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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

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Starting Salary (ME):$38,030

Median Salary (ME): $43,960

Employment (ME): 50

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

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Starting Salary (ME):$57,000

Median Salary (ME): $67,890

Employment (ME): 190

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural property.

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Starting Salary (ME):$51,920

Median Salary (ME): $78,600

Employment (ME): 500

Architectural and Civil Drafters

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Prepare detailed drawings of architectural and structural features of buildings or drawings and topographical relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, and public works. Use knowledge of building materials, engineering practices, and mathematics to complete drawings.

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Starting Salary (ME):$48,450

Median Salary (ME): $66,200

Employment (ME): 440

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields.

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Starting Salary (ME):$111,490

Median Salary (ME): $145,720

Employment (ME): 820

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,820

Median Salary (ME): $50,350

Employment (ME): 680

Automotive Engineering Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,920

Median Salary (ME): $76,790

Employment (ME): 220

Automotive Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.

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Starting Salary (ME):$78,440

Median Salary (ME): $102,430

Employment (ME): 890

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Replace or repair broken windshields and window glass in motor vehicles.

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Starting Salary (ME):$41,350

Median Salary (ME): $47,270

Employment (ME): 60

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

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Starting Salary (ME):$38,420

Median Salary (ME): $52,040

Employment (ME): 3,390

Aviation Inspectors

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,420

Median Salary (ME): $63,750

Employment (ME): 90

Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

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Starting Salary (ME):$111,490

Median Salary (ME): $145,720

Employment (ME): 820

Biomass Power Plant Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.

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Starting Salary (ME):$83,540

Median Salary (ME): $124,810

Employment (ME): 800

Brickmasons and Blockmasons

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra-cotta block, with mortar and other substances, to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

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Starting Salary (ME):$38,400

Median Salary (ME): $42,710

Employment (ME): 90

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,760

Median Salary (ME): $60,850

Employment (ME): 1,380

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Industries: Production Occupations

Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,540

Median Salary (ME): $48,150

Employment (ME): 940

Carpenters

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,130

Median Salary (ME): $62,160

Employment (ME): 5,170

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels.

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Starting Salary (ME):$41,450

Median Salary (ME): $57,240

Employment (ME): 250

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,660

Median Salary (ME): $67,540

Employment (ME): 290

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.

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Starting Salary (ME):$30,910

Median Salary (ME): $37,440

Employment (ME): 1,150

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,340

Median Salary (ME): $64,610

Employment (ME): 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,710

Median Salary (ME): $56,200

Employment (ME): 680

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Industries: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

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Starting Salary (US): $53,456

Median Salary (US): $83,907

Employment (ME): 200

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,880

Median Salary (ME): $59,660

Employment (ME): 440

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Industries: Production Occupations

Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,510

Median Salary (ME): $72,920

Employment (ME): 50

Construction and Building Inspectors

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.

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Starting Salary (ME):$48,340

Median Salary (ME): $74,670

Employment (ME): 710

Construction Laborers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,190

Median Salary (ME): $46,430

Employment (ME): 3,960

Construction Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation. Includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.

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Starting Salary (ME):$66,640

Median Salary (ME): $110,070

Employment (ME): 1,460

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,680

Median Salary (ME): $38,310

Employment (ME): 200

Crane and Tower Operators

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,310

Median Salary (ME): $65,690

Employment (ME): 360

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,580

Median Salary (ME): $54,080

Employment (ME): 150

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,380

Median Salary (ME): $49,200

Employment (ME): 160

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

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Starting Salary (ME):$38,290

Median Salary (ME): $51,820

Employment (ME): 180

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,070

Median Salary (ME): $60,080

Employment (ME): 150

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.

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Starting Salary (ME):$46,670

Median Salary (ME): $61,090

Employment (ME): No Data

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

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Starting Salary (ME):$61,730

Median Salary (ME): $83,440

Employment (ME): 270

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$48,450

Median Salary (ME): $75,100

Employment (ME): 110

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$46,800

Median Salary (ME): $61,820

Employment (ME): 90

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.

