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Facilities Managers

Business Management & Administration $51.25 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 120  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.

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $20.84 No formal educational credential 40%  projected growth 10  annual job openings

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Hospitality & Tourism $16.86 No formal educational credential 81%  projected growth 2,050  annual job openings

Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.

Film and Video Editors

Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications $41.49 Bachelor's degree 12%  projected growth 50  annual job openings

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Financial and Investment Analysts

Finance $49.52 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 640  annual job openings

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

Financial Examiners

Government & Public Administration $74.43 Bachelor's degree 1%  projected growth 50  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 $78.89 Bachelor's degree 7%  projected growth 660  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 $65.07 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 640  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.

Financial Specialists, All Other

Finance $53.20 Bachelor's degree 6%  projected growth 640  annual job openings

All financial specialists not listed separately.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Architecture & Construction $41.24 High school diploma or equivalent 9%  projected growth 190  annual job openings

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.