• Careers in Scotland include financial services and tourism professions.Scottish flag with water reflection image by Sophia Winters from Fotolia.com
  
  Scottish government and industries employ people to do work in fields ranging from retail and wholesale to aerospace and engineering. Job seekers in Scotland increase their chances of finding stable employment by taking specialized courses and developing a professional resume. The website Jobseekersadvice.com states that employment legislation in Scotland conforms to the legislation in the rest of the United Kingdom, although some Scottish Executive national initiatives remain in effect. The website also explains that housing laws in Scotland differ from those of the rest of the U.K.
  
  

Building Services Engineering

• The building services engineering industry in Scotland maintains and installs the internal systems in all Scottish buildings. Building services engineering personnel install and repair air conditioning and refrigeration, electrotechnical systems, plumbing, heating and ventilation. Most jobs in this field require full-time hours, with only 8 percent allowing part-time employment, according to the Careers Scotland website. As Scottish buildings become modernized in efforts to combat climate change, the demand for building engineers will increase.
  
  

Education

• According to Careers Scotland, 78,000 people, or nearly 4 percent of the Scottish population, work in public schools. Private schools also employ teachers in Scotland. Almost half of all jobs in Scottish education offer part-time hours. Job candidates without a college degree face limited opportunities in education jobs.
  
  

Financial Services

• Financial services represent a key resource in Scottish employment and in the economy. According to Careers Scotland, about 5 percent of Scottish jobs come from the financial services sector. Seven of the 20 top companies in Scotland also come from the financial services sector. Europe's fifth-largest financial services center belongs to Scotland. Sixty-two percent of Scotland's financial services jobs come from banks. Fewer part-time workers find jobs in financial services than in other sectors. Financial services employers hire both those with college degrees and those without.
  
  

Tourism

• Scottish restaurants employ more people than other sectors in the tourism and hospitality industry. According to Careers Scotland, the industry as a whole represents about 8 percent of all jobs in Scotland. Most tourism-related jobs do not require a college degree or skilled training. Most positions in the industry involve shift work and part-time hours. Tourism-related businesses hire more employees than businesses in other industries do, but employee turnover outpaces other industries by 25 percent, according to Careers Scotland.