Talbot

National Botanic Gardens

PembrokeshireCoast Path

Haven WaterwayEnterprise Zone

FishguardFerry Port

MilfordHaven Port

Canolfan S4C ‘Yr Egin’

Centre for AlternativeTechnology

UWTSDBrecon Beacons

National Libraryof Wales

Mid Wales HealthcareCollaborative

AberystwythUniversityIBERS Campus

Aberaeron Harbour

Devils Bridge

Royal WelshShowground

Swansea Tidal Lagoon

Swansea UniversityBay Campus

Find out what’s happening in your region; the jobs, the new developments and what the future might hold.

Care workers are expected to be the job most in demand over the next 5 year.

(EMSI, 2016)

1 in 6 people work in Health

and Social Care in the region.

(BRES, 2015)

Sales Assistant is the job expected to be second highest in demand over the

next 5 years. (EMSI, 2016)

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Over 57,000 work in Health and Social Care.

Jobs like: Care Worker, Doctor, Nurse, Physiotherapist, Counsellor, Medical Scientist, Technician, Therapist or new roles like Physician Associate.

LEISURE AND TOURISM South West and Mid Wales has a large number of important tourist attractions. Over 41,000 people work in the region’s leisure and tourism sector. There is particularly high demand for high level chef and catering skills. (Welsh Government,

2016).

Jobs like: Chef, Event Planner, Hotel Manager, Social Media Manager, Front of House Workers/ Hotel Receptionist, and Leisure or Attraction Manager.

A bright future ahead. Find your future in South West and Mid Wales.

ADVANCED MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURINGOver 21,700 already work in the sector in South West and Mid Wales. (Welsh Government, 2016)

Jobs like; Production Manager, Programmer and Software Developer, Metal Working Production, Aeronautical Engineer, Design Engineer, Electronic Assembler, CNC Turner.

RETAIL AND SALESNearly 40,000 work in Retail and Sales in South West and Mid Wales. (BRES, 2015)

Jobs like: Sales Assistant, Merchandiser, Store Manager, Logistics Manager, Marketing and PR, Buyer, Store Design.

CREATIVE INDUSTRIESAround 12,000 work in the sector in South West and Mid Wales. (Welsh Government, 2016)

Jobs like: Presenter, Editor, Journalist, Actor, Photographer, Software Programmer/Coder, Broadcast Engineer, Video Producer and Make-up Artist.

FOOD AND FARMING34,000 work in Food and Farming. (Welsh Government, 2016)

Jobs like: Animal Care Worker, Farm Worker, Biological Scientist, Food Process Operative, Food Technologist, Agriculture Engineer and Health and Safety Inspector.

CONSTRUCTIONOver 17,000 work in the sector in South West and Mid Wales. (BRES, 2015)

Jobs like: Bricklayer, Civil Engineer, Surveyor, Plumber, Carpenter, Architect and Welder.

ICTOver 4,000 work in the ICT sector in South West and Mid Wales. (Welsh Government, 2016)

But ICT jobs are needed across all industries

Jobs like: IT Specialist Manager, Business Analyst, IT Technician, Programme/Software Developer, and Network Manager.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT43,000 already work in the sector in South West and Mid Wales.

Jobs like; Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineering Technician, Electrician, Wind Turbine Operator, Ecologist, Marine Biologist, Energy Engineer and Conservation Officer.

Spotlight onSOUTH WEST & MID WALEScareerswales.com/spotlightonsouthwestandmidwales

The ‘Centre for Excellence in Rural Health and

Social Care’ (CfERH) is working to improve healthcare services in

Mid Wales. (Mid Wales Healthcare

Collaborative, 2017)

In Powys and Ceredigion, 3 out of 10

businesses are in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector.

(RLSP South West and Mid Wales, 2016)

ARCH, the Regional Collaboration

for Health, has identified the need for new roles in

Healthcare, like the Physician Associate.

(ARCH, 2017)

The ‘Yr Egin’ creative development at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in

Carmarthen could create 850 jobs.

(Carmarthenshire County Council, 2016)

Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon could power more than

150,000 homes for 120 years.

(Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, 2016)

Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon will need over 2,000

construction and engineering

workers. (Swansea City Bay Region, 2016)

The Swansea Bay City Deal

and Internet Coast aims to create 33,000 jobs

over the next 20 years.

(BBC, 2016)

of employers in South Wales and Mid Wales rate having Welsh Language skills as important. (Welsh Government, 2014)

39%

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