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Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Architecture & Construction $24.33 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Personal Financial Advisors

Finance $57.25 Bachelor's degree 17%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.

Pest Control Workers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $22.74 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $19.36 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Usually requires specific training and state or federal certification.

Pharmacists

Health Science $63.43 Doctoral or professional degree 4%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

Pharmacy Technicians

Health Science $17.68 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Physical Therapists

Health Science $40.51 Doctoral or professional degree 19%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.

Physician Assistants

Health Science $58.92 Master's degree 31%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

Physicians, All Other

Health Science $115.00 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All physicians not listed separately.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Architecture & Construction $20.09 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.