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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Manufacturing $18.53 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

School Psychologists

Human Services $41.29 Master's degree 11%  projected growth 300  annual job openings

Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $38.20 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 2,380  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance $38.62 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 1,710  annual job openings

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Manufacturing $24.83 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 380  annual job openings

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Security Guards

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $16.92 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 5,630  annual job openings

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

Self-Enrichment Teachers

Education & Training $28.40 High school diploma or equivalent 21%  projected growth 1,410  annual job openings

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Architecture & Construction $26.33 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 160  annual job openings

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

Sewing Machine Operators

Manufacturing $16.71 No formal educational credential 6%  projected growth 370  annual job openings

Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Sheet Metal Workers

Architecture & Construction $23.46 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.