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Pharmacy Technicians

Health Science $17.33 High school diploma or equivalent 24%  projected growth 1,160  annual job openings

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $40.54 Doctoral or professional degree 15%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Photographers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $23.46 High school diploma or equivalent 26%  projected growth 390  annual job openings

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Physical Therapists

Health Science $47.41 Doctoral or professional degree 33%  projected growth 470  annual job openings

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Physician Assistants

Health Science $52.16 Master's degree 37%  projected growth 520  annual job openings

Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

Physicians, All Other

Health Science $115.00 Doctoral or professional degree 18%  projected growth 550  annual job openings

All physicians not listed separately.

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $41.80 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Pipelayers

Architecture & Construction $18.26 No formal educational credential 2%  projected growth 160  annual job openings

Lay pipe for storm or sanitation sewers, drains, and water mains. Perform any combination of the following tasks: grade trenches or culverts, position pipe, or seal joints.

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Manufacturing $25.06 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $18.40 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.