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Logging Equipment Operators

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $22.28 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 270  annual job openings

Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush. Includes operating stand-alone logging machines, such as log chippers.

Logisticians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $39.64 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

Machinists

Manufacturing $24.66 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Manufacturing $20.90 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 530  annual job openings

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Manufacturing $21.33 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

Managers, All Other

Business Management & Administration $50.14 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

All managers not listed separately.

Manicurists and Pedicurists

Human Services $15.73 Postsecondary nondegree award 16%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.41 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Design, develop, and evaluate the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as power supply and propulsion systems.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Marketing $31.69 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.

Marketing Managers

Marketing $56.73 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.