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Plant and System Operators, All Other

Manufacturing $28.61 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Architecture & Construction $28.43 No formal educational credential 17%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Architecture & Construction $38.43 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 720  annual job openings

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $38.83 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 420  annual job openings

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $44.91 Doctoral or professional degree 12%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Postal Service Clerks

Business Management & Administration $27.02 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

Postal Service Mail Carriers

Business Management & Administration $24.87 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 280  annual job openings

Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

Education & Training $46.03 Doctoral or professional degree 11%  projected growth 210  annual job openings

All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Manufacturing $25.21 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Manufacturing $62.69 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.