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Photographers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $17.11 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Physical Therapists

Health Science $46.81 Doctoral or professional degree 21%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Physician Assistants

Health Science $44.03 Master's degree 36%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

Physicians, All Other

Health Science $106.62 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

All physicians not listed separately.

Physicians, Pathologists

Health Science $100.19 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Diagnose diseases and conduct lab tests using organs, body tissues, and fluids. Includes medical examiners.

Physicists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $44.82 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $42.95 Doctoral or professional degree 6%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Pipelayers

Architecture & Construction $18.48 No formal educational credential 3%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Architecture & Construction $23.17 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 790  annual job openings

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $22.70 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 1,000  annual job openings

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.