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Furniture Finishers

Manufacturing $18.56 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners

Hospitality & Tourism $16.42 High school diploma or equivalent 56%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate random number-generating equipment and announce the numbers for patrons. Receive, verify, and record patrons' wagers. Scan and process winning tickets presented by patrons and pay out winnings for those wagers.

Gambling Cage Workers

Hospitality & Tourism $16.88 High school diploma or equivalent 57%  projected growth 250  annual job openings

In a gambling establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

Hospitality & Tourism $16.38 No formal educational credential 57%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Exchange coins, tokens, and chips for patrons' money. May issue payoffs and obtain customer's signature on receipt. May operate a booth in the slot machine area and furnish change persons with money bank at the start of the shift, or count and audit money in drawers.

Gambling Dealers

Hospitality & Tourism $16.04 High school diploma or equivalent 57%  projected growth 1,090  annual job openings

Operate table games. Stand or sit behind table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gambling equipment. Distribute winnings or collect players' money or chips. May compare the house's hand against players' hands.

Gambling Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $46.75 High school diploma or equivalent 60%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate gambling operations in a casino. May formulate house rules.

Gambling Service Workers, All Other

Hospitality & Tourism $17.47 High school diploma or equivalent 35%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

All gambling service workers not listed separately.

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $18.54 High school diploma or equivalent 56%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Observe gambling operation for irregular activities such as cheating or theft by either employees or patrons. Investigate potential threats to gambling assets such as money, chips, and gambling equipment. Act as oversight and security agent for management and customers.

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $20.73 High school diploma or equivalent 20%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Operate steam-, gas-, electric motor-, or internal combustion-engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.

General and Operations Managers

Business Management & Administration $56.95 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 7,260  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.