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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $38.36 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 620  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance $28.33 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 390  annual job openings

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Manufacturing $32.68 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Security Guards

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $16.72 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 1,370  annual job openings

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

Self-Enrichment Teachers

Education & Training $23.65 High school diploma or equivalent 37%  projected growth 470  annual job openings

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Manufacturing $23.59 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 490  annual job openings

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $21.71 High school diploma or equivalent 24%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Architecture & Construction $25.03 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

Sewing Machine Operators

Manufacturing $16.73 No formal educational credential 10%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Sheet Metal Workers

Architecture & Construction $30.56 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 330  annual job openings

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.