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Starting Salary (ME):$61,920

Median Salary (ME): $81,180

Employment (ME): 410

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

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Starting Salary (ME):$80,880

Median Salary (ME): $92,570

Employment (ME): 160

Electrical Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

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Starting Salary (ME):$78,930

Median Salary (ME): $114,620

Employment (ME): 1,150

Electricians

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

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Starting Salary (ME):$54,180

Median Salary (ME): $75,380

Employment (ME): 3,780

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$52,310

Median Salary (ME): $82,510

Employment (ME): No Data

Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction. May specialize in electrical systems; heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems; green buildings; lighting; air quality; or energy procurement.

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Starting Salary (ME):$78,440

Median Salary (ME): $120,430

Employment (ME): 590

Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

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 scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.

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Starting Salary (ME):$34,180

Median Salary (ME): $64,660

Employment (ME): No Data

Etchers and Engravers

Industries: Production Occupations

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,050

Median Salary (ME): $47,520

Employment (ME): 70

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,910

Median Salary (ME): $46,550

Employment (ME): 90

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,920

Median Salary (ME): $57,990

Employment (ME): 140

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Industries: Production Occupations

Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$41,720

Median Salary (ME): $50,710

Employment (ME): 320

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$55,350

Median Salary (ME): $77,290

Employment (ME): 3,130

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,940

Median Salary (ME): $79,260

Employment (ME): 2,640

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.

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Starting Salary (ME):$48,340

Median Salary (ME): $78,970

Employment (ME): 2,970

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,580

Median Salary (ME): $53,390

Employment (ME): 120

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,130

Median Salary (ME): $50,220

Employment (ME): 100

Food Batchmakers

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,320

Median Salary (ME): $42,260

Employment (ME): 610

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,990

Median Salary (ME): $37,500

Employment (ME): 170

Foresters

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.

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Starting Salary (ME):$54,070

Median Salary (ME): $66,480

Employment (ME): 70

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,760

Median Salary (ME): $48,060

Employment (ME): 70

Furniture Finishers

Industries: Production Occupations

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,590

Median Salary (ME): $45,560

Employment (ME): 80

Gem and Diamond Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.

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Starting Salary (ME):$34,600

Median Salary (ME): $48,080

Employment (ME): 50

Geodetic Surveyors

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Measure large areas of the Earth's surface using satellite observations, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LIDAR), or related sources.

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Starting Salary (ME):$56,110

Median Salary (ME): $83,200

Employment (ME): 270

Geothermal Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.

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Starting Salary (ME):$43,520

Median Salary (ME): $61,380

Employment (ME): 1,230

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Industries: Production Occupations

Shape molten glass according to patterns.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,080

Median Salary (ME): $48,640

Employment (ME): 120

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,780

Median Salary (ME): $47,230

Employment (ME): 170

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat treat metal or plastic objects.

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Starting Salary (ME):$38,670

Median Salary (ME): $45,590

Employment (ME): 40

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,090

Median Salary (ME): $63,170

Employment (ME): 2,250

Helpers--Carpenters

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$39,480

Median Salary (ME): $50,100

Employment (ME): 160

Helpers--Electricians

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,200

Median Salary (ME): $46,550

Employment (ME): 1,000

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,040

Median Salary (ME): $39,520

Employment (ME): 280

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Help plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, or pipelayers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$39,840

Median Salary (ME): $48,410

Employment (ME): No Data

Helpers--Production Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$33,180

Median Salary (ME): $44,120

Employment (ME): 470

Home Appliance Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,600

Median Salary (ME): $46,500

Employment (ME): 160

Hydroelectric Production Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Manage operations at hydroelectric power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor hydroelectric plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

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Starting Salary (ME):$83,540

Median Salary (ME): $124,810

Employment (ME): 800

Industrial Ecologists

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Apply principles and processes of natural ecosystems to develop models for efficient industrial systems. Use knowledge from the physical and social sciences to maximize effective use of natural resources in the production and use of goods and services. Examine societal issues and their relationship with both technical systems and the environment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,280

Median Salary (ME): $66,480

Employment (ME): 530

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.

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Starting Salary (ME):$41,600

Median Salary (ME): $63,070

Employment (ME): 310

Industrial Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

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Starting Salary (ME):$76,490

Median Salary (ME): $101,030

Employment (ME): 1,030

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

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Starting Salary (ME):$51,160

Median Salary (ME): $72,310

Employment (ME): 1,190

Industrial Production Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

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Starting Salary (ME):$83,540

Median Salary (ME): $124,810

Employment (ME): 800

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Industries: Production Occupations

Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$34,200

Median Salary (ME): $53,570

Employment (ME): 1,800

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,260

Median Salary (ME): $47,790

Employment (ME): 440

Insulation Workers, Mechanical

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Apply insulating materials to pipes or ductwork, or other mechanical systems in order to help control and maintain temperature.

