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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $18.31 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Furniture Finishers

Manufacturing $22.08 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Gambling Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $29.98 High school diploma or equivalent 40%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $16.62 High school diploma or equivalent 50%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Observe gambling operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. Investigate potential threats to gambling assets such as money, chips, and gambling equipment. Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers.

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $38.21 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.

Gas Plant Operators

Manufacturing $38.97 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

General and Operations Managers

Business Management & Administration $59.59 Bachelor's degree 23%  projected growth 4,070  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Health Science $108.45 Doctoral or professional degree 31%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

Genetic Counselors

Health Science $51.34 Master's degree 50%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $37.17 Doctoral or professional degree 18%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.