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5. Assistant professor of ornamental horticulture
Employer: Delaware Valley College
Wages/salary: Not listed
Details: Teach studio courses in the environmental design program, such as Landscape Graphics, Site Analysis, and the Built Environment, and assist in the design and implementation of the annual Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit. (For more information click here.)
Location: Doylestown, Pa. (pop. 8,227; median family income $71,988) sits at the heart of Bucks County, an area north of Philadelphia known for its well-maintained covered bridges and plentiful inns

6. Senior entomologist for pesticide development
Employer: Sequence Systems
Wages/salary: $75,000 to $100,000
Details: Provide oversight to the development and product management of insecticides for the preservation of agricultural farmlands throughout the United States. (For more information click here.)
Location: Sacramento, Calif. (pop. 407,018; median family income $42,051) is the oldest incorporated city in the Golden State as well the state capital.

7. Theater props master
Employer: Two River Theater Company
Wages/salary: Not listed
Details: Collaborate with scenic designers and the technical director of a mid-sized professional theater to identify, shop, rent, and/or build properties as required for on-stage productions. (For more details click here.)
Location: Red Bank, N.J. (pop. 11,844; median family income $63,333) is about 24 miles south of Manhattan and a short drive from the Jersey shore.

8. Hydrogeologist
Employer: Jacques Whitford
Wages/salary: Not listed
Details: Use hydrogeologic modeling on groundwater resource assessments and on contaminant fate and transport models. (For more information click here.)
Location: Portsmouth, N.H. (pop. 20,784; median family income $59,630), which was settled in 1623, sits along New Hampshire’s seacoast, just below Maine and about an hour north of Boston.

9. E-Learning designer
Employer: Florida Gulf Coast University
Wages/salary: $50,000 to $55,000
Details: Design and develop E-Learning courses; support faculty and staff in the use of instructional technologies and software applications; promote innovation in the use of E-Learning to assist learning, teaching, and research. (For more information click here.)
Location: Fort Myers, Fla. (pop. 42,208; median family income $32,477) was formed in the mid-1800s as a military outpost during the Seminole Wars. It is located in southwest Florida on the Caloosahatchee River, which leads to the Gulf of Mexico.

10. Parts puller/auto dismantler
Employer: Local facility
Wages/salary: $10 an hour
Details: Pull parts off of salvaged automobiles. (For more information click here.)
Location: Stockton, Calif., (pop. 287,245; median family income $52,142) is the 13th largest city in the state.

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