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Residential Advisors

Human Services $15.61 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.

Respiratory Therapists

Health Science $29.33 Associate's degree 23%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.

Riggers

Architecture & Construction $24.88 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

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

Manufacturing $24.62 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Roofers

Architecture & Construction $22.74 No formal educational credential 18%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

Marketing $17.78 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 580  annual job openings

All sales and related workers not listed separately.

Sales Engineers

Marketing $42.85 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

Sales Managers

Marketing $60.70 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 330  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Marketing $26.58 High school diploma or equivalent 24%  projected growth 880  annual job openings

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Marketing $30.49 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 1,810  annual job openings

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.