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Helpers--Electricians

Architecture & Construction $16.88 High school diploma or equivalent 1%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Architecture & Construction $16.03 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 100  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.

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Architecture & Construction $16.82 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

History Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $31.75 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  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 $42.69 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

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

Human Resources Specialists

Business Management & Administration $23.16 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 350  annual job openings

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

Hydrologic Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $30.69 Associate's degree 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Manufacturing $30.55 Associate's degree 6%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.

Industrial Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $39.31 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 150  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.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Manufacturing $25.45 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 480  annual job openings

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.