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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Manufacturing $22.17 High school diploma or equivalent 4%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

School Bus Monitors

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $17.39 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 1,460  annual job openings

Maintain order among students on a school bus. Duties include helping students safely board and exit and communicating behavioral problems. May perform pretrip and posttrip inspections and prepare for and assist in emergency evacuations.

School Psychologists

Human Services $48.64 Master's degree 19%  projected growth 1,770  annual job openings

Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Education & Training $42.56 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 1,690  annual job openings

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Business Management & Administration $23.95 High school diploma or equivalent 15%  projected growth 5,630  annual job openings

Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance $30.45 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 810  annual job openings

Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Manufacturing $29.89 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 280  annual job openings

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Security Guards

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $18.58 High school diploma or equivalent 23%  projected growth 3,710  annual job openings

Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment.

Self-Enrichment Teachers

Education & Training $21.86 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 1,800  annual job openings

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $23.66 High school diploma or equivalent 32%  projected growth 250  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.