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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Manufacturing $21.51 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 1,780  annual job openings

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Manufacturing $29.26 High school diploma or equivalent 30%  projected growth 270  annual job openings

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

Management Analysts

Business Management & Administration $37.55 Bachelor's degree 35%  projected growth 660  annual job openings

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

Managers, All Other

Business Management & Administration $52.04 Bachelor's degree 27%  projected growth 600  annual job openings

All managers not listed separately.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Marketing $28.39 Bachelor's degree 45%  projected growth 1,780  annual job openings

Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.

Marketing Managers

Marketing $60.59 Bachelor's degree 35%  projected growth 620  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.

Marriage and Family Therapists

Human Services $37.85 Master's degree 28%  projected growth 150  annual job openings

Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.

Material Moving Workers, All Other

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.00 No formal educational credential 20%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

All material moving workers not listed separately.

Materials Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.68 Bachelor's degree 42%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

Materials Scientists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $63.17 Bachelor's degree 36%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.