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Surveyors

Architecture & Construction $35.99 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Human Services $16.57 No formal educational credential 21%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

Tapers

Architecture & Construction $40.34 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Government & Public Administration $26.07 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Determine tax liability or collect taxes from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other

Education & Training $37.02 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 500  annual job openings

All teachers and instructors not listed separately.

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Education & Training $22.17 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers.

Technical Writers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $38.46 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $17.65 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

Therapists, All Other

Health Science $72.50 Bachelor's degree 23%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All therapists not listed separately.

Tile and Stone Setters

Architecture & Construction $23.19 No formal educational credential 26%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.