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Applies engineering principles to design farming equipment and sustainable agricultural solutions.
Scientist specialising in crop production and soil management to maximise yields.
Provides preventive health care, disease-control support and first aid to farm animals and poultry.
Assists in cultivating aquatic organisms — preparing farms, maintaining species, equipment and water systems, and harvesting fish.
Manages the day-to-day care of dairy cows and the production, quality and marketing of milk.
Handles the processing, storage, packaging and distribution of milk and milk products.
Raises domestic birds and small animals for egg, milk and meat production, and may manage sericulture or bee colonies.
Processes fish and seafood for preservation and human consumption.
Starts, plans and implements fishery development projects across harvesting, processing and marketing.
Works with fishing communities to improve farming practices, fish production and incomes.
Investigates and prevents water pollution to protect aquatic environments, and develops inland fisheries.
Stocks, cares for and harvests fish, maintaining ideal conditions for aquatic organisms.
Selects and arranges flowers for decoration, and packs and ships floral orders.
Cares for, cultivates and propagates plants — fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and non-food crops.
Grows plants without soil using water-based nutrient solutions on a hydroponic farm.
Specialises in fish culture — breeding, rearing and researching fish, and supervising fish preservation.
Improves the physical and genetic characteristics of seed, from variety development to certification and storage.
Runs an aquaculture business cultivating marine shrimp or prawns for consumption.
Studies and analyses soil, recommending land use that increases productivity and supports food security.
Supervises the overall operations of a tea estate, from planting through to storage of leaves.
Cultivates vegetables — from soil preparation and planting to harvesting and marketing the produce.
Medical professional who diagnoses, treats and prevents diseases and injuries in animals.
Plants, grows and harvests grapes for wine, and manages the vineyard site and its workers.
Performs in films, television, theatre and other performing arts, bringing a character to life.
Presents and hosts a programme or event, keeping the audience engaged and the show on track.
Multimedia artist who creates designs and models that simulate movement and tell a story.
Assembles, catalogues, preserves and manages valuable collections of historical information.
Buys and sells works of art, acting as the middleman between artists and collectors or galleries.
Oversees creative projects from start to finish and sets the visual style for the work.
Researches and interprets art across history — curator, teacher, critic or advisor.
Creates art — painting, sculpting, poetry, music, film — as a mode of personal expression.
Writes regularly for an online journal or website, building an audience around a topic.
Decides the strategy that builds and protects a company's brand image with the public.
Practises calligraphy — the artistic, stylized form of writing and lettering.
Operates the film or video camera that captures the footage for a film or TV show.
Collects, measures and interprets geographic information to create and update maps and charts.
Creates cartoons or comics, usually using humour to highlight a point of view.
Designs pottery, tableware, decorative glass and sanitaryware in clay, porcelain and glass.
Creates original dance movements and routines for performances and productions.
Captures a film, TV show or advertisement on camera according to the director's vision.
Advises a publishing house on which books to publish and manages authors under contract.
Gathers local stories at ground level and feeds them to the newsroom as video, pictures or narrative.
Creates written material for websites, magazines, blogs, social media and more.
Checks and edits the final written product for grammar, word choice and tone.
Writes the words that sell — catchy advertising copy that attracts and keeps customers.
Writes plays, short stories, poems and novels — writing driven by imagination, not format.
Performs professionally, expressing stories and ideas through movement and gesture.
Builds a brand's digital connection with customers through SEO and content marketing.
Entertainer who mixes recorded music for a live audience at clubs, festivals and on radio.
Uses their voice to portray characters or convey information to a target audience.
Scrutinises written material for a book or newspaper and shapes it into its best possible version.
Provides administrative support to an editorial department — manuscripts, proofs and files.
Creates original clothing, accessories and footwear — sketches, fabrics, patterns and production.
Is in charge of making a film — directs the actors and has the final say on every creative matter.
Creates and manages the visual look of a film, TV or theatre production — graphics, sets, lighting.
Uses drawings to convey a message — for advertisements, books, magazines and packaging.
Assesses, gathers and presents news about real events from a fair and unbiased perspective.
Represents writers — pitches unpublished work to editors and negotiates book deals.
Develops marketing strategy, runs market research and turns demand into sales.
Places advertisements at the right time and place to reach the largest audience for the least cost.
Works with brands, designers and photographers to advertise clothing, cosmetics and more.
Builds presentations of images and information for the web, television, movies and video games.
Plays instruments, writes lyrics and performs music.
Generates brand awareness by running online marketing strategies that raise a product's visibility.
A professional skilled at taking pictures or photographs with a camera.
Captures powerful images to tell news stories and document events as visual narratives.
Arranges the finances and oversees every administrative, financial and creative part of a production.
Follows the budget on a film or TV shoot and makes sure the producer's directives are carried out.
Reads an entire text before publication and makes sure it is free of errors.
Builds and maintains the relationship between an organisation and its public, press and stakeholders.
