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Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Architecture & Construction $22.83 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Education & Training $18.24 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Architecture & Construction $22.88 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of maps.

Surveyors

Architecture & Construction $31.59 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $25.66 No formal educational credential 17%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain, into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships, using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

Tax Preparers

Finance $27.30 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other

Education & Training $26.64 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

All teachers and instructors not listed separately.

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $27.28 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Manufacturing $18.78 High school diploma or equivalent 50%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

All textile, apparel, and furnishings workers not listed separately.

Therapists, All Other

Health Science $40.17 Bachelor's degree 20%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

All therapists not listed separately.