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Funeral Home Managers

Human Services $47.75 Associate's degree 7%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes. Includes activities such as determining prices for services or merchandise and managing the facilities of funeral homes.

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $16.03 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Furniture Finishers

Manufacturing $17.88 High school diploma or equivalent 39%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

General and Operations Managers

Business Management & Administration $37.71 Bachelor's degree 31%  projected growth 7,680  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Health Science $94.57 Doctoral or professional degree 17%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $40.78 Doctoral or professional degree 22%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

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

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $27.78 Associate's degree 27%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Assist scientists or engineers in the use of electronic, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in laboratory, exploration, and production activities to obtain data indicating resources such as metallic ore, minerals, gas, coal, or petroleum. Analyze mud and drill cuttings. Chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of wells or bore holes.

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $47.59 Bachelor's degree 23%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Glaziers

Architecture & Construction $21.82 High school diploma or equivalent 36%  projected growth 170  annual job openings

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Graphic Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $25.01 Bachelor's degree 26%  projected growth 410  annual job openings

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.