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Interpreters and Translators

Education & Training $36.35 Bachelor's degree 37%  projected growth 130  annual job openings

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

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Hospitality & Tourism $17.19 No formal educational credential 14%  projected growth 1,970  annual job openings

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Education & Training $31.87 Bachelor's degree 16%  projected growth 30  annual job openings

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $18.83 No formal educational credential 30%  projected growth 220  annual job openings

Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Architecture & Construction $21.71 No formal educational credential 15%  projected growth 130  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.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Human Services $16.71 No formal educational credential 57%  projected growth 120  annual job openings

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training $79.03 Doctoral or professional degree 12%  projected growth 90  annual job openings

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Lawyers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $85.52 Doctoral or professional degree 3%  projected growth 1,950  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 $41.22 Master's degree 6%  projected growth 130  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.

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security $28.56 No formal educational credential 20%  projected growth 60  annual job openings

Monitor recreational areas, such as pools, beaches, or ski slopes, to provide assistance and protection to participants.