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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $38.94 Doctoral or professional degree 14%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Government & Public Administration $40.91 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Government & Public Administration $31.00 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.

Occupational Therapists

Health Science $47.25 Master's degree 19%  projected growth 320  annual job openings

Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

Business Management & Administration $20.20 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 950  annual job openings

All office and administrative support workers not listed separately.

Office Clerks, General

Business Management & Administration $18.00 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 4,730  annual job openings

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Architecture & Construction $27.14 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 770  annual job openings

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

Operations Research Analysts

Business Management & Administration $48.11 Bachelor's degree 26%  projected growth 450  annual job openings

Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Manufacturing $20.03 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

Health Science $19.13 Postsecondary nondegree award 5%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.