High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification, Associates Degree, or Apprenticeship
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification, Associates Degree, or Apprenticeship
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Electrician's Helper
Job Description:
Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
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Salary Range:
$27,490-$49,230
Job Opportunities:
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Weatherization Technician
Job Description:
Test and diagnose air flow systems using furnace efficiency analysis equipment.
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Salary Range:
$26,780-$70,400
Job Opportunities:
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Solar Thermal Technician
Job Description:
Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
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Salary Range:
$26,780-$70,400
Job Opportunities:
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Energy Auditor
Job Description:
Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems
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Salary Range:
$30,820-$98,900
Job Opportunities:
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HVAC Mechanic or Installer
Job Description:
Install, service, or repair heating and air conditioning systems in residences or commercial establishments
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Salary Range:
$31,370-$61,230
Job Opportunities:
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Electrician
Job Description:
Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.
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Salary Range:
$33,240-66,420
Job Opportunities:
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Electrical Line Installer or Repairer
Job Description:
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy-duty transmission towers.
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Salary Range:
$65,500-$116,160
Job Opportunities:
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Electrician
Job Description:
Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.
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Salary Range:
$33,240-$66,420
Job Opportunities:
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Electrical Engineer
Job Description:
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use
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Salary Range:
$59,270-$126,590
Job Opportunities:
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Wind Energy Operations Manager
Job Description:
Manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning
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Salary Range:
$47,450-$117,560
Job Opportunities:
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Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Electricians
Job Description:
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
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Salary Range:
$65,150-$119,230
Job Opportunities:
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Biofuels Product Development Manager
Job Description:
Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential
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Salary Range:
$83,830-$176,710
Job Opportunities:
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Energy Broker
Job Description:
Buy or sell energy products on the behalf of residential or commercial customers or utilities. Negotiate and oversee contracts for energy sales
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Salary Range:
$26,100-$83,550
Job Opportunities:
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Fuel Cell Engineer
Job Description:
Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications
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Salary Range:
$50,130-$101,700
Job Opportunities:
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Hydrologist
Job Description:
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation, its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and its return to the ocean and atmosphere
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Salary Range:
$55,650-$121,190
Job Opportunities:
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Bus Driver
Job Description:
Transport students or special clients, such as the elderly or persons with disabilities
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Salary Range:
$22,310-$50,550
Job Opportunities:
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Tire Repairers and Changers
Job Description:
Repair and replace tires.
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Salary Range:
$23,160-$38,930
Job Opportunities:
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Paving Equipment Operators
Job Description:
Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.
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Salary Range:
$32,980-$55,600
Job Opportunities:
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Aircraft Mechanic
Job Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Includes helicopter and aircraft engine specialists
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Salary Range:
$30,800-$97,740
Job Opportunities:
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Ship Pilot
Job Description:
Command ships to steer them into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, or sounds, or on rivers, lakes, or bays
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Salary Range:
$35,920-$62,720
Job Opportunities:
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Automotive Mechanic
Job Description:
Repair automobiles, trucks, buses, and other vehicles
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Salary Range:
$25,670-$62,050
Job Opportunities:
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Ship Engineer
Job Description:
Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.
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Salary Range:
$41,730-$130,540
Job Opportunities:
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Bus/Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialists
Job Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.
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Salary Range:
$32,740-$63,240
Job Opportunities:
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Automotive Body Repairers
Job Description:
Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
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Salary Range:
$30,130-$65,560
Job Opportunities:
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Logistics Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate purchasing, warehousing, distribution, forecasting, customer service, or planning services.
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Salary Range:
$61,490-121,060
Job Opportunities:
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Aircraft Pilots
Job Description:
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo.
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Salary Range:
$101,000-$208,000
Job Opportunities:
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Marine Engineer
Job Description:
Design, develop, and take responsibility for the installation of ship machinery and related equipment including propulsion machines and power supply systems.
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Salary Range:
$65,440-$147,710
Job Opportunities:
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Surveyor
Job Description:
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
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Salary Range:
$45,490-$95,600
Job Opportunities:
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Logistics Analyst
Job Description:
Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes.
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Salary Range:
$43,090-$101,240
Job Opportunities:
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Transportation Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the transportation operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that provide transportation services
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Salary Range:
$61,490-$121,060
Job Opportunities:
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Construction Laborer
Job Description:
Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.
