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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $32.93 Master's degree 9%  projected growth 310  annual job openings

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Athletic Trainers

Health Science $25.00 Master's degree 24%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $49.56 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Investigate atmospheric phenomena and interpret meteorological data, gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses. Includes weather analysts and forecasters whose functions require the detailed knowledge of meteorology.

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $45.07 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Audio and Video Technicians

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $18.98 Postsecondary nondegree award 28%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Set up, maintain, and dismantle audio and video equipment, such as microphones, sound speakers, connecting wires and cables, sound and mixing boards, video cameras, video monitors and servers, and related electronic equipment for live or recorded events, such as concerts, meetings, conventions, presentations, podcasts, news conferences, and sporting events.

Audiologists

Health Science $37.42 Doctoral or professional degree 17%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

Manufacturing $19.33 Postsecondary nondegree award 3%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.35 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 590  annual job openings

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.02 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

Avionics Technicians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $29.16 Associate's degree 12%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.