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Registered Nurses

Health Science $35.83 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 2,620  annual job openings

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Riggers

Architecture & Construction $19.27 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $18.60 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Roofers

Architecture & Construction $18.24 No formal educational credential 5%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Architecture & Construction $24.95 No formal educational credential 34%  projected growth 330  annual job openings

Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Architecture & Construction $20.53 No formal educational credential 38%  projected growth 560  annual job openings

Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.

Sales Engineers

Marketing $47.00 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

Sales Managers

Marketing $53.30 Bachelor's degree 10%  projected growth 230  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Marketing $22.64 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 1,230  annual job openings

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Marketing $24.65 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 1,000  annual job openings

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.