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Salary Range:
$23,310-$47,490
Job Opportunities:
Heavy Equipment Operator
Job Description:
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.
Visit O*NET OnLine to learn more about what it takes to be a construction laborer.
Salary Range:
$34,090-$75,850
Job Opportunities:
Roofer
Job Description:
Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials.
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Salary Range:
$27,730-$47,240
Job Opportunities:
Brick Masons or Blocklayers
Job Description:
Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.
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Salary Range:
$40,360-$84,590
Job Opportunities:
Carpenter
Job Description:
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
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Salary Range:
$25,660-$60,470
Job Opportunities:
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Job Description:
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools.
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Salary Range:
$19,800-$57,350
Job Opportunities:
Surveying Technician
Job Description:
Adjust and operate surveying instruments, such as the theodolite and electronic distance-measuring equipment, and compile notes, make sketches and enter data into computers.
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Salary Range:
$35,080-$74,200
Job Opportunities:
Tile and Marble Setter
Job Description:
Apply hard tile, marble, and wood tile to walls, floors, ceilings, and roof decks.
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Salary Range:
$25,640-$68,410
Job Opportunities:
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Job Description:
Assemble, install, or repair pipes, fittings, or fixtures of heating, water, or drainage systems, according to specifications or plumbing codes.
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Salary Range:
$31,790-$73,170
Job Opportunities:
Construction Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems.
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Salary Range:
$57,510-$191,270
Job Opportunities:
Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Cost Estimator
Job Description:
Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining the price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.
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Salary Range:
$33,670-$70,200
Job Opportunities:
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Surveyor
Job Description:
Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
Visit O*NET OnLine to learn more about what it takes to be a surveyor.
Salary Range:
$45,490-$95,600
Job Opportunities:
Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Construction or Building Inspector
Job Description:
Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.
Visit O*NET OnLine to learn more about what it takes to be a construction or building inspector.
Salary Range:
$32,840-$69,300
Job Opportunities:
Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
LIttle or no experience needed
Certificate or Associates Degree or On the Job Training
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience
Certification, Associates Degree, or Apprenticeship
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Mechanical Drafter
Job Description:
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
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Salary Range:
$35,960-$62,760
Job Opportunities:
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Industrial Engineering Technicians
Job Description:
Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff.
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Salary Range:
$30,980-$82,000
Job Opportunities:
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Electromechanical Engineering Technicians
Job Description:
Operate, test, maintain, or calibrate unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical equipment.
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Salary Range:
$22,100-$39,510
Job Opportunities:
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Industrial Engineer
Job Description:
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics, and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
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Salary Range:
$46,480-$98,250
Job Opportunities:
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Mechanical Engineer
Job Description:
Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment.
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Salary Range:
$50,130-$101,700
Job Opportunities:
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Materials Engineer
Job Description:
Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications.
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Salary Range:
$33,690-$115,360
Job Opportunities:
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Electrical Engineer
Job Description:
Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
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Salary Range:
$59,270-$126,590
Job Opportunities:
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Production Worker
Job Description:
Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
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Salary Range:
$22,070-$35,300
Job Opportunities:
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Welder, Soldering and Brazing Machine Setters and Operators
Job Description:
Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.
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Salary Range:
$25,560-$36,990
Job Opportunities:
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Sewing Machine Operator
Job Description:
Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or non-garment products.
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Salary Range:
$20,730-$43,090
Job Opportunities:
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Industrial Machinery Mechanic
Job Description:
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems.
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Salary Range:
$31,150-$62,190
Job Opportunities:
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CNC Machine Operators
Job Description:
Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.
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Salary Range:
$31,060-$51,410
Job Opportunities:
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CNC Machine Programmers
Job Description:
Develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems.
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Salary Range:
$28,960-$68,610
Job Opportunities:
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Industrial Production Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
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Salary Range:
$50,780-$156,620
Job Opportunities:
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Industrial Engineer
Job Description:
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics, and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
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Salary Range:
$46,480-$98,250
Job Opportunities:
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Sheet Metal Workers
Job Description:
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings.
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Salary Range:
$34,930-$64,410
Job Opportunities:
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Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Job Description:
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
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Salary Range:
$34,770-$51,900
Job Opportunities:
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Commercial Diver
Job Description:
Work below the surface of the water, using scuba gear to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures.
