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Job you are training for Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders Advertising sales agents Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians Agricultural equipment operators Agricultural technicians Agricultural workers, all other Air traffic controllers Aircraft cargo handling supervisors Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Aircraft service attendants Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers Airfield operations specialists Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians Amusement and recreation attendants Animal breeders Animal caretakers Animal control workers Animal trainers Architectural and civil drafters Artists and related workers, all other Athletes and sports competitors Audio and video technicians Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers Automotive and watercraft service attendants Automotive body and related repairers Automotive glass installers and repairers Automotive service technicians and mechanics Avionics technicians Baggage porters and bellhops Bailiffs Bakers Barbers Bartenders Bicycle repairers Bill and account collectors Billing and posting clerks Boilermakers Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks Brickmasons and blockmasons Bridge and lock tenders Broadcast technicians Brokerage clerks Building cleaning workers, all other Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists Bus drivers, school Bus drivers, transit and intercity Butchers and meat cutters Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters Calibration technologists and technicians Camera and photographic equipment repairers Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels Cardiovascular technologists and technicians Cargo and freight agents Carpenters Carpet installers Cashiers Cement masons and concrete finishers Chefs and head cooks Chemical equipment operators and tenders Chemical plant and system operators Chemical technicians Childcare workers Choreographers Civil engineering technologists and technicians Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators Cleaners of vehicles and equipment Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders Coil winders, tapers, and finishers Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers Commercial divers Commercial pilots Communications equipment operators, all other Community health workers Computer network support specialists Computer numerically controlled tool operators Computer numerically controlled tool programmers Computer user support specialists Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers Concierges Construction and building inspectors Construction laborers Continuous mining machine operators Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door Conveyor operators and tenders Cooks, all other Cooks, fast food Cooks, institution and cafeteria Cooks, private household Cooks, restaurant Cooks, short order Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Correctional officers and jailers Correspondence clerks Costume attendants Counter and rental clerks Couriers and messengers Court reporters and simultaneous captioners Court, municipal, and license clerks Craft artists Crane and tower operators Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks Crematory operators Crossing guards and flaggers Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders Customer service representatives Cutters and trimmers, hand Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Data entry keyers Demonstrators and product promoters Dental assistants Dental hygienists Dental laboratory technicians Derrick operators, oil and gas Desktop publishers Detectives and criminal investigators Diagnostic medical sonographers Dietetic technicians Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers Dishwashers Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers Drafters, all other Dredge operators Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Driver/sales workers Drywall and ceiling tile installers Earth drillers, except oil and gas Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians Electrical and electronics drafters Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay Electrical power-line installers and repairers Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers Electricians Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Elevator and escalator installers and repairers Eligibility interviewers, government programs Embalmers Emergency medical technicians Engine and other machine assemblers Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other Environmental engineering technologists and technicians Environmental science and protection technicians, including health Etchers and engravers Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters Extraction workers, all other Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders Fabric and apparel patternmakers Fallers Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians Farm labor contractors Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals Fast food and counter workers Fence erectors Fiberglass laminators and fabricators File clerks Financial clerks, all other Fire inspectors and investigators Firefighters First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers First-line supervisors of correctional officers First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers First-line supervisors of gambling services workers First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers First-line supervisors of personal service workers First-line supervisors of police and detectives First-line supervisors of production and operating workers First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other First-line supervisors of retail sales workers First-line supervisors of security workers First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors Flight attendants Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles Floor sanders and finishers Floral designers Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders Food batchmakers Food cooking machine operators and tenders Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Food preparation workers Food processing workers, all other Food science technicians Food servers, nonrestaurant Food service managers Forest and conservation technicians Forest and conservation workers Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Foundry mold and coremakers Funeral attendants Funeral home managers Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders Furniture finishers Gambling and sports book writers and runners Gambling cage workers Gambling change persons and booth cashiers Gambling dealers Gambling managers Gambling service workers, all other Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators Gas plant operators Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians Glaziers Graders and sorters, agricultural products Grinding and polishing workers, hand Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Grounds maintenance workers, all other Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists Hazardous materials removal workers Health information technologists and medical registrars Health technologists and technicians, all other Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other Healthcare support workers, all other Hearing aid specialists Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Helpers, construction trades, all other Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters Helpers--carpenters Helpers--electricians Helpers--extraction workers Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Helpers--production workers Helpers--roofers Highway maintenance workers Hoist and winch operators Home appliance repairers Home health and personal care aides Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping Hydrologic technicians Industrial engineering technologists and technicians Industrial machinery mechanics Industrial truck and tractor operators Information and record clerks, all other Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall Insulation workers, mechanical Insurance appraisers, auto damage Insurance claims and policy processing clerks Insurance sales agents