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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $25.49 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 520  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.

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Marketing $19.11 No formal educational credential 13%  projected growth 510  annual job openings

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

Drafters, All Other

Manufacturing $30.02 Associate's degree 11%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All drafters not listed separately.

Driver/Sales Workers

Marketing $18.18 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 1,530  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 $36.33 No formal educational credential 18%  projected growth 810  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.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $47.42 Doctoral or professional degree 17%  projected growth 20  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 $44.77 Master's degree 24%  projected growth 60  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.

Editors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $35.89 Bachelor's degree 18%  projected growth 320  annual job openings

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

Education Administrators, All Other

Education & Training $48.95 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

All education administrators not listed separately.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Education & Training $67.30 Master's degree 15%  projected growth 680  annual job openings

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