Manages a client's reputation and image, and builds public support through planned campaigns.
Generates publicity for an organisation, product or person by pitching ideas to journalists.
Liaises with media and publishing houses to get an author's work published, and may edit it too.
Hosts shows on radio — plays songs, talks to listeners, handles ads and interviews guests.
Manages the front desk — the first point of contact for customers, plus administrative tasks.
Sells products, services and subscriptions and builds lasting customer relationships.
Prepares a story script that carries the mood, emotion and setting of the story onto the screen.
Writes scripts for films, TV, OTT productions, stage plays and computer games.
Works clay, stone, plaster or metal into three-dimensional representative or abstract art.
An artist or performer who sings professionally, with or without accompaniment.
Posts, campaigns and shares across the major social networks to build a brand and drive sales.
Handles a client's social image and finds the best ways for them to gain recognition online.
Operates the equipment that records sound on a shoot — placing mics and running the recorder.
Guides the professional career of artists and performers in the entertainment industry.
Creates permanent or semi-permanent body art by embedding ink into the skin.
Turns complex technical information into clear documentation, job-aids and user manuals.
Creates unique patterns in textiles and woven cloth, researching market and fashion trends.
Enacts, rehearses, writes, directs or stages plays performed live before an audience.
Designs new toys and comes up with new ideas for them, alone or in a design team.
Accurately converts writing from one language into another, keeping the original meaning.
Uses visual elements to deliver information to an audience and oversees promotional campaigns.
Handles the visual side of a film or show, linking the production team to the VFX studio.
Organises and displays products in a retail space to attract and motivate customers to buy.
Expert in assessing the financial impact of uncertain events, projecting future risk using data and models.
Handles customer interaction and maintains accurate records of a bank's daily transactions.
Manages the day-to-day operations of a bank or financial institution's branch.
Works across finance, accounting, billing and investment verticals in a bank, handling customer issues.
Drives company growth by generating sales leads, negotiating pricing and forecasting revenue.
Qualified to monitor a company's finances across taxation, accounting, applied finance and management accounting.
In-house legal expert and compliance officer guiding company governance.
Ensures a company follows external regulations and its own internal guidelines.
Oversees the creation, negotiation, signing and upholding of a company's contracts.
Records production costs and develops budgets and cost-control initiatives to increase profits.
Provides after-sales service, resolving customer and client queries efficiently.
Plans daily sales calls, pitches products to outlets and builds visibility at the point of sale.
Researches and analyses stocks to recommend what clients should buy or sell.
Distributes a company's financial resources and leads budget planning, advising senior management.
Runs an organisation's accounting activities, preparing financial statements and conducting audits.
Uses company data to assess profitability, liabilities, strengths, weaknesses and future potential.
Applies computer science, statistics, economics and maths to solve financial problems and model risk.
Sells an insurance company's policies for commission, acting as the legal representative of the insurer.
Handles the global aspects of business operations for organisations working in more than one country.
Helps individuals, businesses and corporations with capital raising, mergers and acquisitions.
Investment decision-maker who handles investing strategies for individuals and organisations.
Advises clients on life and health insurance products and helps them get claims settled.
Offers loan and credit services, evaluating and authorising various forms of credit.
The face of a microfinance institution — builds financial literacy and sources customers for microloans.
Manages a real estate property for a fee, keeping it in top condition on the owner's behalf.
Represents sellers or buyers of property, ensuring a smooth changing of hands of real estate.
Advises real estate investors on which property to buy, working with investors rather than residential buyers.
Single point of contact for a bank's clients, managing their entire banking and financial needs.
Prepares an organisation for financial uncertainties, minimising threats and reducing losses.
Receives and stores goods, processes customer orders and delivers products in e-commerce retail.
Agent or firm that buys and sells stocks and securities on a stock exchange for investors.
Ensures a taxpayer's financial records are in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Investor who provides the funds to launch or expand a startup in exchange for potential returns.
Carries out original, high-level research that generates new knowledge in a field of expertise.
Trains people in pronunciation, voice modulation and speaking skills for effective communication.
Teaches undergraduate and graduate students, and guides research students in their projects.
Works with lead teachers to support students in and out of the classroom, often in small groups.
Guides students and professionals to understand themselves and the world of work, and reach their career goals.
Creates the instructional and learning materials that teachers use in classrooms.
Teaches students to speak, understand and write a new language, along with its cultural history.
Speech professional who translates between parties speaking languages they don't share.
Teaches a subject at a college or university and supports the design of study and teaching materials.
Writes and edits the words in a dictionary, tracking new words as they enter use.
Information science professional who manages and organises a library's books and digital resources.
Studies human language scientifically, documenting and preserving endangered languages.
Teaches physical health, nutrition and sports participation, and leads a school's physical activity.
Helps people of all ages improve health and fitness through exercise and healthy diet.
Teaches language, social and motor skills to children who have yet to enter kindergarten.
