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Bakers

Hospitality & Tourism $15.79 No formal educational credential 24%  projected growth 420  annual job openings

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

Bicycle Repairers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.78 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Repair and service bicycles.

Billing and Posting Clerks

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.53 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 570  annual job openings

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.49 Doctoral or professional degree 11%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Health Science $40.93 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $53.03 Doctoral or professional degree 18%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Biological Scientists, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $37.13 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All biological scientists not listed separately.

Biological Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $23.01 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 300  annual job openings

Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Architecture & Construction $39.76 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Brokerage Clerks

Finance $26.35 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Perform duties related to the purchase, sale, or holding of securities. Duties include writing orders for stock purchases or sales, computing transfer taxes, verifying stock transactions, accepting and delivering securities, tracking stock price fluctuations, computing equity, distributing dividends, and keeping records of daily transactions and holdings.