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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $16.54 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 820  annual job openings

Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.

Film and Video Editors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $28.89 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $37.72 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

Financial Clerks, All Other

Finance $18.37 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All financial clerks not listed separately.

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $35.40 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Financial Managers

Finance $62.88 Bachelor's degree 20%  projected growth 460  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

Financial Risk Specialists

Finance $40.16 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

Financial Specialists, All Other

Finance $23.58 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

All financial specialists not listed separately.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Architecture & Construction $32.82 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 750  annual job openings

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services

Human Services $19.74 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 190  annual job openings

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of entertainment and recreation related workers.