The final decision-making authority in a football match, with authority to start, stop and discipline play.
Provides academic, career and social-emotional guidance to students through a school counselling programme.
Guides and nurtures children in schools, teaching academic and practical knowledge.
Trained to teach children with disabilities in ways that address each child's individual abilities and needs.
Trains people in classroom or industry settings, building new skills and upgrading existing ones.
Accurately converts writing from one language to another, retaining the original meaning.
Uses fine needles at strategic points on the body to restore balance and promote healing.
Medical doctor specialising in anaesthesia care, pain management and critical care medicine.
Alternative healer who uses essential oils and aromas to promote healing and wellness.
Helps athletes enhance performance and manages their athletic careers and brand.
Nursing professional specialising in maternity care, emergency health care and minor ailments.
Physician who treats patients with herbal remedies and other therapies recommended by Ayurveda.
Scientist who studies bacteria and other microorganisms and their effect on humans and animals.
Medical expert in the care of the heart and blood vessels, including heart rhythm and heart failure.
Supports children, adolescents and adults with disabilities in the smooth functioning of daily life.
Uses spinal manipulation, without medicine, to realign the musculoskeletal structure and relieve pain.
Assesses and treats mental, emotional and behavioural disorders through counselling and therapy.
Doctor who diagnoses and treats disorders of the skin, nails and hair, medically and surgically.
Uses dance and movement therapeutically to improve body image, self-esteem and emotional health.
Specialist trained to look after oral health — keeping teeth, gums and mouth healthy.
Dental allied professional specialising in oral hygiene, preventive care and dental x-rays.
Operates dialysis machines and supports care for patients with end-stage kidney disease.
Registered nutrition professional who advises people on food choices, diet charts and meal plans.
Otolaryngologist trained in both medicine and surgery of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck.
Assists elderly people with day-to-day activities, hygiene and a comfortable living environment.
Provides emergency care and life-saving support to critically ill or injured patients before hospital.
Doctor who diagnoses and treats hormone-related diseases such as diabetes and thyroid disorders.
Supports patient care and comfort in hospital or home settings, working alongside doctors and nurses.
Nurse who cares for individuals during childbirth, monitoring pregnancy and helping at delivery.
Qualified doctor who examines patients, diagnoses illness, prescribes medicine and refers to specialists.
Doctor specialising in women's health — prevention, diagnosis and treatment, pregnancy and birth.
Runs a healthcare facility — staffing, budgets and day-to-day functioning of the hospital.
Promotes and maintains workplace health and safety, and compliance with environmental law.
Treats disease with natural substances in small quantities, following the principles of homeopathy.
Physician who diagnoses and manages allergies, asthma and immunologic disorders.
Supervises swimming areas to prevent accidents and carries out rescues in emergencies.
Licensed therapist who manipulates muscles and soft tissue to relieve pain and aid recovery.
Promotes and sells a pharmaceutical company's products to doctors, hospitals and clinics.
Runs medical equipment and procedures — MRI, X-ray, ECG, EEG — and keeps instruments working.
Converts physicians' audio recordings into accurate written medical records.
Writes scientific and medical documents — research results, product use, health content.
Treats patients through naturopathy — natural therapies that support the body's ability to heal.
Trained to care for sick and infirm patients at hospitals or nursing homes.
Advises healthy people on eating habits, food choices and lifestyle — not on treating illness.
Helps people of all ages rebuild the ability to take part in everyday tasks.
Cancer specialist — medical, radiation or surgical oncology.
Medical eye specialist trained in surgical eye procedures and extensive eye care.
Examines eyes for vision problems, prescribes glasses and lenses, and refers serious cases on.
Treats disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system — bones, muscles, joints and soft tissue.
Assesses, designs, fabricates and fits orthotic braces and prosthetic limbs for patients.
Medical specialist for babies, children and teenagers — treatment, vaccination and growth milestones.
Provides relief from the symptoms and stress of serious illness, for the patient and the family.
Highly trained emergency professional who examines, evaluates and treats patients on the spot.
Operates the heart-lung machine and related equipment that support circulation during surgery.
Dentist specialising in gum disease and in the placement of dental implants.
Stores, prepares and dispenses medication, and advises on how to take it safely.
Draws blood for analysis and diagnosis, and takes care of the whole blood-collection process.
Treats injury and restores movement and function using massage, exercise and other techniques.
Physician specialising in the diagnosis, prevention, study and treatment of mental disorders.
Helps people of all ages work through problems and make difficult decisions in their lives.
Protects public health by investigating outbreaks, tracking trends and educating the public.
Doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the lungs and the rest of the respiratory system.
Medical doctor who identifies and treats conditions using imaging — and interprets the pictures.
Helps people recover from illness or injury, and helps disabled people live independently.
Treats speech disorders and impairments, improving communication, pronunciation and oral strength.
Uses data analysis and communication to break down sport for media, teams and organisations.
