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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $24.78 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 520  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Millwrights

Architecture & Construction $29.15 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $25.43 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 370  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $18.84 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $21.09 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

Motorboat Operators

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $19.82 Postsecondary nondegree award 25%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

Operate small motor-driven boats. May assist in navigational activities.

Museum Technicians and Conservators

Education & Training $17.26 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Information Technology $38.49 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $23.87 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.

Nurse Anesthetists

Health Science $88.36 Master's degree 2%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.