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Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Human Services $21.93 Bachelor's degree 8%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.

Chiropractors

Health Science $22.03 Doctoral or professional degree 7%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.

Civil Engineers

Architecture & Construction $37.00 Bachelor's degree 23%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Human Services $29.25 Doctoral or professional degree 15%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.

Coaches and Scouts

Education & Training $27.08 Bachelor's degree 33%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing $21.20 High school diploma or equivalent 14%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $32.34 Doctoral or professional degree 25%  projected growth 0  annual job openings

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Community Health Workers

Human Services $21.75 High school diploma or equivalent 25%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.

Compliance Officers

Government & Public Administration $32.37 Bachelor's degree 10%  projected growth 40  annual job openings

Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not classified elsewhere.

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Business Management & Administration $49.13 Bachelor's degree 15%  projected growth 20  annual job openings

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.