Emergency and uniform services

• Aid worker

  Development worker, humanitarian aid worker, relief worker

  Aid workers help people in overseas countries affected by human-made and natural disasters like wars, outbreaks of disease and earthquakes.

• Army officer

  Professionally qualified officer, officer reserve, commissioned officer

  Army officers command, manage and motivate teams of soldiers.

• Bodyguard

  Close protection officer, CPO, personal bodyguard

  Bodyguards protect individuals and groups from potential threats to their safety at events, when travelling and during everyday activities.

• Border Force officer

  Border Force officers protect UK border entry points like ports and airports, by enforcing immigration and customs regulations.

• Chief inspector

  Detective chief inspector, DCI

  Chief inspectors manage operational teams in their districts like CID or neighbourhood policing, co-ordinating responses to major incidents.

• Civil enforcement officer

  Parking enforcement officer, parking warden, traffic warden

  Civil enforcement officers make sure drivers follow parking regulations on public streets and in car parks.

• Coastguard

  Coastguards help prevent the loss of life along the coast and at sea by co-ordinating and supporting search and rescue operations.

• Diver

  Commercial diver

  Divers work underwater at sea, or in rivers, lakes, canals and reservoirs.

• Dog handler

  Police dog handler, detection dog handler, security dog handler

  Dog handlers work with specially trained dogs to help detect and prevent crime, find lost or missing people and protect property.

• Door supervisor

  Door supervisors guard licensed premises like pubs, bars and nightclubs against damage, theft, unauthorised access or disorderly behaviour.

• Fingerprint officer

  Fingerprint examiner

  Fingerprint officers work to identify fingerprints taken from crime scenes.

• Firefighter

  Fireman, firewoman

  Firefighters help to protect people from fire and other dangers, and give advice on fire prevention.

• Forensic collision investigator

  Accident investigator, collision investigator

  Forensic collision investigators use science and engineering to investigate the causes of road traffic and vehicle related incidents.

• Immigration officer

  Immigration officers make decisions on whether people have the right to visit or stay in the UK.

• Merchant Navy deck officer

  Navigation officer

  Merchant Navy deck officers look after the day-to-day running and navigation of ships, and take care of passengers and cargo.

• Merchant Navy engineering officer

  Merchant Navy engineering officers maintain the mechanical and electrical machinery and instruments on board a ship.

• Merchant Navy rating

  Merchant Navy ratings carry out a wide range of jobs to help the day-to-day running of a ship.

• Neighbourhood warden

  Street warden, community warden, safety warden

  Neighbourhood wardens work in local communities to reduce anti-social behaviour.

• Paramedic

  Ambulance paramedic

  Paramedics respond to emergency call-outs and give people life-saving medical help.

• Police community support officer

  PCSO, community support officer, CSO

  Police community support officers (PCSOs) work in a neighbourhood policing team to help deal with and prevent crime.

• Police officer

  Police constable

  Police officers keep law and order, investigate crime, and support crime prevention.

• Prison governor

  Prison operational manager

  Prison governors manage prisons, remand centres and young offenders' institutions.

• Prison instructor

  Instructional officer

  Prison instructors teach prisoners new skills to help them find work after their release.

• Prison officer

  Prison officers supervise people who are in prisons, remand centres and young offenders' institutions.

• RAF aviator

  Enlisted aviator

  RAF aviators make up the majority of RAF personnel and maintain its ability to fight and fly.

• RAF officer

  RAF officers work in a number of roles and are responsible for the welfare and discipline of personnel under their command.

• RAF regiment gunner

  RAF regiment gunners specialise in combat tactics, weaponry and fieldcraft to defend RAF bases and overseas air operations.

• Royal Marines commando

  Green beret

  Royal Marines commandos take part in frontline combat, and are sent at short notice to deal with emergency situations.

• Royal Marines officer

  Commando officer

  Royal Marines officers lead commando teams on security, combat and relief operations.

• Royal Navy officer

  Royal Navy officers manage ship and submarine operations and are responsible for all personnel under their command.

• Royal Navy rating

  Seaman, seawoman, sailor

  Royal Navy ratings work in a variety of roles on board ships and submarines, and at naval bases.

• Scenes of crime officer

  SOCO, crime scene investigator, CSI officer

  Scenes of crime officers (SOCOs) find, record and recover evidence from crime scenes.

• Security manager

  Security operations manager

  Security managers supervise the security workforce that protects an organisation's buildings and keeps staff and visitors safe.

• Security officer

  Security guard

  Security officers make sure that buildings, valuables and people are safe and secure.

• Security Service personnel

  Security Service personnel protect the UK against threats to national security.

• Soldier

  Army soldier, army non-commissioned officer (NCO), army reserve

  Soldiers take part in peacekeeping missions, support disaster relief operations and fight in combat zones around the world.

• Store detective

  Retail security guard

  Store detectives prevent shoplifting in retail outlets and shopping centres.