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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Health Science $18.14 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 2,820  annual job openings

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Business Management & Administration $22.84 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 500  annual job openings

Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Human Services $24.29 Master's degree 14%  projected growth 500  annual job openings

Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Marketing $16.07 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 530  annual job openings

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Manufacturing $20.12 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately.

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $20.58 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel.

Microbiologists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $30.09 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $31.19 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 990  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Millwrights

Architecture & Construction $36.24 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 310  annual job openings

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $20.34 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 380  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.