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Salary Range:
$31,890-$61,610
Job Opportunities:
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Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Job Description:
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
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Salary Range:
$26,870-$61,450
Job Opportunities:
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers
Job Description:
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
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Salary Range:
$27,160-$59,150
Job Opportunities:
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Industrial Production Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
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Salary Range:
$50,780-$156,620
Job Opportunities:
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Welding Instructor
Job Description:
Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school, industrial, and commercial instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment.
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Salary Range:
$25,289-$59,670
Job Opportunities:
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High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Doctoral Degree
Significant experience and training needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed
Doctoral Degree
Significant experience and training needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed
Doctoral Degree
Significant experience and training needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed
Certificate or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Doctoral Degree
Significant experience and training needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Doctoral Degree
Significant experience and training needed
Receptionist
Job Description:
Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at the establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.
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Salary Range:
$22,370-$42,090
Job Opportunities:
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Dental Assistant
Job Description:
Assist dentists, set up equipment, prepare patients for treatment, and keep records.
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Salary Range:
$30,120-$51,000
Job Opportunities:
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Dental Laboratory Technician
Job Description:
Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
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Salary Range:
$29,970-$76,070
Job Opportunities:
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Dental Hygienist
Job Description:
Clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop x rays, or apply fluoride or sealants.
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Salary Range:
$54,390-$78,980
Job Opportunities:
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Health Services Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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Salary Range:
$53,710-$186,760
Job Opportunities:
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Dentist
Job Description:
Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
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Salary Range:
$59,200-$208,000
Job Opportunities:
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Orthodontist
Job Description:
Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.
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Salary Range:
$101,140-$208,000
Job Opportunities:
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Prosthodontist
Job Description:
Construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance.
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Salary Range:
$96,060-$208,000
Job Opportunities:
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Physical Therapist Aide
Job Description:
Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations.
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Salary Range:
$22,110-$32,660
Job Opportunities:
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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Job Description:
Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions.
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Salary Range:
$30,060-$48,290
Job Opportunities:
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Massage Therapist
Job Description:
Perform therapeutic massages of soft tissues and joints.
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Salary Range:
$20,270-$101,120
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
Job Description:
Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations.
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Salary Range:
$26,130-$52,960
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Optician
Job Description:
Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification.
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Salary Range:
$25,680-$46,700
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Medical Assistant
Job Description:
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
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Salary Range:
$27,350-41,290
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Health Services Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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Salary Range:
$53,710-$186,760
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Occupational Therapist
Job Description:
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays.
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Salary Range:
$54,540-$108,460
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Speech-Language Pathologist
Job Description:
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
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Salary Range:
$53,710-$186,760
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Physical Therapist
Job Description:
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
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Salary Range:
$65,570-$109,360
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Chiropractor
Job Description:
Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of the spine and musculoskeletal system.
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Salary Range:
$50,310-$126,040
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Optometrist
Job Description:
Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system.
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Salary Range:
$70,540-$127,390
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Psychologist
Job Description:
Assess and evaluate individuals' problems through the use of case history, interview, and observation and provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
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Salary Range:
$57,080-$152,010
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Receptionist
Job Description:
Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.
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Salary Range:
$22,370-$42,090
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Orderly
Job Description:
Transport patients to areas such as operating rooms or x-ray rooms using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds. May maintain stocks of supplies or clean and transport equipment.
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Salary Range:
$22,670-$38,370
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Nursing Assistant
Job Description:
Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens.
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Salary Range:
$26.440-$38,990
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Radiologic Technicians
Job Description:
Maintain and use equipment and supplies necessary to demonstrate portions of the human body on x-ray film or fluoroscopic screen for diagnostic purposes.
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Salary Range:
$42,230-$76,150
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Surgical Technologist
Job Description:
Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel.
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Salary Range:
$29,540-$60,910
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Emergency Medical Technican
Job Description:
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
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Salary Range:
$19,870-45,800
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Registered Nurse
Job Description:
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records.
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Salary Range:
$50,690-$82,840
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Health Services Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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Salary Range:
$53,710-$186,760
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
Job Description:
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
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Salary Range:
$27,610-$45,740
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Physician Assistant
Job Description:
Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients.
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Salary Range:
$84,340-$105,720
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Healthcare Social Worker
Job Description:
Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses.
