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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Health Science $36.67 Postsecondary nondegree award 7%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately.

Healthcare Social Workers

Human Services $30.07 Master's degree 12%  projected growth 500  annual job openings

Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Health Science $19.43 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 250  annual job openings

All healthcare support workers not listed separately.

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

Architecture & Construction $23.19 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

All construction trades helpers not listed separately.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Architecture & Construction $19.06 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.

Highway Maintenance Workers

Architecture & Construction $26.86 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 550  annual job openings

Maintain highways, municipal and rural roads, airport runways, and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement and repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. May also mow or clear brush from along road, or plow snow from roadway.

History Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $43.48 Doctoral or professional degree 3%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Teach courses in human history and historiography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Human Resources Managers

Business Management & Administration $63.90 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 400  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Human Resources Specialists

Business Management & Administration $33.81 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 1,430  annual job openings

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Industrial Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $46.23 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 790  annual job openings

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.