree |
| Statistician | Science | Offices | A statistics degree |
| Astronomer | Science | Universities and observatories | A doctorate in astrophysics |
| Social worker | Public service | Homes and offices | A social work degree and registration |
| Youth worker | Public service | Centres and streets | A youth work qualification |
| Civil servant | Public service | Government offices | A graduate scheme or an open competition |
| Charity fundraiser | Public service | Offices and events | Experience, often from volunteering |
| Interpreter | Public service | Courts, hospitals, conferences | Fluency plus a formal interpreting qualification |
| Translator | Public service | Anywhere | Fluency plus a translation qualification |
| Town councillor | Public service | Council chambers | Election |
| Postal worker | Public service | Rounds and sorting offices | On-the-job training |
| Cleaner | Public service | Buildings of every kind | On-the-job training |
| Security guard | Public service | Buildings and events | A licence in most countries |
| Hairdresser | Personal | Salons | An apprenticeship or a college course |
| Barber | Personal | Barbershops | An apprenticeship |
| Beautician | Personal | Salons | A beauty therapy qualification |
| Massage therapist | Personal | Clinics and spas | A massage qualification |
| Personal trainer | Personal | Gyms | A fitness qualification |
| Sports coach | Personal | Clubs and pitches | Governing-body coaching awards |
| Lifeguard | Personal | Pools and beaches | A lifeguard qualification |
| Funeral director | Personal | Funeral homes | Experience and industry training |
| Wedding planner | Personal | Venues | Experience and a portfolio |
| Childminder | Personal | Their own home | Registration and childcare training |
Routes in are the common path, not the only one. Titles, licensing and training vary between countries — a job needing a licence in one place may need none in another — so the route column describes the shape of the requirement rather than naming a specific national qualification.
How this list was built
No salary column. Pay differs by country, by city, by employer and by year, and any figure printed on a page like this is wrong for most readers on the day they read it. Leaving it out is more honest than a number with four caveats attached.
The route in is the column that matters. Most job lists give you a title and nothing else. Knowing that an electrician does an apprenticeship, an actuary faces years of exams, and a web developer may be entirely self-taught is the difference between a list and something useful.
Trades, care and manual work are here in force. Lists like this skew towards office and professional jobs because that is what the people writing them do. Plumbers, welders, farriers, care workers, drivers, cleaners and warehouse staff are a large share of every real economy, and they are on this list in proportion.
Nothing invented, nothing aspirational. Every entry is a job people actually hold and are actually paid for. No made-up future titles, no job-board euphemisms, and no roles that exist mainly in a few large companies.
Sources. Occupations, fields, settings and entry routes are the well-documented shape of each job across English-speaking countries. Where a route differs materially by country, the entry describes the requirement rather than naming one country's qualification.
Common questions
How many jobs does this pick from?
172, across health, education, trades, land work, food, technology, engineering, business, law and order, transport, media, the arts, science, public service and personal services.
Can I use it to find a career?
Use it to widen the field, not to decide. The route column is the useful one: it shows quickly which jobs need a long qualification, which need an apprenticeship and which you can start with training on the job.
Why is there no salary?
Because it would be wrong for most readers. Pay for the same job varies several-fold between countries and cities and moves every year; a static page cannot carry it honestly.
Is this list for one country?
No. The jobs exist across the English-speaking world, and the route column describes the kind of requirement rather than a specific national qualification, because licensing rules differ.
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