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Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other

Education & Training $33.39 Doctoral or professional degree 4%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed separately.

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $31.30 Doctoral or professional degree 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Social Workers, All Other

Human Services $26.31 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

All social workers not listed separately.

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $30.91 Doctoral or professional degree 14%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

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

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Education & Training $22.98 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Education & Training $22.07 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Education & Training $23.74 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Speech-Language Pathologists

Health Science $35.10 Master's degree 28%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Architecture & Construction $20.92 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Surgeons, All Other

Health Science $115.00 Doctoral or professional degree 20%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

All surgeons not listed separately.