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Interpreters and Translators

Education & Training $28.87 Bachelor's degree 22%  projected growth 180  annual job openings

Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Manufacturing $22.58 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 80  annual job openings

Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

Judicial Law Clerks

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $25.40 Doctoral or professional degree 5%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

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

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $26.60 Bachelor's degree 3%  projected growth 160  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.44 No formal educational credential 12%  projected growth 8,740  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 $31.22 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 60  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 $17.08 No formal educational credential 12%  projected growth 2,960  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.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $50.27 Doctoral or professional degree 6%  projected growth 540  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.

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Education & Training $29.22 Master's degree 4%  projected growth 240  annual job openings

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics $19.77 Associate's degree 8%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.