Bookkeeper
52NOT A FORECAST90%
A bookkeeper records and organises a business's money - the sales, purchases, bills and payments - so the accounts are accurate and up to date. It is careful, numbers-based work that suits people who are organised, trustworthy and like things to add up neatly.
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You do not have to go the university route to get here. There is an apprenticeship route into this career. There is also a vocational route that skips a degree entirely.