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Salary Range:
$35,670-$63,740
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Genetic Counselor
Job Description:
Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions.
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Salary Range:
$63,950-$95,610
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Surgeon
Job Description:
Physicians who treat diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive surgical methods, such as using instruments, appliances, or manual manipulation.
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Salary Range:
$56,470-$208,000
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Hospitalist
Job Description:
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms.
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Salary Range:
$58,520-$208,000
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Psychiatrist
Job Description:
Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent disorders of the mind.
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Salary Range:
$62,780-$208,000
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Receptionist
Job Description:
Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.
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Salary Range:
$22,370-$42,090
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Home Health Aide
Job Description:
Provide routine individualized healthcare such as changing bandages and dressing wounds, and applying topical medications to the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities at the patient's home or in a care facility.
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Salary Range:
$20,820-$32,750
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Nursing Assistant
Job Description:
Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens.
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Salary Range:
$26,440-$38,990
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Dietetic Technician
Job Description:
Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian.
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Salary Range:
$21,280-$36,050
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Respiratory Therapist
Job Description:
Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders.
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Salary Range:
$44,720-$75,940
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Registered Nurse
Job Description:
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records.
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Salary Range:
$50,690-$82,840
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Dietitian
Job Description:
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease.
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Salary Range:
$49,690-$76,490
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Recreation Therapist
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions.
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Salary Range:
$33,210-$62,970
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Health Services Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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Salary Range:
$53,710-$186,760
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Nurse Practitioner
Job Description:
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
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Salary Range:
$85,330-$142,460
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Healthcare Social Workers
Job Description:
Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses.
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Salary Range:
$35,670-$63,740
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Phlebotomist
Job Description:
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research.
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Salary Range:
$26,430-$41,740
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Medical Laboratory Technician
Job Description:
Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
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Salary Range:
$28,780-$76,520
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Histologic Technicians
Job Description:
Prepare histologic slides from tissue sections for microscopic examination and diagnosis by pathologists. May assist in research studies.
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Salary Range:
$28,780-$76,520
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
Job Description:
Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
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Salary Range:
$28,780-$76,520
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Pathologist
Job Description:
Diagnose the presence and stage of diseases using laboratory techniques and patient specimens. Study the nature, cause, and development of diseases. May perform autopsies.
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Salary Range:
$52,750-$208,000
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Pharmacy Aide
Job Description:
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate a cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
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Salary Range:
$21,080-$45,000
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Pharmacy Technician
Job Description:
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
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Salary Range:
$22,440-$40,850
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Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Job Description:
Sell pharmaceuticals for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in the areas of biology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals.
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Salary Range:
$30,670-$116,060
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Pharmacist
Job Description:
Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health pracitioners and provide information ot patients about medications and their use. may advise physicians and other health practioners on the selection, dosage, interaction, and side effects of medications.
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Salary Range:
$88,570-157,950
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
Pharmacologist
Job Description:
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
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Salary Range:
$39,220-128,460
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Any accredited college or university offering the degree.
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed.
Office Assistant
Job Description:
A combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing, office machine operation, and filing.
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Salary Range:
$20,880-$51,120
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Demonstrator or Product Promoter
Job Description:
Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.
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Salary Range:
$23,090-$65,850
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Advertising Sales Agent
Job Description:
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or the Internet.
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Salary Range:
$21,500-$84,280
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Sales Agent, Financial Services
Job Description:
Sell financial services, such as loan, tax, and securities counseling to customers of financial institutions and business establishments.
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Salary Range:
$32,240-$131,650
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Marketing Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers.
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Salary Range:
$49,850-$174,290
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Market Research Analyst
Job Description:
Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas, or gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or create a marketing campaign.
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Salary Range:
$25,920-$89,070
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Public Media Specialist
Job Description:
Engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations.
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Salary Range:
$32,750-$89,470
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Sales Engineer
Job Description:
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
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Salary Range:
$54,160-$137,360
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Management Analyst
Job Description:
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification, and measurement studies.
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Salary Range:
$36,160-$100,930
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Chief Executive
Job Description:
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body.
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Salary Range:
$79,350-208,000
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Office Assistant
Job Description:
A combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing, office machine operation, and filing.
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Salary Range:
$20,880-$51,120
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IT Specialist
Job Description:
Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, or via telephone or electronically.
