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Elevator mechanics, installers, and repairers have a good occupational outlook and high earning potential. The job includes installing, repairing, and maintaining elevators, elevator doors, cables, and control systems, escalators, moving walkways, and lifts. If you’re cool under pressure and good with your hands (and power tools) this might be the
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perfect career for you. – Median Annual Salary: $97,860 – Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 6% – Typical Education Required: High school diploma and apprenticeship1
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If you want to help people and earn good money doing it, you can’t do better than a job as a radiation therapist. Working with oncologists in hospital settings, these workers help administer radiation for cancer treatment. Radiation therapists require licensure, in addition to an associate degree. – Median Annual Salary: $82,790
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– Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 9% – Typical Education Required: Associate degree
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If you don’t mind getting your hands dirty and aren’t afraid of math, this job could be a good fit for you. You'll be installing and maintaining equipment, collecting and testing samples, recording data, and compiling reports. While some employers do prefer candidates with a bachelor’s degree, you can often get started in this field
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with a two-year degree. – Median Annual Salary: $50,630 – Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 9% – Typical Education Required: Associate degree
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If you want to build a career as a web developer, you’ll probably have to go for a bachelor’s degree eventually. But some employers will accept years of work experience and an associate degree instead. If you love writing, testing, and debugging software, you’ll love this job. – Median Annual Salary: $77,200
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– Projected Annual Growth Rate 2020-2030: 13% – Typical Education Required: Associate or bachelor degree
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Sonographers, and cardiovascular technologists and technicians administer ultrasounds and diagnostic imaging, as well as preparing patients for procedures, and reviewing and processing images for interpretation by a physician. Job responsibilities also include preparing, maintaining, and operating imaging
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equipment. They often report high levels of job satisfaction. – Median Annual Salary: $60,570 – Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 14% – Typical Education Required: Associate Degree
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The job includes cleaning teeth, removing plaque, taking X-rays, checking for oral disease, and educating patients on oral hygiene. Dental hygienists routinely rank among the most satisfied workers. A passion for oral hygiene, as well as a drive to educate patients, will go a long way in this career. – Median Annual Salary: $77,810
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– Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 11% – Typical Education Required: Associate Degree
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Electricians have fairly long apprenticeships—up to four years!—and require licensure to do their jobs. However, that training comes with a paycheck, making it a better financial option for many than the equivalent amount of time in a degree program. In this job, you'll be reading blueprints, installing, maintaining and repairing
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wiring, controls and electrical components, and using testing devices to local electrical problems. – Median Annual Salary: $60,040 – Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 9% – Typical Education Required: High School Diploma and Apprenticeship
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Some employers like respiratory therapists to have bachelor’s degrees, but an associate degree will typically do. People with this job work with children and adults with respiratory issues performing diagnostic tests, consulting with medical staff, and performing treatments. – Median Annual Salary: $61,830
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– Projected Annual Growth Rate 2020-2030: 23% – Typical Education Required: Associate Degree
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If you want to work as a plumber, you’ll need both attention to detail and a certain amount of physical strength—as anyone who’s ever wrestled with an amateur plumbing project can attest. Plumbing licensing requirements vary from state to state, but you can expect to need some sort of licensure, as well as apprenticeship experience.
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– Median Annual Salary: $59,880 – Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 5% – Typical Education Required: High School Diploma and Apprenticeship
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These technicians work on heating, cooling, ventilation and refrigeration units, installing and maintaining equipment. The job typically requires two years of education past high school and long-term on-the-job training. – Median Annual Salary: $48,630 – Projected Growth Rate 2020-2030: 5%
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– Typical Education Required: Postsecondary Non-degree Award