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Real Estate Sales Agents

Marketing $17.84 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 250  annual job openings

Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $31.88 Doctoral or professional degree 20%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Recreational Therapists

Health Science $16.76 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.05 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. Includes workers who perform customized van conversions.

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $18.60 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.

Registered Nurses

Health Science $31.95 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 1,890  annual job openings

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Roofers

Architecture & Construction $24.93 No formal educational credential 2%  projected growth 130  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.

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Architecture & Construction $25.95 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Architecture & Construction $17.94 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

Sales Engineers

Marketing $50.66 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

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