Science careers do not have to involve lab work or research. There are a number of career areas that require a science background, such as patents, science writing (including medical communications and science PR), medical information or health informatics.

Here are some of the jobs graduates do, with their qualifications:

• Graduate Trainee Patent Researcher at Hoita, studied Biochemistry
• Medical Information Officer at ProPharma, studied Biochemistry
• Scientific Copy Editor at Spandidos Publications, studied Biology
• Editorial Assistant at The Lancet, studied Biomedical Science
• Publishing Assistant at Springer Nature, studied Chemistry
• Data Analyst at Blue Frontier, studied Physics
• Sales Support at Scientifica, studied Biochemistry