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Instructional Coordinators

Education & Training $33.74 Master's degree 7%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Architecture & Construction $27.35 No formal educational credential 20%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

Business Management & Administration $20.42 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Interview persons by telephone, mail, in person, or by other means for the purpose of completing forms, applications, or questionnaires. Ask specific questions, record answers, and assist persons with completing form. May sort, classify, and file forms.

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Hospitality & Tourism $16.90 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 770  annual job openings

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $32.28 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Labor Relations Specialists

Business Management & Administration $49.68 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.89 No formal educational credential 12%  projected growth 600  annual job openings

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $20.00 No formal educational credential 5%  projected growth 160  annual job openings

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Human Services $16.16 No formal educational credential 18%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $32.01 Master's degree 4%  projected growth 30  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.