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Etchers and Engravers

Manufacturing $18.13 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Human Services $19.44 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $19.74 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.

Facilities Managers

Business Management & Administration $39.60 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Manufacturing $19.18 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $39.38 Bachelor's degree 1%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

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

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $35.12 Bachelor's degree 19%  projected growth 30  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 $61.25 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 210  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 $40.10 Bachelor's degree 1%  projected growth 110  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 $33.89 Bachelor's degree 1%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

All financial specialists not listed separately.