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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $45.72 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 1,400  annual job openings

Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Architecture & Construction $31.36 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Human Services $26.80 High school diploma or equivalent 63%  projected growth 8,010  annual job openings

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Architecture & Construction $33.90 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 190  annual job openings

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $20.99 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 410  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.

Facilities Managers

Business Management & Administration $49.11 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 4,860  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.

Family Medicine Physicians

Health Science $107.68 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 490  annual job openings

Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $23.54 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 720  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $15.96 No formal educational credential 4%  projected growth 45,990  annual job openings

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Fashion Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $39.53 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 700  annual job openings

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.