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Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Human Services $24.34 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Coordinate or design programs and conduct outreach to promote the religious education or activities of a denominational group. May provide counseling, guidance, and leadership relative to marital, health, financial, and religious problems.

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $22.16 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 500  annual job openings

Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

Driver/Sales Workers

Marketing $17.37 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 2,300  annual job openings

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Architecture & Construction $22.63 No formal educational credential 11%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Architecture & Construction $24.25 High school diploma or equivalent 20%  projected growth 70  annual job openings

Operate a variety of drills such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic to tap subsurface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction. Includes horizontal and earth boring machine operators.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $57.98 Doctoral or professional degree 15%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

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

Economists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $57.65 Master's degree 14%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.

Education Administrators, All Other

Education & Training $53.06 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

All education administrators not listed separately.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Education & Training $49.98 Master's degree 11%  projected growth 600  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Education & Training $51.06 Master's degree 11%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.