Aid worker | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Aid workers help people in overseas countries affected by man-made and natural disasters like wars, outbreaks of disease and earthquakes.

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Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and

Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.
Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.
Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.
Perform "preflight" check of required font, graphic, text and image files to ensure completeness prior to delivery to printer.
Operate and maintain laser plate-making equipment that converts electronic data to plates without the use of film.
Enter, store, and retrieve information on computer-aided equipment.
Maintain, adjust, and clean equipment, and perform minor repairs.
Operate presses to print proofs of plates, monitoring printing quality to ensure that it is adequate.
Select proper types of plates according to press run lengths.
Examine finished plates to detect flaws, verify conformity with master plates, and measure dot sizes and centers, using light boxes and microscopes.
Punch holes in light-sensitive plates and insert pins in holes to prepare plates for contact with positive or negative film.
Examine unexposed photographic plates to detect flaws or foreign particles prior to printing.
Examine photographic images for obvious imperfections prior to plate making.
Arrange and mount typeset material and illustrations into paste-ups for printing reproduction, based on artists' or editors' layouts.
Operate and maintain a variety of cameras and equipment, such as process, line, halftone, and color separation cameras, enlargers, electronic scanners, and contact equipment.
Scale copy for reductions and enlargements, using proportion wheels.
Perform tests to determine lengths of exposures, by exposing plates, scanning line copy, and comparing exposures to tone range scales.
Mix solutions such as developing solutions and colored coating solutions.
Analyze originals to evaluate color density, gradation highlights, middle tones, and shadows, using densitometers and knowledge of light and color.
Activate scanners to produce positive or negative films for the black-and-white, cyan, yellow, and magenta separations from each original copy.
Set scanners to specific color densities, sizes, screen rulings, and exposure adjustments, using scanner keyboards or computers.
Perform minor deletions, additions, or corrections to completed plates, on or off printing presses, using tusche, printing ink, erasers, and needles.

Average salary
25,985 GBP *
per year

Average salary for Aid worker

27,340 GBP
25,218 GBP

Average salary for part-time Aid worker

Average salary for full-time Aid worker

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11,192 GBP
11,649 GBP

25,985 GBP
25,218 GBP
27,340 GBP

Salary over time for Aid worker

Pay for this role has decreased slightly over time

25,556 GBP
25,960 GBP
25,623 GBP
26,080 GBP
26,100 GBP
26,316 GBP
25,985 GBP
27,191 GBP
21,449 GBP

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Future outlook for Aid workers

Very good outlook

84 000+ jobs available

Fair outlook

-2% yearly wage growth (on average)

Very good outlook

37% chance of automation in the future

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Aid worker and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

39% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
23% of people in this role have a Diploma of Higher Education or equivalent
21% of people in this role have a certificate of higher education or equivalent but no degree

You can apply directly for jobs if you're an experienced professional. As well as professions like nursing, healthcare, teaching and engineering, you'll find organisations often look for experience in administration, project management and logistics.

Aid organisations like RedR run courses for experienced professionals, who want to put their skills to use in humanitarian aid work.

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What soft skills do I need?

Rise above the competition by brushing up on the 5 most important soft skills you need to become a Aid worker.

Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times

Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action

Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively

Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others

What technical skills do I need?

Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Aid worker. Check that you know:

Desktop publishing software Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker; Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign

Document management software Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat

Graphics or photo imaging software Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator

Office suite software Microsoft Office

Spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel

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Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

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Aid worker | Average UK Salary & Outlook

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