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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
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Starting Salary: $59,050
Median Salary: $82,890
Employment: 11,280
Aerospace Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
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Starting Salary: $86,700
Median Salary: $134,960
Employment: 67,710
Agricultural Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $68,060
Median Salary: $98,590
Employment: 1,480
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $50,870
Median Salary: $98,700
Employment: 8,920
Agricultural Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Work with agricultural scientists in plant, fiber, and animal research, or assist with animal breeding and nutrition. 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. Conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and quality of crops or to increase the resistance of plants and animals to disease or insects.
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Starting Salary: $35,980
Median Salary: $49,630
Employment: 15,130
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Industries: Production Occupations
Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.
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Starting Salary: $47,310
Median Salary: $65,380
Employment: 34,020
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.
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Starting Salary: $62,300
Median Salary: $99,280
Employment: 106,770
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.
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Starting Salary: $46,260
Median Salary: $66,150
Employment: 103,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.
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Starting Salary: $120,810
Median Salary: $171,270
Employment: 220,260
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $58,430
Median Salary: $96,870
Employment: 7,700
Astronomers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.
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Starting Salary: $78,010
Median Salary: $128,820
Employment: 2,120
Athletes and Sports Competitors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Compete in athletic events.
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Starting Salary: $26,500
Median Salary: $66,710
Employment: 15,070
Athletic Trainers
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
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Starting Salary: $48,180
Median Salary: $62,520
Employment: 30,500
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Investigate atmospheric phenomena and interpret meteorological data, gathered by surface and air stations, satellites, and radar to prepare reports and forecasts for public and other uses. Includes weather analysts and forecasters whose functions require the detailed knowledge of meteorology.
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Starting Salary: $53,060
Median Salary: $99,070
Employment: 10,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $59,700
Median Salary: $103,170
Employment: 9,900
Automotive Engineering Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.
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Starting Salary: $48,400
Median Salary: $74,510
Employment: 36,190
Avionics Technicians
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
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Starting Salary: $49,410
Median Salary: $82,280
Employment: 18,830
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
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Starting Salary: $74,290
Median Salary: $127,410
Employment: 33,830
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
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Starting Salary: $71,850
Median Salary: $109,370
Employment: 23,480
Bioinformatics Technicians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.
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Starting Salary: $47,980
Median Salary: $81,490
Employment: 3,720
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $52,150
Median Salary: $84,620
Employment: 50,190
Broadcast Technicians
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.
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Starting Salary: $31,390
Median Salary: $59,570
Employment: 21,110
Business Intelligence Analysts
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.
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Starting Salary: $67,240
Median Salary: $120,230
Employment: 262,440
Chefs and Head Cooks
Industries: Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $37,900
Median Salary: $62,470
Employment: 200,040
Chemical Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.
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Starting Salary: $41,740
Median Salary: $60,390
Employment: 57,540
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $57,870
Median Salary: $93,250
Employment: 19,980
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
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Starting Salary: $44,220
Median Salary: $64,950
Employment: 68,520
Civil Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $68,240
Median Salary: $100,840
Employment: 367,840
Coaches and Scouts
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $28,790
Median Salary: $47,320
Employment: 248,950
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $47,590
Median Salary: $78,580
Employment: 29,420
Community Health Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $38,810
Median Salary: $51,850
Employment: 61,660
Compliance Officers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $48,220
Median Salary: $80,730
Employment: 417,070
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
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Starting Salary: $82,200
Median Salary: $140,300
Employment: 37,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
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Starting Salary: $107,550
Median Salary: $175,140
Employment: 670,570
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $49,460
Median Salary: $96,980
Employment: 35,480
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
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Starting Salary: $55,940
Median Salary: $116,580
Employment: 435,370
Conservation Scientists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.
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Starting Salary: $47,550
Median Salary: $73,010
Employment: 25,950
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Industries: Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.
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Starting Salary: $28,480
Median Salary: $37,450
Employment: 441,050
Cooks, Restaurant
Industries: Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
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Starting Salary: $28,700
Median Salary: $37,390
Employment: 1,409,890
Correspondence Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.
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Starting Salary: $33,300
Median Salary: $46,800
Employment: 4,290
Critical Care Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.
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Starting Salary: $68,940
Median Salary: $97,550
Employment: 3,379,720
Data Scientists
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.
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Starting Salary: $67,240
Median Salary: $120,230
Employment: 262,440
Dietetic Technicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.
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Starting Salary: $29,720
Median Salary: $37,640
Employment: 31,560
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
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Starting Salary: $49,090
Median Salary: $76,400
Employment: 77,570
Editors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
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Starting Salary: $41,250
Median Salary: $77,920
Employment: 91,690
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.
