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Postal Service Clerks

Business Management & Administration $27.99 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

Postal Service Mail Carriers

Business Management & Administration $24.86 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 410  annual job openings

Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Business Management & Administration $23.62 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Government & Public Administration $40.03 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

Education & Training $28.83 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 540  annual job openings

All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

Private Detectives and Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $21.71 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $21.91 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Producers and Directors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $31.92 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

Production Workers, All Other

Manufacturing $15.92 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

All production workers not listed separately.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Manufacturing $23.40 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 570  annual job openings

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.