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Funeral Attendants

Human Services $17.75 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Perform a variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service, arranging floral offerings or lights around casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

Furniture Finishers

Manufacturing $16.56 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 20  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 $37.74 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 520  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.

Graphic Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $25.67 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 50  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.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $21.17 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.

Health Education Specialists

Human Services $30.99 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Health Science $32.94 Associate's degree 14%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Health Science $36.07 Master's degree 11%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

All healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners not listed separately.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

Health Science $30.44 Postsecondary nondegree award 14%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately.

Healthcare Social Workers

Human Services $30.12 Master's degree 16%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.