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Structural engineers help to design and build large structures and buildings, like hospitals, sports stadiums and bridges.

Surveying technicians carry out tasks to support chartered surveyors, architects and engineers.

Thatchers use traditional craft skills, materials and tools to replace and repair thatched roofs.

Thermal insulation engineers install insulating materials around pipes, boilers and ductwork in offices, factories, schools and hospitals.

Tilers fix tiles to walls and floors in kitchens, bathrooms, shops and restaurants, using materials like ceramics, slate, stone and marble.

Town planners help shape the way towns and cities develop, and balance the demands on land with the needs of the community.

Town planning assistants process applications, give advice about regulations and carry out design work and office administration.

Water network operatives lay and maintain the pipes, mains and pumping stations that supply water to homes and businesses.

Welders cut, join and shape metals, alloys and other materials in the manufacturing, construction and engineering industries.

Window fitters install windows, conservatories and glazed curtain walls in homes and businesses.

Wood machinists cut and prepare timber for use in wood products.