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Office Clerks, General

Business Management & Administration $18.71 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 920  annual job openings

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Architecture & Construction $30.46 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 470  annual job openings

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

Opticians, Dispensing

Health Science $16.57 High school diploma or equivalent 11%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

Optometrists

Health Science $65.12 Doctoral or professional degree 11%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Manufacturing $22.61 High school diploma or equivalent 7%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Architecture & Construction $21.46 No formal educational credential 24%  projected growth 100  annual job openings

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

Parking Attendants

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $15.47 No formal educational credential 50%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May park or tend vehicles in environments such as a car dealership or rental car facility. May collect fee.

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Architecture & Construction $25.21 High school diploma or equivalent 33%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways or for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.

Personal Financial Advisors

Finance $32.34 Bachelor's degree 14%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Advise clients on financial plans using knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients' assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives. May also buy and sell financial assets for clients.

Pest Control Workers

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $16.19 High school diploma or equivalent 33%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.