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Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

Manufacturing $25.80 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.

Printing Press Operators

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $18.48 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 450  annual job openings

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Private Detectives and Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $31.41 High school diploma or equivalent 17%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $22.25 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Manufacturing $24.01 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 930  annual job openings

Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.

Project Management Specialists

Business Management & Administration $49.42 Bachelor's degree 4%  projected growth 4,100  annual job openings

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. May serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.

Protective Service Workers, All Other

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $17.63 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 720  annual job openings

All protective service workers not listed separately.

Psychiatric Aides

Health Science $15.56 High school diploma or equivalent 8%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.

Psychiatrists

Health Science $115.00 Doctoral or professional degree 13%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.

Psychologists, All Other

Human Services $52.71 Master's degree 2%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

All psychologists not listed separately.