Helps players and teams reach their potential by planning and running training programmes.
Doctor who looks after the health of sportspersons and others doing intense physical activity.
Works with athletes on well-being and performance — injury rehabilitation, burnout, transitions.
Identifies new playing talent for a team, keeping the team's own needs in mind.
Plays a game professionally and competes at state, national or international level.
Doctor who treats conditions by operating — as a general surgeon or in a surgical speciality.
Makes and repairs dental appliances, supporting dentists through dental technology and mechanics.
Match official who enforces the rules, arbitrates on play and keeps track of the score.
Physician who diagnoses patients and treats them with Unani medicine.
Doctor specialising in diseases of the urinary system, including the bladder and kidneys.
Trained expert who teaches yoga for physical and mental well-being.
Designs, develops and builds safe, fuel-efficient aircraft, satellites, missiles and spacecraft.
Designs, develops, manufactures, tests and services automobiles and their systems.
Combines computer science, big data and life science to analyse huge volumes of genetic information.
Designs artificial organs, devices and software that improve patient care and medical practice.
Uses biology, chemistry and engineering to develop tools and products that improve human life.
Sets up, maintains and repairs the technical, sound, video and audio equipment behind broadcasts.
Uses Computer Aided Design software to develop patterns and colours for weaving into carpets.
Creates jewellery designs on a computer, combining hand-crafted pieces with 3D designed ones.
Creates objects from inorganic, non-metallic materials for medicine, construction and electronics.
Turns raw materials into useful products, designing and running the plants and machinery that do it.
Designs, builds and maintains buildings, water systems, airports, roads and bridges.
Works out how to prevent and repair corrosion on machinery, bridges, pipelines and mines.
Focuses on the engineering design process, using software to create designs and test prototypes.
Deploys automation that supports the development and operation of software through tools and practices.
Works on the generation and distribution of electrical power, and on devices that run on it.
Designs, develops and maintains the embedded systems that do the computing inside products.
Designs, builds and tests the electronic equipment behind communication and broadcast systems.
Designs technological solutions for waste, erosion, and water and air pollution.
Designs buildings and equipment to minimise fire risk and to fight a fire effectively if one starts.
Builds the industrial processes that turn raw materials into edible products, plus packaging and storage.
Creates new designs and sample patterns for women's, men's and children's footwear.
Investigates products, materials and structures that fail, and works out what caused the failure.
Builds and uses information-science infrastructure for geography, cartography and geosciences.
Creates visual content for print and electronic media using advanced computer software.
Develops the concepts for manufactured products — cars, home appliances, electronics and toys.
Increases an industry's productivity by improving the design and utility of its production process.
Designs, installs and manages the equipment used to monitor and control machinery.
Designs and operates computer networks, robots, automated machines and material-handling equipment.
Runs, maintains and repairs all the major equipment on board a ship, and helps design vessels.
Designs, develops, builds and tests mechanical devices, tools, engines and machines.
Separates metals from their ores, refines them and turns refined material into finished products.
Extracts minerals from the earth and keeps mines and surface operations safe and efficient.
Designs and manipulates materials and devices at the nanometre scale for medicine, electronics and energy.
Uses the science of light to design and build devices through light and optical technology.
Designs methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth's surface.
Handles the manufacture and production of drugs in a regulated environment, with a focus on quality.
Works on printing press operations, design and production — now largely computer-driven.
Designs, implements and optimises industrial processes across manufacturing industries.
Oversees the design of a product from start to finish, or the improvement of an existing one.
Plans and runs tests on a company's products and services, finding and fixing faults before launch.
Designs, constructs and operates rail transport systems, drawing on civil and mechanical engineering.
Designs, builds and operates robots that help and assist humans, and tests them for safety.
Sells technically advanced products, acting as a consultant who matches technology to a customer's problem.
Uses internet-connected machinery, big data and automation to make manufacturing cheaper and better.
Handles the technical side of a recording or live performance — sound levels, quality and equipment.
Applies science and engineering to create fabric, yarn and fibre, and the machinery that makes them.
Designs and manufactures electronic and technical tools, dies, fixtures, jigs and plastic moulds.
Plans and builds water systems that deliver clean, safe water efficiently and conserve water and energy.
Four-year military service under the Agnipath scheme, open to those aged 17 to 23.
India's border guarding force — the first line of defence against trans-border crime and illegal entry.
Provides military-grade security and round-the-clock protection to India's key industrial units.
Maritime armed force under the Ministry of Defence protecting India's interests at sea.
Helps the Central Government maintain law, order and internal security across India.
Government official who regulates goods entering or leaving the country and enforces customs law.
Regulates and supervises food safety standards so that food products are safe and nutritious.
Assists the postmaster with stamps, stationery, mail transfers and Railway Mail Services.
Holds key administrative positions across the Union and state governments.
Commissioned officer safeguarding Indian airspace and conducting aerial and humanitarian operations.
Commissioned officer in the land-based branch of the Indian Armed Forces, defending national security.
