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Bailiffs

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $15.40 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Maintain order in courts of law.

Billing and Posting Clerks

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $17.39 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 460  annual job openings

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $39.53 Doctoral or professional degree 17%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

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

Biological Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $23.87 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Bridge and Lock Tenders

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $29.65 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

Brokerage Clerks

Finance $23.88 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.

Budget Analysts

Finance $33.22 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports.

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.67 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 300  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $16.89 High school diploma or equivalent 31%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Business Management & Administration $31.83 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 520  annual job openings

All business operations specialists not listed separately.