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Soil and Plant Scientists

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $44.33 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Education & Training $26.41 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Education & Training $18.44 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Education & Training $27.07 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Special Effects Artists and Animators

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $30.26 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

Speech-Language Pathologists

Health Science $32.00 Master's degree 23%  projected growth 160  annual job openings

Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Architecture & Construction $21.54 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

Statisticians

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $32.21 Master's degree 32%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Architecture & Construction $23.98 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Surgical Assistants

Health Science $17.71 Postsecondary nondegree award 9%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.