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General and Operations Managers

Business Management & Administration $50.48 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 5,210  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Health Science $29.22 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $35.16 Doctoral or professional degree 29%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $38.15 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Glaziers

Architecture & Construction $18.17 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Graphic Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $23.60 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 410  annual job openings

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $17.95 High school diploma or equivalent 2%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $28.50 High school diploma or equivalent 3%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.00 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws. Includes industrial product safety engineers.

Health Education Specialists

Human Services $22.98 Bachelor's degree 20%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.