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shortage occupation list

Engineering Occupations:

Transportation and Highways Engineers:
Engineers who are required to have a transport-related degree, or a degree and at least 2 years relevant experience from a civil background in the following specialisms:

• Traffic Engineer or Transport Planner


• Highways Design Engineer or Highways Planning Engineer

Ground Engineering:
Geoenvironmental Engineer
Geotechnical Engineer
Geological Advisor
Geological Analyst
Geological Associate
Geological Engineer
Geologist / Hydrogeologist
Geology / Reservoir Engineer
Geomechanics Engineer
Geophysical Specialist
Geophysicist
Geoscientist
Geosupport Engineer
Engineering Geologist
Ground Engineer
Contaminated Land Specialist

Other Engineering:
CAA Licensed Aircraft Engineer
Overhead Electricity Linesworker
Chartered Quantity Surveyor

Healthcare Occupations:

Doctors:
Salaried GPs

Dentists:
Salaried General Dental Practitioners
Salaried Assistant Dentists
Salaried Vocational Dental Practitioner
Consultants in Dental Specialities

Consultant Posts in the Following Specialist Areas:
Accident & Emergency
Additional Dental Specialities
Anaesthetics
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chemical Pathology
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Oncology
Clinical Radiology
Dermatology
Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus
Endodentics
Forensic Psychiatry
Gastroenterology
General Adult Psychiatry
General Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Genito-urinary Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Haematology
Histopathology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Intensive Care Medicine
Medical Microbiology & Virology
Medical Oncology
Neurology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Occupational Health
Old Age Psychiatry
Opthalmology
Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgery
Orthodontics
Otolaryngology
Paediatric Cardiology
Paediatrics
Palliative Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Psychotherapy
Public Health Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
Urology

General:
Audiologist
Audiological Scientist
Clinical Psychologist
Dietician
Occupational Therapist
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technician
Pre-Registration Cytogeneticists
Senior Physiotherapist
Speech & Language Therapist
Social Worker
State Registered Scientists in Cytogenetics
Biomedical Scientist / Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer (MLSO)
Qualified HPC Registered Diagnostic & Therapeutic Radiographers, including
Ultrasonographers

Nurses:
Midwives
Registered Nurse employed or engaged at Band 7 or Band 8 of Agenda for Change or their Independent sector equivalents
Registered Nurse employed or engaged in the following specialities:

• Audiology


• Sleep/Respiratory Physiology


• Neurophysiology


• Cardiac Physiology


• Operating Theatre Nurse


• Clinical Radiology


• Pathology


• Critical Care (nurses working in wards with a Level 2 or Level 3 classification)

Education Occupations:
Teachers – All posts in England covering compulsory schooling

Veterinary Occupations:
Veterinary Surgeon