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Human Resources Specialists

Business Management & Administration $30.99 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 860  annual job openings

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Hydrologic Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $25.22 Associate's degree 11%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.

Hydrologists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $40.82 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

Industrial Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $47.92 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 390  annual job openings

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Manufacturing $30.03 High school diploma or equivalent 28%  projected growth 660  annual job openings

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

Industrial Production Managers

Business Management & Administration $47.48 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 230  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.00 No formal educational credential 13%  projected growth 1,060  annual job openings

Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Human Services $35.39 Master's degree 33%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other

Business Management & Administration $18.85 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 650  annual job openings

All information and record clerks not listed separately.

Information Security Analysts

Information Technology $57.69 Bachelor's degree 37%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.