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School Psychologists

Human Services $44.55 Master's degree 14%  projected growth 1,100  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 $43.89 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 5,940  annual job openings

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

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Business Management & Administration $22.15 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 19,780  annual job openings

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance $67.33 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 6,090  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 $26.73 High school diploma or equivalent 39%  projected growth 560  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 $17.69 High school diploma or equivalent 35%  projected growth 20,560  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 $24.94 High school diploma or equivalent 54%  projected growth 6,990  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.

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Manufacturing $18.98 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $23.18 High school diploma or equivalent 36%  projected growth 300  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Architecture & Construction $22.69 High school diploma or equivalent 35%  projected growth 200  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.