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Interpreters and Translators

Education & Training $23.87 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $23.00 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $23.57 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $15.35 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 5,900  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscape Architects

Architecture & Construction $29.43 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $20.30 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $60.72 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 430  annual job openings

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $28.65 Master's degree 6%  projected growth 260  annual job openings

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $34.84 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $20.00 Associate's degree 5%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.