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The photos on our career and guide pages are by other photographers, who share them under open licences. Thank you to all of them.

Each photo is used under the licence shown: public domain or CC0 (no conditions), or a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) or Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) licence, which allow use with credit. We resized the photos and saved them in a web format; we did not otherwise change them. Follow the photographer's name to see the original file and its full licence details.

An air conditioning condenser unit – the outdoor half of a split system

Photo: Dinkun Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Air conditioning and refrigeration engineer
A jet engine opened up for maintenance in a hangar

Photo: Caholguin109, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Aircraft maintenance engineer
A car fuse box and wiring in the engine bay

Photo: Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0

On: Auto electrician
Kneading bread dough by hand

Photo: Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0

On: Baker
Barber's chairs ready for the next customers

Photo: Gnangcomapp, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Barber
Painting nails during a manicure

Photo: Øyvind Holmstad, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Beauty therapist
A wheel in a truing stand in a bike workshop

Photo: Foxtod, CC0

On: Bicycle mechanic
A bricklaying trowel in a bucket of mortar

Photo: Stanisław Skowron, Public domain

On: Bricklayer
Sawing through a joint of pork in a butcher's preparation room

Photo: Fridolin Freudenfett, CC BY 3.0 de

On: Butcher
Renewing a timber roof structure on a house

Photo: Bärbel Miemietz, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Carpenter or joiner
A chef's knife set – the most important kit in any kitchen

Photo: Olaf Simons, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Chef
A CNC milling machine cutting metal

Photo: Impressionmanufacturer, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: CNC machinist
Rows of server racks in a data centre

Photo: Florian Hirzinger - www.fh-ap.com, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Data centre technician
Finishing a mouthguard in a dental laboratory

Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Vasquez, Public domain

On: Dental technician
Dog grooming brushes and combs

Photo: Томасина, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Dog groomer
Electrical wiring on a demonstration board

Photo: Altoscroll, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Electrician
Line workers maintaining high-voltage overhead power lines

Photo: Fernando Moital, CC BY 2.0

On: Electricity distribution worker
Reworking components on a circuit board

Photo: Aisart, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Electronics engineering technician
A farrier fitting a horseshoe

Photo: Guywelch2000, CC0

On: Farrier
Traditional wood joints used in furniture making

Photo: Andy Li, CC0

On: Furniture maker
Garden tools on a shed wall

Photo: Dereckson, CC BY 4.0

On: Gardener
A boiler installation with its pipework and controls

Photo: Audetat, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Gas engineer
Measuring a double-glazed window unit

Photo: Mfc3058, CC0

On: Glazier
Professional hairdressing scissors

Photo: Pittigrilli, CC0

On: Hairdresser
An air source heat pump working in the snow

Photo: PeterEastern, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Heat pump installer
An air handling unit in a plant room

Photo: Alf van Beem, CC0

On: Heating and ventilation engineer
A lorry in for repair at a truck workshop

Photo: BEAR RV, CC BY 3.0

On: HGV mechanic
Repairing a laptop motherboard

Photo: Vintechcomputerservices, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: IT support technician
Kitchen units part-way through fitting

Photo: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Kitchen and bathroom fitter
Pipetting a sample in a laboratory

Photo: Alexander Bogatyrev, CC BY 4.0

On: Laboratory technician
Laying granite sett paving

Photo: BrankaVV, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Landscaper
A locksmith's ring of skeleton keys

Photo: Copyleft, CC0

On: Locksmith
Testing a car battery

Photo: Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0

On: Motor vehicle technician
A motorcycle mid-service, with tools laid out

Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0

On: Motorcycle mechanic
Network cables terminated in a patch panel

Photo: Robert.Harker, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Network cabler
Painting a wall from a ladder

Photo: Lukeroberts, CC BY-SA 2.5

On: Painter and decorator
An excavator at work on a building site

Photo: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Plant operator
Plasterboard, joint tape and finishing knives

Photo: Timothyjosephwood, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Plasterer
Soldering a joint on copper pipe

Photo: neffk, CC BY 2.0

On: Plumber
Hornsey railway maintenance depot in north London

Photo: John Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0

On: Rail engineering technician
Re-slating a roof with Welsh slate in Halifax

Photo: Crownbuild, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Roofer
Steel scaffolding tubes ready to go up

Photo: Retired electrician, CC0

On: Scaffolder
Fitting solar panels to a house roof

Photo: W.carter, CC0

On: Solar panel installer
Carved stone outside the Masons' Lodge at York Minster

Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Stonemason
Fibre-optic cable and splice closures in an underground pit

Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au

On: Telecoms engineer
A tree surgeon working high in a pine tree

Photo: Jiří Sedláček, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Tree surgeon
Stuffing a chair seat with natural fibre

Photo: Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0

On: Upholsterer
A cat recovering after treatment at a vet clinic

Photo: .Anja., CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Veterinary nurse
Laying large-format tiles with a vacuum lifter

Photo: Alexander Eichler, CC BY 3.0

On: Wall and floor tiler
Sparks flying while welding aluminium

Photo: Art Graphics, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Welder
A wind turbine undergoing maintenance with a crane

Photo: Panamitsu, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Wind turbine technician
A mechanical engineering training workshop

Photo: Hilda Raphael, CC0

On: Apprenticeships explained
A college metalwork and welding workshop in Surrey

Photo: Mertbiol, CC0

On: College courses and adult learning
A tradesperson's toolbox

Photo: Rieul Techer, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: Going self-employed in a trade
A school technology workshop in the Scottish Borders

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0

On: T Levels explained

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