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Salary Range:
$28,410-$77,100
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Web Developer
Job Description:
Design, create, and modify web sites.
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Salary Range:
$28,180-$79,700
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Telecommunication Engineer Specialist
Job Description:
Design or configure voice, video, and data communications systems.
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Salary Range:
$54,550-$154,460
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Software Developer, Applications
Job Description:
Research, design, develop, and test general computing applications.
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Salary Range:
$37,840-$127,570
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Information Security Specialist
Job Description:
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information.
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Salary Range:
$57,170-$131,830
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Computer and Information Systems Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
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Salary Range:
$67,470-$141,370
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Office Assistant
Job Description:
A combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing, office machine operation, and filing.
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Salary Range:
$20,880-$51,120
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Customer Service Representative
Job Description:
Interact with customers to provide information in response to inquiries about products and services and to handle and resolve complaints.
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Salary Range:
$22,850-$88,760
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Bookkeeping or Accounting Clerk
Job Description:
Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete.
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Salary Range:
$24,170-$62,160
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Loan Officer
Job Description:
Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans.
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Salary Range:
$35,240-$114,910
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Title Examiner
Job Description:
Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance documents or details for a variety of purposes.
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Salary Range:
$34,030-$111,590
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Administrative Services or Facilities Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, facilities planning and maintenance, custodial operations, and other office support services.
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Salary Range:
$56,900-$138,120
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Credit Analyst
Job Description:
Evaluate, authorize, or recommend approval of commercial, real estate, or credit loans.
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Salary Range:
$35,240-$114,910
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Real Estate Agent
Job Description:
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties, such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyers.
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Salary Range:
$33,480-$83,160
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Accountant
Job Description:
Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain a record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.
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Salary Range:
$37,090-$110,000
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Financial Manager
Job Description:
Direct and coordinate financial activities of workers in a branch, office, or department.
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Salary Range:
$53,430-$160,220
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Sales Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer.
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Salary Range:
$67,380-194,740
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Human Resources Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
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Salary Range:
$66,050-$160,530
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Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Job Description:
Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations.
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Salary Range:
$47,730-$89,200
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Management Analyst
Job Description:
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification, and measurement studies.
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Salary Range:
$36,160-$100,930
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Treasurer or Controller
Job Description:
Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.
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Salary Range:
$53,430-$160,220
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High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree
Significant experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Certification or Associates Degree
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Classroom Aide or Childcare Worker
Job Description:
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
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Salary Range:
$20,520-$33,280
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Teacher Assistant
Job Description:
Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
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Salary Range:
$21,400-$38,790
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Preschool Teacher
Job Description:
Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.
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Salary Range:
$22,480-$50,440
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Early Childhood Teacher
Job Description:
Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.
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Salary Range:
$22,480-$50,440
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Elementary Education Teacher
Job Description:
Teach students basic academic, social, and other formative skills in public or private schools at the elementary level.
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Salary Range:
$33,130-$87,660
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Secondary Education Teacher
Job Description:
Teach students in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies at the middle and/or high school level.
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Salary Range:
$40,060-$84,740
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Special Education Teacher
Job Description:
Teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
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Salary Range:
$39,510-$81,740
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School Counselor
Job Description:
Counsel individuals and provide group educational and vocational guidance services.
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Salary Range:
$38,500-$102,430
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Educational Administrator
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, and administrative activities at the elementary or secondary level schools.
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Salary Range:
$63,480-$141,010
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Post-Secondary Education Teacher
Job Description:
Teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research at the college level.
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Salary Range:
$25,280-$59,670
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Military Careers
Job Description:
Maintain the U.S. national defense.
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Salary Range:
Starting salary: $20,170
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Dispatcher
Job Description:
Receive reports from the public of crimes, disturbances, fires, and medical or police emergences. Relay information to law enformecement and emergency personnel.
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Salary Range:
$25,900-64,100
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Law Enforcement
Job Description:
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.
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Salary Range:
$36,600-73,300
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Firefighter
Job Description:
Control and extinguish municipal fires, protect life and property and conduct rescue efforts.
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Salary Range:
$27,080-63,500
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Coroner
Job Description:
Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.
Salary Range:
$40,780-99,050
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Legislator
Job Description:
Develop, introduce or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, State or Federal level.