Career diplomat with the Ministry of External Affairs, representing India's interests abroad.
All India Service officer responsible for the conservation, management and protection of forests and wildlife.
Auxiliary to the Indian Police, maintaining order in emergencies and performing Civil Defence duties.
Commissioned officer in the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces.
All India Service officer providing senior leadership to state, central and paramilitary police forces.
Manages the accounts and finances of the Indian Railways and scrutinises all its transactions.
Handles the welfare and employment conditions of the Indian Railways' 1.5 million employees.
Manages the electrical engineering organisation of the Indian Railways.
Maintains and builds the Railways' fixed assets — tracks, bridges, buildings, roads and water supply.
Designs, manufactures, deploys and maintains the Indian Railways' rolling stock — engines and carriages.
Plans, designs and maintains the signalling and telecommunication infrastructure of the rail system.
Procures the stock and non-stock items the Railways need to run trains safely and keep assets working.
Keeps freight and passengers moving quickly and smoothly across the Indian Railways network.
Civil servant administering India's tax laws under the CBDT or the CBIC.
Income Tax Department official who enforces tax law, detects evasion and ensures fair tax payment.
Central armed police officer guarding the India–Tibet border from Ladakh to Myanmar, specialising in high altitude.
Train driver who operates and controls locomotives, managing speed, braking and emergencies.
Officer on commercial ships responsible for navigation, cargo handling and safe operation of the vessel.
Police officer maintaining law and order on a beat — serving warrants, making arrests and controlling traffic.
Security force protecting railway passengers, their belongings and railway property.
Guards India's borders with Nepal and Bhutan, preventing cross-border crime and smuggling.
Middle-management police officer who runs police stations, investigates crime and supervises constables.
Uses AI and machine learning techniques to build applications and systems for organisations.
Builds augmented-reality environments that place virtual components into the real world.
Collects and analyses large amounts of data to find market trends, insights and patterns.
Builds, maintains and designs blockchain applications and systems for secure transactions.
IT professional responsible for the technical side of cloud computing services.
Researches, designs, develops and tests computer systems and their physical components.
Designs, builds and maintains data communication networks from wide area networks to intranets.
Designs, implements and manages information systems across both software and hardware.
Works on the theoretical side of computation — the study of computing itself, not the hardware.
Protects an organisation's computer systems, networks and data from cyber threats.
Collects, analyses and interprets data to help an organisation make decisions.
Manages and safeguards an organisation's databases, ensuring accurate and timely data.
Develops both the client and server end of a web application — an end-to-end service.
Designs, tests and maintains video games — an engineer and a designer at the same time.
Provides technical support to users, troubleshooting hardware, software and network issues.
Designs, installs and maintains a company's computer systems, hardware, software and networks.
Sets strategy for and oversees the deployment of Internet of Things solutions across organisations.
Supervises and maintains a company's computer network — both its software and its hardware.
Designs, develops and tests software that meets a client's needs, and debugs it.
Plans the search-engine strategies that help a website rank better and convert visitors into customers.
Creates, configures and customises software installations for deployment across systems.
Makes sure an organisation's systems, infrastructure and computer systems run effectively.
Makes sure using a website, application or digital service is as easy as possible.
Uses technology to create virtual reality environments experienced through headsets and devices.
Tracks and analyses user activity to work out how much traffic a website receives.
Creates the design and layout of a website, making it interactive, dynamic and attractive.
Manages a facility's supplies, finances and inventory so canteens and food outlets run without interruption.
Handles outsourced business processes — customer support, technical support, data entry and back-office work.
Organises programmes from weddings to conferences and makes sure they run smoothly.
Recruits employees, handles pay, benefits and terminations, and builds a safe, healthy workplace.
Directs inventory management — planning production, managing stock and scheduling the final product.
Handles outsourced, knowledge-intensive work requiring specialized expertise.
Works out an organisation's supply needs, buys the supplies and oversees receiving and warehousing.
Runs a retail outlet day to day — staff, customer satisfaction, inventory and stock.
Plans, supervises and implements development schemes that improve life and livelihoods in rural areas.
Develops marketing strategy, runs market research and promotions, and turns demand into sales.
Handles the business side of sport and makes sure athletes have the resources they need to train.
Stocks, organises, maintains and safety-checks the equipment and apparel a sports team uses.
Cabin crew responsible for the safety and comfort of passengers on national and international flights.
Remotely monitors and directs aircraft movements to keep flights safe and minimise delay.
Qualified to fly aircraft in civil aviation or the Indian Defence Forces.
Handles air cargo operations — documentation, acceptance, delivery, equipment and transport.
Meets the needs and safety requirements of passengers and airport staff before and after a flight.
Manoeuvres vehicles airside and operates airport equipment while keeping airside traffic safe.
Conducts auctions — public sales where goods go to the person who offers the highest price.
Prepares and serves drinks and food, and mixes and garnishes cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages.
