Jobs People Do

💼 Business Studies Years 3–5 Foundation

Meet the different roles inside a business — the person who makes things, the person who sells things, and the person who manages the team — and see why they all need each other.

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A business is never just one person doing everything. Even a small bakery needs someone to bake the bread, someone to sell it to customers, and someone to plan what to bake next and make sure everything runs smoothly.

Why this matters: Every business, from a corner shop to a huge company, is really a team of people doing different jobs. Understanding these roles helps you see how teamwork makes a business work.

Three important jobs

RoleWhat they do
MakerProduces the good or carries out the service, such as baking the bread
SellerTalks to customers, takes payment and helps people find what they need
ManagerPlans ahead, decides what to buy, and makes sure everyone works well together

A team, not just one person

Imagine a bakery run by only one person. They would have to bake all the bread, serve every customer, order the flour, sweep the floor and count the money — all at the same time! That is why businesses share out the jobs between different people. Each person becomes really good at their own part, and together the whole business runs much better.

Match each job to what that person mainly does:

Baker
Bakes the bread and cakes
Shop assistant
Serves customers and takes payment
Manager
Plans ahead and leads the team
Delivery driver
Brings ingredients in and takes orders out

Everyone needs each other

If the baker didn't bake, there would be nothing to sell. If the shop assistant didn't sell, nobody would buy the bread. If the manager didn't plan, the shop might run out of flour. Every job matters, and the whole team relies on each other to do their part well.

You don't have to do every job in a business brilliantly all by yourself — a good team is made of people who are each good at a different part, and who help each other out.
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