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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing $17.52 High school diploma or equivalent 16%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Manufacturing $18.82 High school diploma or equivalent 27%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

Facilities Managers

Business Management & Administration $45.78 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 140  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings. May include surrounding grounds or multiple facilities of an organization's campus.

Family Medicine Physicians

Health Science $99.35 Doctoral or professional degree 19%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $17.53 High school diploma or equivalent 21%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $36.15 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of businesses.

Financial Clerks, All Other

Finance $17.67 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

All financial clerks not listed separately.

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $26.94 Bachelor's degree 13%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May examine, verify, or authenticate records.

Financial Managers

Finance $46.66 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate accounting, investing, banking, insurance, securities, and other financial activities of a branch, office, or department of an establishment.

Financial Risk Specialists

Finance $30.15 Bachelor's degree 5%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.