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Labor Relations Specialists

Business Management & Administration $36.60 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $17.22 No formal educational credential 15%  projected growth 1,220  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $19.42 No formal educational credential 9%  projected growth 790  annual job openings

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $73.06 Doctoral or professional degree 10%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $34.12 Master's degree 8%  projected growth 70  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, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $30.59 Associate's degree 8%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.

Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $20.32 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 460  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.

Lodging Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $37.16 High school diploma or equivalent 33%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

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

Logisticians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $35.34 Bachelor's degree 34%  projected growth 70  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.

Machinists

Manufacturing $24.87 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 140  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.