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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $37.34 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 10  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.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Architecture & Construction $22.11 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 390  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 $18.77 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 560  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.

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $34.15 Doctoral or professional degree 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

Education & Training $26.92 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Manufacturing $19.75 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Manufacturing $48.05 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

Manufacturing $22.31 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $21.36 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Manufacturing $24.36 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 310  annual job openings

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.