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Starting Salary (ME):$51,090

Median Salary (ME): $63,580

Employment (ME): 400

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.

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Starting Salary (ME):$34,600

Median Salary (ME): $48,080

Employment (ME): 50

Landscape Architects

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

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Starting Salary (ME):$62,420

Median Salary (ME): $82,440

Employment (ME): 110

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

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Starting Salary (ME):$44,380

Median Salary (ME): $64,800

Employment (ME): 80

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

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Starting Salary (ME):$34,640

Median Salary (ME): $37,380

Employment (ME): 820

Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters.

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Starting Salary (ME):$54,180

Median Salary (ME): $74,530

Employment (ME): 180

Locksmiths and Safe Repairers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes.

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Starting Salary (ME):$43,010

Median Salary (ME): $52,670

Employment (ME): 140

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$32,310

Median Salary (ME): $32,310

Employment (ME): 210

Machinists

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,760

Median Salary (ME): $59,160

Employment (ME): 1,780

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,440

Median Salary (ME): $49,430

Employment (ME): 5,820

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,930

Median Salary (ME): $52,300

Employment (ME): 490

Manufacturing Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

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Starting Salary (ME):$76,490

Median Salary (ME): $101,030

Employment (ME): 1,030

Materials Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$72,130

Median Salary (ME): $97,110

Employment (ME): 100

Mechanical Drafters

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.

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Starting Salary (ME):$52,170

Median Salary (ME): $76,360

Employment (ME): 620

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,920

Median Salary (ME): $76,790

Employment (ME): 220

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,210

Median Salary (ME): $45,210

Employment (ME): 120

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

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Starting Salary (ME):$39,420

Median Salary (ME): $55,540

Employment (ME): 220

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,080

Median Salary (ME): $48,640

Employment (ME): 120

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$46,350

Median Salary (ME): $59,230

Employment (ME): 470

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,450

Median Salary (ME): $60,510

Employment (ME): 340

Motorcycle Mechanics

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,830

Median Salary (ME): $48,380

Employment (ME): 100

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

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Starting Salary (ME):$38,110

Median Salary (ME): $46,710

Employment (ME): 300

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

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Starting Salary (ME):$46,200

Median Salary (ME): $56,140

Employment (ME): 2,210

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, bridges, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. May remove old paint to prepare surface prior to painting. May mix colors or oils to obtain desired color or consistency.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,320

Median Salary (ME): $59,270

Employment (ME): 2,120

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,310

Median Salary (ME): $61,780

Employment (ME): 740

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

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Starting Salary (ME):$39,550

Median Salary (ME): $45,720

Employment (ME): 170

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.

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Starting Salary (ME):$48,120

Median Salary (ME): $64,000

Employment (ME): 2,710

Potters, Manufacturing

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate production machines such as pug mill, jigger machine, or potter's wheel to process clay in manufacture of ceramic, pottery and stoneware products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,080

Median Salary (ME): $48,640

Employment (ME): 120

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

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Starting Salary (ME):$43,190

Median Salary (ME): $47,350

Employment (ME): 50

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Industries: Production Occupations

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

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Starting Salary (ME):$33,390

Median Salary (ME): $38,020

Employment (ME): 60

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Industries: Production Occupations

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,530

Median Salary (ME): $48,230

Employment (ME): 180

Printing Press Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,710

Median Salary (ME): $47,430

Employment (ME): 300

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.

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Starting Salary (ME):$44,440

Median Salary (ME): $51,370

Employment (ME): No Data

Quality Control Systems Managers

Industries: Management Occupations

Plan, direct, or coordinate quality assurance programs. Formulate quality control policies and control quality of laboratory and production efforts.

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Starting Salary (ME):$83,540

Median Salary (ME): $124,810

Employment (ME): 800

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. Includes workers who perform customized van conversions.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,560

Median Salary (ME): $48,990

Employment (ME): 120

Robotics Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

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Starting Salary (ME):$52,310

Median Salary (ME): $82,510

Employment (ME): No Data

Roofers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Cover roofs of structures with shingles, slate, asphalt, aluminum, wood, or related materials. May spray roofs, sidings, and walls with material to bind, seal, insulate, or soundproof sections of structures.

