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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $43.63 Doctoral or professional degree 14%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

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

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $36.26 Bachelor's degree 25%  projected growth 730  annual job openings

Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Epidemiologists

Health Science $37.62 Master's degree 32%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Architecture & Construction $21.65 High school diploma or equivalent 26%  projected growth 1,100  annual job openings

Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.

Exercise Physiologists

Health Science $23.56 Bachelor's degree 24%  projected growth 210  annual job openings

Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Human Services $21.59 High school diploma or equivalent 41%  projected growth 5,020  annual job openings

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Architecture & Construction $23.48 High school diploma or equivalent 28%  projected growth 480  annual job openings

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.

Extraction Workers, All Other

Architecture & Construction $22.52 High school diploma or equivalent 36%  projected growth 230  annual job openings

All extraction workers not listed separately.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $17.71 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 500  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $16.93 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 720  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.