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Skincare Specialists

Human Services $18.40 Postsecondary nondegree award 20%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.

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Surgical Assistants

Health Science $31.05 Postsecondary nondegree award 12%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

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Surgical Technologists

Health Science $24.20 Postsecondary nondegree award 15%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $33.67 Postsecondary nondegree award 8%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

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Tutors

Education & Training $20.17 Some college, no degree 6%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.

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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Health Science $17.94 Associate's degree 20%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.

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Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Manufacturing $25.91 Postsecondary nondegree award 85%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

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Accountants and Auditors

Finance $30.62 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 480  annual job openings

Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.

Administrative Services Managers

Business Management & Administration $49.12 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $21.85 No formal educational credential 2%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. May perform tasks such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks such as husking, shelling, threshing, and ginning.