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Starting Salary (ME):$44,890

Median Salary (ME): $50,120

Employment (ME): 610

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,230

Median Salary (ME): $46,210

Employment (ME): 730

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Industries: Production Occupations

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,120

Median Salary (ME): $47,270

Employment (ME): 320

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,650

Median Salary (ME): $57,190

Employment (ME): 430

Sewing Machine Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$32,760

Median Salary (ME): $43,520

Employment (ME): 700

Sheet Metal Workers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,930

Median Salary (ME): $62,120

Employment (ME): 830

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Industries: Production Occupations

Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,040

Median Salary (ME): $38,030

Employment (ME): 160

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

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Starting Salary (ME):$31,450

Median Salary (ME): $39,850

Employment (ME): 530

Solar Energy Installation Managers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.

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Starting Salary (ME):$55,350

Median Salary (ME): $77,290

Employment (ME): 3,130

Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.

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Starting Salary (ME):$78,440

Median Salary (ME): $120,430

Employment (ME): 590

Solar Photovoltaic Installers

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.

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Starting Salary (ME):$51,970

Median Salary (ME): $61,210

Employment (ME): 60

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

Industries: Construction and Extraction Occupations

Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.

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Starting Salary (ME):$48,120

Median Salary (ME): $64,000

Employment (ME): 2,710

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Industries: Production Occupations

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,360

Median Salary (ME): $62,910

Employment (ME): 290

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Industries: Production Occupations

Cut or carve stone according to diagrams and patterns.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,080

Median Salary (ME): $48,640

Employment (ME): 120

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Industries: Production Occupations

Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$49,350

Median Salary (ME): $64,760

Employment (ME): 770

Survey Researchers

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.

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Starting Salary (ME):$35,820

Median Salary (ME): $47,330

Employment (ME): 60

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Perform surveying and mapping duties, usually under the direction of an engineer, surveyor, cartographer, or photogrammetrist, to obtain data used for construction, mapmaking, boundary location, mining, or other purposes. May calculate mapmaking information and create maps from source data, such as surveying notes, aerial photography, satellite data, or other maps to show topographical features, political boundaries, and other features. May verify accuracy and completeness of maps.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,990

Median Salary (ME): $56,470

Employment (ME): 220

Surveyors

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.

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Starting Salary (ME):$56,110

Median Salary (ME): $83,200

Employment (ME): 270

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

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Starting Salary (ME):$40,250

Median Salary (ME): $48,350

Employment (ME): 160

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,260

Median Salary (ME): $40,870

Employment (ME): 100

Tire Repairers and Changers

Industries: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Repair and replace tires.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,130

Median Salary (ME): $38,910

Employment (ME): 490

Tool and Die Makers

Industries: Production Occupations

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

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Starting Salary (ME):$50,510

Median Salary (ME): $79,910

Employment (ME): 80

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Industries: Production Occupations

Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.

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Starting Salary (ME):$36,110

Median Salary (ME): $46,750

Employment (ME): 60

Transportation Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.

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Starting Salary (ME):$71,080

Median Salary (ME): $97,820

Employment (ME): 1,240

Transportation Inspectors

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,420

Median Salary (ME): $63,750

Employment (ME): 90

Transportation Planners

Industries: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.

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Starting Salary (ME):$46,470

Median Salary (ME): $73,920

Employment (ME): 40

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Industries: Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.

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Starting Salary (ME):$42,420

Median Salary (ME): $63,750

Employment (ME): 90

Water Resource Specialists

Industries: Management Occupations

Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.

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Starting Salary (ME):$81,950

Median Salary (ME): $141,360

Employment (ME): 430

Water/Wastewater Engineers

Industries: Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.

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Starting Salary (ME):$71,080

Median Salary (ME): $97,820

Employment (ME): 1,240

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Industries: Production Occupations

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

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Starting Salary (ME):$47,230

Median Salary (ME): $62,220

Employment (ME): 1,690

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

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Starting Salary (ME):$45,100

Median Salary (ME): $48,410

Employment (ME): 60

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Industries: Production Occupations

Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.

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Starting Salary (ME):$37,400

Median Salary (ME): $44,370

Employment (ME): 440

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