There are over 600 occupational groups in local government in a wide range of different service areas. On this website, we have categorised them into six different themes:
Councils have a particular need to recruit appropriately skilled and qualified people into the following areas of work:
Children’s social workers
Adult social workers
Planning officers
Environmental health officers
Building control officers
Mental health social workers
Legal professionals
Trading standards officers
School crossing patrol attendants
Occupational therapists
You can find out more about the local government workforce including data on numbers of Apprenticeships, the demographics of the workforce, earnings and skills gaps, on the Local Government Association Analysis and Research website.
