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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Health Science $21.65 Postsecondary nondegree award 17%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Opticians, Dispensing

Health Science $34.04 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

Optometrists

Health Science $67.31 Doctoral or professional degree 10%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

Orderlies

Health Science $16.97 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment. Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides.

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Manufacturing $22.00 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $17.96 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

Packers and Packagers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $15.86 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 740  annual job openings

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Architecture & Construction $23.59 No formal educational credential 17%  projected growth 260  annual job openings

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Manufacturing $16.18 No formal educational credential 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewelry, toys, books, or leather.

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $22.42 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.