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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $19.00 Associate's degree 7%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.

Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.25 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 3,460  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.

Lighting Technicians

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $21.11 Postsecondary nondegree award 8%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.

Loan Officers

Finance $37.98 Bachelor's degree 1%  projected growth 890  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.

Lodging Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $33.34 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

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

Log Graders and Scalers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $19.01 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.

Logging Equipment Operators

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $17.51 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 190  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.

Logisticians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $38.37 Bachelor's degree 30%  projected growth 1,150  annual job openings

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Manufacturing $17.77 No formal educational credential 1%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.

Machinists

Manufacturing $22.15 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 2,740  annual job openings

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.