My Top Ten jobs

middle school teacher

• Tasks and conditions: Teach in a school and prepare lessons & work
• Salary: Iowa- $47,970 National-$53,430
• classrooms are normally well-lit clean and comfy 40 hrs for most of year
• outlook 2008-2018 national 12% increase in jobs

Photographer

• create artificial light using flashes & reflectors
• develop negatives and produce finished prints
• most work in their own studio and have a flexible schedules & hours
• Iowa $22,030 national $28,490
• 2008-2018; 4% increase in employment

Author

• Create original works, and revise works to meet needs
• work in comfy private offices some w/ others but can be louder
• 40 hr week for a company and set your own for freelance
• Iowa salary: $38,910 national- $55,940
• outlook 2008-2018 3% increase in jobs

Ecologist

• study effect of humans on environment
• investigate possible violations in health & environmental rules
• mostly work in offices but will work outside 40hrs with O.T.
• salary Iowa~ $61,820 national~ $63,570
• Outlook 2008-2018 15% increase in jobs

Chef

• Prepare food & check freshness of raw foods
• noisy sometimes hot kitchens with hours
• on their feet most work 40-50 hr weeks
• Salary Iowa $32,270 National $42,480
• Out look 2008-2018: 5% job increase

Interior designer

• plan the interior design of places
• determine needed materials and purchase them
• for a company 40 hrs per week and offices also freelance hours
• Iowa; 39,170 national; 47,600
• outlook 2008-2018 13% increase in jobs

Agent/manager

• arrange travel for clients & manage business and finance
• office and on the road 40 hr weeks
• Iowa none  National $63,370
• Outlook 2008-2018 10% increase

Social worker

• consult parents with child rearing problems
• provide social services to children and families
• work in home based office but travel to kids 50 hr+ weeks
• salary:  Iowa $34,520 national $41,530
• out look 2008-2018 15% increase in jobs

Fashion designer

• identify and target markets for design
• design clothing & accessories
• well lit comfy settings on own hours but have deadlines
• Iowa  none. National $62,860
• out look 2008-2018 3% decrease in jobs

illustrator

• create original art work & talk with client to determine
• what they want to get in the end
• in studios can be exposed to art fumes have a 40 hr week
• salary Iowa $43,340 national $44,850
• outlook 2008-2018 4% increase in jobs

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