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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Marketing $27.45 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 2,140  annual job openings

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Marketing $36.47 Bachelor's degree 19%  projected growth 1,700  annual job openings

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Manufacturing $17.17 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

School Psychologists

Human Services $30.57 Master's degree 12%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $26.88 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 1,430  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance $28.56 Bachelor's degree 25%  projected growth 550  annual job openings

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Manufacturing $23.03 High school diploma or equivalent 21%  projected growth 210  annual job openings

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Self-Enrichment Teachers

Education & Training $16.79 High school diploma or equivalent 26%  projected growth 580  annual job openings

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $16.17 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Architecture & Construction $22.89 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.