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Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Hospitality & Tourism $21.24 No formal educational credential 35%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Exchange coins, tokens, and chips for patrons' money. May issue payoffs and obtain customer's signature on receipt. May operate a booth in the slot machine area and furnish change persons with money bank at the start of the shift, or count and audit money in drawers.

Gambling Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $51.27 High school diploma or equivalent 50%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $19.91 High school diploma or equivalent 67%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Observe gambling operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. Investigate potential threats to gambling assets such as money, chips, and gambling equipment. Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers.

General and Operations Managers

Business Management & Administration $46.08 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 5,230  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $47.13 Doctoral or professional degree 25%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $39.64 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Glaziers

Architecture & Construction $28.09 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $19.56 No formal educational credential 3%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.

Graphic Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $30.85 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 420  annual job openings

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other

Architecture & Construction $19.93 No formal educational credential 20%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

All grounds maintenance workers not listed separately.