Interviewers, except eligibility and loan Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand Landscaping and groundskeeping workers Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Laundry and dry-cleaning workers Layout workers, metal and plastic Legal secretaries and administrative assistants Legal support workers, all other Library assistants, clerical Library technicians Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers Light truck drivers Lighting technicians Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining Loan interviewers and clerks Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants Locksmiths and safe repairers Locomotive engineers Lodging managers Log graders and scalers Logging equipment operators Logging workers, all other Machine feeders and offbearers Machinists Magnetic resonance imaging technologists Maids and housekeeping cleaners Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service Maintenance and repair workers, general Maintenance workers, machinery Makeup artists, theatrical and performance Manicurists and pedicurists Manufactured building and mobile home installers Massage therapists Material moving workers, all other Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers Mechanical door repairers Mechanical drafters Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians Media and communication equipment workers, all other Media and communication workers, all other Medical appliance technicians Medical assistants Medical equipment preparers Medical equipment repairers Medical records specialists Medical secretaries and administrative assistants Medical transcriptionists Merchandise displayers and window trimmers Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders Meter readers, utilities Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Millwrights Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators Miscellaneous construction and related workers Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines Model makers, metal and plastic Model makers, wood Models Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers Motion picture projectionists Motor vehicle operators, all other Motorboat mechanics and service technicians Motorboat operators Motorcycle mechanics Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Musical instrument repairers and tuners New accounts clerks Nuclear medicine technologists Nuclear power reactor operators Nuclear technicians Nursing assistants Occupational health and safety technicians Occupational therapy aides Occupational therapy assistants Office and administrative support workers, all other Office clerks, general Office machine operators, except computer Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators Ophthalmic laboratory technicians Ophthalmic medical technicians Opticians, dispensing Order clerks Orderlies Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders Packers and packagers, hand Painters, construction and maintenance Painting, coating, and decorating workers Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders Paperhangers Paralegals and legal assistants Paramedics Parking attendants Parking enforcement workers Parts salespersons Passenger attendants Patternmakers, metal and plastic Patternmakers, wood Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Payroll and timekeeping clerks Personal care and service workers, all other Personal service managers, all other Pest control workers Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers Pharmacy aides Pharmacy technicians Phlebotomists Photographers Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Physical therapist aides Physical therapist assistants Pile driver operators Pipelayers Plant and system operators, all other Plasterers and stucco masons Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Police and sheriff's patrol officers Postal service clerks Postal service mail carriers Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators Postmasters and mail superintendents Pourers and casters, metal Power distributors and dispatchers Power plant operators Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other Prepress technicians and workers Preschool teachers, except special education Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials Print binding and finishing workers Printing press operators Private detectives and investigators Procurement clerks Production workers, all other Production, planning, and expediting clerks Property, real estate, and community association managers Protective service workers, all other Psychiatric aides Psychiatric technicians Public safety telecommunicators Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers Radiation therapists Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers Radiologic technologists and technicians Rail car repairers Rail transportation workers, all other Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers Railroad conductors and yardmasters Real estate brokers Real estate sales agents Receptionists and information clerks Recreation workers Recreational vehicle service technicians Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons Refuse and recyclable material collectors Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks Residential advisors Respiratory therapists Retail salespersons Riggers Rock splitters, quarry Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Roof bolters, mining Roofers Rotary drill operators, oil and gas Roustabouts, oil and gas Sailors and marine oilers Sales and related workers, all other Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood School bus monitors Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive Security and fire alarm systems installers Security guards Self-enrichment teachers Semiconductor processing technicians Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Service unit operators, oil and gas Sewers, hand Sewing machine operators Shampooers Sheet metal workers Ship engineers Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks Shoe and leather workers and repairers Shoe machine operators and tenders Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs Signal and track switch repairers Skincare specialists Slaughterers and meat packers Social and human service assistants Solar photovoltaic installers Sound engineering technicians Stationary engineers and boiler operators Stockers and order fillers Stonemasons Structural iron and steel workers Structural metal fabricators and fitters Subway and streetcar operators Surgical assistants Surgical technologists Surveying and mapping technicians Switchboard operators, including answering service Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers Tank car, truck, and ship loaders Tapers Tax preparers Taxi drivers Teaching assistants, except postsecondary Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers Telecommunications line installers and repairers Telemarketers Telephone operators Tellers Terrazzo workers and finishers Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Tile and stone setters Timing device assemblers and adjusters Tire builders Tire repairers and changers Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers Tool and die makers Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners Tour and travel guides Traffic technicians Transit and railroad police Transportation inspectors Transportation security screeners Transportation workers, all other Transportation, storage, and distribution managers Travel agents Tree trimmers and pruners Tutors Umpires, referees, and other sports officials Underground mining machine operators, all other Upholsterers Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers Veterinary technologists and technicians Waiters and waitresses Watch and clock repairers Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders Wellhead pumpers Wind turbine service technicians Woodworkers, all other Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing Word processors and typists
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During training I will Keep working my current hours Work about half my hours Stop working
A planning estimate before taxes, not a promise. Starting pay is usually below the median, so try a lower number too. Pay data: BLS, May 2025.