Drives a tractor and blade to scoop soil, move rock and ore, and level ground on site.
Plans, builds and runs cold storage — from demand assessment and vendor selection to commissioning.
Licensed professional who drives large and heavy commercial vehicles — trucks, buses and trailers.
Inspects, runs and maintains conveyor belt systems that move coal, limestone, ore and other materials.
Decides when, where and how a product is distributed, using software to forecast distribution chains.
Runs the food and drink operation of a hotel or restaurant — organising, directing and evaluating it.
Runs hotel reception — check-ins, room assignments, enquiries, check-outs and billing.
Analyses a company's assets and follows a product's whole life, from purchasing materials to distributing goods.
Coordinates the storage, transportation and delivery of finished goods so that stock is maintained and moves efficiently.
Non-gazetted Central Government support staff, recruited through the SSC MTS exam, posted in ministries, departments and offices.
Accompanies tourist groups on wildlife safaris and nature activities, sometimes assisting the naturalist.
Oversees an organisation's office — supervising staff, running procedures and payroll, and managing correspondence and filing.
Makes an organisation run as efficiently as possible — deciding how to source raw material and what to produce at what cost, while maintaining quality.
Operates the machine that bleaches and dyes fibre and yarn, knowing each yarn type, process and timing.
Runs operations at a port terminal — ship arrivals and departures, cargo loading and unloading, warehousing and customs clearance.
Handles administrative, clerical and managerial tasks for a person or department — schedules, correspondence and travel plans.
Trained wine professional at upscale restaurants who builds the wine list and looks after wine service for guests.
In charge of every stage of an organisation's supply chain, from purchasing raw materials to production and storage.
Certified, licensed professional who leads people on tours and trips to heritage sites, museums, outdoor adventures and safaris.
Designs holiday itineraries and packages and sells them directly to customers or through travel agents.
Manages daily transportation, shipping and distribution so that complete orders are shipped and delivered on time.
Designs tour packages around customers' budgets and interests for travel agencies or tour companies, and handles tickets and stays.
Uses engineering, architecture and management to solve problems in cities and plan sustainable, optimum land use.
Resolves disputes privately, outside the courts, through the arbitration process chosen by the parties.
Makes sure a company's processes and procedures comply with the law and with its own internal standards.
Trained professional — in the police force or as a private investigator — who solves crimes and handles criminal and civil cases.
Rescues people and brings fires and other emergencies — including manmade and natural disasters — under control.
Fights for individuals and groups who have been denied the basic human rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India.
Analyses and manages relations between countries and international bodies to build cooperation, promote peace and tackle global issues.
Presides over court proceedings and interprets the meaning, significance and implications of the law.
Trained and licensed to advise, represent and advocate for clients in legal matters.
Links doctors with legal processes — handling advice, claims, complaints, regulatory issues, inquests and criminal investigations.
Protects industrial and intellectual property rights, advising clients on designs, inventions, trademarks, data and software.
Studies election patterns — past voting figures, opinion polls and related data — and uses statistics to estimate future results.
Analyses how policies work in practice in government or private organisations and advises on improving or changing them.
Helps individuals, families and communities facing poverty, mental health issues, addiction, domestic violence or disability to improve their well-being.
Handles legal matters for athletes, teams and sports organisations — advice, contracts, negotiations and disputes.
Keeps buildings, facilities, events and properties safe without carrying weapons, preventing theft, vandalism and other illegal activity.
Studies human origins, cultures and customs — how people interact with each other, their environment and the artefacts they create.
Studies human history and prehistoric cultures by excavating and exploring ancient art, relics, monuments and other remains.
Scientist who studies space, stars, planets and the universe, analysing data from satellites and telescopes.
Researches plant structure, properties and biochemical processes.
Identifies traits and patterns in children with developmental and psychological disorders, and advises parents and educators.
Studies crime, its root causes and society's response to it, and advises police and policymakers on prevention.
Keeps and cares for collections — historical artefacts, documents, artworks and photographs — in museums, universities and government facilities.
Specialist in cytology — the structure, function, multiplication, pathology and life history of cells.
Collects and verifies data from households, enterprises and establishments for socio-economic surveys, often on hand-held devices.
Studies populations — births, migration and ageing (including death) — to understand how populations change.
Studies the relationships between plants, animals and their environment, usually specialising in one habitat or species.
Studies people's economic choices and how the economy works, advising businesses and governments on financial decisions.
Combines engineering, physics and maths to bridge theory and practice, developing new processes, products and technologies.
Studies texts from around the world written in English or translated into English.
Studies inscriptions carved into stone or cast in metal — such as those on India's temple walls — to learn about the past.
Examines and analyses evidence from crime scenes; their objective findings help investigate and prosecute crimes.
Modifies the genes of living things — the units of DNA that carry information about an organism.
Studies the Earth's land, features and inhabitants and how they interact, using GIS, remote sensing and GPS to find patterns.
