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Legislators

Government & Public Administration $34.90 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 160  annual job openings

Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $27.83 Master's degree 7%  projected growth 550  annual job openings

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Life Scientists, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $29.91 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

All life scientists not listed separately.

Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.85 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 5,500  annual job openings

Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

Loan Officers

Finance $36.01 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 880  annual job openings

Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans. Advise borrowers on financial status and payment methods. Includes mortgage loan officers and agents, collection analysts, loan servicing officers, loan underwriters, and payday loan officers.

Lodging Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $28.59 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

Logging Equipment Operators

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $17.79 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush. Includes operating stand-alone logging machines, such as log chippers.

Logisticians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $37.76 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 810  annual job openings

Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Manufacturing $19.78 No formal educational credential 15%  projected growth 940  annual job openings

Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.

Machinists

Manufacturing $23.23 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 1,720  annual job openings

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.