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Personal Financial Advisors

Finance $50.31 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 960  annual job openings

Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.

Personal Service Managers, All Other

Business Management & Administration $27.69 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 1,890  annual job openings

All personal service managers not listed separately.

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $21.34 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification.

Petroleum Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $38.99 Bachelor's degree 1%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Devise methods to improve oil and gas extraction and production and determine the need for new or modified tool designs. Oversee drilling and offer technical advice.

Pharmacy Technicians

Health Science $17.46 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 1,570  annual job openings

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $38.69 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Photographers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $17.72 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 420  annual job openings

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Physical Scientists, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $45.85 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All physical scientists not listed separately.

Physical Therapist Aides

Health Science $15.00 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area.

Physical Therapists

Health Science $46.88 Doctoral or professional degree 20%  projected growth 770  annual job openings

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.