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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $15.29 No formal educational credential 5%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Attend to live farm, ranch, open range or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, rabbits, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, milking, castrating, branding, de-beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Includes workers who shear wool from sheep and collect eggs in hatcheries.

Fashion Designers

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $22.50 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.

Fence Erectors

Architecture & Construction $16.88 No formal educational credential 10%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Manufacturing $23.39 High school diploma or equivalent 31%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $48.06 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 1,350  annual job openings

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

Financial Clerks, All Other

Finance $19.02 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

All financial clerks not listed separately.

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $31.17 Bachelor's degree 23%  projected growth 210  annual job openings

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Financial Managers

Finance $77.75 Bachelor's degree 20%  projected growth 1,650  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

Financial Risk Specialists

Finance $53.13 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 1,350  annual job openings

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

Financial Specialists, All Other

Finance $40.81 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 1,350  annual job openings

All financial specialists not listed separately.