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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Architecture & Construction $26.13 No formal educational credential 15%  projected growth 230  annual job openings

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

Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

Finance $23.58 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 2,320  annual job openings

Process new insurance policies, modifications to existing policies, and claims forms. Obtain information from policyholders to verify the accuracy and completeness of information on claims forms, applications and related documents, and company records. Update existing policies and company records to reflect changes requested by policyholders and insurance company representatives.

Insurance Sales Agents

Finance $31.69 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 4,720  annual job openings

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

Interior Designers

Architecture & Construction $36.18 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 1,250  annual job openings

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Interpreters and Translators

Education & Training $29.51 Bachelor's degree 28%  projected growth 1,340  annual job openings

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Hospitality & Tourism $17.50 No formal educational credential 15%  projected growth 36,370  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 $45.34 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 1,190  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.26 No formal educational credential 27%  projected growth 61,180  annual job openings

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

Landscape Architects

Architecture & Construction $47.59 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 280  annual job openings

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $18.30 No formal educational credential 16%  projected growth 18,700  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.