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Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics $21.65 High school diploma or equivalent 18%  projected growth 2,200  annual job openings

Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. Includes workers who perform customized van conversions.

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources $20.94 No formal educational credential 12%  projected growth 21,400  annual job openings

Collect and dump refuse or recyclable materials from containers into truck. May drive truck.

Registered Nurses

Health Science $39.05 Bachelor's degree 9%  projected growth 194,500  annual job openings

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Rehabilitation Counselors

Human Services $19.23 Master's degree 10%  projected growth 11,200  annual job openings

Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Architecture & Construction $24.55 High school diploma or equivalent 5%  projected growth 2,200  annual job openings

Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. Includes rod busters.

Religious Workers, All Other

Human Services $18.93 Bachelor's degree 2%  projected growth 8,800  annual job openings

All religious workers not listed separately.

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

Hospitality & Tourism $18.83 High school diploma or equivalent 13%  projected growth 13,100  annual job openings

Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; deliver tickets and contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information.

Residential Advisors

Human Services $17.17 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 17,500  annual job openings

Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.

Riggers

Architecture & Construction $26.29 High school diploma or equivalent 12%  projected growth 2,500  annual job openings

Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

Rock Splitters, Quarry

Architecture & Construction $22.12 No formal educational credential 7%  projected growth 600  annual job openings

Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammers, wedges, or chop saws.