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Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $22.50 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $16.95 No formal educational credential 3%  projected growth 3,560  annual job openings

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Fence Erectors

Architecture & Construction $21.29 No formal educational credential 4%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Manufacturing $17.10 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

Film and Video Editors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $25.99 Bachelor's degree 24%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $38.93 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 1,530  annual job openings

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $37.94 Bachelor's degree 20%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Financial Managers

Finance $60.61 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 2,070  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

Financial Risk Specialists

Finance $44.62 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 1,530  annual job openings

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

Financial Specialists, All Other

Finance $34.45 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 1,530  annual job openings

All financial specialists not listed separately.