STEM Careers Guide

With STEM careers you can get creative... and you don't need a degree.

About STEM Careers

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. In our modern world, nearly every job from retail to the leisure industry involves having some basic skills in this area. And the career possibilities are endless!

Did You Know

There’s lots of variety in STEM careers. Maybe you want use science to tackle climate change, or create video games. Then again, maybe your passion lies in making numbers dance or putting all of human knowledge into the Cloud? It’s up to you.

STEM Career FAQs & Insights

Is there something you’d like to know about STEM careers? Maybe we can help!

STEM Career Guides

Below you can find information about various routes into STEM careers for differing levels of experience and qualifications. You can get access to work experience opportunities, first job tips, salary examples and discover youth-friendly employers who want to help you get ahead!

Get Into STEM Careers With Youth-Friendly Employers

These employers and organisations are here to help. They care about your potential and desire to learn, not just your qualifications and experience. They may be able to offer traineeships, apprenticeships, graduate schemes, first jobs, careers advice, wellbeing support and much more.

ABP Early Careers in the Food Industry

Automotive Careers with School of Thought

Careers in Eyecare – ABDO

CCEP Apprenticeships & Early Careers – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Environment Agency Early Careers

Generation UK – Free Career-Launching Bootcamps

Get Into Teaching Careers #GetIntoTeaching

Heidelberg Materials Careers

Royal Air Force Early Careers

Severn Trent Careers For Graduates And Apprentices

Taylor & Francis Careers

Transport for London Early Careers

VHR Technical Recruitment – STEM Careers

Working in local government – #LocalGov Careers

ATAC Advanced Therapies Apprenticeships

Get into life sciences careers after school with Level 3+ ATAC apprenticeships in advanced therapies!

Advanced Therapies Apprenticeships

London tech careers are in YOUR reach.

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London Digital Jobs and Skills Hub

See how Betsy became a WorldSkills Champion through a Mechanical Engineering CAD apprenticeship!

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How Much Can You Earn With STEM Careers?

These LMI Job Trends give you a sneak peek of how much you could earn starting out for certain jobs, and how much your salary could grow with experience.