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Plant and System Operators, All Other

Manufacturing $53.45 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Architecture & Construction $30.46 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $17.87 High school diploma or equivalent 1%  projected growth 260  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Architecture & Construction $30.66 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 1,420  annual job openings

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Podiatrists

Health Science $60.52 Doctoral or professional degree 3%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $31.23 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 1,580  annual job openings

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $54.39 Doctoral or professional degree 9%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

Education & Training $42.19 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 200  annual job openings

All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

Private Detectives and Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $28.82 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $35.21 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 200  annual job openings

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.