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Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

Hospitality & Tourism $16.99 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 860  annual job openings

Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.

Human Resources Managers

Business Management & Administration $70.82 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 480  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.

Human Resources Specialists

Business Management & Administration $38.28 Bachelor's degree 26%  projected growth 3,300  annual job openings

Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Hydrologic Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $32.83 Associate's degree 8%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.

Hydrologists

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $45.90 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Manufacturing $31.40 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 980  annual job openings

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $21.53 No formal educational credential 20%  projected growth 1,950  annual job openings

Operate industrial trucks or tractors equipped to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location.

Information and Record Clerks, All Other

Business Management & Administration $23.00 High school diploma or equivalent 10%  projected growth 480  annual job openings

All information and record clerks not listed separately.

Information Security Analysts

Information Technology $64.00 Bachelor's degree 48%  projected growth 650  annual job openings

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

Manufacturing $25.67 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 460  annual job openings

All installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately.