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Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Architecture & Construction $20.05 No formal educational credential 13%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $21.85 No formal educational credential 3%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Food Batchmakers

Manufacturing $19.45 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 1,450  annual job openings

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $20.26 High school diploma or equivalent 6%  projected growth 290  annual job openings

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Food Processing Workers, All Other

Manufacturing $17.50 No formal educational credential 6%  projected growth 110  annual job openings

All food processing workers not listed separately.

Food Scientists and Technologists

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $38.88 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Food Service Managers

Hospitality & Tourism $27.59 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 650  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $35.67 Doctoral or professional degree 4%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Forensic Science Technicians

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $28.56 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $22.76 Associate's degree 3%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.