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Customer Service Representatives

Business Management & Administration $21.29 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 26,610  annual job openings

Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $20.31 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 530  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Data Scientists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $60.97 Bachelor's degree 45%  projected growth 2,410  annual job openings

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

Database Administrators

Information Technology $52.88 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 1,870  annual job openings

Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

Database Architects

Information Technology $74.66 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 1,870  annual job openings

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Marketing $18.30 No formal educational credential 21%  projected growth 2,380  annual job openings

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Manufacturing $24.13 High school diploma or equivalent 20%  projected growth 650  annual job openings

Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

Dermatologists

Health Science $115.00 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 1,200  annual job openings

Diagnose and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. May perform both medical and dermatological surgery functions.

Designers, All Other

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $36.80 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 710  annual job openings

All designers not listed separately.

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $51.56 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 880  annual job openings

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.