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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $28.55 Postsecondary nondegree award 12%  projected growth 280  annual job openings

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

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Tool and Die Makers

Manufacturing $25.38 Postsecondary nondegree award 8%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

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Tutors

Education & Training $17.85 Some college, no degree 20%  projected growth 910  annual job openings

Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.

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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Health Science $17.69 Associate's degree 30%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.

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Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Manufacturing $27.96 Postsecondary nondegree award 81%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

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Accountants and Auditors

Finance $30.74 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 1,300  annual job openings

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

Actuaries

Finance $49.80 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Analyze statistical data, such as mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates and construct probability tables to forecast risk and liability for payment of future benefits. May ascertain insurance rates required and cash reserves necessary to ensure payment of future benefits.

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $24.07 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Administrative Services Managers

Business Management & Administration $44.29 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.

Advertising and Promotions Managers

Marketing $46.03 Bachelor's degree 19%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.