Studies the Earth and its history to explain present events, predict the future, survey land and plan safe buildings.
Studies past events through written records, artefacts, photographs, interviews, films and letters to explain how and why things changed.
Trained in the study of numbers and calculations, and uses that training to analyse data and solve real-world problems.
Studies the atmosphere to forecast weather, and how atmospheric and weather conditions affect the Earth and its people.
Organises and manages museums — looking after, displaying and developing collections, and conducting research.
Manipulates atoms and molecules to create new materials, with work spanning medicine, electronics and energy.
Studies fossils — the preserved remains and traces of ancient organisms — to learn the history of life on Earth.
Studies how matter and energy interact in the physical universe, and plans and runs experiments to test theories.
Researches political discourse, government policies, international relations and local politics — including budgets, campaigns and manifestos.
Hands-on worker who supports scientists and research teams as they conduct research and develop new products and technologies.
Geophysicist who studies earthquakes — the Earth's sudden, violent movements — and Earth materials from lab samples to the planet's core.
Studies society, human behaviour and interaction — examining institutions, cultures and groups, from family and religion to class and the state.
Studies outer space — our solar system and other galaxies — by analysing data from instruments on orbiters, satellites and probes.
Gathers, analyses and interprets numerical data, helping companies make sense of it to spot trends and make predictions.
Studies the harmful effects that chemicals, substances or situations can have on people, animals and the environment.
Studies viruses and how they affect humans, animals, insects, bacteria, fungi and plants in community, clinical, agricultural and natural settings.
Studies animals — from their cells to their evolution — and their behaviour and habitats, often in zoos.
Creates patterns and designs by tracing, cutting and hand-stitching fabric shapes onto a base fabric.
Provides basic beauty services — manicures, pedicures and facials — and helps keep the salon, its stock and treatment items in order.
Assists the carpenter in cutting, shaping and assembling furniture parts, and maintains the tools used.
Prepares for false ceiling and drywall installation — measuring, marking, cutting and fixing the drywall boards.
Works mainly in the iron and steel industry, lifting machines, inspecting tools and keeping equipment level, aligned and balanced.
Shampoos, conditions and blow-dries hair, gives basic haircuts and assists the hair stylist with advanced services.
Supports the surveyor in measuring land features, verifying on-site data, preparing maps and reports and presenting results to clients.
Services, maintains and repairs motor vehicles, and keeps workshop supplies, tools and spare parts in order.
Drives three-wheeler autos — electric, loading and passenger — and carries out routine check-ups and repairs.
Assesses, services and repairs the electrical and electronic parts of a vehicle, across all its electrical sub-systems.
Makes mats from seasoned and coloured bamboo strips to a given pattern, from soaking and splitting the stakes to finishing the edges on a loom.
Operates a sewing machine to stitch bamboo-based components into utility products of a given design and type.
Baker who specialises in making and decorating cakes, using icing, flowers, sugar sculptures and pictures.
Sets up and dismantles camp sites, looks after tourists' requirements and keeps the camp clean and hygienic.
Installs CCTV systems to a client's requirement — selecting cameras, DVR and software — and repairs faults in them.
Trained professional in charge of the kitchen, expert in all aspects of food preparation and often focused on one cuisine.
Provides complete non-clinical care for children aged 2 to 6 — bathing, feeding, play and pre-school support — under the parents' supervision.
Makes and sells chocolate confectionery, trained in the chemistry of chocolate and in turning cacao beans into chocolate.
Runs computer-numerically-controlled lathes for turning operations and carries out routine machine maintenance.
Tastes coffee samples to evaluate the features of the product or to prepare blending formulas.
Decorates metallic and wooden surfaces — preparing them and applying paint to a uniform film thickness.
Crochets lace components from different yarns to given specifications, for apparel, accessories and furnishing products.
Installs doors and windows to clients' instructions, and fixes frames and subframes before fitting them.
Prepares, corrects and documents construction drawings, detailing the plans, processes, equipment needs and risks.
Installs DTH set-top boxes at customers' premises, connects them to TVs or home theatres, and finds and repairs faults.
Assembles the components of an electric vehicle.
Installs, operates, maintains and repairs electrical devices and wiring so that appliances work properly.
Collects old electronic products from retailers and repair shops, packs, labels and transports them, and promotes safe e-waste disposal.
Installs and services home appliances — refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, water purifiers and microwaves — at customers' homes.
Assembles the parts of electrical and electronic products — manually, with machines and by soldering — and repairs and maintains them.
Identifies metals and tools and carries out fitting and fabrication work — measuring, marking, sawing, grinding, drilling and inspecting components.
Assembles sub-components into mechanical products with hand and power tools, and checks quality against the drawings.
Maintains the machines in a textile processing department — singeing, CBR, drying range and so on — with regular preventive maintenance.
Serves food and beverages to guests at hotels, restaurants, cafés and banquets, seats them, clears tables and settles accounts.
