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Postal Service Clerks

Business Management & Administration $27.99 High school diploma or equivalent 37%  projected growth 180  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 $25.66 High school diploma or equivalent 36%  projected growth 830  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 29%  projected growth 280  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 $41.85 High school diploma or equivalent 39%  projected growth 30  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 $33.55 Doctoral or professional degree 19%  projected growth 380  annual job openings

All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

Manufacturing $25.64 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.

Private Detectives and Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $24.51 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 70  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 $22.18 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 180  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.

Procurement Clerks

Business Management & Administration $19.75 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.

Producers and Directors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $28.72 Bachelor's degree 32%  projected growth 220  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.