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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Architecture & Construction $21.45 No formal educational credential 17%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $17.94 No formal educational credential 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Food Batchmakers

Manufacturing $18.31 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $18.47 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Food Scientists and Technologists

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $31.34 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Food Service Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $28.56 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 190  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Forest and Conservation Workers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $15.34 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.

Funeral Home Managers

Human Services $37.77 Associate's degree 20%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.

Gambling Dealers

Hospitality & Tourism $15.70 High school diploma or equivalent 29%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Operate table games. Stand or sit behind table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gambling equipment. Distribute winnings or collect players' money or chips. May compare the house's hand against players' hands.

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $17.08 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Observe gambling operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. Investigate potential threats to gambling assets such as money, chips, and gambling equipment. Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers.