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	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	Craft Artists	Commercial and Industrial Designers	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
SUMMARY	45% Moderate Risk	30% Low Risk	27% Low Risk	38% Low Risk	29% Low Risk	32% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	3.0/10	3.6/10	5.9/10	5.2/10	6.0/10	5.4/10
POLLING	49% (Moderate Risk, Based on 86 votes)	40% (Moderate Risk, Based on 186 votes)	32% (Low Risk, Based on 203 votes)	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 29 votes)	52% (Moderate Risk, Based on 48 votes)	39% (Low Risk, Based on 248 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-5.5%	2.1%	3.2%	1.2%	5.8%	1.9%
WAGES	$49,140 or $23.62 per hour	$38,480 or $18.50 per hour	$79,450 or $38.19 per hour	$71,190 or $34.22 per hour	$75,650 or $36.37 per hour	$100,070 or $48.11 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	23,420	4,370	30,250	685,140	486,900	293,930
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DESCRIPTION	Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems.	Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.	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.	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.	Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts.	Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

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