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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Manufacturing $23.05 High school diploma or equivalent 26%  projected growth 1,150  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 $15.97 High school diploma or equivalent 31%  projected growth 2,500  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.

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Manufacturing $17.74 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 660  annual job openings

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

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

Manufacturing $21.35 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 390  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 $17.69 High school diploma or equivalent 26%  projected growth 320  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.

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Architecture & Construction $22.96 No formal educational credential 40%  projected growth 3,030  annual job openings

Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. Includes fishing-tool technicians.

Set and Exhibit Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $24.01 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

Sheet Metal Workers

Architecture & Construction $23.24 High school diploma or equivalent 19%  projected growth 1,260  annual job openings

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Ship Engineers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $43.95 Postsecondary nondegree award 4%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

Business Management & Administration $17.48 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 7,290  annual job openings

Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.