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Starting Salary: $45,020
Median Salary: $64,330
Employment: 353,310
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.
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Starting Salary: $49,510
Median Salary: $78,190
Employment: 95,130
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.
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Starting Salary: $50,040
Median Salary: $76,870
Employment: 17,920
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.
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Starting Salary: $50,750
Median Salary: $84,890
Employment: 6,940
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.
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Starting Salary: $46,840
Median Salary: $74,090
Employment: 65,010
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
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Starting Salary: $65,730
Median Salary: $103,020
Employment: 20,720
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.
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Starting Salary: $47,840
Median Salary: $73,900
Employment: 15,520
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
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Starting Salary: $35,590
Median Salary: $48,420
Employment: 8,550
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties. Design electronic circuits and components for use in fields such as telecommunications, aerospace guidance and propulsion control, acoustics, or instruments and controls.
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Starting Salary: $81,840
Median Salary: $130,220
Employment: 96,900
Emergency Medical Technicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
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Starting Salary: $34,130
Median Salary: $44,470
Employment: 180,510
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Industries: Production Occupations
Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.
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Starting Salary: $38,500
Median Salary: $53,710
Employment: 34,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $61,550
Median Salary: $109,270
Employment: 40,270
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.
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Starting Salary: $39,910
Median Salary: $59,920
Employment: 12,190
Environmental Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $69,990
Median Salary: $107,110
Employment: 38,340
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $57,780
Median Salary: $94,980
Employment: 6,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.
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Starting Salary: $52,520
Median Salary: $82,220
Employment: 89,250
Epidemiologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
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Starting Salary: $61,270
Median Salary: $87,220
Employment: 12,090
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
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Starting Salary: $50,560
Median Salary: $76,590
Employment: 459,910
Exercise Physiologists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
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Starting Salary: $42,760
Median Salary: $59,460
Employment: 8,560
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Industries: Personal Care and Service Occupations
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.
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Starting Salary: $28,800
Median Salary: $47,160
Employment: 322,930
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $47,830
Median Salary: $75,870
Employment: 2,770
Farm and Home Management Educators
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to advance agricultural and home management activities. May develop educational outreach programs. May instruct on either agricultural issues such as agricultural processes and techniques, pest management, and food safety, or on home management issues such as budgeting, nutrition, and child development.
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Starting Salary: $37,650
Median Salary: $60,220
Employment: 8,220
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments. May hire, train, and supervise farm workers or contract for services to carry out the day-to-day activities of the managed operation. May engage in or supervise planting, cultivating, harvesting, and financial and marketing activities.
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Starting Salary: $54,320
Median Salary: $89,900
Employment: 6,500
File Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.
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Starting Salary: $31,200
Median Salary: $43,600
Employment: 73,440
Film and Video Editors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $40,280
Median Salary: $75,420
Employment: 25,610
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Industries: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.
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Starting Salary: $38,990
Median Salary: $59,320
Employment: 27,960
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Industries: Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
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Starting Salary: $29,940
Median Salary: $44,080
Employment: 1,223,240
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Industries: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in landscaping or groundskeeping activities. Work may involve reviewing contracts to ascertain service, machine, and workforce requirements; answering inquiries from potential customers regarding methods, material, and price ranges; and preparing estimates according to labor, material, and machine costs.
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Starting Salary: $40,560
Median Salary: $58,430
Employment: 130,760
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
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Starting Salary: $45,610
Median Salary: $69,500
Employment: 1,436,680
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
Industries: Management Occupations
Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.
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Starting Salary: $44,910
Median Salary: $69,770
Employment: 10,450
Food Science Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.
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Starting Salary: $39,820
Median Salary: $52,130
Employment: 14,600
Food Scientists and Technologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.
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Starting Salary: $52,920
Median Salary: $88,720
Employment: 13,060
Food Service Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
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Starting Salary: $45,960
Median Salary: $69,390
Employment: 238,430
Forensic Science Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.
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Starting Salary: $48,250
Median Salary: $72,060
Employment: 19,120
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $50,100
Median Salary: $101,420
Employment: 1,520
Fundraisers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Organize activities to raise funds or otherwise solicit and gather monetary donations or other gifts for an organization. May design and produce promotional materials. May also raise awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.
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Starting Salary: $46,630
Median Salary: $72,550
Employment: 111,040
Fundraising Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.
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Starting Salary: $75,130
Median Salary: $125,470
Employment: 38,810
Geographers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.
