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Meet Eddy, 25, and find out about life as an apprentice globemaker at Bellerby & Co Globemakers in London. Part of our Bitesize world of work series.

My job combines my passion for travel with my creativity.
  • Eddy is learning to make beautiful globes by hand
  • He is training as an apprentice after finding his employer on Instagram
  • The subjects that have come in very useful in Eddy's career are Maths, because as globemakers they need to calculate the circumference of a sphere, and of course Geography, for understanding where everything in the world is
  • Eddy has to work carefully to position continents, oceans and cities on each globe he creates.
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Eddy's career path
Eddy's career path
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Eddy's globemaking company is quite unique but he's learning skills that apply to the world of cartography - this is the study and practice of making maps. A similar role to a globemaker is a cartographer. Cartographers collect information about the geography of an area to design and produce maps, charts and plans.

What to expect if you want to be a cartographer

  • Cartographer average salary: 拢18,000 to 拢45,000 per year
  • Cartographer typical working hours: 39 to 41 hours per week

What qualifications do you need to be a cartographer?

You could get into this role via a university course, a college course, an apprenticeship, working towards this role or applying directly.

Sources: LMI for All, National Careers Service

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