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Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Manufacturing $20.69 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

Management Analysts

Business Management & Administration $44.50 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 620  annual job openings

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

Managers, All Other

Business Management & Administration $47.83 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 230  annual job openings

All managers not listed separately.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Marketing $26.77 Bachelor's degree 21%  projected growth 680  annual job openings

Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.

Marketing Managers

Marketing $55.25 Bachelor's degree 10%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.

Marriage and Family Therapists

Human Services $19.06 Master's degree 6%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.

Materials Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.04 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $23.68 Bachelor's degree 27%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All mathematical scientists not listed separately.

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $34.90 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Mechanical Door Repairers

Architecture & Construction $18.00 High school diploma or equivalent 35%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.