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Tapers

Architecture & Construction $31.23 No formal educational credential 3%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

Tax Preparers

Finance $23.31 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 300  annual job openings

Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other

Education & Training $29.42 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 1,030  annual job openings

All teachers and instructors not listed separately.

Technical Writers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $33.09 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $40.49 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 640  annual job openings

Install and repair telecommunications cable, including fiber optics.

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $16.13 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $17.83 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Manufacturing $16.85 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All textile, apparel, and furnishings workers not listed separately.

Therapists, All Other

Health Science $21.28 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All therapists not listed separately.

Tile and Stone Setters

Architecture & Construction $24.53 No formal educational credential 13%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.