Among the careers ranked 141 - 160, job seekers worried about job security should consider becoming a Child Care Worker or Corrections Officer, as both rank within the top 40 for projected job growth. Of course, both jobs have other detriments, such as a low salary for Child Care Workers, and extremely high stress with a poor working environment in the case of Corrections Officers. This is a similar problem that affects Nurses (Licensed Practical), as the career has a strong hiring outlook and reasonable median pay ($39,093), but suffers from a high-stress atmosphere and difficult working conditions.
Again looking at hiring outlook, careers to avoid in this group include Compositor/Typesetter, Shoe Maker, Precision Assembler and Buyer, all of which are projected to lose jobs in the coming years.
Measures, cuts, and installs glass in residential and commercial buildings.
- Overall Score: 607.00
- Income: $36,186.00
- Work Environment:
796.860 - Stress:
40.950 - Physical Demands:
18.85 - Hiring Outlook:
12.86
Provides courteous and efficient service to customers in retail stores.
- Overall Score: 608.00
- Income: $21,167.00
- Work Environment:
836.430 - Stress:
34.851 - Physical Demands:
11.00 - Hiring Outlook:
11.67
Cares for infants and toddlers when parents are at work or are unable to do so for other reasons.
- Overall Score: 611.00
- Income: $19,093.00
- Work Environment:
947.250 - Stress:
31.259 - Physical Demands:
19.00 - Hiring Outlook:
16.96
Organizes and supervises a variety of leisure activities, including sports, arts, crafts, drama, singing, dancing, and story telling.
- Overall Score: 614.00
- Income: $22,138.00
- Work Environment:
889.140 - Stress:
29.638 - Physical Demands:
18.47 - Hiring Outlook:
12.38
Acts as intermediary between buyer and seller in real estate transactions, usually by being the prime salesperson of a property.
- Overall Score: 614.00
- Income: $40,386.00
- Work Environment:
1293.570 - Stress:
73.063 - Physical Demands:
8.58 - Hiring Outlook:
13.86
Typesetters operate keyboards to prepare print documents, while compositors lay out pages, check proofs and make corrections.
- Overall Score: 619.00
- Income: $32,174.00
- Work Environment:
440.900 - Stress:
38.579 - Physical Demands:
10.82 - Hiring Outlook:
-5.76
Refurbishes and mends worn shoes, saddles, and boots.
- Overall Score: 624.00
- Income: $23,100.00
- Work Environment:
597.240 - Stress:
30.929 - Physical Demands:
9.53 - Hiring Outlook:
-11.50
Performs scheduled inspections, maintenance and repairs on commercial and private aircraft.
- Overall Score: 626.00
- Income: $50,109.00
- Work Environment:
981.200 - Stress:
43.485 - Physical Demands:
18.92 - Hiring Outlook:
11.09
Represents wholesalers who distribute products to stores, manufacturers, and businesses.
- Overall Score: 628.00
- Income: $51,293.00
- Work Environment:
1293.840 - Stress:
55.108 - Physical Demands:
9.58 - Hiring Outlook:
9.93
Builds and repairs water, waste disposal, drainage and gas delivery systems for residential, commercial and industrial structures.
- Overall Score: 629.00
- Income: $46,075.00
- Work Environment:
836.380 - Stress:
38.518 - Physical Demands:
21.80 - Hiring Outlook:
9.75
Assists doctors and registered nurses in the care of physically or mentally ill patients.
- Overall Score: 630.00
- Income: $39,093.00
- Work Environment:
1080.000 - Stress:
48.000 - Physical Demands:
15.00 - Hiring Outlook:
14.43
Follows design instructions, operates a sewing machine to join, reinforce, and decorate parts of garments or other textiles.
- Overall Score: 632.00
- Income: $19,100.00
- Work Environment:
704.310 - Stress:
31.073 - Physical Demands:
13.29 - Hiring Outlook:
6.50
Maps layout and installs and repairs electrical wiring and fixtures.
- Overall Score: 641.00
- Income: $46,182.00
- Work Environment:
855.760 - Stress:
34.906 - Physical Demands:
22.01 - Hiring Outlook:
6.32
Operates 16-wheeled tractor-trailer, to transport durable and perishable goods from producers to consumers.
- Overall Score: 650.00
- Income: $37,133.00
- Work Environment:
968.200 - Stress:
45.990 - Physical Demands:
21.68 - Hiring Outlook:
13.33
Works on subassembly or final assembly of products such as machinery, electronic equipment, or aircraft.
- Overall Score: 651.00
- Income: $29,167.00
- Work Environment:
639.450 - Stress:
30.907 - Physical Demands:
13.53 - Hiring Outlook:
-8.83
Cleans the plates, glasses and silverware used by patrons of an eating establishment, and the pots, pans and cooking utensils used by chefs.
- Overall Score: 660.00
- Income: $17,057.00
- Work Environment:
868.320 - Stress:
25.326 - Physical Demands:
22.00 - Hiring Outlook:
8.07
Supervises inmates' activities and enforces regulations in jails, prisons, and other correctional facilities.
- Overall Score: 660.00
- Income: $38,156.00
- Work Environment:
1646.750 - Stress:
64.694 - Physical Demands:
13.41 - Hiring Outlook:
17.56
Orders merchandise and maintains inventory control for wholesale and retail sales firms.
- Overall Score: 665.00
- Income: $49,210.00
- Work Environment:
1108.080 - Stress:
47.324 - Physical Demands:
8.23 - Hiring Outlook:
-8.40
Prepares surfaces, and applies paints, varnishes, and finishes to the interiors and exteriors of houses and other structures.
- Overall Score: 667.00
- Income: $33,155.00
- Work Environment:
1034.020 - Stress:
34.799 - Physical Demands:
26.00 - Hiring Outlook:
11.05
Drives limousines or other vehicles to transport passengers to and from specified locations.
- Overall Score: 672.00
- Income: $22,113.00
- Work Environment:
945.800 - Stress:
42.561 - Physical Demands:
13.46 - Hiring Outlook:
12.13
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