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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $31.17 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 470  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $17.10 No formal educational credential 14%  projected growth 7,950  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscape Architects

Architecture & Construction $28.57 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $17.14 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 4,260  annual job openings

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $76.76 Doctoral or professional degree 15%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

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

Legislators

Government & Public Administration $34.25 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $30.53 Master's degree 9%  projected growth 450  annual job openings

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $41.21 Doctoral or professional degree 8%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

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

Light Truck Drivers

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.35 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 3,310  annual job openings

Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.

Lighting Technicians

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $23.67 Postsecondary nondegree award 2%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions. May focus or operate light fixtures, or attach color filters or other lighting accessories.