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Wellhead Pumpers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.01 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

Woodworkers, All Other

Manufacturing $23.27 High school diploma or equivalent 50%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

All woodworkers not listed separately.

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Manufacturing $18.35 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

Writers and Authors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $33.90 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 440  annual job openings

Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $32.25 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.