ingramedu

research and investigation

product design and development

analysis and diagnostics

science information management

science communication

scientific sales

exploration and extraction of natural resources

health and healthcare related professions

waste management, recycling and sustainability

environmental management, protection and conservation

teaching (science is a shortage subject at secondary school level, so there may be incentives to train as a physics, chemistry or maths teacher).

Growth areas are predicted to be: environment, energy and sustainability; biotechnology and biomedical engineering; healthcare; telecommunications; pharmaceuticals; bioinformatics; and technology transfer (transfer of scientific expertise to commercial products).