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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $65.00 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

Judicial Law Clerks

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $34.27 Doctoral or professional degree 9%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $38.49 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 800  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Labor Relations Specialists

Business Management & Administration $45.39 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 330  annual job openings

Resolve disputes between workers and managers, negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or coordinate grievance procedures to handle employee complaints.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.76 No formal educational credential 17%  projected growth 9,920  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscape Architects

Architecture & Construction $37.80 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $20.26 No formal educational credential 20%  projected growth 5,440  annual job openings

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Human Services $16.94 No formal educational credential 8%  projected growth 530  annual job openings

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $58.25 Doctoral or professional degree 18%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $63.09 Doctoral or professional degree 11%  projected growth 1,250  annual job openings

Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.