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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $36.94 Master's degree 12%  projected growth 360  annual job openings

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Library Assistants, Clerical

Business Management & Administration $15.49 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 310  annual job openings

Compile records, and sort, shelve, issue, and receive library materials such as books, electronic media, pictures, cards, slides and microfilm. Locate library materials for loan and replace material in shelving area, stacks, or files according to identification number and title. Register patrons to permit them to borrow books, periodicals, and other library materials.

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $44.62 Doctoral or professional degree 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

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

Life Scientists, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.44 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

All life scientists not listed separately.

Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $21.42 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 3,190  annual job openings

Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

Loan Interviewers and Clerks

Finance $23.21 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 350  annual job openings

Interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.

Loan Officers

Finance $33.16 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 540  annual job openings

Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise borrowers on financial status and payment methods. Includes mortgage loan officers and agents, collection analysts, loan servicing officers, loan underwriters, and payday loan officers.

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

Human Services $16.23 High school diploma or equivalent 34%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Provide personal items to patrons or customers in locker rooms, dressing rooms, or coatrooms.

Lodging Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $28.34 High school diploma or equivalent 32%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

Logging Equipment Operators

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $21.04 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 20  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.