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Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $33.23 Doctoral or professional degree 6%  projected growth 20  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 $50.31 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

All life scientists not listed separately.

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $15.11 No formal educational credential 41%  projected growth 650  annual job openings

Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.

Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $21.05 High school diploma or equivalent 24%  projected growth 3,530  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 $25.71 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 370  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 $38.65 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 550  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 $17.06 High school diploma or equivalent 56%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

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

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Manufacturing $28.84 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.

Lodging Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $33.56 High school diploma or equivalent 46%  projected growth 180  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 $27.06 High school diploma or equivalent 50%  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.