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Starting Salary: $66,770
Median Salary: $102,040
Employment: 1,400
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $52,550
Median Salary: $97,590
Employment: 3,330
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
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Starting Salary: $59,330
Median Salary: $101,920
Employment: 23,470
Health Education Specialists
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. May link health systems, health providers, insurers, and patients to address individual and population health needs. May serve as resource to assist individuals, other health professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
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Starting Salary: $42,990
Median Salary: $64,070
Employment: 65,690
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.
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Starting Salary: $39,830
Median Salary: $68,020
Employment: 38,100
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
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Starting Salary: $59,270
Median Salary: $107,310
Employment: 221,270
Healthcare Social Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
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Starting Salary: $46,220
Median Salary: $67,880
Employment: 187,630
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
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Starting Salary: $37,340
Median Salary: $50,610
Employment: 90,220
Hydrologic Technicians
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Collect and organize data concerning the distribution and circulation of ground and surface water, and data on its physical, chemical, and biological properties. Measure and report on flow rates and ground water levels, maintain field equipment, collect water samples, install and collect sampling equipment, and process samples for shipment to testing laboratories. May collect data on behalf of hydrologists, engineers, developers, government agencies, or agriculture.
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Starting Salary: $44,950
Median Salary: $64,790
Employment: 2,840
Hydrologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Research the distribution, circulation, and physical properties of underground and surface waters; and study the form and intensity of precipitation and its rate of infiltration into the soil, movement through the earth, and return to the ocean and atmosphere.
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Starting Salary: $64,020
Median Salary: $96,600
Employment: 5,850
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.
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Starting Salary: $47,300
Median Salary: $66,120
Employment: 75,570
Information Technology Project Managers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
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Starting Salary: $55,940
Median Salary: $116,580
Employment: 435,370
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Process new insurance policies, modifications to existing policies, and claims forms. Obtain information from policyholders to verify the accuracy and completeness of information on claims forms, applications and related documents, and company records. Update existing policies and company records to reflect changes requested by policyholders and insurance company representatives.
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Starting Salary: $37,560
Median Salary: $49,230
Employment: 214,260
Interpreters and Translators
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
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Starting Salary: $37,070
Median Salary: $60,170
Employment: 52,060
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Industries: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $31,150
Median Salary: $39,150
Employment: 952,640
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
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Starting Salary: $49,740
Median Salary: $64,400
Employment: 648,410
Logistics Engineers
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.
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Starting Salary: $50,890
Median Salary: $82,320
Employment: 251,040
Management Analysts
Industries: Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.
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Starting Salary: $60,640
Median Salary: $101,860
Employment: 898,280
Manufacturing Engineers
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
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Starting Salary: $74,370
Median Salary: $102,440
Employment: 365,740
Marriage and Family Therapists
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
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Starting Salary: $44,650
Median Salary: $66,940
Employment: 66,740
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $49,180
Median Salary: $79,940
Employment: 47,670
Mathematicians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Conduct research in fundamental mathematics or in application of mathematical techniques to science, management, and other fields. Solve problems in various fields using mathematical methods.
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Starting Salary: $69,240
Median Salary: $126,710
Employment: 2,030
Mechanical Drafters
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
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Starting Salary: $48,360
Median Salary: $71,550
Employment: 39,960
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
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Starting Salary: $48,400
Median Salary: $74,510
Employment: 36,190
Medical and Health Services Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.
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Starting Salary: $73,390
Median Salary: $123,860
Employment: 597,080
Medical Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $36,050
Median Salary: $45,690
Employment: 817,870
Medical Records Specialists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
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Starting Salary: $37,000
Median Salary: $51,140
Employment: 194,720
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $64,800
Median Salary: $103,410
Employment: 172,340
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.
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Starting Salary: $35,930
Median Salary: $45,930
Employment: 961,610
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
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Starting Salary: $39,740
Median Salary: $60,280
Employment: 132,810
Natural Sciences Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.
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Starting Salary: $79,710
Median Salary: $167,220
Employment: 108,690
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television. May collect and analyze information through interview, investigation, or observation.
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Starting Salary: $36,240
Median Salary: $62,200
Employment: 39,250
Nurse Midwives
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
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Starting Salary: $93,620
Median Salary: $134,040
Employment: 7,920
Nurse Practitioners
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Starting Salary: $101,340
Median Salary: $132,300
Employment: 323,040
Nursing Assistants
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.
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Starting Salary: $33,940
Median Salary: $42,260
Employment: 1,448,910
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $48,800
Median Salary: $80,250
Employment: 77,960
Office Clerks, General
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.
