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Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Manufacturing $25.74 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

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

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $84.38 Doctoral or professional degree 13%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

Judicial Law Clerks

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $33.80 Doctoral or professional degree 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $29.30 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $17.60 No formal educational credential 23%  projected growth 5,760  annual job openings

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

Landscape Architects

Architecture & Construction $35.92 Bachelor's degree 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $17.16 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 1,780  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 $62.89 Doctoral or professional degree 18%  projected growth 380  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.

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $29.08 Associate's degree 10%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

All legal support workers not listed separately.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $37.46 Master's degree 13%  projected growth 60  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.