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Salary Range:
$19,790-64,610
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Urban and Regional Planner
Job Description:
Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
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Salary Range:
$43,280-89-820
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Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Job Description:
Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner.
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Salary Range:
$21,170-$41,640
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Hotel, Motel and Reservation Desk Clerks
Job Description:
Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.
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Salary Range:
$20,250-$32,030
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Baggage Porter and Bellhop
Job Description:
Handle baggage for travelers at transportation terminals or for guests at hotels or similar establishments.
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Salary Range:
$20,090-$26,120
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Gaming Dealers
Job Description:
Operate table games. Stand or sit behind a table and operate games of chance by dispensing the appropriate number of cards or blocks to players, or operating other gaming equipment.
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Salary Range:
$20,710-$38,700
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Housekeeping Supervisor
Job Description:
Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
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Salary Range:
$25,420-$52,080
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Concierge
Job Description:
Assist patrons at hotels, apartments, or office buildings with personal services.
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Salary Range:
$20,350-$38,090
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Gaming Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate gaming operations in a casino.
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Salary Range:
$41,880-$162,360
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Lodging Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.
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Salary Range:
$32,070-$99,150
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Event Planner
Job Description:
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
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Salary Range:
$23,990-$88,080
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Sales Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer.
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Salary Range:
$67,380-$194,740
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Cook
Job Description:
Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on the menu, or plan the menu.
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Salary Range:
$20,860-$39,840
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Waiter/Waitress
Job Description:
Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishments.
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Salary Range:
$20,130-$56,020
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Host/Hostess
Job Description:
Welcome patrons, seat them at tables or in lounges, and help ensure the quality of facilities and service.
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Salary Range:
$20,170-$30,230
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Barista
Job Description:
Prepare or serve specialty coffee or other beverages.
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Salary Range:
$20,170-$37,460
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Food Service Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
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Salary Range:
$33,720-$86,920
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Chef
Job Description:
Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies and keep records and accounts.
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Salary Range:
$31,990-$133,820
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Sales Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer.
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Salary Range:
$67,380-$194,740
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High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Masters Degree or more
Significant experience needed
High School Diploma/GED
Little or no experience needed
Certification or Associates Degree
Some experience needed
Bachelors Degree
Medium experience needed
Logger
Job Description:
Drive logging tractor or a wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell trees; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.
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Salary Range:
$26,170-$47,620
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Forest and Conservation Technicians
Job Description:
Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources.
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Salary Range:
$19,950-79,850
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Veterinary Assistant
Job Description:
Feed, water, and examine pets and other nonfarm animals for signs of illness, disease, or injury in laboratories and animal hospitals and clinics. Clean and disinfect cages and work areas, and sterilize laboratory and surgical equipment.
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Salary Range:
$21,950-$34,910
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Water Resource Specialists
Job Description:
Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.
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Salary Range:
$19,950-79,850
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Foresters
Job Description:
Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. schedules.
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Salary Range:
$22,540-52,380
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Fish and Game Warden
Job Description:
Patrol assigned area to prevent fish and game law violations. Investigate reports of damage to crops or property by wildlife.
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Salary Range:
$22,540-52,380
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Environmental Engineer
Job Description:
Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.
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Salary Range:
$33,690-115,360
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Environmental Scientist
Job Description:
Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or the health of the population.
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Salary Range:
$41,140-$85,450
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Veterinarian
Job Description:
Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
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Salary Range:
$35,930-$146,630
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Landscape and Groundskeeping Workers
Job Description:
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.
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Salary Range:
$22,210-42,870
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Pest Control Worker
Job Description:
Apply or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill or remove pests and vermin that infest buildings and surrounding areas.
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Salary Range:
$32,320-49,960
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Agricultural Technician
Job Description:
Set up or maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens or record data to assist scientists in biology or related life science experiments.
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Salary Range:
$35,530-56,510
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Farm Manager
Job Description:
Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.
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Salary Range:
$41,880-100,400
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Farm Equipment Mechanic
Job Description:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.
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Salary Range:
$32,470-$57,350
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Soil and Plant Scientists
Job Description:
Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth.
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Salary Range:
$36,980-$82,370
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Agricultural Engineer
Job Description:
Apply knowledge of engineering technology and biological science to agricultural problems concerned with power and machinery, electrification, structures, soil and water conservation, and processing of agricultural products.
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Salary Range:
$33,690-$115,360
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