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Project Management Specialists

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$93,820

($45.11/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.3%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

2,523

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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Logisticians

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$68,410

($32.89/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

3.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

969

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$48,810

($23.47/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

2.3%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

522

Web and Digital Interface Designers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$75,920

($36.50/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

2.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

507

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Mining and Geological Engineers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$67,720

($32.56/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

Social and Community Service Managers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$63,220

($30.40/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.6%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

377

Training and Development Specialists

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$60,120

($28.90/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

1,824

Civil Engineers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$81,230

($39.05/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

1,107

Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications

Technical Writers

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$82,010

($39.43/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Very Strong Growth

1.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

360

Computer Network Support Specialists

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Education: Associate's degree

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Associate's degree

Median Annual Wage

$82,050

($39.45/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.3%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

414

Urban and Regional Planners

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Education: Master's degree

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Master's degree

Median Annual Wage

$66,210

($31.83/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

187

Human Resources Specialists

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$61,670

($29.65/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

2,987

All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians

Star Rating:

Education: Associate's degree

Associate's degree

Median Annual Wage

$62,450

($30.02/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.2%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

207

Producers and Directors

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$64,290

($30.91/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

411

All Other Business Operations Specialists

Star Rating:

Education: Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$68,380

($32.87/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

3,686

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$81,130

($39.01/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.1%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

307

All Other Financial Specialists

Star Rating:

Education: Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$70,620

($33.95/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

291

All Other Social Scientists and Related Workers

Star Rating:

Education: Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$79,920

($38.42/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Strong Growth

1.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Average Opportunity

157

Emergency Management Directors

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$70,210

($33.76/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Few Opportunities

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Education: Associate's degree

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Associate's degree

Median Annual Wage

$58,210

($27.99/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.9%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

285

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$83,550

($40.17/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

817

Instructional Coordinators

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Education: Master's degree

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Master's degree

Median Annual Wage

$61,460

($29.55/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Average Growth

0.8%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

667

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

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Education: Associate's degree

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Associate's degree

Median Annual Wage

$55,330

($26.60/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.6%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

318

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Star Rating:

Education: Master's degree

Master's degree

Median Annual Wage

$72,760

($34.98/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.5%

Avg. Annual Openings

Rare Opportunity

Cost Estimators

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Education: Bachelor's degree

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Bachelor's degree

Median Annual Wage

$62,400

($30.00/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

Slow Growth

0.4%

Avg. Annual Openings

Very Strong Opportunity

781

Human Resources Assistants

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Education: Associate's degree

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Associate's degree

Median Annual Wage

$41,510

($19.96/hr)

Annual Growth Rate

None or Negative Growth

0.0%

Avg. Annual Openings

Strong Opportunity

327

Median Annual Wage
Education
Experience Needed
Description

Project Management Specialists

$93,820($45.11/hr)

Bachelor's degree

Project Management Specialists coordinate the budget, schedule, and other details of a project. They lead and guide the work of technical staff. Project management specialists also may serve as a point of contact for the client or customer.

Logisticians

$68,410 ($32.89/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Logisticians analyze and coordinate an organization's supply chain: the system that moves a product from supplier to consumer. They manage the entire life cycle of a product, which includes how a product is acquired, allocated, and delivered.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

$48,810 ($23.47/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners arrange all aspects of events and professional gatherings. They arrange meeting locations, transportation, and other details.

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$75,920 ($36.50/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Web and Digital Interface Designers develop, create, and test website or interface layout, functions, and navigation for usability. They are responsible for the look and functionality of the website or interface.

Mining and Geological Engineers

$67,720 ($32.56/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Mining and Geological Engineers design mines to safely and efficiently remove minerals such as coal and metals for use in manufacturing and utilities.

Social and Community Service Managers

$63,220 ($30.40/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Social and Community Service Managers coordinate and supervise programs and organizations that support public well-being. They direct workers who provide these services to the public.

Training and Development Specialists

$60,120 ($28.90/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Training and Development Specialists plan and administer programs that train employees and improve their skills and knowledge.

Civil Engineers

$81,230 ($39.05/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Civil Engineers conceive, design, build, supervise, operate, construct and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment. Many civil engineers work in planning, design, construction, research, and education.

Technical Writers

$82,010 ($39.43/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Technical Writers, also called technical communicators, prepare instruction manuals, how-to guides, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily. They also develop, gather, and disseminate technical information through an organization's communications channels.

Computer Network Support Specialists

$82,050 ($39.45/hr)

Associate's degree

None

Computer Networks Support Specialists assist computer users and organizations by maintaining computer networks.

Urban and Regional Planners

$66,210 ($31.83/hr)

Master's degree

None

Urban and Regional planners develop land use plans and programs that help create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physical facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

Human Resources Specialists

$61,670 ($29.65/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Human Resources Specialists recruit, screen, and interview job applicants and place newly hired workers in jobs. They also may handle compensation and benefits, training, and employee relations.

All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians

$62,450 ($30.02/hr)

Associate's degree

None

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians support scientists and engineers in many facets of science. This category includes all life, physical, and social science technicians not contained somewhere else.

Producers and Directors

$64,290 ($30.91/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Producers and Directors make business and creative decisions about, film, television, stage, and other productions. They interpret a writer's script to entertain, inform, or instruct an audience.

All Other Business Operations Specialists

$68,380 ($32.87/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Business Operations Specialists are consultants who offer knowledge to help a business improve its operations. This category includes all business operations specialists not contained somewhere else.

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

$81,130 ($39.01/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.

All Other Financial Specialists

$70,620 ($33.95/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Financial Specialists analyze financial information, like market trends or company spending, and develop financial strategies accordingly. This category includes all financial specialists not contained somewhere else.

All Other Social Scientists and Related Workers

$79,920 ($38.42/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Social Scientists and Related Workers study and conduct research and analysis on relationships between individuals, and how society works. This category includes all social scientists not contained somewhere else.

Emergency Management Directors

$70,210 ($33.76/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Emergency Management Directors prepare plans and procedures for responding to natural disasters and other emergencies. They also help lead the response during and after emergencies, often in coordination with public safety officials, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$58,210 ($27.99/hr)

Associate's degree

None

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians help engineers solve problems affecting manufacturing layout or production. They prepare machinery and equipment plans, design workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$83,550 ($40.17/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Network and Computer Systems Administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks. They organize, install, and support an organization's computer systems, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets, and other data communication systems.

Instructional Coordinators

$61,460 ($29.55/hr)

Master's degree

None

Instructional Coordinators oversee school curriculums and teaching standards. They develop educational material, implement it with teachers and principals, and assess its effectiveness.

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$55,330 ($26.60/hr)

Associate's degree

None

Civil engineering technologists and technicians help civil engineers plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$72,760 ($34.98/hr)

Master's degree

None

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems.

Cost Estimators

$62,400 ($30.00/hr)

Bachelor's degree

None

Cost Estimators collect and analyze data in order to assess the time, money, materials, and labor required to manufacture a product, construct a building, or provide a service. They generally specialize in a particular product or industry.

Human Resources Assistants

$41,510 ($19.96/hr)

Associate's degree

None

Human Resources Assistants compile and keep personnel records. They record employee data such as addresses, earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination.

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