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Historians

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $31.83 Master's degree 17%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

History Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $40.80 Doctoral or professional degree 13%  projected growth 230  annual job openings

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

Hoist and Winch Operators

Architecture & Construction $23.23 No formal educational credential 13%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

Home Appliance Repairers

Manufacturing $19.09 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.

Human Resources Managers

Business Management & Administration $60.17 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 1,180  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Human Resources Specialists

Business Management & Administration $29.46 Bachelor's degree 23%  projected growth 6,240  annual job openings

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Hydrologists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $35.65 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

Industrial Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.08 Bachelor's degree 26%  projected growth 1,900  annual job openings

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Manufacturing $28.06 High school diploma or equivalent 35%  projected growth 5,280  annual job openings

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

Industrial Production Managers

Business Management & Administration $57.54 Bachelor's degree 19%  projected growth 1,300  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.