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Starting Salary: $30,310
Median Salary: $45,010
Employment: 2,464,940
Paramedics
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
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Starting Salary: $44,230
Median Salary: $60,600
Employment: 100,610
Park Naturalists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.
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Starting Salary: $47,550
Median Salary: $73,010
Employment: 25,950
Pharmacy Aides
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
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Starting Salary: $29,820
Median Salary: $37,680
Employment: 39,530
Phlebotomists
Industries: Healthcare Support Occupations
Draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. May explain the procedure to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
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Starting Salary: $35,780
Median Salary: $45,230
Employment: 143,540
Physicists
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.
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Starting Salary: $82,110
Median Salary: $172,250
Employment: 20,430
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $60,200
Median Salary: $100,310
Employment: 13,090
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Create original written works, such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry or song lyrics, for publication or performance.
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Starting Salary: $44,310
Median Salary: $76,910
Employment: 47,940
Procurement Clerks
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
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Starting Salary: $38,040
Median Salary: $50,580
Employment: 55,810
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.
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Starting Salary: $34,510
Median Salary: $51,120
Employment: 4,580
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $49,050
Median Salary: $80,340
Employment: 41,530
Public Relations Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
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Starting Salary: $82,410
Median Salary: $146,910
Employment: 74,850
Public Relations Specialists
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. May write or select material for release to various communications media. May specialize in using social media.
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Starting Salary: $44,110
Median Salary: $74,750
Employment: 283,380
Radiation Therapists
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.
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Starting Salary: $80,560
Median Salary: $105,310
Employment: 17,070
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities.
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Starting Salary: $55,980
Median Salary: $80,110
Employment: 230,490
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $44,900
Median Salary: $77,270
Employment: 12,630
Registered Nurses
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $68,940
Median Salary: $97,550
Employment: 3,379,720
Rehabilitation Counselors
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
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.
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Starting Salary: $35,060
Median Salary: $46,850
Employment: 94,740
Robotics Technicians
Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
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Starting Salary: $47,840
Median Salary: $73,900
Employment: 15,520
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.
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Starting Salary: $48,780
Median Salary: $72,040
Employment: 1,065,210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Industries: Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Perform routine administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers.
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Starting Salary: $33,280
Median Salary: $47,540
Employment: 1,706,790
Social and Community Service Managers
Industries: Management Occupations
Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.
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Starting Salary: $53,150
Median Salary: $80,390
Employment: 209,330
Social and Human Service Assistants
Industries: Community and Social Service Occupations
Assist other social and human service providers in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and social and community services. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.
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Starting Salary: $34,200
Median Salary: $45,930
Employment: 437,860
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Industries: Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Starting Salary: $48,200
Median Salary: $77,570
Employment: 12,610
Sound Engineering Technicians
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Assemble and operate equipment to record, synchronize, mix, edit, or reproduce sound, including music, voices, or sound effects, for theater, video, film, television, podcasts, sporting events, and other productions.
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Starting Salary: $37,570
Median Salary: $73,130
Employment: 13,080
Sports Medicine Physicians
Industries: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.
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Starting Salary: $69,170
Median Salary: $265,930
Employment: 342,720
Statisticians
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
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Starting Salary: $64,000
Median Salary: $105,650
Employment: 29,030
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Industries: Production Occupations
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
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Starting Salary: $37,960
Median Salary: $51,330
Employment: 52,360
Technical Writers
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
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Starting Salary: $57,440
Median Salary: $90,390
Employment: 45,500
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Industries: Production Occupations
Perform precision assembling or adjusting, within narrow tolerances, of timing devices such as digital clocks or timing devices with electrical or electronic components.
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Starting Salary: $27,880
Median Salary: $62,620
Employment: 250
Traffic Technicians
Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.
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Starting Salary: $39,090
Median Salary: $59,090
Employment: 7,860
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
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Starting Salary: $26,540
Median Salary: $40,710
Employment: 15,780
Urban and Regional Planners
Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
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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Starting Salary: $60,010
Median Salary: $89,320
Employment: 44,230
Web Administrators
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.
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Starting Salary: $55,940
Median Salary: $116,580
Employment: 435,370
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Industries: Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.
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Starting Salary: $53,750
Median Salary: $104,000
Employment: 113,330
Writers and Authors
Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.
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Starting Salary: $44,310
Median Salary: $76,910
Employment: 47,940

























































































