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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $16.50 No formal educational credential 4%  projected growth 440  annual job openings

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Fence Erectors

Architecture & Construction $22.29 No formal educational credential 11%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Film and Video Editors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $26.43 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $48.43 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 1,520  annual job openings

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

Financial Clerks, All Other

Finance $25.29 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

All financial clerks not listed separately.

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $49.88 Bachelor's degree 19%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Financial Managers

Finance $83.00 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 2,240  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

Financial Risk Specialists

Finance $50.38 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 1,520  annual job openings

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

Financial Specialists, All Other

Finance $40.07 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 1,520  annual job openings

All financial specialists not listed separately.

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $32.04 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.