Career Watch Arkansas 2014 Career Watch Arkansas 2014

Occupations Job Education Earnings Outlook Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 29-2041 Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities. 2,157 81 A PS None None $14.45 $30,060 Environmental Engineering Technicians 17-3025 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 scientist. 328 6 D A None None $17.80 $37,020 Environmental Engineers 17-2081 Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. 217 5 D B None None $38.62 $80,330 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. 183 14 AA A None None $19.56 $40,680 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 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. 368 15 A B None None $29.43 $61,210 Epidemiologists 19-1041 Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. 43 1 BA M None None $29.13 $60,600 5,292 63 D HS -5 None $20.25 $42,110 Exercise Physiologists 29-1128 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. 48 0 BA B None None $24.69 $51,350 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes. 1,280 24 D HS None MOJT $14.96 $31,110 Family and General Practitioners 29-1062 Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population. 1,504 51 BA D None I/R $101.25 $210,600 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092 Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. 4,273 142 BA LHS None SOJT $11.14 $23,180 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-2093 Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. 596 22 BA LOJT None SOJT $10.94 $22,760 Financial Analysts 13-2051 Conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. 855 40 A B None None $35.78 $74,420 Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021 Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and State laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions. 24 0 BA HS 5+ MOJT $22.28 $46,330 Firefighters 33-2011 Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance. 2,612 96 A PS None LOJT $16.64 $34,600 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers. 5,711 88 BA HS 5+ None $24.04 $50,010 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. www.careerwatch.org | 33

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