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Plant and System Operators, All Other

Manufacturing $26.99 High school diploma or equivalent 21%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

Architecture & Construction $21.02 No formal educational credential 54%  projected growth 280  annual job openings

Apply interior or exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials. May also set ornamental plaster.

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $17.44 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Architecture & Construction $28.19 High school diploma or equivalent 46%  projected growth 930  annual job openings

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $29.51 High school diploma or equivalent 20%  projected growth 530  annual job openings

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $39.49 Doctoral or professional degree 33%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Postal Service Clerks

Business Management & Administration $26.54 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.

Postal Service Mail Carriers

Business Management & Administration $26.63 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 210  annual job openings

Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.

Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

Business Management & Administration $24.88 High school diploma or equivalent 1%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Prepare incoming and outgoing mail for distribution for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Examine, sort, and route mail. Load, operate, and occasionally adjust and repair mail processing, sorting, and canceling machinery. Keep records of shipments, pouches, and sacks, and perform other duties related to mail handling within the postal service. Includes postal service mail sorters and processors employed by USPS contractors.

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

Government & Public Administration $39.96 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and support services of a U.S. post office; or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.