Cleans property and common areas — sweeping, mopping and wiping — and keeps the workplace clean and tidy.
Handles and shifts materials, components and equipment for shuttering carpentry, working with timber and plywood and hand tools.
Assists with fabrication work — cutting, welding and fitting — in the construction sector, and learns the equipment used in the trade.
Delivers food and beverage packages from restaurants or catering centres to customers, collects payment and checks orders before delivery.
Prepares and cooks meals in private households, keeps the kitchen and utensils clean, serves meals and clears up afterwards.
Manually cleans a property's floors, surfaces, furniture and fixtures — sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, wiping and disposing of waste.
Prepares for and monitors production in a mechanised food processing unit, following instructions, specifications and food-safety guidelines.
Fixes glass doors with their frames or installs new doors and windows using the required technical hardware.
Weaves jute fibre on a handloom, operating and maintaining the loom and producing good-quality woven products safely.
Cleans kitchenware, dishware and equipment in hotel, restaurant and café kitchens, keeps them stocked and maintains hygiene.
Expert on precious stones — cuts, shapes and engraves gems, and may also collect or deal in them.
Applies scientific and engineering principles to convert raw or artificial materials into leather, handling processing, chemistry and machinery.
Holds a Light Motor Vehicle licence and drives safely on assigned routes, ensuring the vehicle meets legal and compliance requirements.
Performs routine masonry work — bricklaying, plastering and waterproofing — for buildings.
Cuts, shapes, lays, fixes and finishes various stones on different surfaces to specified standards and patterns.
Identifies, cuts, grinds and finishes tiles on floors and walls to specified standards, following safety procedures.
Creates embroidery designs on fabric by hand, using stitches such as cross stitch, French knot and appliqué work, plus decorative embellishments.
Maintains and repairs mechanical systems in heavy earth-moving machinery — crushers, pumps, forklifts, vehicles and compressors used in a mine.
Installs, diagnoses and repairs faults in household electrical fixtures and appliances — lights, fans, geysers, water purifiers and mixers.
Sorts, grades, processes and cans fruits and vegetables into pickle, jam, jelly, squash, ketchup and juices, and bakes products like bread and cookies.
Evaluates and tests crude oil to understand its properties, and maintains quality control in a refinery or lubricant manufacturing plant.
Carries out boring operations on sheets, plates, rolled sections or pipes using horizontal and/or vertical boring machines.
Makes cakes, pastries, cookies, cupcakes, pies, confectionery, desserts, bread and other baked goods, learning ingredients and a range of cooking methods.
Maintains, services, repairs and installs sanitary fixtures and plumbing systems.
Installs, repairs and troubleshoots refrigeration systems and climate-control units — HVAC, refrigeration storage, ice machines and beverage equipment.
Handles customer payments at a retail store's payment point — cash, cards and vouchers — and resolves cash-point problems.
Handles customers and day-to-day sales activities in a departmental store or hypermarket, and receives, processes and shelves goods.
Monitors and maintains cleanliness in hotel and guest-house rooms, identifies housekeeping needs and completes assigned housekeeping tasks.
Transforms rubber and other elastic materials into useful products such as automobile tyres, rubber mats and exercise bands.
Sells products and services to customers through an online store, sourcing them from producers and earning through commission on sales.
Operates stitching machines to make a wide range of designs and patterns, and learns their maintenance, tools, parts, repair and safety measures.
First point of contact for customers in a showroom, handling the front office, resolving queries and coordinating between the showroom and customer requests.
Diagnoses and repairs faults in customers' phones — front-end or hardware-level repair as well as software issues.
Installs and maintains solar photovoltaic panels and LED lighting — preparing the site, fixing panels and lights, and repairing faults.
Specialises in beauty treatments, skin care and spa procedures — muscle and soft-tissue manipulation for pain relief, stress relief and other health benefits.
Cuts big hard stone slabs into sizes for further processing, and operates the lathe machine to produce stone components with different features.
Receives, stacks, stores and issues construction-site materials, and maintains the log book, entry/exit register and delivery/dispatch register.
Prepares raw materials, strings beads to designs, makes the clasp and finishes fashion-jewellery pieces to set quality standards.
Deals with the production, refinement and packaging of sugar from sugarcane, and researches improved methods to make higher-quality sugar.
Determines the quality of tea samples and highlights the differences between various types of tea.
Designs holiday itineraries and packages and sells them directly to customers or through travel agents.
Keeps a telecom tower site live around the clock, maintaining and repairing level-1 faults and reporting maintenance issues to a supervisor.
Prepares, cooks and maintains the kitchen under the direction of senior chefs — fuel, cleanliness, supply, stock and provisioning.
Collects and segregates waste, garbage and rubbish from streets, bins and landfills — reusable waste for recycling and non-reusable waste for disposal.
Assesses furniture surface quality, prepares and cleans wooden furniture, and paints it with coatings and polishes to the desired finish.