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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Architecture & Construction $28.71 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 1,020  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 $39.59 Bachelor's degree 26%  projected growth 190  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 $17.76 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 120  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 $18.32 Postsecondary nondegree award 14%  projected growth 130  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.

Opticians, Dispensing

Health Science $17.90 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

Optometrists

Health Science $61.74 Doctoral or professional degree 11%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

Orderlies

Health Science $15.48 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 250  annual job openings

Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment. Psychiatric orderlies are included in Psychiatric Aides.

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Manufacturing $18.28 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $17.80 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 1,370  annual job openings

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

Packers and Packagers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $15.16 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 2,230  annual job openings

Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.