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Occupation · ISCO 2113what the job is

Design and Technology, Design and Technology and Business Studies at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 6

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 1 standard and 4 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 6 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

4GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Design and Technology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

GCSE Design and Technology1.00
A level Design and Technology0.79
GCSE Business Studies0.69
GCSE Chemistry0.53

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: polymer, metal, composite material, corrosion.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Design and Technology1.00polymer, metal, composite material, corrosion, material property
A level Design and Technology0.79patents, corrosion, intellectual property, material property, health and safety regulations
GCSE Business Studies0.69business opportunities, profit and loss, production processes, motivation
GCSE Chemistry0.53metal, corrosion, material property
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

1Skills England standard match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Materials science technologist (degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · closest match · shares organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, write technical reports · ST0675
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Design and Technology, Design and Technology and Business Studies, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

Millom SchoolMillom, Cumberland · GCSE Design and Technology, A level Design and Technology, GCSE ChemistryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE ChemistryKirkham Grammar SchoolPreston, Lancashire · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Business Studies
More schools9
Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHeckmondwike, Kirklees · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Design and TechnologySimon Langton Grammar School for BoysCanterbury, Kent · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Business StudiesBalcarras SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE ChemistryWorksop CollegeWorksop, Nottinghamshire · GCSE Design and Technology, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE ChemistryThe Boston Grammar SchoolBoston, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and TechnologyJohn Hampden Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Design and TechnologyThe Newcastle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Design and TechnologyDevonport High School for BoysPlymouth, Plymouth · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Design and TechnologyQueen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall, Walsall · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Design and Technology
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ESCO · 2113

What the job is

Chemists perform laboratory research by testing and analysing the chemical structure of substances.They translate the research results into industrial production processes which are further used in the development or improvement of products. Chemists are also testing the quality of the manufactured products and their environmental impact.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.