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Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

Hospitality & Tourism $20.88 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; deliver tickets and contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information.

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

Manufacturing $24.49 High school diploma or equivalent 1%  projected growth 140  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 $21.88 No formal educational credential 4%  projected growth 150  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.

Sailors and Marine Oilers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.95 No formal educational credential 10%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. Includes able seamen and ordinary seamen.

Sales Managers

Marketing $49.61 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 510  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 $25.15 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 1,350  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 $28.50 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 1,850  annual job openings

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

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Marketing $36.17 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 330  annual job openings

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Manufacturing $15.19 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 190  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

School Psychologists

Human Services $31.06 Master's degree 8%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.