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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Health Science $18.95 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 1,280  annual job openings

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

Business Management & Administration $27.80 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 450  annual job openings

Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Human Services $23.35 Master's degree 13%  projected growth 480  annual job openings

Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Marketing $16.97 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 320  annual job openings

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $33.93 Bachelor's degree 11%  projected growth 1,470  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Millwrights

Architecture & Construction $27.51 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $48.82 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Conduct subsurface surveys to identify the characteristics of potential land or mining development sites. May specify the ground support systems, processes, and equipment for safe, economical, and environmentally sound extraction or underground construction activities. May inspect areas for unsafe geological conditions, equipment, and working conditions. May design, implement, and coordinate mine safety programs.

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $19.69 High school diploma or equivalent 28%  projected growth 390  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $27.29 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 580  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $18.31 High school diploma or equivalent 26%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.