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Customer Service Representatives

Business Management & Administration $17.57 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 2,520  annual job openings

Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Manufacturing $15.29 No formal educational credential 25%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $19.08 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $18.55 High school diploma or equivalent 20%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Data Entry Keyers

Business Management & Administration $15.59 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Operate data entry device, such as keyboard or photo composing perforator. Duties may include verifying data and preparing materials for printing.

Database Administrators

Information Technology $32.27 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

Database Architects

Information Technology $63.59 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.

Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Marketing $15.55 No formal educational credential 10%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Manufacturing $21.22 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.

Dentists, General

Health Science $71.97 Doctoral or professional degree 24%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.