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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $30.95 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $27.62 High school diploma or equivalent 22%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $19.00 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Museum Technicians and Conservators

Education & Training $22.08 Bachelor's degree 31%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

Musicians and Singers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $73.69 No formal educational credential 26%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Information Technology $50.58 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.

Nurse Practitioners

Health Science $58.32 Master's degree 19%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $42.28 Doctoral or professional degree 19%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

Government & Public Administration $47.07 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Government & Public Administration $30.86 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.