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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $25.52 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 880  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance $20.34 Bachelor's degree 10%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Manufacturing $22.27 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $18.25 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Sheet Metal Workers

Architecture & Construction $20.44 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Manufacturing $16.59 No formal educational credential 5%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments.

Social and Community Service Managers

Human Services $23.68 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

Social and Human Service Assistants

Human Services $16.47 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 620  annual job openings

Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.

Social Science Research Assistants

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $25.34 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other

Education & Training $43.99 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed separately.