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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $27.96 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Furniture Finishers

Manufacturing $17.55 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $22.28 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Observe gambling operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. Investigate potential threats to gambling assets such as money, chips, and gambling equipment. Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers.

Gas Plant Operators

Manufacturing $39.50 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

General and Operations Managers

Business Management & Administration $47.35 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 7,890  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $21.42 Associate's degree 2%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $34.78 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Glaziers

Architecture & Construction $23.91 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Graphic Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $25.54 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 840  annual job openings

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $25.84 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 200  annual job openings

Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.