Technical textiles designers research, create and test textiles for use in healthcare, manufacturing and construction materials.

Telecoms engineers install broadband, mobile and landline phone networks and work on satellite, digital TV and fibre optic systems.

Telephonists, or switchboard operators, answer and connect calls and take messages.

Test leads check new computer systems and applications that are being created or upgraded.

Textile designers create fabric designs and patterns for woven, knitted and printed materials for clothes and interior furnishings.

Textile dyeing technicians create dyes to colour fibres and fabrics.

Textile operatives spin natural and synthetic material into yarns and fabrics for use in clothing, furnishings and industrial products.

Textiles production managers look after all stages of textiles manufacturing.

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.