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Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Architecture & Construction $27.89 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.

Insurance Sales Agents

Finance $28.12 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 1,850  annual job openings

Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

Interpreters and Translators

Education & Training $25.01 Bachelor's degree 26%  projected growth 550  annual job openings

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $61.10 Doctoral or professional degree 1%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

Judicial Law Clerks

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $22.88 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $28.15 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 310  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $16.94 No formal educational credential 10%  projected growth 17,180  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $16.61 No formal educational credential 3%  projected growth 5,800  annual job openings

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $61.49 Doctoral or professional degree 2%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $51.62 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 1,160  annual job openings

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.