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Insurance Sales Agents

Finance $27.65 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 670  annual job openings

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

Interior Designers

Architecture & Construction $24.33 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Interpreters and Translators

Education & Training $21.44 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Manufacturing $24.46 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $28.80 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $17.41 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 2,770  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $17.39 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 1,140  annual job openings

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $49.45 Doctoral or professional degree 11%  projected growth 200  annual job openings

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

Legislators

Government & Public Administration $22.59 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $28.28 Master's degree 8%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.